Archive for December, 2008

Finding the Way

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December 31, 2008
Finding the Way

While visiting my parents over Christmas, I joined them for several bike rides on Gulf Breeze (a spit of land between Pensacola Bay and Pensacola Beach). Much of this peninsula is essentially a sand bar with a busy US Highway running through it. Years ago a recreational cycling loop was designed to circle the...
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Safety in Numbers

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December 29, 2008

When I moved to the Orlando area a couple years back, the thought of riding my bike to work was seriously entertained.  Being a recreational bike rider, I was hesitant to give commuting a go.  My first dilemma was the fact that the sidewalks ended at a certain point and I would be forced...
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Caption this Photo

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December 28, 2008
Caption this Photo


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The Gift of Peace & Coexistence

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December 25, 2008
The Gift of Peace & Coexistence

Christmas came early in Winter Park, Eatonville and Maitland. Earlier this month, the trustees of the Winter Park Health Foundation agreed to fund the next phase of the Civility on the Road initiative. This grant will support the research phase of the initiative—focus group testing of attitudes and successful social messaging. Funds will be...
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DIY Door Zone Warning

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December 24, 2008
DIY Door Zone Warning

Seems not all Portland, OR cyclists blindly subscribe to the government line on bike lane door zones.  Some safety-conscious cyclists have made the point rather clearly and shared it with their fellow cyclists exactly where and when they need to see it (what social marketers call an “interrupt”). I think the graphic could be...
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Don’t forget your “Tag”

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December 22, 2008

Sunday Dec 21, a co-worker and I were riding south on Semoran Blvd. (436) towards Lee Vista to Goldenrod.  We had been traveling in the bike lane until Lake Margaret.  Traffic was light for about 1030am.  Due to the headwind, our conversation was difficult to hear so I took the lane and rode side...
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Spot the Hazards

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December 18, 2008
Spot the Hazards

In the illustration on the right, there are 2 cyclists approaching the back of a queue of traffic. The red cyclist intends to pass the queue on the right. The green cyclist intends to wait behind the queue and go through the intersection in the line of traffic. Both cyclists need to watch for...
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Don’t do this, okay?

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December 17, 2008

From The Orlando Sentinel: Both the bus and bicycle rider were westbound on Orange, crossing Ridgewood, when the accident occurred. Witnesses told police the bicyclist passed the bus which then passed him before he collided with the right side of the bus. He was thrown from bicycle and was run over by the right...
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Mentorship?

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December 15, 2008

A while back, we all talked about what could be done to get more people involved in using their bicycles.  While we had lots of interesting discussion on infrastructure ideas, gasoline prices affecting ridership, and such, I felt we were missing something. Doing a little further reading, I found several cities who had instituted...
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Fantasy Island

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December 14, 2008
Fantasy Island

Sanibel Island has a complete network of side paths. Side paths (with new, fancy names) have become the fantasy of mode-share-obsessed bike advocates. I got a week-long taste of them in a microcosm environment.
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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.
~H.G. Wells