... Now THAT has got to be one of the coolest ideas I've seen in a LONG time! If they were available commercially and within my price range I'd DEFINITELY...
The web-site lists as one of its features: "Educates drivers about overtaking bicyclists safely" Really? How does it do that? My BS detector is going crazy! ...
Michael Bohler wrote: The web-site lists as one of its features: "Educates drivers about overtaking bicyclists safely" Really? How does it do that? My BS...
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Jun 4, 2009 12:29 am
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... Actually, it may not "educate" per se but it MIGHT HELP under certain ... It's not commercially available. There ARE companies interested in marketing it...
... Granted, all adverts have a certain level of BS going on anyway (you are trying to put your best foot forward in the hopes of the customers putting forth...
I think it is a justified claim. Drivers are often unaware of cyclists' speeds, this tells them and makes them think at exactly the moment that could change...
... First off, that's not the way the company makes the claim. Second off, unless and until either cars are capped down in speed to 30 MPH or regular cyclists...
Of course you are right that some drivers will always hate cyclists. But I think this vest could change a few minds, and that has to be good. The speed signs...
Rather than display the bicycle operator's speed on the back, connect it to a radar gun device and display the closure speed of the overtaking or approaching...
You're invited to join Jake Castillo's network of friends. By joining Friendster, you can reconnect with old friends, meet new friends, start a blog, build a...
I really wish we could do customized filters to delete out this sort of junk. Probably some newbie who let Friendster import his Yahoo Mail Addy book, but...
I would think that by wearing a speed vest a motor vehicle driver would divert his attention from the roadway and the bicyclist to his speedometer, which is...
Interesting instructional video, featuring "9 foot bike lanes" ;-) ... I've been on a number of group rides through downtown Orlando [...] where someone has...
I once said, "The United States has the greatest network of bike lanes in the world... if only we could get the cars off!" I've since modified that slightly....
Hi bicycle buddies, Oooooo.... Am I starting up the BLWs (Bike Lane Wars), again? Absolutely not. I'm into letting adults educate themselves, weigh the pros...
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Jun 11, 2009 10:08 am
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... Unfortunately, the sharrows tend to still be in the door zone....
I have to say that I am somewhat encouraged by a recent happening in Portland Maine. We have a section of road that is due to be repaved (Ocean Ave, between...
On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Sauerwald Mark ... I am quite discouraged by this. I care deeply when bad education is painted into the infrastructure. It is a...
Ken feels that bicyclists should not be weighing in on the question of on-street parking however my feeling is that on street parking is an issue for all road...
On Jun 11, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Sauerwald Mark <mark_sauerwald@...> ... I disagree with some of your analysis. In other places I disagree with strength of...
... The first part of Bob White's answer to this question was spot on ... Now THAT'S why I don't like the idea of bike lanes; they COMPLICATE interaction with...
... This is true. However, SOME issues are of concern to the drivers of ALL vehicles. Bicycles are vehicles, therefore there are some issues which both...
On Jun 11, 2009, at 5:46 PM, "John A. Ardelli" ... No it is wise. That is because the only element we agree on is that it is not bicyclist specific. I don't...
... Reply: We have one street marked as a sharrow, and it's a danger zone. I don't know why they did that. Not many cars park on this street, but when they...
... FYI: There's a bike commuting planner in a neighboring city who thinks that striping an 11 foot combo bike/parking lane is OK because the "context" is...
"piss-off a motorist who wonders why the heck..." I ride on roadways with a striped shoulder, slightly less than 4 feet in width. It looks like a bike lane, in...
fred_dot_u makes a very good point. I've heard my fellow activists infer all sorts of messages to us from motorist behavior that I've just presumed to be how...
you know i do not worry about it.....i just occupy the lane ....and go.... it is what it is..... if you ride on the edge of the road you only endanger your...
Ben Hamilton-Baillie (UK) made an interesting contribution to World Streets <http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/> , in which he imagines how the state of...
Kimberly Cooper wrote: Concerning making "a motorist who wonders why the heck".... The key is "why". The motorist is angry because he/she doesn't understand...
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