Sadly there's nothing really ironic about petty abuses of power.
On 6/10/2011 1:54 PM, Bob W wrote:
Great video here about a guy's response to being ticketed for not cycling in
the bike lane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ
Ironically he shouldn't have been ticketed, because it's
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
On Jun 11, 2011, at 22:15, Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:13 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
We have bike lanes in Brisbane too, often, sensibly, between the parking
lane and the
traffic
On 2011-06-15 14:01 , Scott Loveless wrote:
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com wrote:
The new bike lanes in downtown Minneapolis are between the curb and the parking
lane.
How do you turn left?
you go past your turn by one block then take three right turns
How do you turn left?
On 15/6/11, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed:
you go past your turn by one block then take three right turns
Damn I wish Bob had said that.
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From: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: OT: Cycling in New York
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com
wrote:
On Jun 11, 2011, at 22:15, Scott Loveless
On Jun 15, 2011, at 15:01, Scott Loveless wrote:
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
On Jun 11, 2011, at 22:15, Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:13 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
We have bike lanes in Brisbane too, often,
On Jun 15, 2011, at 15:16, Ken Waller wrote:
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Subject: Re: OT: Cycling in New York
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
On Jun 11, 2011, at 22:15, Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sat
How do you turn left?
On 15/6/11, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed:
you go past your turn by one block then take three right turns
Damn I wish Bob had said that.
Cheers,
Cotty
I'd have stolen a line from Martin Amis: if you wanted to be on that side
of the road you
On 15/6/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'd have stolen a line from Martin Amis: if you wanted to be on that side
of the road you should have been born there.
I would have borrowed a line from Colonel Sanders: 'If you wanted to be
on that side of the road you should have been a
On Jun 11, 2011, at 22:15, Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:13 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
We have bike lanes in Brisbane too, often, sensibly, between the parking
lane and the
traffic lanes.
Like this?
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Ann Sanfedele
Bob if you do get here in the fall, you will understand what Dan and I
are saying about this...
One thing about the cars is that the traffic can be so bad that they
are
scarcely moving - sometimes at
Compulsory cycle lanes make cycling less safe for cyclists,
pedestrians and
motor traffic, particularly at junctions.
What about Nederlands? From what I saw, they even get their own traffic
lights at major junctions.
But are the lanes compulsory? That's the issue.
The Netherlands has a
On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Large stretches of Broadway are now pedetrian mall, with tables and
chair set up right in the middle of the street:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11070283
That would look nice without the billboards...
Dave
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Compulsory cycle lanes make cycling less safe for cyclists,
pedestrians and
motor traffic, particularly at junctions.
What about Nederlands? From what I saw, they even get their own
traffic
lights at major junctions.
But are the lanes compulsory? That's the issue.
The
On Jun 12, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Bob W wrote:
Making it compulsory to use cycle lanes just gives the bad cyclists
one more law to break, and it makes things more dangerous for the
law-abiding cyclists.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13730774
In case nobody's posted it already :)
Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Ann Sanfedele
.
They even cycle at night without lights or reflector The courteous and
safe have bells to jingle and lights so you can
see them at night, but there are far to many who are way
35 years ago, I remember a middle aged woman cycling up the highstreet
to a shop in her mink jacket.
The friends we were visiting explained that cars were still being
introduced to the Netherlands.
In the suburbs ourside the Hauge...
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 4:01 AM, Bob W
As a pedestrian in a smaller city, my experience is that cyclists are at
least as rude and inconsiderate of pedestrians as they complain that
automobile driver are to them ... if not more so.
As a cyclist, the only problem I ever had with a motor vehicle was being
brushed aside by a city bus.
From: Bob W
On the subject of our tulip-munching cousins, I've just found a rather
interesting little factoid on this website:
http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/Five-reasons.html.
Holland has got the best cycle lane network in the world. You can cycle on
more than 19.000 kilometres of
From: Ann Sanfedele
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
The problem, Frank, is that the bikes in the traffic lanes DON'T go
the speed of traffic; they run through lights and cut in and out and
THEY make sudden swoops onto the cross street and back, cutting
through pedestrian traffic, scattering tourists
John Sessoms
On the subject of our tulip-munching cousins, I've just found a
rather
interesting little factoid on this website:
http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/Five-reasons.html.
Holland has got the best cycle lane network in the world. You can
cycle on
more than 19.000
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 08:31:10PM +1200, David Mann wrote:
On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Large stretches of Broadway are now pedetrian mall, with tables and
chair set up right in the middle of the street:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11070283
That
I know where you can get one (and a nice TV dinner).
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Subject: Re: OT: Cycling in New York
From: Ann
I know where you can get one (and a nice TV dinner).
Still pointless if I'm not allowed to use it shoot who I think needs
shootin'.
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Without the billboards, it wouldn't be Broadway.
Dan
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 08:31:10PM +1200, David Mann wrote:
On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Large stretches of Broadway are now pedetrian mall, with tables and
chair set up right in the middle of the street:
On 12/06/2011 20:01, Bob W wrote:
John Sessoms
On the subject of our tulip-munching cousins, I've just found a
rather
interesting little factoid on this website:
http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/Five-reasons.html.
