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Joys of bike lanes
A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not
using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski |
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Joys of bike lanes
On Jun 10, 7:47*am, Frank Krygowski wrote:
A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski He can beat the ticket -- the requirment of riding in a bike lane is not a suicide pact: (1) Bicycle riders to use bicycle lanes. Whenever a usable path or lane for bicycles has been provided, bicycle riders shall use such path or lane only except under any of the following situations: (i) When preparing for a turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. (ii) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, pushcarts, animals, surface hazards) that make it unsafe to continue within such bicycle path or lane. You don't have to run in to barriers, trucks, pedestrians, etc., although I do admire the stunt skills. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Joys of riding bike on sidewalk
On Jun 10, 10:47 am, Frank Krygowski wrote:
A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k00bEZJ0-E It's not that I agree with it, but sometimes you gotta do what it takes to survive. One big issue I have against it is those drivers that ignore you coming out of driveways or blocking the pedestrian x-ing at intersections. Perhaps you should practice your BMX skills and jump over the car. The video says, "sidewalks are pedestrian deserts," which is true, but sometimes you find one that won't move. The real challenge is when both of you won't fit and must become a pedestrian yourself. Then you start wondering if bicycling is worth it after all. If you take it as "challenging path" though, you may start experiencing the "joys of riding on sidewalk." I'm back from one of those "joy rides"! |
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Joys of bike lanes
Per Frank Krygowski:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ Either that guy is a professional stunt man/acrobat or he's a wizard with some kind of video editor. -- PeteCresswell |
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Joys of bike lanes
On Jun 10, 11:05*am, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Jun 10, 7:47*am, Frank Krygowski wrote: A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski He can beat the ticket -- the requirment of riding in a bike lane is not a suicide pact: (1) Bicycle riders to use bicycle lanes. Whenever a usable path or lane for bicycles has been provided, bicycle riders shall use such path or lane only except under any of the following situations: (i) When preparing for a turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. (ii) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, pushcarts, animals, surface hazards) that make it unsafe to continue within such bicycle path or lane. You don't have to run in to barriers, trucks, pedestrians, etc., although I do admire the stunt skills. -- Jay Beattie. It sounds like he could have beaten the ticket. Will it still be beatable if he's already made the mistake of sending in the money? And BTW, being able to beat an unjust ticket only slightly reduces the huge inconvenience to a cyclist. We shouldn't have to spend time and money to battle false charges. We need true and practical rights to the road, not merely to the roadside ghetto. - Frank Krygowski |
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Joys of bike lanes
On Jun 10, 2:15*pm, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 10, 11:05*am, Jay Beattie wrote: On Jun 10, 7:47*am, Frank Krygowski wrote: A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski He can beat the ticket -- the requirment of riding in a bike lane is not a suicide pact: (1) Bicycle riders to use bicycle lanes. Whenever a usable path or lane for bicycles has been provided, bicycle riders shall use such path or lane only except under any of the following situations: (i) When preparing for a turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. (ii) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, pushcarts, animals, surface hazards) that make it unsafe to continue within such bicycle path or lane. You don't have to run in to barriers, trucks, pedestrians, etc., although I do admire the stunt skills. -- Jay Beattie. It sounds like he could have beaten the ticket. *Will it still be beatable if he's already made the mistake of sending in the money? And BTW, being able to beat an unjust ticket only slightly reduces the huge inconvenience to a cyclist. *We shouldn't have to spend time and money to battle false charges. We need true and practical rights to the road, not merely to the roadside ghetto. Typically, you send in the money and make a plea -- it is considered "bail." If you don't contest the charge, you forfeit the money or some part of it. Some functionary somewhere decides the fine. Yes, it is a PITA, but that can be changed with a little legislation. In many places (as you know) the requirement or riding in the bike lane does not apply if you are traveling the speed of traffic, which you can probably do anywhere in midtown NYC. I've driven on Manhattan but never ridden there, so I don't know what it's like, but I would think that you would want to be out of traffic since it is moving so slowly. And if you just made the roads wider, someone would park there. I could see bike lanes being beneficial in NYC, and with a little tweaking of the traffic laws to allow (if not already allowed) riding in traffic at the speed of traffic, then all would be good. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Joys of bike lanes
On 6/10/2011 7:59 PM, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Jun 10, 2:15�pm, Frank wrote: On Jun 10, 11:05�am, Jay wrote: On Jun 10, 7:47�am, Frank wrote: A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski He can beat the ticket -- the requirment of riding in a bike lane is not a suicide pact: (1) Bicycle riders to use bicycle lanes. Whenever a usable path or lane for bicycles has been provided, bicycle riders shall use such path or lane only except under any of the following situations: (i) When preparing for a turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. (ii) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, pushcarts, animals, surface hazards) that make it unsafe to continue within such bicycle path or lane. You don't have to run in to barriers, trucks, pedestrians, etc., although I do admire the stunt skills. -- Jay Beattie. It sounds like he could have beaten the ticket. �Will it still be beatable if he's already made the mistake of sending in the money? And BTW, being able to beat an unjust ticket only slightly reduces the huge inconvenience to a cyclist. �We shouldn't have to spend time and money to battle false charges. We need true and practical rights to the road, not merely to the roadside ghetto. Typically, you send in the money and make a plea -- it is considered "bail." If you don't contest the charge, you forfeit the money or some part of it. Some functionary somewhere decides the fine. Yes, it is a PITA, but that can be changed with a little legislation. In many places (as you know) the requirement or riding in the bike lane does not apply if you are traveling the speed of traffic, which you can probably do anywhere in midtown NYC. I've driven on Manhattan but never ridden there, so I don't know what it's like, but I would think that you would want to be out of traffic since it is moving so slowly. And if you just made the roads wider, someone would park there. I could see bike lanes being beneficial in NYC, and with a little tweaking of the traffic laws to allow (if not already allowed) riding in traffic at the speed of traffic, then all would be good. -- Jay Beattie. Always wondered why NYC's much touted "crackdown" on minor violations did not include towing double parked vehicles. Or having a mobile crusher deal with them. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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Joys of bike lanes
Frank Krygowski wrote:
And BTW, being able to beat an unjust ticket only slightly reduces the huge inconvenience to a cyclist. We shouldn't have to spend time and money to battle false charges. Our legal system isn't perfect - getting charged with something is a royal pain in the behind, even if you didn't do it, and it costs you time and money to defend yourself. I agree it would be nice if that weren't the case, but I also agree that it would be nice if someone gave me a lot of money with no strings attached - both are equally likely, IMHO. -S- |
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Joys of bike lanes
Frank Krygowski wrote:
A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski I really enjoyed (if that's the right word) watching that video - he makes the point and makes it well. -S- |
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Joys of bike lanes
On Jun 11, 1:10 pm, "Steve Freides" wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: A video on the joys of bike lanes. (And on being ticketed for not using one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ - Frank Krygowski I really enjoyed (if that's the right word) watching that video - he makes the point and makes it well. Is that the video with the guy running into trach cans? (No Flash available to watch it ATM) That was just dumb. The bike lane does not force anyone to run into anything. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/ |
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