Comments on: Bicycle Facilities Issues http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/ Bikes, bicycling, and road safety. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Three New-to-Me Local Sites: Biking, Boogie, and the Mississippi River | Minneapolis Metblogs http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-233 Three New-to-Me Local Sites: Biking, Boogie, and the Mississippi River | Minneapolis Metblogs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:46:15 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-233 [...] it is it specifically addresses MN bike statutes, general biking issues with a local spin (e.g., Bicycle Facilities Issues, Plan Now for Winter Cycling), and infrastructure issues as they apply to [...] [...] it is it specifically addresses MN bike statutes, general biking issues with a local spin (e.g., Bicycle Facilities Issues, Plan Now for Winter Cycling), and infrastructure issues as they apply to [...]

]]> By: Julie http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-117 Julie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:59:31 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-117 I find the idea of a bicycle lane protecting from distracted motorists to be a bit of a red herring. One of the hallmarks of distracted driving is a bit of weave action. I recall seeing studies that suggest people using cell phones without hands-free devices exhibit some of the same characteristics we typically expect of someone who is driving under the influence. Better rules and enforcement against distracted driving would be a far better solution than bicycle lanes - frankly, distracted drivers jeopardize other motorists and pedestrians too, and they won't benefit from a bike lane solution. I find the idea of a bicycle lane protecting from distracted motorists to be a bit of a red herring. One of the hallmarks of distracted driving is a bit of weave action. I recall seeing studies that suggest people using cell phones without hands-free devices exhibit some of the same characteristics we typically expect of someone who is driving under the influence.

Better rules and enforcement against distracted driving would be a far better solution than bicycle lanes - frankly, distracted drivers jeopardize other motorists and pedestrians too, and they won’t benefit from a bike lane solution.

]]> By: Tony http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-116 Tony Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:52:51 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-116 I will not ride a bicycle on a street where there is no bike lane. Solutions like the Greenway are wonderful - but after witnessing too many bike-car related accidents, if you want to increase the number of bike riders, get us off these roads with soccerdads yacking on their cell phones and give me a segregated lane, allowing me not to thank every deity that the driver that passed did not hit me. And we need to start obeying traffic signals. Whebn driving, when I encounter a bike, I carefully pass them, hoping not to clip them from the side. Yet, when I have passed them, feeling less stressed about the rider, they will zoom past me at a red light! then I have to get nervous about hitting them once again. It is a two-way street - pun intended. Drivers look out for bikers - and bikers follow traffic laws. I will not ride a bicycle on a street where there is no bike lane. Solutions like the Greenway are wonderful - but after witnessing too many bike-car related accidents, if you want to increase the number of bike riders, get us off these roads with soccerdads yacking on their cell phones and give me a segregated lane, allowing me not to thank every deity that the driver that passed did not hit me.

And we need to start obeying traffic signals. Whebn driving, when I encounter a bike, I carefully pass them, hoping not to clip them from the side. Yet, when I have passed them, feeling less stressed about the rider, they will zoom past me at a red light! then I have to get nervous about hitting them once again.

It is a two-way street - pun intended. Drivers look out for bikers - and bikers follow traffic laws.

]]> By: lcmotorist http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-105 lcmotorist Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:03:33 +0000 http://www.rideboldly.org/2007/12/14/bicycle-facilities-issues/#comment-105 Yours is an insightful article about integrating bicycles into road-sharing. As a recreational cyclist, I feel more comfortable riding on less-congested routes, whether side streets or leisurely bike trails. However, I agree that it's important to account for all transit uses in transportation planning, especially in urban/suburban areas. Yours is an insightful article about integrating bicycles into road-sharing. As a recreational cyclist, I feel more comfortable riding on less-congested routes, whether side streets or leisurely bike trails. However, I agree that it’s important to account for all transit uses in transportation planning, especially in urban/suburban areas.

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