Re: [Bikies] Idaho stop in Madison?

> [San Francisco's Mayor will] be out of office - term limits > FTW - in January 2019, so maybe it will have another chance > then. Composition of the Board of Supervisors, which is the > same as their City Council, doesn't change until then, either. =v= The Supervisor who introduced the legislat

Re: [Bikies] Eric - Ever heard of Idaho Stop

> This, after a former republican state senator made the > best conservative case I have ever heard. =v= The best conservative case for or a case against? I'd be curious to know either way. <_Jym_> ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@lists.danenet.org htt

Re: [Bikies] SkunkLock

>> As a side story, nobody batted an eye at me cutting my lock >> with an angle grinder on campus or on state street. > I've seen videos where they tested just that on NYC streets - > same response, or lack thereof. =v= The NYC video (by Casey Neistat, maker of great videos) is a hoot. As I recal

Re: [Bikies] Why even bother calling it a bicycle?

> One way to deal with it is not to enforce based on how fast > they are going (I routinely go over 15 mph without assistance > if the way is clear and I'm feeling energetic), but on the > upper speed the manufacturer says it can do. =v= Holland has different license plates depending on the upper

Re: [Bikies] Make Your Own Bike Lane

> This tradition of guerrilla bike lane protection may have its > roots in this action in Seattle: http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2013/04/04/guerrilla-road-safety-group-politely- installs-illegal-bike-lane-protectors-on-cherry-street/ =v= San Francisco has a long history of its own guerrilla bike

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

Quoting Robert Schultz: > it could be that population is more educated about the laws > regarding motorized bicycles than the average traditional > cyclist in the same way that traditional cyclists are more > knowledgeable about cycling laws than motorists are, even > though both bicycles and cars

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

Quoting Brian Mink: > Let's assume that most folks who use electric assist do so > based on some need that we probably don't know about. =v= My experience is that this is true some of the time, but not most of the time. So I can't really assume that. > I've noticed that most west coast cities th

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

Quoting tim wong: >> And it's bogus to say these are for sedentary folks. >> By far, the most people who use them will be former >> bicyclists. =v= This is exactly my concern, because for decades the purveyors of e-gadgets have targeted bicyclists for their sales and marketing, not motorists. We

Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Action Alert: Wisconsin DNR Regulation of Electric Mountain Bikes

Quoting _Bicycle_Retailer_: | In a letter to the industry, Pizzi noted that outdated, | inconsistent state vehicle codes could hamper the emergence of | the e-bike category. | | "An antiquated and patchwork regulatory environment threatens | consumer confidence, retailer acceptance, and could cause

Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Action Alert: Wisconsin DNR Regulation of Electric Mountain Bikes

Quoting Robbie Webber: > I think they meant CalBikes - The > California Bicycle Coalition. (Getting the name wrong for > non-profits is routine in state and business press releases, > and it barely even registers anymore.) =v= That's probably right, CalBike and various more

Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Action Alert: Wisconsin DNR Regulation of Electric Mountain Bikes

> It get a bit confusing because of California's designation of > types of bike facilities into Class I, II, III, and IV. Just > a bit of "We have to be different because we are California." =v= Well, every state "has to be different" because that keeps a legislative body employed to rewrite state

Re: [Bikies] "Super Sharrow"

Quoting Lance Green: > I believe we could get better biker awareness by committing > to paint bike lanes and stops with a single, CONSISTENT color, > preferable a bright green. =v= I agree with this, though I think that making this a solid green makes it too easy to confuse with a bike lane. Shar

Re: [Bikies] NYT: Cars' Voice-Activated Systems Distract Drivers, Study Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/science/cars-voice-activated-systems-distract-drivers-study-finds.html > I think many of us, when we heard that previous studies > reported that hands-free cellphone use was little or no > safer than handheld cellphone use thought "let's fix one > thing at a time"

Re: [Bikies] Pedestrians & bikes getting hit by cars is increasing

=v= I wonder how much this reflects national trends. (I can only wonder at this point, though, since national statistics take a little while to be compiled and published.) =v= Nationwide, we've gone through some years where total VMT has been reduced, and right along with that, a dramatic reducti