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Posts from June, 2009

Advertising lane position with a LOT of paint…

Your observations/musings/questions/concerns/rants are encouraged in the comments section.
Source: Russ Roca. Several more posts about the sharrows there.

John Mica on Alternative Transportation

The following is from a PBS interview.
BLUEPRINT AMERICA: You are a Republican – and you support transportation and infrastructure spending?
REP. MICA: Well, I tell you though, if you’re on the Transportation Committee long enough, even if you’re a fiscal conservative, which I consider myself to be, you quickly see the benefits of transportation investment. Simply, [...]

Yeah but, what did you learn from it?

BrokenBicycle

“Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgment.”
Did you see the Weekly article “How I got Hit“? I’ve been meaning to get to this for 2 weeks, but I’ve been busy with work… and I was grumpy. I’m still busy and grumpy, but I can’t let this go any longer.
The quote above has been [...]

Nemesis Road

Boy, I’ll bet everybody has one. For some it is Conway Road, but I don’t head south very often so I don’t know about that.
I can ride for miles on Colonial Drive or Mills or Aloma with nary a honk, but when I get on my particular nemesis road I can’t do anything right. For [...]

Lake County: “Your Roads – Your Rides”

[ June 29, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The Lake County Bicycle Alliance is hosting a “Your Roads – Your Rides” Florida Bicycle Law awarness meeting at The Cycling Hub in Clermont on Monday, June 29th at 6:30pm. This informational meeting is designed to raise awareness in regards to Safe Cycling in Lake County. Please take the time to come out and support [...]

Connecting Roads Less Traveled… and Finding Shade

bypass

A few weeks ago, I commented that there is an alternative to US 17-92 through Winter Park that is quiet, scenic and certainly less intimidating. Eric asked what roads I use. I’m answering now, with a map of the bypass route I use. Just for fun, I added some other connections that I’ve made from [...]

Critical Mass

Critical Mass Orlando 2009

[ June 26, 2009; 5:30 pm; July 31, 2009; 5:30 pm; August 28, 2009; 5:30 pm; September 25, 2009; 5:30 pm; October 30, 2009; 5:30 pm; November 27, 2009; 5:30 pm; December 25, 2009; 5:30 pm; ]

Maintenance, People!

Those Brits have some serious pothole problems on their paths.

Florida Statute Trivia Question…

vehicles

In Florida there is one type of vehicle which may not pass within the same lane as a bicycle. Do you know which vehicle must change lanes to pass?

Kiplinger: How Much Can I Save Bicycling to Work?

Thanks to The Orlando Sentinel  Frugal Force Blog for the link to the
How Much Can I Save Bicycling to Work? calculator.