The Sr. traffic engineer of El Cajon told me that they have installed a couple of the figure eight loop detectors and will continue to upgrade as work is done...
So, is this location in San Diego County? If so, I would forward your into to the list-server for the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. Thanks. ... [Non-text...
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chainguard@yahoogroup...
Jul 4, 2004 8:39 am
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- Here in Ottawa,Canada it is the practise to paint Three Yellow Dots at the most sencitive part of the Loop. It works for the most part but of course a lot of...
Please help out this very green bike advocate. I live in a suburb north of Austin facing tremendous (unchecked, per government officials) growth (we are the...
Amy, The Texas Bicycle Coalition and the Austin Cycling Association are your advocates. Contact them with your local problems. I'm on the road now and don't...
... Promotion of VC is the right course of advocacy to pursue. The basic difficulty is: how to you build the advocacy effort for something when, because of...
... I agree with Ken completely. One mile of downtown may have a perception problem as being dangerous, but that is just perception. However, I don't doubt...
Interesting article in "American Sweeper" about the need to sweep striped bike lanes. http://www.americansweeper.com/v9n1/bikelanes.html -Steve Goodridge (who...
I have never been a fan of marginal bike 'facilities' such as as bike lanes or road-shoulders-used-as-bikelanes -- I prefer to ride in regular travel lanes....
I agree completely with your take on the matter. As a commuter, I choose the roads without bike lanes, because the bike lanes (which, by the way, are only in...
sdcarden2@...
Jul 17, 2004 3:19 pm
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... Hello, Nancy, I have to agree with you from the point of view of cycling, because the reality where I live is that riding in a narrow lane's centre...
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chainguard@yahoogroup...
Jul 18, 2004 8:57 am
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... As a bicyclist, I don't care too much one way or another. As a person concerned with public transportation infrastructure design, and the implications of...
... My experience is that this happens even in wide lanes. ... One tactic to educate the BL crowd is to point out that with a BL, they get roughly 4 ft, but...
... Although I have written much about wide lanes and how they are better than bike lanes, I have also said that narrow lanes can be good for bicyclists too....
Amy, I lived in Baton Rouge for the last five years, but I have ridden through Austin, TX. 1. From: "agelfand2000" <agelfand@...> ... 2. From: "Ken...
Michael
muer@...
Jul 21, 2004 3:12 am
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This thread is a good arguement for the use of Speedplay pedals. Instead adding weight to your bike with a chunk of metal, the Speedplay cleat on the bottom of...
Yes it is in El Cajon, California. Although they claimed to be "bike friendly" they don't have a bike rack at city hall. Their excuse is "some people might...
Many bicycle "activists" indicate that they like the Chinese chaotic "critical mass" rules for bicycle riding. An article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer...
In response to the thought-provoking replies-- Since my original message, I was able to gather a large enough group of interested people to open a local...
... change.... Over the years I've tried to remember a car that honks at me. Only one car has ever honked more than twice. After twice they get used to you...
... Ewwww! Try to avoid that FHWA/Wilkinson "A B C" stuff if you can. That carries along with it the claim that 95% of cyclists are B/C as a permanent planning...
bob.bayn@...
Jul 22, 2004 6:20 pm
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... Just imagine..... "We have A, B, and C motorists here," said the motor vehicle advocate. "Sure the A folks who drive those standard geared sports cars can...
Is there some way you can shame the Austin drivers by saying something like: Austin Drivers: ruder than Boston Drivers since I have not had this kind of...
Mike Wilson
mwilson@...
Jul 23, 2004 12:10 am
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Bike club folks out there, I have a time critical request. Do any of you have a document with a brief description/set-of-instructions for sag vehicle drivers...
From Downriver Cycling Club's Metro Grand Spring Tour: SAG DRIVERS 1. Take time a day or two before the ride to check out your pre-assigned route for debris...
... I sometimes do a personal "fly the flag" patrol through the worst congestion spots on a Friday evening. The cars will all be bumper to bumper while I go...
