Bob Matter states: "I know from experience it's not safe to ride in the streets with cars even when YOU are practicing all the prescribed safe cycling ...
... A cyclists (club riders) fall into the pattern and flash over the ... In San Diego, we have a beautiful new path that runs alongside the new State Route 56...
Utah State University has a rather small academic campus (about 1/2 mile EW by 1/4 mile NS) with a significant roadless interior. That interior is crossed by...
bob.bayn@...
Dec 2, 2004 1:09 am
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If there is any anticipated bicycle traffic on either of these walkways, then there should be an absolute minimum of 1.5 metres (five feet) in each direction....
... What? You think education will work just because this is a university campus where people come to get educated? A lot of smart-looking people here want...
bob.bayn@...
Dec 2, 2004 6:24 pm
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So these are currently "Class I" multi-use-paths, usually considered the zenith of bikeways? And they want something even fancier? Or these are currently...
... Actually, these are currently walkways (not at the side of a street) where cycling _is_ prohibited during class change time. (A prohibition that is...
bob.bayn@...
Dec 2, 2004 8:16 pm
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... I forgot to mention that the group voted to recommend the 4 ft lane on one side of the walkway as the preferred option. ;-)...
bob.bayn@...
Dec 2, 2004 11:36 pm
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I think I see the reality of this situation. If the campus is 1/2 mile long, and most people (of probable university age) can manage a walking speed of (at...
I got this from another newsgroup I belong to and I thought it might put Ken's killer's sentence in perspective: "On December 3, 2004, Bradley Johnson, the...
The Road rage article quotes the bicyclist as saying "He started to go for it on his horn. I was a bit cross so I gave him the finger." Chris Law states: "the...
In a message dated 12/5/2004 6:05:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, opeapea@... writes: If the cyclist had followed Mr. Jackson's advice (the editorial...
Excellent post from the Chicago CM list. -Bob M. ... Subject: [*CCM*] Comparing Toys-for-Tots to CM Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:57:13 -0600 From: Mike Dvorak...
One important difference between the two events is that the Toys-for-Tots parades that I've seen obey the traffic laws. They obtain parade permits and local...
... Mr. Johnson was also ordered to ... and ... $16,000. ... Apparently, Judge Goldie doesn't expect Mr. Bachtel to be dead for very long. Or, perhaps the...
Did you think that maybe you could get your group of riders, club ,etc and do the toy for tots ride as well. Mostof these motorcycle riders are looking for a...
... There is a bicycle TfT sponsored by a north suburban shop. Here's their announcement: "..the 2nd Annual Amlings Cycle Toy Ride, beginning from Amlings bike...
... It is safer to stay together in one mass and not commingle with cagers. Every gap that develops is an opportunity for a cager to recklessly cross our path...
Let me restate my query for the group, without the distraction of the home-grown design idea taking root here. ... -- Bob Bayn...
bob.bayn@...
Dec 6, 2004 4:28 pm
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The following, and attached, undated advisory from Transport Canada, recently came to my attention. Please pardon duplicate postings; I am sending to over one...
Locally, about the only event that occurs to promote bicycling is Bike To Work Day. We also have a "Bike Night" once a week Spring, Summer, and Autumn that's...
Hi Richard, In Victoria and Nanaimo BC, the first week of June is Bike Month and in Vancouver, the month of June is Bike Month. The first Wednesday in June in...
... Good topic. We share the bike week/month like you do in Longmont and try to put together extra events for that. For example, our cycling club in Loveland...
Has anyone seen this? <http://www.shuttlebikeusa.com/index.html> A kit composed by floaters and propeller to adapt to the bike and "ride" on water. -- ...
... Hm... seeing the term "true" cyclist always irritates the crap out of me to begin with... As far as I'm concerned, if you ride a bicycle, and you ENJOY...
... My experience almost precisely mirrors this. Although I've never measured my cadence in any scientific way, I DID used to have the mentality "stay in the...
... I fall into the third category for the same reasons Riin has stated: I can deal with it, but the ride is much more pleasant when there's nothing...
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