Anyone in New England or Canadian Atlantic provinces who is still tossing around for an activity this weekend, Maine Bike Rally in Yarmouth, Maine is within...
Quite interesting that someone has conducted a study about overtaking distances allowed by different vehicles/drivers (white van drivers emerge here as the...
Somehow, more cyclists need to take Bicycling Safety Classes. I see so many stupid moves by cyclists, often resulting in accidents. I witnessed a cyclist...
... overtaking ... information ... overtake ... lanes, ... It's been done, more or less, for bike lanes, although I'm too lazy to look up the references. Once...
... Which goes to show that bike lanes are for motorist convenience. But the same is true of wide shoulders that are marked ("Fog line"). The extra paint...
David A de Gruyl
david@...
Jul 11, 2006 11:31 am
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... [snip] Here in London UK we must be about the best place in the world for cycle training, adults as well as children. Many of London's 33 boroughs give...
... Lately, I've started referring to them as "bike passing lanes", comparable in purpose to the truck passing lanes often added to mountain road segments....
... At least in the USA, the TRUCK LANE (R4-6) sign can (but is not required to) be installed in advance of a Slow Moving Traffic Lane (SMTL). The beginning of...
... Bikelanes are not placed in mountain passes on roadways with few intersections, well away from even those few intersection. Therefore calling them "bike...
... A couple of months ago, I had a discussion with my parents while riding in their car to some relative's house (not that that is important). THe subject...
David A de Gruyl
david@...
Jul 12, 2006 12:08 pm
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... I assume this comment is tongue-in-cheek? I assume you mean it looks _exactly_ like a car lane?... and both the bikelane and the car lane look _exactly_...
... Of course. That is exactly what I meant. -- David de Gruyl <david@...> New Brunswick, NJ Stop global warming: become a pirate. ...
David A de Gruyl
david@...
Jul 12, 2006 12:54 pm
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... The location is different, but the purpose is the same: keep slower vehicles out of the way of faster vehicles. That's the primary purpose of such lanes....
... Perhaps. However, the important point is the implementation is different. One attempts it in an unworkable manner in an inappropriate place (that would be...
... Good point, trucks in truck passing lanes are not going to get right-hooked, because there are no intersections near such lanes. Note that both types of...
Changing Cyclists (questioning my sig below) ... is forced down their throats .... a lot of biking involves people who are not (like) ... adults. Hence the...
... The phrase "such lanes" in that context is, IMHO, misleading since a traffic lane and a bicycle lane are not the same type of facility (despite the...
A court document released to the public Friday states that Eddie Griffin was drunk and masturbating when he crashed his luxury SUV into a parked Suburban...
... That and batteries are heavy? -- David de Gruyl <david@...> New Brunswick, NJ Why should anyone steal a watch when he could steal a...
David A de Gruyl
david@...
Jul 13, 2006 3:02 pm
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The same article contains an observation that a video screen mounted in the driver's field of view, is legal if the purpose is to see in back of the vehicle. I...
I have a generator hub - which is a good excuse should I be found to be hot and sweaty :) ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?...
I don't see what the problem is here. It's just another guy who's really, really, really excited about driving! Ed ... From: bicyclingadvocacy@yahoogroups.com...
... Either way, whatever they're called, the purpose of such spaces is to keep slower traffic out of the way of faster traffic. It's for the benefit of the...
... Given the number of folks who think that "Share the road" means that cyclists must always share a marked lane with overtaking motor vehicles, I wonder what...
Another suggestion... Get involved in a group that does an activity that interests you: environment improvement, bicycle club, etc. Make friends with all the...
bikerat@...
Jul 17, 2006 1:41 am
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 - Last Updated: 7:47 AM Bike-pedestrian lane a huge hit BY DAVID QUICK The Post and Courier Jana Glover is getting a reputation. Many...
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