============================================================ From Christopher R. Law: Bike tunnels and overpasses are prohibitively expensive and are often...
bikerat@...
Sep 2, 2003 1:06 am
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Posted on Sun, Aug. 31, 2003 Bike lanes to triple next year 4-feet-wide sections to be marked on 20 miles of street, out of a goal for 208 total miles DIANNE...
regarding: "Charlotte's bike lanes are at least 4 feet wide and built next to the curbs. Almost all are added when a street is widened or a roomy street is ...
Concerning my e-mail yesterday about how I handle honking motorists. Some of the motorists are my friends, but don't realize they shouldn't honk at bicyclists....
Kimberly
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Sep 3, 2003 2:03 am
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Hi, everyone. As per the request sent by the moderator at signup time, I am sending a short intro about myself. I am Bill. I am just shy of 54 years old. I...
... I don't know if the Charlotte bike lanes count from the gutter or the curb. Also note the wording was "at least 4 feet wide". Perhaps the narrower lanes...
Why oh Why do Councils and cycling advocates still promote Bike lanes and Paths when all the evidence points to them being of no use to the cyclist!!! What we...
Excuse me for not rejoining the discussion as I earlier promised. I am trying to get my email address with my web-host changed, and the person who is supposed...
Good question, while your at it, see if you can discover why 'Bicycle" (I hesitate using the word "cycling") advocates want to combine pedestrian with advocacy...
... It is possible to advocate for the rights of both cyclists and pedestrians and *not* push for multi-use paths. People have a right to travel safely. Some...
Please do not talk about bike paths and bike lanes as if they are the same thing. They are both very different. As for accident stats, can you provide us with...
... I have to disagree here, Ken. Most people ARE "tough enough" to handle these situations - they do it all the time while driving a motor vehicle, often...
Wow! Chicago sure has come a long way since I lived there twenty years ago. Impressive. Is there any particular council-person or group to thank for this vast...
Boy, I don't where you live, but where *I* live, bike lanes rock! From no parking signs posted all over them to dedicated roadway paths. We have them all, and...
... You said it. Policing is an important element in this. If there is no enforcement, sadly there is a race to see how rude and stock car apelike it can get. ...
I agree with Riin's statements below. On the issue of barriers to cyclists and pedestrians, it makes more sense to address both. While many do not see...
Unfortunately, there is no separation in the public eye as to indented use for separate facilities. Examples: 14 miles of "bike lanes" install at local state...
... where ... overtook ... While I will agree with you that auto drivers are more courteous to me on a bike than in a car, I know many people who think that I...
... Well, they're not really bike lanes then, they're multi-use paths. The fact that all those people are using them for all those purposes says that they are...
Jack I have to think about your comment (below). Where do disabled persons "ambulate" on roadways? Hmmnn. The Vehicle Code is silent on this. I see I've got...
Bill Becker wrote about bike lanes: Boy, I don't where you live, but where *I* live, bike lanes rock! From no parking signs posted all over them to dedicated...
... indented ... road ... why ... on a ... she ... The problem here is that Most Persons do not look on a bicycle has a vehicle. The Bicycle has more in common...
At Last there is someone on this Newsgroup that is making sense!!!! ... From no parking signs posted all over them to dedicated roadway paths. We have them...
You get some interesting results if you imagine Jack is talking about cars and bikes in that statement/question thing below. But yet somehow Jack's point below...
Hello Everyone, The house voted 327 to 90 in favour of an amendment to restore the "transportation enhancement" money to the transportation bill. It's good to...
Paul Cooley
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Sep 5, 2003 2:56 am
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... where ... overtook ... Ken Kifer replies: I agree that most motorists are actually MORE patient around cyclists that around other motorists. However, many...
I would agree with Ken that there are many situations where addition of physical facilities rather than simple education and enforcement improves bicyclist and...
