Harry, You may be correct that there are too many lights to go around, but that is not an argument against appropriate lighting. I don't like light pollution, but I wouldn't ask you to remove the lights from inside your house.
>From the numerous emails that have been circulating about this topic, it seems >that we are relatively evenly split down the middle- with some folks wishing >there was some moderate, intelligently designed lighting added to the corridor >for added safety for all, and others opposing it. I am in the light camp, but >want to be respectful of all my fellow bikies. I'm going to pursue keeping >this dialogue open and see if the neighbors are still feeling the same way >that they did when the path was first constructed. I am all for using bright >headlights, but I don't think that is the only way to make the path more >user-friendly. I also really don't like it when cyclists have to blind me as >an oncoming biker because they are relying on their lights to see so far >ahead. It's extremely unpleasant. -India *********************** India Viola UW-Madison Stretton Lab 115 Zoology Research Bldg. 1117 W. Johnson St. Madison, WI 53706 608.262.3336 *********************** "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" -Anonymous "We exist in the bacterial world, not bacteria in ours" -Stuart Levy ----- Original Message ----- From: HARRY W READ <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:44 pm Subject: Re: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? To: [email protected] > I say no additional lighting. We've got enough electric lights in > this world. > > Harry Read > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jesse Wickizer <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 2:57 pm > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? > To: [email protected] > > > > *"If we are taking an informal poll here, and it seems we are, I > vote > > no > > additional lighting on the path. Spend that money elsewhere."* > > > > Agreed. > > If you're riding at night you should have a light anyway. A bright > > light not > > only helps on the dark paths, but helps cars see you better. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Linda Kietzer > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I have that same feeling of exhilaration on that path at night > with > > only my > > > bikelight on a cloudless winter night. The downhill trip is > > superfun. But I > > > like that sorta thing. > > > If we are taking an informal poll here, and it seems we are, I > vote > > no > > > additional lighting on the path. Spend that money elsewhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 10/16/09, Mark Evans <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Mark Evans <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:01 PM > > > > > > > > > Eh -- > > > I've been riding that stretch from Monroe to Glenway for several years, > > > year round pretty much. Getting a good bright light is just a good > > > idea (and > > > cheaper than having them wreck the stillness with sodium vapor). I > > > got the > > > basic Dinotte and it works great, rechargeable AA, extra holder so > I > > always > > > have backup. > > > > > > http://store.dinottelighting.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dinotte&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=527248561&Count2=444388985 > > > > > > I note that during the fall/winter, when it it cloudy (a condition > that > > > exists a good portion of the time) that ambient house and neighborhood > > > lights seem to reflect off clouds and illuminate the trail pretty > > > well. On > > > clearish moonless nights, it's just downright fun, with skittering > cats, > > > twinkling starts, and idiots on bikes with no lights making for an > > > adrenalin-rush on the commute home.... But with a bright light, I > > > can see it > > > all. > > > > > > it is indeed a bit of stillness in the midst of the city that I'd > rather > > > not lose to public lighting. > > > > > > and oh yeah... does anyone else think that tall upright riders > with > > helmet > > > lights coming at you in the dark on a path look like some weird alien > > > headless horseman sorta visage? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bikies mailing list > > > [email protected] < > > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bikies mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
