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On Fri, 11 May 2018 10:28:49 -0700, sms
wrote: On 5/11/2018 9:43 AM, jbeattie wrote: snip Interestingly, most people are perfectly fine without DRLs. I can see DRLs and flashers in low light conditions, but actually requiring them for all conditions is dopey. I know you like to poke the ant-hill on this issues, so go for it, but equipment requirements will just turn into selective enforcement tools for cops who dislike certain riders. You're batteries run out, and some cop busts you because he doesn't like some ordinance you passed. We need to pass more laws to make everything safe for everybody. I'm not sure that is correct. While I haven't read every State's vehicle laws but the ones I have read seem to show that simply enforcing the existing traffic laws will go a long way toward improving things. Actually I'm the only one on our council that's voted against some ridiculous new ordinances that try to do that. On one vote the City Clerk was so shocked that she reported the vote as unanimous and I had to interrupt her to correct her. Passing meaningless, unenforceable laws that are already duplicated at the state level is ridiculous. We have no real way to even prosecute violators of some ordinances because the county DA won't do it. OTOH, for some things, it's not that enforcement is expected, it's about getting people to understand what behavior is a good idea, and knowing that most people have the sense to do what the law says (seat belt laws, etc.). In my area, there's no need for laws regarding bicycle DRLs or rear flashers, since usage is already very high for transportational cycling. Some areas of the country could use this law. For example, in some counties in Ohio, such as Mahoning County, there appears to be a need for such a DRL law. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : door if necessary. : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : cops write the tickets. : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : takes me three times as long to get to work. :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you :move a few feet left? My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the left puts me in stopped traffic. OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We don't have that situation. And in most of my metro area, if that did pop up on a certain street, there would be a selection of alternative routes that would let me avoid it. If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything like a normal cycling speed, you cannot possibly stop in time if a car door pops open as you pass the rear bumper. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 5/11/2018 1:25 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 5/11/2018 11:44 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : door if necessary. :Um... no, that's not sensible. :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the cops write the tickets. on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. Yeah, you live in smallsville.Â* If I don't ride in the door zone, it takes me three times as long to get to work. Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you move a few feet left? You mean under the bus? Urban riding s a game of inches, literally. I'd be in front of the bus, not under it. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 5/11/2018 10:00 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2018 04:59:43 +0700, John B wrote: If the right to flaunt traffic laws is practically a right then people should stop complaining about traffic "accidents" crushed bicycles, etc. after all they are just examples of people exercising their rights. Yup, that is exactly how most Americans look at it: If you went out and done got yourself runned over by riding your sissy bike out there on the roads paid for by drivers and truckers, then you deserved it. Specially if you was wearing them ball hugger lycra shorts. Roads are for cars- stay the hell out of the way. You got nuthin' to whine about, brought it on your own damn self. That was, sadly, some very realistic writing. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Frank Krygowski wrote:
:On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : : Frank Krygowski wrote: : : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : : door if necessary. : : : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : : cops write the tickets. : : : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : : takes me three times as long to get to work. : : :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you : :move a few feet left? : : My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars : that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and : parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the : left puts me in stopped traffic. :OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We Dude, it's what anyone who rides in ****ing city experiences every day. :If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, :and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything Why the **** don't I just walk then? -- sig 19 |
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On Fri, 11 May 2018 23:35:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : door if necessary. : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : cops write the tickets. : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : takes me three times as long to get to work. :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you :move a few feet left? My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the left puts me in stopped traffic. OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We don't have that situation. And in most of my metro area, if that did pop up on a certain street, there would be a selection of alternative routes that would let me avoid it. If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything like a normal cycling speed, you cannot possibly stop in time if a car door pops open as you pass the rear bumper. Somebody wrote, above, "And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the cops write the tickets." What is this intended to mean? You can't trust the cops? -- Cheers, John B. |
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John B. wrote:
:On Fri, 11 May 2018 23:35:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : : Frank Krygowski wrote: : : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : : door if necessary. : : : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : : cops write the tickets. : : : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : : takes me three times as long to get to work. : : :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you : :move a few feet left? : : My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars : that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and : parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the : left puts me in stopped traffic. : :OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We :don't have that situation. And in most of my metro area, if that did pop :up on a certain street, there would be a selection of alternative routes :that would let me avoid it. : :If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, :and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything :like a normal cycling speed, you cannot possibly stop in time if a car :door pops open as you pass the rear bumper. :Somebody wrote, above, "And we have a $1000 fine for causing an :accident by dooring -- and the cops write the tickets." :What is this intended to mean? You can't trust the cops? It means the cops write tickets for people who door cyclists. Until a few years ago, it was hard to get them to even show up to a dooring. -- sig 19 |