Holland has got the best cycle lane network in the world. You can
I assumed that was a reference to deer, since they are the ones that
munch all my tulips.
On the subject of our tulip-munching cousins
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If they aren't required to use the bike lanes in New York, they should
be. The traffic, especially in Manhattan, is buy and hazardous, and
the conflict between bikes, pedestrians, cars, taxis, buses and trucks
can be severe.
Dan
Great video here about a guy's response to being ticketed for not
If they aren't required to use the bike lanes in New York, they should
be. The traffic, especially in Manhattan, is buy and hazardous, and
the conflict between bikes, pedestrians, cars, taxis, buses and trucks
can be severe.
Dan
Compulsory cycle lanes make cycling less safe for
On the roads, yes. In the cities, where the weave in and out of
traffic and try to cut off taxis, it is very hazardous to the cyclists
and to the pedestrians. I have seen pedestrians in Manhattan forced
into a coming taxi to avoid being run over by charging bicycles.
Dan
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
If they aren't required to use the bike lanes in New York, they should
be. The traffic, especially in Manhattan, is buy and hazardous, and
the conflict between bikes, pedestrians, cars, taxis, buses and trucks
can be severe.
Dan
Great video here about a guy's
Bob W wrote:
The best way to reduce the number and severity of accidents is to improve
the training of all road users, and to design roads giving equal
consideration to all, instead of designing in favour of one section of the
road-using population.
B
Never been to New York, have you? :-)
On the roads, yes. In the cities, where the weave in and out of
traffic and try to cut off taxis, it is very hazardous to the cyclists
and to the pedestrians. I have seen pedestrians in Manhattan forced
into a coming taxi to avoid being run over by charging bicycles.
Dan
Er, London is
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
If they aren't required to use the bike lanes in New York, they should
be. The traffic, especially in Manhattan, is buy and hazardous, and
the conflict between bikes, pedestrians, cars, taxis, buses and trucks
can
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Er, London is a city too. Do you really believe that because some cyclists
break the law all cyclists should be forced into unsafe behaviour? How about
if all motorists were forced into unsafe behaviour because some of them
Er, London is a city too. Do you really believe that because some
cyclists break the law all cyclists should be forced into unsafe
behaviour? How about if all motorists were forced into unsafe behaviour
because some of them break the law?
Bingo!
It's really easy to pick on cyclists -
The problem, Frank, is that the bikes in the traffic lanes DON'T go
the speed of traffic; they run through lights and cut in and out and
THEY make sudden swoops onto the cross street and back, cutting
through pedestrian traffic, scattering tourists in all directions.
The bike lanes are
Yes, I do believe that if bikes cause safety problems, all bikes
should be force to follow reasonable rules.
I have been to London more than once. London may be a city, but it is
in England, and the drivers and cyclists drive like Englishmen, not
like New Yorkers. London taxis are driven by
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, I do believe that if bikes cause safety problems, all bikes
should be force to follow reasonable rules.
I have been to London more than once. London may be a city, but it is
in England, and
There are lots of things the city is trying ot do. One proposal is to
ban all private vehicle from Midtown and to restrict trucks to
off-peak hours.
Large stretches of Broadway are now pedetrian mall, with tables and
chair set up right in the middle of the street:
that sounds like a good idea. Wish they'd do that in London.
There are lots of things the city is trying ot do. One proposal is to
ban all private vehicle from Midtown and to restrict trucks to
off-peak hours.
Large stretches of Broadway are now pedetrian mall, with tables and
chair set
On 11/6/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Compulsory cycle lanes make cycling less safe for cyclists, pedestrians and
motor traffic, particularly at junctions.
What about Nederlands? From what I saw, they even get their own traffic
lights at major junctions. Every country road has a
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
The problem, Frank, is that the bikes in the traffic lanes DON'T go
the speed of traffic; they run through lights and cut in and out and
THEY make sudden swoops onto the cross street and back, cutting
through pedestrian traffic, scattering tourists in all directions.
Bob if you do get here in the fall, you will understand what Dan and I
are saying about this...
One thing about the cars is that the traffic can be so bad that they are
scarcely moving - sometimes at a total
standstill so a pedestrian can cross the street without fear :) but the
cyclists
, I'm compelled to
tell him
to get off!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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Daniel
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:13 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
We have bike lanes in Brisbane too, often, sensibly, between the parking lane
and the
traffic lanes.
Like this?
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RTTN7a8MM_Y6qZwvxy4PD7E9gr-o3kOAFcuAuy7-Ync?feat=directlink
It's
Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:13 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
We have bike lanes in Brisbane too, often, sensibly, between the parking lane
and the
traffic lanes.
Like this?
Great video here about a guy's response to being ticketed for not cycling in
the bike lane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ
Ironically he shouldn't have been ticketed, because it's not a legal
requirement to use them.
B
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On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Great video here about a guy's response to being ticketed for not cycling in
the bike lane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ
Ironically he shouldn't have been ticketed, because it's not a legal
requirement to use
On 2011-06-10 14:06, frank theriault wrote:
my attempts to explain to them the
difference between a right and an obligation usually fall on deaf
ears.
So, frank, do you realize that you have a death wish, or is it subconscious?
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