I have frequently been challenged, by bicycle activists, with the taunt that I am completely out of touch with modern cycling. One would presume that much the...
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Bob Sutterfield
bsut2002
Mar 1, 2009 10:35 pm
The update is "Cycling for Everyone": http://www.momentumplanet.com/cycling-everyone-0 see also http://www.momentumplanet.com/john-pucher-bicycle-scholar ...
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John W
akohekohe
Mar 2, 2009 2:03 am
See article <http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090301/NEWS01/903010352/100\ 1> This facility is really a mess - it is mostly a side path but where...
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Tom Frost Jr.
tomfrostjr
Mar 3, 2009 9:34 pm
... taunt ... would presume ... vehicular ... TF: That is correct; I find that the attacks on me occur in direct proportion to how outspoken I am. Just look at...
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Barry Davidson
trikebum
Mar 6, 2009 3:57 pm
I couldn't believe the number of comments in favour.... "Contrail is a tool for developing bicyle communities. As you ride, contrail leaves a fanit chalk line...
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Wayne Pein
wawa42p
Mar 6, 2009 8:53 pm
... I don't get how it will reclaim crucial space, but dumb ideas often have to invent reasons for their existence. The cynic in me liked this response: "Now...
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fred_dot_u
Mar 6, 2009 10:09 pm
As I am awaiting my court dates for two citations for riding in the center of the lane, I would be more than happy to enter the contest. Since it's been my...
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Bob Bayn
bob.bayn@...
Mar 6, 2009 10:09 pm
Maybe we and our doe-eyed ilk ought to get these contrail thingies so newbies can see where we have ridden on a road. No, that wouldn't work, because we...
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Bob Shanteau
bshanteau
Mar 7, 2009 1:42 am
Excerpts from the latest E-news from APBP Bob Shanteau ... Subject: Ped-Bike Assn E-news Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:04:13 -0500 From: <deb@...> To:...
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John Forester
biketransengr
Mar 7, 2009 9:09 am
For the past decade, I have been criticizing the frequent and almost-official argument that producing Amsterdam-style bikeways in American cities will produce...
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P. M. Summer
pmsummer
Mar 8, 2009 7:07 pm
A local LCI leader is really touting the now trendy Safe Passing law as being NECESSARY for bicycle safety, while saying that repealing the Ride to the Right...
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Bruce Alan Wilson
larryu81
Mar 8, 2009 7:08 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/thecity/08bike.html?pagewanted=1 The article is NYC-centric, but the message is applicable in lots of other places. ...
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fred_dot_u
Mar 8, 2009 11:18 pm
In one of my recent interactions with uninformed uniformed law enforcement, the officer referenced the Florida law requiring three-foot clearance as his...
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fred_dot_u
Mar 8, 2009 11:18 pm
You beat me to the post, Bruce. I just finished reading that and I agree that getting people on bikes to obey traffic laws and common courtesies would go a...
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Kenneth O'Brien
kob22225
Mar 8, 2009 11:18 pm
Applicable in what way do you think? It contains the standard misperceptions about bikelanes and sidepaths. Looks like another example of ignorance we need to...
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Kat Iverson
vcadvocate
Mar 9, 2009 12:58 am
Four years ago, Oregon amended the "Unsafe passing on right" law by adding the following exception for bicycles: (c) Overtaking and passing upon the right is...
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Herman I. May
kempiweb
Mar 9, 2009 3:06 am
I think all the points you made, Ken, were exactly to what Bruce was referring. BTW, kill our iPhone .sig; it make you look like a newbie. ;-) Herman...
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chainguard@yahoogroup...
Mar 9, 2009 4:43 am
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Bikeoahu
cbbicycle
Mar 9, 2009 12:00 pm
... I think it is a terrible article. Why not write an article about how all users of the NYC travel system need to follow the laws for everyones safety....
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John Brooking
johnbrooking4
Mar 9, 2009 12:00 pm
This came through on our local bike/ped list too. My VC flags also started going off on the first two pages, but on the last page I thought he kind of redeemed...
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John Brooking
johnbrooking4
Mar 9, 2009 7:59 pm
My subjective experience in Maine is that I *think* the 3' passing law, which we got in 2007, has helped, *along with* allowing motorists to pass on a...
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Fred Oswald
fredoswald
Mar 9, 2009 8:00 pm
PM wrote (in part) The more I consider the Safe Passing laws, the more I dislike them. The language bothers me ("vulnerable operator"), and the exclusion of...
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fred_dot_u
Mar 10, 2009 1:55 am
It's strictly my opinion, but since I've been controlling the sub-14' wide lanes, almost all of the passing has been done by the overtaking motor vehicle...
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P.M. Summer
pmsummer
Mar 10, 2009 11:22 am
Thanks, all, for the great responses. I would like to take these, strip the personal identifiers out so that they are anonymous, and incorporate them into a...
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Kenneth O'Brien
kob22225
Mar 10, 2009 11:23 am
I rode in Maine before they passed some foolish law about not crossing double yellow passing-zone-type-indicator road markings (which is the only legitimate...
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Bob Shanteau
bshanteau
Mar 10, 2009 3:42 pm
This call for "examples of innovations and best practices from abroad that are being tested or applied in the U.S." is symptomatic of what's wrong with bicycle...
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Bob Sutterfield
bsut2002
Mar 10, 2009 4:33 pm
Oregon state Rep. Wayne Krieger says "This [bicycle registration bill] is an opportunity for the bicyclists to start contributing to our roads… everybody...
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Michael Graff
michaelgraff86
Mar 10, 2009 6:06 pm
This [shoe registration bill] is an opportunity for the pedestrians to start contributing to our roads. If there were no pedestrians, we wouldn't need...
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Kat Iverson
vcadvocate
Mar 10, 2009 6:07 pm
In the article, Rep. Krieger says “Whenever you have a program that’s a start-up program, your first few years are break-even years and then later on the...
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Ryan Conrad
ryanridesabike
Mar 10, 2009 6:56 pm
I've heard that bicycle registration has been tried many times in the Portland area, although I don't think it has gotten as much political publicity as it is...