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On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:17:05 +0000 (UTC), David Scheidt
wrote: John B. wrote: :On Fri, 11 May 2018 23:35:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : : Frank Krygowski wrote: : : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : : door if necessary. : : : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : : cops write the tickets. : : : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : : takes me three times as long to get to work. : : :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you : :move a few feet left? : : My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars : that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and : parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the : left puts me in stopped traffic. : :OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We :don't have that situation. And in most of my metro area, if that did pop :up on a certain street, there would be a selection of alternative routes :that would let me avoid it. : :If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, :and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything :like a normal cycling speed, you cannot possibly stop in time if a car :door pops open as you pass the rear bumper. :Somebody wrote, above, "And we have a $1000 fine for causing an :accident by dooring -- and the cops write the tickets." :What is this intended to mean? You can't trust the cops? It means the cops write tickets for people who door cyclists. Until a few years ago, it was hard to get them to even show up to a dooring. Oh, I see. It is a bit difficult, as I don't live there, trying to figure out what some one means by a terse comment :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 5/11/2018 11:47 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : : Frank Krygowski wrote: : : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : : door if necessary. : : : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : : cops write the tickets. : : : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : : takes me three times as long to get to work. : : :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you : :move a few feet left? : : My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars : that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and : parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the : left puts me in stopped traffic. :OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We Dude, it's what anyone who rides in ****ing city experiences every day. Dude, I rode to work in two different cities thousands of times. I rode through hundreds of other cities while bike touring or while on various vacations. I didn't ever experience it. It depends on the city, dude. :If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, :and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything Why the **** don't I just walk then? Hey, it's up to you. But if you want me to tell you that riding at normal speed in a door zone is smart, you're going to be disappointed. In fact, I don't know of any recognized bike training program that condones it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dooring What city are you riding in? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 5/12/2018 8:17 AM, David Scheidt wrote:
John B. wrote: :On Fri, 11 May 2018 23:35:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: :On 5/11/2018 4:10 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : Frank Krygowski wrote: : :On 5/10/2018 11:19 PM, David Scheidt wrote: : : Frank Krygowski wrote: : : :On 5/10/2018 6:15 PM, John B. wrote: : : : : : : I suspect that you, like I, are what might be called a sensible rider. : : : RE, door zones, just slow down a bit so you have time to dodge the : : : door if necessary. : : : : :Um... no, that's not sensible. : : : : :Consider what happens if you're riding just 15 kph and a driver pops his : : :door open as you pass his rear bumper. There's no way to stop in time. : : : : :If you're lucky, you'll hit his door squarely and crumple beneath it. If : : :you're unlucky, you'll snag the door edge with your right handlebar, the : : :bike will steer to the right, your body will be thrown down to the left, : : :and the motor vehicle you were worried about will run over you. : : : : :Unlike mountain lion attacks, dooring really is a danger. Most states : : :don't record it as a car-bike collision, because they record those only : : :if the car was moving. But Chicago did keep track, and found that : : :something like 20% of car-bike crashes were doorings. : : : : And we have a $1000 fine for causing an accident by dooring -- and the : : cops write the tickets. : : : : on't ride in the door zone. Just don't. : : : : Yeah, you live in smallsville. If I don't ride in the door zone, it : : takes me three times as long to get to work. : : :Why are those the only choices? Details, please. What happens if you : :move a few feet left? : : My commute invovles riding past a mile (literally, one mile) of cars : that are stopped at stop signs or lights. Riding between them and : parked cars gets me to the light or sign in one cycle. Moving to the : left puts me in stopped traffic. : :OK. That's an unusual situation, one that I think is quite rare. We :don't have that situation. And in most of my metro area, if that did pop :up on a certain street, there would be a selection of alternative routes :that would let me avoid it. : :If that's what you're dealing with, I'd suggest riding _really_ slow, :and perhaps making noise as you ride. As I hinted to John, at anything :like a normal cycling speed, you cannot possibly stop in time if a car :door pops open as you pass the rear bumper. :Somebody wrote, above, "And we have a $1000 fine for causing an :accident by dooring -- and the cops write the tickets." :What is this intended to mean? You can't trust the cops? It means the cops write tickets for people who door cyclists. Until a few years ago, it was hard to get them to even show up to a dooring. Our customer risked death riding home after work one day: http://isthmus.com/news/news/cops-ti...t-by-car-door/ followed MPD's 'bayonet the wounded' citation. Besides bicycles are not magic. Society is still what it is: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...317-story.html -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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