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Taming American roads is like taming Afghanistan
We went out yesterday on a long grinding ride and we did find some
improvements. I know change is coming, but nobody wants to die at the end of a war --I heard that in a movie-- and I want to bring a powerful metaphor here. We found ourselves riding on a "suicidal mission" --taking the lane-- on the 71st ST causeway following Channel 7 because the sidewalks are broken up in so many places --but nobody sees it. Then we found sharrows* --bike painted on road-- at the end of the causeway entering Miami, saying some projects --served by CONTRACTORS-- may be working or at least they are making an effort. It may not be enough, or it may mean NOTHING if no enforcement --speed cameras someday-- follows in its wake. This is like Afghanistan. The enemy is invisible, stubborn, and dangerous. They come at you from nowhere, there's a lot of CORRUPTION going on, and you can't even trust the authorities to be there for you. Funny, I heard the other day on NPR that Afghanistan was safe under the Taliban. That may be their appeal. * Nobody even knows what those sharrows mean. "Open to interpretation" means CONFLICT. Q. But on some streets, bicyclists riding over this marking will take the entire lane. Aren't they supposed to move to the right? A. Not always. According to the California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 21202, bicyclists are to stay to the right except to pass other bicyclists or vehicles, to prepare to make a left turn, or when necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along the right, including fixed or moving objects, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel side by side.. Moving to the left in the lane to avoid car doors, for instance, even if it means taking the entire lane, is permitted by the CVC. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/bsafe/28372.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION |
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Taming American roads is like taming Afghanistan
On Sep 11, 5:21 pm, Father Haskell wrote:
On Sep 11, 5:04 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher" wrote: We went out yesterday on a long grinding ride and we did find some improvements. I know change is coming, but nobody wants to die at the end of a war --I heard that in a movie-- and I want to bring a powerful metaphor here. We found ourselves riding on a "suicidal mission" --taking the lane-- on the 71st ST causeway following Channel 7 because the sidewalks are broken up in so many places --but nobody sees it. Then we found sharrows* --bike painted on road-- at the end of the causeway entering Miami, saying some projects --served by CONTRACTORS-- may be working or at least they are making an effort. It may not be enough, or it may mean NOTHING if no enforcement --speed cameras someday-- follows in its wake. This is like Afghanistan. The enemy is invisible, stubborn, and dangerous. They come at you from nowhere, there's a lot of CORRUPTION going on, and you can't even trust the authorities to be there for you. Funny, I heard the other day on NPR that Afghanistan was safe under the Taliban. That may be their appeal. * Nobody even knows what those sharrows mean. "Open to interpretation" means CONFLICT. Q. But on some streets, bicyclists riding over this marking will take the entire lane. Aren't they supposed to move to the right? A. Not always. According to the California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 21202, bicyclists are to stay to the right except to pass other bicyclists or vehicles, to prepare to make a left turn, or when necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along the right, including fixed or moving objects, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel side by side.. Moving to the left in the lane to avoid car doors, for instance, even if it means taking the entire lane, is permitted by the CVC. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/bsafe/28372.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION 3 feet from the curb gives you negotiating space and keeps you out of storm gratings. First time I hear that number. There's a 3 feet clearance to be observed by vehicles but that's impossible to enforce. Texas has refused such law, but I don't think we are any safer than in the Wild West. The safest place to be is in the middle of the lane if you are talking about visibility. Any "accident" under such conditions would amount to murder. Wear a vest for maximum effect. It's a pity the "rules of engagement" are so vague. It kind of makes you a SITTING DUCK. |
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Taming American roads is like taming Afghanistan
On Sep 12, 11:02 am, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
wrote: I'd imagine this could be commonplace under the current threats we face on the road... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/...50a79e22cd.jpg No more sitting duck. Ready to fight back! It complies with our "right to bear arms" and the "right to take the lane." Either that or we have undercover police ride bikes to catch the terrorists. Same idea as they do with prostitution. Actually I think PROSTITUTION is very necessary for us, committed cyclists, because most ladies ask first, "Where's your car?" Not that I have that problem but I have a very exceptional lady. It couldn't be coincidence that Holland makes room for bicycling AND prostitution. |
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