... You make some good points, Bob. I actually never watch television news on principle. Too sensationalist and too much emphasis on crime committed by ...
This bit about families is something that should be highlighted and publicized. Many people out there say they'd go carless if they didn't have kids. ...
... Ken Kifer comments: Two people! Now, that's clear proof that bicycling advocacy works! :) Can anyone else demonstrate this level of success? By the way,...
... I know I'm coming in late on this one, but I do. I ride from my home in New Rochelle, NY to the train station, where I carry the folded bike to NYC where I...
... I no habla espaniol (that's probably not even right). But I did send my "Where to ride" web page thru a couple of on-line translators. However, I suspect...
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Hello again everyone. Thanks for all of your input. I am working on going car free and have found an interim solution with my parents as I rearrange my life...
on 11/1/02 7:38 AM, bicyclingadvocacy@yahoogroups.com at ... Bob- I don't think you need to worry...the old ball park formula of 220 - your age has you at 158....
Chris-- Thanks for the response. The problem is that as I understood the formula, you weren't supposed to go over 80% of the result of (220-your age). So my ...
... have ... => I couldn't agree more! To this end, I submitted an article to my local newspaper (Hamilton Spectator) this summer describing the practical...
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... Ken Kifer replies: Anyone who is having frequent collisions is not bicycling correctly no matter how poor the motorists drive, even if the person is...
... Just one the the headlines you won't see in the newspapers. On my ride to a friends house I was concerned about having to ride on a
major arterial with the...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the bicyclingadvocacy group: The tag used with all subject lines in Bicycling Advocacy is ...
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I wasn't sure if the polling feature would be easy to use, but it was a breeze. I was surprised when the notification message arrived, as I hadn't sent one. ...
... There is a quote, I think attributed to C.S. Lewis, that goes something like: 'friendship is born the moment one realizes 'You too? I thought I was the...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxbicyclingadvocacy A new email group to discuss bicycling in Portland, Oregon. The emphasis will be on bicycles as a legitmate...
Karen-- Good for you for getting your newspaper to carry an article on your bicycling family!! Way to go! There are many of us who are working, in our little...
... And Michel adds: Like most phobias, "Fear of traffic" is a genuine fear that needs to be conquered. I wonder if better promotion of good rear-way mirrors...
I'm a co-chair on a citizen's advisory committee for a bike/ped masterplan for our county (Loudoun, VA). We are trying to identify effective zoning ordinance...
I have written a very short text, which I think would make a good handout. I wrote in only in English, but I am partially conscious of how things would be ...
... suggested add: "and reflectors" ... suggested add: 3) Some bicycle at night without lights and reflectors. It is very difficult for other vehicles to know...
One of the issues on some of the major streets in my town is whether the wide outside lanes will be used for on-street parking or for bike-car lane sharing...
... terrible, and that he had been hit three times this last summer alone. As expected, he explained that he cycles towards traffic so as to be seen and that ...
... Maybe the developers saw this article: http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents /02379848.htm I can't fit the URL all on...
... Is it necessary to have bike lanes? I think they are useful (for some people at least -- let not start that debate) either as a confidence booster when ...
When making my daily roaming, I came across with the Environmental Defense site <http://www.environmentaldefense.org> and found this article about Stations...
I think this works, especially after adding the bit about the lights and reflectors (see other reply to thread). I have a tri-fold brochure that I've been...
... Look no more for those last three. Several multi-linguists responded assuring me that the computer-generated translations were some combination of...
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A note to Gene and Bob..... THANK YOU! I appreciate this a great deal. Randy ... -- Randy Niere tcl1@... How you get somewhere is not what kind of...
Riin Gill proceeds: <<< I figure I'll use whatever tools I've got, and that includes psychology. I also got a nice woman from the New York City Dept of City...
