===================== From: "Tom Frost Jr." <tomfrostjr@...> I guess the most-threatening single motorist that sticks in my mind was a certain neighbor...
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Jan 2, 2006 1:02 am
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... was a certain neighbor who, in his air-horn-leanings at me with his tractor-trailer, eventually figured it out that if he inches close _enough_ to my rear...
Bob, Anybody who hasn't looked at the newspaper accounts, ought to -- it shows how motorists who kill have a tendency to lie. The husband's (who wasn't in the...
There is no evidence or testimony or even credible suggestion that the driver intended to hit or even scare Josie. That roadway is commonly used for sport...
bob.bayn@...
Jan 3, 2006 12:37 am
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... My usual response to a smoker who feels "discriminated" against because of segregated facilities is to ask them if they'd force ANOTHER person who doesn't...
Chris Law wrote, of obnoxious anti-smokers: I usually can shut them ... do) rather ... pollution in that ... I'll give ... driving. ... cause of air ... Chris:...
... In a nutshell, because bike lanes offer the greatest amount of benefits for the lowest cost. Sure we should be accommodated with a lot more grade separated...
... You mean like the benefit of implying that the roads are for the exclusive use of cars and that bikes are "second class citizens" on the road? ... Yes....
Bob - I too, enjoy using bike lanes on highways. Many of the roads where I live and ride are sixlane 45mph, effectivly 55-70mph highways with 30-100 cars...
... Yes, exactly. I believe the nomenclature originated with motorcyclists. -Bob Matter ... "The bike lane on Valencia Street was the [SF] Bicycle Coalition's...
... If a consistent, predictable roadway user ahead of you "appears out of nowhere" then you are not driving in a manner consistent with your most basic...
... In addition to being unfair, Designated Bike Lanes aren't even the best value. Shared Lane Symbols provide the same objective benefits without the...
... <jomireyn3@y...> wrote: [snip] ... TF: I motor plenty and I haven't had a cyclist "appear out of nowhere" in front of me in 30 years. It seems that you're...
John Ardelli says we don't need bikes, Bob Matter says we do. The 'no' vote says we deserve equal rights on the road, and takes offense at being treated like...
... This claim is incorrect. Neither statistics nor experience supports this claim. ... I am at ease on the road. I am rarely or never at ease on any...
... travelling ... happen ... even ... or ... round, ... and at ... beside ... road ... causes ... require the same vigilance as piloting a plane, for example....
... I don't know about this. It's correct that people obey traffic controls (like lane stripes) and when bicycle lanes are striped, the engineering has decided...
... I'll admit that Shared Lane Symbols are a BETTER solution than bike lanes, but personally I don't see why ANY cycle-specific markings should be necessary....
... I feel I must point out that said vigilance is needed to effectively share the roads with ALL users, not just non-motorized ones. Other than that, I agree...
... The plain fact that I see here when riding my bike on the road is that motorists almost uniformly give me MORE room when there is NO intervening stripe....
bob.bayn@...
Jan 4, 2006 10:55 pm
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... While the Shared Lane Symbol currently is cycle-specific, it could easily be made "traffic generic". I think that such markings aren't necessary from a...
Yap. Thats right, we can control the distance they give us. I often read that, but never tried (used to ride in the middle of the lane), but one day, I had the...
In a message dated 1/4/2006 11:51:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tomfrostjr@... writes: TF: I motor plenty and I haven't had a cyclist "appear out of...
... It's like they are marionettes and I have the ... Cool. On the other hand, no one ever yells "fuck you, asshole" at me when I use a bike lane, which is...
... So each of us has a choice; being controlled or being in control. Being in control means: * having to put up with the occasional cowardly bully * traveling...
... True but, personally, I'd rather have someone yell "f*BEEP* you, *BEEP*hole" than have some idiot not be watching and not see me in the bike lane and right...
I really don't have any information on the relative safety of riding in bike lanes vs. riding without them. I do know that The parts of my regular rides that...
... If you include me in this, please note I responded to a letter in which I was called a killer and a fool. Considering that, I believe I sent a measured...
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