Oh, and didn't realize that suddenly the bike issue we've been arguing about for weeks suddenly shifted to main st. Should I have opened on Main, where there is significantly more risk of cycling accidents?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburyparkpedaler" <robert@> > wrote: > > > > > I didn't know he was riding a bike on Main St. thanks for the info. > > > > We alredy had a trgic death of James Morrison at the deep; Is the > > city going to actually start communicating with merchants now? Is > it > > going to take a tragic death of an expendable boardwalk merchant to > > have the city EFFECTIVELY patrol it's boardwalk? > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <asburydogma@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The point is people were taught not to litter or jwalk and they > > still > > > do it. The sane will go for bike safety. It all starts at home > and > > it > > > seems like the home just don't care. It will have to take a > tragic > > > death for people to wake up to bike safety. The way these kids > ride > > > on Main St. it could happen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So what's your point? > > > > When you see somebody littering, what do you do? Ignore it like > > most > > > > people. > > > > I don't. > > > > It amazes me how many people in AP just throw their trash on the > > > > ground. People of all ages, from all walks of life. Why does it > > > happen > > > > so much here, but not in the surrounding towns? > > > > I also used to volunteer my time to teach kids bike safety. > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <asburydogma@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time you can teach the people not to jwalk and > > litter > > > too. > > > > > Lot's of Luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "In theory you are correct, a 5 MPH limit. But, > > unfortunately, > > > > > people > > > > > > don't play by the rules. Most will speed recklessly and > > cause > > > much > > > > > > anxiety for those walking on the boardwalk." > > > > > > > > > > > > I tend to disagree with this. I think there are many > > responsible > > > > > > cyclists, but on the other hand, I don't think that kids > are > > > > > learning > > > > > > how to be good cyclists anymore, and I don't think that our > > > country > > > > > in > > > > > > general takes bicycling seriously the way it is in Europe. > > > Every > > > > > day, > > > > > > I see kids riding against the traffic, which is horrible. > > When > > > a kid > > > > > > rides against traffic, he or she isn't realizing that when > > > people > > > > > pull > > > > > > out from driveways or side streets, they often don't look > to > > the > > > > > > right, rather they look to the left to see if there is > > anybody > > > > > heading > > > > > > in their direction in the road. > > > > > > I also think that if AP did have a dedicated bike lane, and > > > made an > > > > > > attempt to educate the users on the rules, you'd actually > > teach > > > > > people > > > > > > something good as well as give them a good safe place to > ride. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
