Forum: Report your Close Calls
04-09-2009, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,253
Strictly as a teaching moment--not to second...
Strictly as a teaching moment--not to second guess your decisions at the moment, or to offer criticism of any kind--if you could do it over again, would you move to the right of that twelve foot lane...
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Forum: Report your Close Calls
04-09-2009, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,253
I am appalled at the flagrant nature of your...
I am appalled at the flagrant nature of your assault, but I am relieved that neither you nor your property suffered significant damage.
I am also extraordinarily gratified by the public's...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2009, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,009
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Forum: General Discussion
03-22-2009, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,652
Those Dang [insert-minority-here]!
It is an essential aspect of human intelligence to correlate unusual or notable aspects about a situation with a given outcome.
If you see a motorist behaving badly, you will assume...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-22-2009, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,094
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Forum: General Discussion
03-14-2009, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 992
In terms of overall enjoyment I doubt it makes...
In terms of overall enjoyment I doubt it makes any overall difference.
In terms of *performance*, it is indeed the case that smaller riders, with their superior power to mass ratios,dominate hill...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-14-2009, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,545
I also think part of the difference may be...
I also think part of the difference may be regional. Washington County riders are less accustomed to bike paths and other facilities, so we are more attuned to other traffic. Also, cyclists are...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-11-2009, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,219
The Statistics Don't Support Their Concern
Give them a big hug because they care about you, and then explain to them that riding a bike is just as safe, either per-hour or per-mile, as driving an automobile. I believe you can find the...
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Forum: Report your Close Calls
03-03-2009, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 982
...in which JR learns Vehicular Cycling Rule...
...in which JR learns Vehicular Cycling Rule Number Four: it doesn't pay to be subtle when you need to control the lane.
When I emphatically do not want a car to use my lane, I squarely plant...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
02-20-2009, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,323
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2009, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 824
I'm not sure I fully understand, so let me...
I'm not sure I fully understand, so let me restate what I think you meant and then respond.
As you're coming down the hill, you need to get out of the bike lane in order to continue south on...
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Forum: Ride/Event Announcements
02-19-2009, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,613
How much elevation are you looking for?
Instead of heading east, why not head down to Amity? There are a lot of good routes that don't have the traffic and pretty modest rollers. You still have plenty of services (and emergency cell phone...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-15-2009, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 8,651
Speaking as a Libertarian...
I really don't care what kind of poisons you want to put in your body. I regularly consume about half a dozen different poisons. (The stuff the doctors prescribe is the *scariest*, BTW).
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Forum: Route Info
02-15-2009, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,887
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Forum: General Discussion
02-13-2009, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 947
I'm not defending the policemen but...
...the cyclist did something fairly early on that scared the bejeezus out of the LEO. Unfortunately, the camera angle prevents us from being able to see exactly what happened, and the car radio...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-13-2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 8,651
BUII laws?
I was so stunned when I read this that I decided to wait a day before I responded.
Yeah, bicyclists are less likely to injure other people than a motorist, though a pedestrian might not quite see...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-13-2009, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,237
No harm, no foul...
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me that if you weren't charged with any infraction, the most you can hope is to publicly humiliate the officer involved.
Do you recall the story about the guy...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2009, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 8,651
Different Drugs Have Different Effects
Let's not lump all drugs together. Alcohol is widely regarded as being a problem for driving, whereas caffeine and nicotine are not. Some drugs (such as Tylenol) don't seem to have an effect one...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-08-2009, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,103
Showing My Age....
When I was a teenager in northeast Georgia, a bicycle was the only way to get around. Everywhere I needed to go was miles apart, and transit--did you say TRANSIT, you commie pink-o?
Like most...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-03-2009, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,268
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Forum: General Discussion
01-29-2009, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 10,075
I guess I'm Just Dumb...
So why is it the vulnerable road user who has his lane pinched off? It seems to me that it would make much more sense, from the viewpoint of public safety, to pinch off the motorist lanes.
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Forum: Tips & Advice
01-29-2009, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 660
An article on this entire subject....
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/31426/title/Shifting_priorities_at_the_wheel
Shifting priorities at the wheel
Multitasking while driving may exceed brain's capacity
By Bruce Bower...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
01-29-2009, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 660
Another Driving Challenge
We all know about http://dothetest.co.uk. (If you haven't seen this, give it a shot.)
Here's another one I just stumbled across. Not nearly as fun, but the implications are profound: ...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
01-29-2009, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 891
Right On!
My motto is, "if it's good enough for my family, it's good enough for my bike."
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Forum: Route Info
01-24-2009, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,251
Triggering Wire Loops...
Let me start by acknowledging that wire loops are a real PITA. It's especially annoying in Washington County, where the engineers are more interested in avoiding false signals (thus slowing down...
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