Now here's a case for Critical Mass. Unless you want to argue that because bicycles don't naturally clear the road by their motion, they shouldn't be provided social support in winter.
---- Matt Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a tough call. On the one hand, given the icy conditions, it > provides the best surface to travel by bike on. However, my experience > has shown that those pesky horseless carriage drivers seem to lack a > basic understanding of the concept of "safe following distance" on > slippery roads. One Icy day, I tried using the road at 4:30pm on Willy > street, and cars were following me with less than five feet of following > distance, honking at me constantly, and generally displaying a disregard > for section 346 of the Wisconsin state statutes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of -john martin > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:59 AM > To: BikiesSubmissions > Subject: [Bikies] Re: It's a Sport! > > Just tried University "with Flow" and gave it up in less than 1/2 a > block. Hah! So here's my question -- do we bike in traffic on > University? I have no problem with this on Park st. when the "bike lane" > is unplowed (or torn up), but I can't remember ever seeing any bikes > ever in a "car lane" on University. > > John > > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
