tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post5855648434459824309..comments2023-06-18T10:48:51.609-04:00Comments on I Dream of Bicycling: Bicyclists Behaving BadlyStep-Throughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568478913918338651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post-88056268355339717582010-07-07T16:03:35.836-04:002010-07-07T16:03:35.836-04:00Lots of good points! And I'm glad no one was o...Lots of good points! And I'm glad no one was offended. :) Bliss Chick and Kyle, the education idea is really important. Other than "look both ways" kids don't really learn about the rules of the road until they hit 16, when they are unleashed on the world with some rudimentary training and a 2-ton piece of speeding metal. Seattle (Feet First) has been conducting some "mobility education" that teaches walking, cycling, and driving in an integrated program. I'd love to hear how it's going.<br /><br />She Rides a Bike - I have seen a number of wrong-way cyclists, but didn't have any photos as I was always busy swerving around them! Also, it's a great point about the major thoroughfares - these roads are often the only route in certain areas, but extremely treacherous for cyclists (or for anyone, really). It may take a long, long time for the US to figure out how to fix them, and to find the money to do so. PS - great blog. <br /><br />Traci - so true. And ironically, some of the most excessively courteous drivers I have ever encountered were driving Hummers. It sounds like this guy was most troubled by his own confusion - he expected you to run the stop sign, but then couldn't figure out who actually had the right of way when his expectations didn't play out. PS - another great blog, and here in Atlanta!Step-Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568478913918338651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post-34640768082263759762010-07-05T17:26:18.057-04:002010-07-05T17:26:18.057-04:00Yeah, it's funny since today my husband and I ...Yeah, it's funny since today my husband and I rode to lunch and were following all the rules of the road. We came to a 4-way stop and a car arrived at the same time. Since I was a few feet behind my husband, he was waiting for me, even though technically I think he got to the stop right before the car. He was just balancing, trying to avoid unclipping his shoes (was riding a road bike) and I actually had come to a complete stop with a foot down. However, this holier-than-thou Prius driver felt the need to pull up right in front of us and yell through his passenger window "same rules of the road, right"! I swear it's probably good that I didn't have something that I could throw at him since I probably would have been taken to jail. I don't know what it is about Prius drivers that make them think they are even MORE environmentally conscious than bikers, therefore it gives them the right to make snide remarks! Apparently it's still not good enough for some people when bikers do follow the rules of the road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post-50738280988587250172010-07-04T17:49:08.877-04:002010-07-04T17:49:08.877-04:00The problem I see the most often wear I live is bi...The problem I see the most often wear I live is bicyclists going down a one way street in the wrong direction or riding the wrong direction in the bike lane. Very dangerous.<br /><br />Here in Flagstaff, bicyclists are allowed to use the sidewalk if their is no bike lane or bike path and the road conditions are bad. In Flagstaff the only place where I use the sidewalk most of the time is on Milton Avenue. It is a drag strip with few stop lights that prohibit speeding. Unfortunately, the streets are dominated here by large trucks and SUV. I suspect the more aggressive drivers don't live here full time or are students. I really hate using the sidewalk but biking on Milton is discouraged. I'll only do so in the early morning.She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post-29464210827908571262010-07-03T11:57:16.528-04:002010-07-03T11:57:16.528-04:00Failing mandatory classes for kids (which I think ...Failing mandatory classes for kids (which I think is a good idea, as this is children's first transportation), parents should take an active role in educating them. We can hope they -- and everyone -- would be so responsible.<br /><br />Michelle, I love the bold NOs.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543885050321293352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440844456463948816.post-781895158044920182010-07-02T20:55:59.690-04:002010-07-02T20:55:59.690-04:00I understand that the freedom and flexibility of b...I understand that the freedom and flexibility of biking tempts cyclists to use the cafeteria plan when it comes to rules of the road, but having almost hit a cyclist who was speeding on a sidewalk and having almost been hit biking by drivers on cell phones, it's just time we all get on the same page about the rules.<br /><br />I hear that in the Netherlands, kids go to biking classes as part of the regular curriculum. Maybe we need to do the same in the U.S. Makes me wonder if maybe educated bikers end up making safer auto drivers. Hmmm . . .Cherilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091536510203894162noreply@blogger.com