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  • October 30, 2014 at 2:38 pm #1013516
    cyclingfool
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    @dasgeh 98352 wrote:

    Featuring lots regulars from the DC bike scene.

    D’oh! Forgot this was supposed to be on. I’ll have to download the podcast version tonight and listen.

    October 30, 2014 at 3:14 pm #1013523
    Crickey7
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    @cyclingfool 98363 wrote:

    D’oh! Forgot this was supposed to be on. I’ll have to download the podcast version tonight and listen.

    Great idea. That way you can make a drinking game out of it, with hits for “scofflaw”, “lycra” and “infrastructure”.

    October 30, 2014 at 3:58 pm #1013539
    cyclingfool
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    @Crickey7 98370 wrote:

    Great idea. That way you can make a drinking game out of it, with hits for “scofflaw”, “lycra” and “infrastructure”.

    I can see myself getting quite drunk in just one short hour this way. ;)

    October 30, 2014 at 6:03 pm #1013555
    Bruno Moore
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    Thank goodness the recording has already been reposted. Listening now—with the drinks kept very, very far away.

    October 31, 2014 at 5:47 pm #1013656
    DanB
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    Would this work for the Greater Washington area?

    The reason Idaho is interesting is they have a law that folks like to call the Idaho Stop Law which permits cyclists to treat a red light as a stop sign and a stop sign as a yield sign. And so what that means is if a cyclist comes to a red light, they can stop. If there’s no one around, no pedestrians and no cars that would have the right-of-way, they can go through as if it were a stop sign. If they come to a stop sign and it’s a similar situation, no one else has the right-of-way, they can treat it as a yield sign.

    Mary Lauran Hall from Sharing The Road: Adapting To A New Culture Of Cycling

    October 31, 2014 at 6:26 pm #1013659
    jrenaut
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    We’ve discussed Idaho Stops before. There are reasonable arguments on both sides but I still strongly oppose Idaho Stop laws in any place you might reasonably see a pedestrian.

    October 31, 2014 at 8:47 pm #1013669
    sleeplatekate
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    What’s the link? Are we talking about the Diane Rehm show from 10/30/14 (Sharing The Road: Adapting To A New Culture Of Cycling)?

    http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-10-30/sharing_the_road_adapting_to_a_new_culture_of_cycling

    October 31, 2014 at 10:42 pm #1013671
    Vicegrip
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    @jrenaut 98510 wrote:

    We’ve discussed Idaho Stops before. There are reasonable arguments on both sides but I still strongly oppose Idaho Stop laws in any place you might reasonably see a pedestrian.

    I practice Idaho stops without knowing it had a name and also keep others in mind. At 15 mph and 360 unobstructed vision I am able to see and adjust to the conditions including walkers (AKA. “OMG where is your bike?” people)

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