Re: [Bikies] loose pit bulls outside of Evansville on highway M

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I had a pit bull incident several years ago at the same address- The dog pinned 
me up and I fended him off with my bike- called the police and they came to 
rescue me. The owner got two tickets for having dogs at large. She has not 
learned her lesson. Very dangerous.

> On Apr 24, 2018, at 4:57 PM, Eric White via Bikies  
> wrote:
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> Hello all,
> 
> This is just a heads up to keep a lookout for two loose pit bulls at the 
> address below when riding outside Evansville. I was heading east into town 
> last Sunday when one of them got a bead on me and made a beeline through the 
> yard, ignoring its yelling owner. At the last second it flipped up and out of 
> the way of oncoming highway traffic and was grabbed by its owner and dragged 
> inside. In the meantime I'd crashed into the gravel trying to step on it and 
> avoid the dog and the swerving oncoming car. 
> 
> The owner came out and apologized but I would expect that these dogs are out 
> loose in the yard  quite often. 
> 
> Location:
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> https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7468266,-89.2812608,3a,75y,324.82h,80.47t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sWuN-vgaYU7UpbG7k221Gug!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i38
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Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

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It’s a motor cycle and belongs on the street not a bike path-just like this:On 
Jul 8, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Chuck Strawser via Bikies  
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> Brian Mink said: “I've noticed that most west coast cities that allow 
> electric bikes do have rules that include behaving in regard to maximum 
> speed, passing, remaining non aggressive and the like. Should Madison have 
> such rules and post them? Probably.”
>  
> Madison already has rules, and does post them. They are on all the wayfinding 
> signs along bike paths all around town, and among those rules is this one:
> “Faster {path] users yield to slower users”
>  
> Which gets to the crux of the issue – how someone operates their vehicle is 
> often as important (or more important) to the safety of others than exactly 
> what kind of vehicle it is.
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> Chuck Strawser
> Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner
> Commuter Solutions
> UW-Madison Transportation Services
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> From: Bikies [mailto:bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Brian Mink via Bikies
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 9:59 AM
> To: rpaol...@execpc.com 
> Cc: Scott Morris Rose; Bikies
> Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health 
> Benefits of an Electric Bike
>  
> I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than optimal 
> joint replacement surgery have opted for electric assist bikes or wheels with 
> hub motors.
> 
> I also have taken note of many more cyclists of larger habitus using electric 
> assist bikes. Then there are a whole bunch or cargo/kid hauler electric 
> assist bikes on trails around town.
> 
> I think they are a good thing. Most of us able bodied, hard core enthusiasts 
> will put off or scorn the thought of using electric assist. Let's assume that 
> most folks who use electric assist do so based on some need that we probably 
> don't know about. Many work places don't have showers. Electric assist one 
> could image, can keep one below the gushing sweat threshold on the morning 
> commute. 
> 
> I've noticed that most west coast cities that allow electric bikes do have 
> rules that include behaving in regard to maximum speed, passing, remaining 
> non aggressive and the like. Should Madison have such rules and post them? 
> Probably.
> 
> Bottom line is: even the heartiest of urban cyclists might age into the need 
> for an electric assist bicycle at some point and then we'll look back on our 
> years of scorn and finally come to the conclusion that we were not being 
> understanding, nice or fair.
> 
> Brian Mink
> Monona
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> July 8, 2016 at 9:45 AM
> If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let
> them ride their electric bikes on roads and not on bike paths.
> 
> Admittedly, my n is pretty small, but I resent these lazy assholes being
> on the bike paths.  And it's bogus to say these are for sedentary folks.
>  > By far, the most people who use them will be former bicyclists.
>  
> I personally could not see myself wanting one. (Years ago I tried one when
> someone from MGE was demo-ing one at some event and I wasn't impressed.) 
> But I also don't get all the hostility about them. I don't see how
> discourteous/unsafe passing is any more or less obnoxious by someone on an
> electric-assist bike than it is by someone on a traditional bike who
> thinks he's doing Tour de France.  A moron on an electric-assist bike is
> not inherently worse or more dangerous than a moron in Spandex.
>  
> As for the opinion that most people using them will be former bicyclists,
> so what?  If it helps keep on a bike someone who has diminished physical
> capability, what's wrong with that?
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