tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post591954719654575931..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Divvy Diary: Safety in numbersNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9207502865019455042014-10-04T09:26:30.279-05:002014-10-04T09:26:30.279-05:00Now the problem with bike lanes are the idiot jogg...Now the problem with bike lanes are the idiot joggers that use them, often going the wrong way, & the drunks in powered wheelchairs also going the wrong way.<br />And before anyone complains about my calling them drunks in powered wheelchairs, I only see that in Uptown & Edgewater on the Kenmore & Winthrop bike lanes, which are neighborhoods that are full of drunks in general, because of all the halfway houses there.<br />I've even seen the powered chairs on Sheridan Road. I guess those have a death wish.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19874068136683360952014-10-04T09:15:35.518-05:002014-10-04T09:15:35.518-05:00Stop signs are way worse.
Go down Clark from Montr...Stop signs are way worse.<br />Go down Clark from Montrose to Bryn Mawr, it's a disaster with cars & buses backed up for blocks due to the insane number of completely unnecessary stop signs.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43705506513972198922014-10-03T11:38:03.542-05:002014-10-03T11:38:03.542-05:00I don't disagree that more bikes on the road, ...I don't disagree that more bikes on the road, many being ridden by tourists rather than speed demons, may well have resulted in drivers being more aware and even more considerate. "The data suggests that bicycle share programs were in fact associated with reduction in bicycle injuries..." Part of this reduction compared with "control cities," though, might also be because the cities with bike share programs are the cities with the best supportive infrastructure for biking. <br /><br />Regardless, if you're unlucky enough to be one of the riders who's going to be receiving a head injury, having a helmet on is likely to be pretty beneficial, whatever the frequency of head injuries may be among the biking population.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71922898670380045362014-10-03T09:14:29.178-05:002014-10-03T09:14:29.178-05:00You see this argument a lot, and while that behavi...You see this argument a lot, and while that behavior is pretty bad it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. For the most part, that biyclist is endangering himself/herself but nobody else (I don't want to sound flip because there ARE pedestrian accidents, but that's relatively rare). In contrast, people in cars, who almost invariably go over the speed limit let alone even worse "car sins" (talk on their cell phones, drive tired or buzzed, etc.) are in a two-three ton vehicle capable of killing or causing grevious bodily injury with a mere sideswipe. So if a car driver is going to be "contemptuous" of bicyclist for these reasons, they probably should be self-loathing at the same time.Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18396319823505167042014-10-03T08:23:59.073-05:002014-10-03T08:23:59.073-05:00You can get really thin cables and a tiny lock at ...You can get really thin cables and a tiny lock at bike stores - they're meant to deter quick-grabs of seat posts but they'll at least prevent the "walk away with divvy" you're talking about and fit easily in a front pants pocket. <br /><br />Here's an anti-bike argument I don't think you've aired. How many years of people's lives have the bike lanes taken away? I don't know who keeps the stats, but I can tell you the Route 22 and 36 bus moves through Dearborn at molasses-like speed since they took out a lane for the bikes (and no, being able to listen to the radio through people's cell phone conversations while on the bus does not retore the lost time). Same thing for the red light cameras - on weekends certain interesections are jammed for three light cycles (especially the six-corner intersections with red light cameras). I'd probably still favor the downtown bike lanes, but like everything else in life, there's no free lunch.<br /> Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45213718726640422492014-10-03T08:17:11.096-05:002014-10-03T08:17:11.096-05:00As a frequent motorist, I would be less contemptuo...As a frequent motorist, I would be less contemptuous of bicyclists if they obeyed the traffic laws. Almost none of them do. Cannot tell you how many times I have seen a bicyclist zip through a stop sign -- or even a traffic signal -- nearly causing a crash. Or having one make a left turn in front of my car with no proper hand signals.<br /><br />When bicyclists learn to use the streets safely, I'll be OK with them. Until then, I believe they are a menace to themselves and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29183492534192397042014-10-03T07:32:04.407-05:002014-10-03T07:32:04.407-05:00Leave it to you, Neil, to point out the nonobvious...Leave it to you, Neil, to point out the nonobvious!<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215684866966011198noreply@blogger.com