... That kind of behavior has never been seen at Bike the Drive, and I have seen five of them. It has always been very orderly with everyone traveling in the...
That's interesting. Either you have much different standards, or you travel on some very controlled MUPs. My very occasional trips on the Baltimore-Annapolis...
... I believe that the root of the differing views here come about because of the dichotomy of those who see the bicycle as a recreational appliance, and those...
Looks like a real opportunity for a cyclists' group in Ottawa to set up some classes that people could drop in on while they're already out on their wheels....
The best way to smooth over the bumps is for bicyclists to learn that bicyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles. I do not want...
Hi, I posted a few weeks ago to let you know that MapMuse.com had added a nationwide map of cycling clubs to its services. We have since added bicycle shops to...
We Have in Ottawa Classes for Cyclists which teach Vehicle Cycling but we are lucky if we will get more than 100 cyclists in a seasons Main I think because...
Problem is, experienced cyclists feel there's nothing they need to learn and inexperienced cyclists often feel they learned it all when they were kids. ...
Wow, that's quite an undertaking. I would think it would be difficult to keep up-to-date. I checked out my area and noticed a few missing shops. Recumbent...
Valued Colleagues- The Ohio Legislature, in response to excellent work by the Ohio Bicycling Federation, has just done a major improvement to the Ohio Revised...
I've encountered that too. People with little or no knowledge of cycling laws and practices will often substitute their own fears and prejudices, insisting...
I've tried to think of a better word than practicable and haven't come up with one. 'Possible' and 'practical' certainly aren't what we want. In the end, the...
Rephrasing the law to be "as far left as necessary for safety" and then listing all the conditions (preparing for a left turn, substandard width lanes,...
July 1st, the law in Oklahoma will change to "ride as far right as is safe" with the usual exceptions as stated in the UVC. I think PA used to have "possible,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_Bj-av3g0&search=Competitive%20Enterprise%2 0Institute TV Ad countering the Global Warming folks. Funded by the usual...
... Here are a couple of studies: http://members.cox.net/ncutcdbtc/freeway/bkfwcr02.pdf Bicycle - Motor Vehicle Collisions on Controlled Access Highways in...
... Washington law uses the phrasing "as near to the right...as is safe." Of course, someone is bound to claim it's only "safe" on the very edge of the road....
===================== From: "Edward J. Wagner Jr." <e.j.wagner.jr@...> Regardless, most motorists would see only the 'possible' and disregard the rest. I...
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Here's a link to the state traffic laws in the USA. http://www.bicycledriving.com/trafficlaw.htm#appendix To save you time: Bicycles are classified as...
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<<Another thing I say is: If you bicycle where the motorists are looking, they'll see you. If you bicycle where the motorists aren't looking, they won't see...
In a few of the larger cities in the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec, there are some bi-directional bicycle lanes (about 1 to 1 1/2 metres wide in...
The problem is that the language in any case places the burden for sharing the lane on the bicyclist. Implicit is, of course, 'you will stay out of the way of...
After reading further along the thread, I find that this pretty much was covered by others in slightly different form. Never mind. -Curtis _____ From:...
... this ... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/bicilibre/donosti/73785998_e393ee b5a4.jpg ... modern ... showing ... km ... Nice pics. Thanks for sharing...
... Also, if you run that page through babelfish, it turns out to be a 12-step description of how to cross the street from the facility. At least, that's what...
