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Comment on Why is “Bike to Work Day” police escorted? by Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:27:01 +0000

The ride is police escorted because it is a large group of bicyclists that they want to keep together. The police will control the intersections and let the entire group through without having to stop. It is like a parade. It is publicity. Even though that is not how most of us commute on daily basis, the event always raises awareness as it is well covered by the media.

Comment on The Enforcement of Imaginary Laws by How We Drive, the Blog of Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic » Blog Archive » Kafka in Texas

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:59:02 +0000

[...] Highway here, but 30 mph local roads). Read all about it (and donate to his defense) here. As Commute Orlando points out, this sort of thing is not [...]

Comment on Having fun with lousy drivers by Keri

Keri — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:48:25 +0000

Bad publicity is better than no publicity… his ratings must be down.

I watched it yesterday and laughed out loud. On one hand it sounded like the pathetic whining you hear from any “majority” which feels like it is losing dominion. On the other hand, it was like an amateur skit created from the comments section of the newspaper.

So, Lance goes on his show today. His show wins its time slot. I bet his advertisers are thrilled!

When ClearChannel shock jocks pulled this crap a few years ago, it resulted in an apology that included bike advocacy PSAs.

Comment on Having fun with lousy drivers by fred_dot_u

fred_dot_u — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:04:51 +0000

This is more appropriate to this thread than I thought:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7wnBoWOfAU

Apparently an ESPN maroon recommends running over cyclists, or some nonsense in a similar manner. I’ve not listened to the audio, but the comments I’ve read seem to indicate that’s the gist of it.

Great, the idiot box presenting the material of one idiot to all the other idiots of the country…

Comment on Having fun with lousy drivers by Andy B from Jersey

Andy B from Jersey — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:57:32 +0000

Yeah, I though about lambasting this on my blog too but I have mixed feelings about it.

Maybe the loser will learn a thing or two riding that bike. And if they’re really that bad, I sure don’t want them driving a car!

Also AAA is fairly sensitive to the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians (there not perfect) and they are at least trying to address the true real threat to bikes and peds … DRIVERS!

Comment on Murphy on Cycling by JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:49:24 +0000

The flat is always in the back.
Corollary: Especially when the back wheel is a bolt-on internal hub.
Corollary 2: In the winter. Or the rain.

Comment on Connectivity Opportunity: Palm & Lakeside by Keri

Keri — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:50:51 +0000

That’s especially true of the suburban sections of Cady Way and Seminole Wekiva south of 434. Those trails would make much better transportation facilities if they weren’t isolated from the neighborhoods they pass. It’s insane when you have to ride on an arterial road to access a trail that runs past your neighborhood.

Comment on Connectivity Opportunity: Palm & Lakeside by Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:31:24 +0000

It’s a shame that the deep ditches all over Winter Park Pines can’t be piped. Then little finger trails could be run to the Cady Way Trail over the top of the pipe. It would make Cady Way Trail much more useful.

Lots of ROW going to waste there.

Comment on Connectivity Opportunity: Palm & Lakeside by Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:20:08 +0000

Janice to Spring Lane.
Property Appraiser talks about abandoned ROW, but I don’t see anything formally abandoning it.

Downside is that Spring Lane is a private drive. The city bureaucrats hate it because it is not wide enough, but to be wider would require cutting down trees that have been there since at least 1925. Driveway to The Ripples house.

I worked on this a little, but dropped it when I saw that the WP Ped and Bicycle committee wasn’t interested.

Some people still wonder exactly how the Dinky Line tracks were disposed of . . . or not. Would take a trip to the old deed room, but I don’t know where that is now. Last I saw, it was in the basement of the “new” courthouse annex since demolished.

Comment on Connectivity Opportunity: Palm & Lakeside by Keri

Keri — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:28:34 +0000

Laura & Eric,

Thanks for looking this up!

All,

If there is a spot along your travels where connectivity would make a difference (removal of a fence, a short trail on an existing easement, etc.) in allowing you to use preferred roads, please drop me a note. I’m preparing a list of target areas.