Check out this VIDEO: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid988327350/bclid1037705321/bctid1504447 505 for some of the stupidest bike lanes around the...
Following safety of cyclists especially from right-hook collisions, here in Mexico City we are thinking how to solve adequately intersections of streets with...
Vehicle type specific lanes are a flawed idea at the most basic level. Therefore you are starting with an idea flawed from its very core. The over-specified...
I assume Mexican urban traffic suffers from the same issues as in Seoul. That is; motorists move around the road with little regard to the road markings. What...
... I agree with Ken's assertion that vehicle-specific markings like these are a fundamentally flawed idea. That being said, as bad ideas go, this one is...
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:32 PM, John A. Ardelli ... It appears to be a novel way of painting cyclist training on the road, which I agree isn't the worst thing...
... I think maybe some of you folks are giving this a little more than it is due. Look at the path that would be traveled by a straight through driver. It ...
... driver. It ... its ... You are right! So I dashed the line: http://xtrevi.googlepages.com/interseccion2.wmf ... the ... Well, I don´t really think anybody...
... Can't seem to see the file anymore for some reason. However if you dashed that line it is only marginally less bad. It is still a diagonal crossing line,...
... Technically, intersections (where two or more roads meet) are a type of junction. Junctions are formed where two or more ways (driveway, roadway, alley,...
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Mike, I was in Boulder a couple weeks ago with my bike. I rode on some of the roads in the article. I don't recall them having share-able width lanes, do they?...
Meanwhile, in Seoul Saturday, I mixed about 70 kilometers of multi- use path with 10 K of paved road and a couple K each of dirt roads and trails for a...
... Many Larimer County roads are around 12' width, perhaps 11'. You can get a good feel of a typical road by looking for "Masonville, Colorado" in google...
... Meanwhile, this past weekend I was out cycling 250km through gravel roads of Weld County. Weld County has ~0.4% of the population of Korea on >20% of the...
Very good article for advocating purposes: http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/jokes-love-bicycles/ -- Frederico http://voudebicicleta.eu [Non-text...
Hello All. I just joined your group & just wanted to say hello. My name is Claire & I live in central CT. I am a commuter when weather permits. I look forward...
... Hi, Claire, as gas prices continue to rise, you'll probably expand your definition of "when weather permits". Regardless of the weather, be sure to ride...
Bob, You are correct about seeking longer rides. On the weekends I am looking for a bike fix. hehe I registered for a local ride in New Haven on the 28th. ...
Claire, Welcome aboard! For me "when weather permits" is even when it's raining or it's cold. But note, even though I'm a supposedly "tough Soldier", I don't...
Jack, Thanks for the welcome. I am very new to cycling & my primary purpose is commuting. The other riding I have been doing is for fun. My tolerance for...
... We even disagree some on how to state/prioritize the long term goals.... Given where we stand right now I would state/priortize the most important long...
You missed my meaning, Claire. I'm the poster boy for short rides. My 14-year-old recumbent has never been on a century ride; nor even a half century. The...