Lynn/Lee Safety Campaign and Meeting (9/16/14 7:30am)

[Greenbelt]

@DismalScientist 94666 wrote:

No one needs fenders.:rolleyes:

Fenders can be helpful if you run over dog poo. Not that that’s ever happened to me.

[cyclingfool]

@DismalScientist 94666 wrote:

No one needs fenders.:rolleyes:

No one needs umbrellas either, but they make for a much nicer walk when it’s raining hard outside.
No one needs air conditioning, but DC is a much more livable place with it.

P.S.-I my Cascadia fenders.

[Steve]

@dasgeh 94617 wrote:

Thanks to all the riders who came through (about 500 in the 2 hours I was there)

When I first read this, I though wow that must be unusually high. But when I rode thru on my way home, around 4, I was more or less my normal number (mid/high 800s to low/mid 900s). Then I got happy to think that it means that the morning rush hour probably regularly sees that many riders!

To Rootchopper’s post, I completely agree, though on the flip side, when I pulled up to the intersection, a cyclist rode across during a break in the cars illegally as well, right in front of the cop, and the cop simply gave him the “wow, right in front of me?” look. He did nothing. This seemed a bit crazy to me, because he had to stop to wait for a break in the cars, and so the cop is just standing like 30 feet away. Anyways…

I thanked the cop for their participation all day, and for standing on the corner. Any progress is much appreciated in my book.

[jnva]

There was a collision in the intersection this morning. A car ran into a motorcycle – biker seemed ok. I watched for a minute. I could imagine the driver trying to explain he didn’t see the bike. Be careful out there, we are less visible than motorcycles.

[dasgeh]

@jnva 94743 wrote:

There was a collision in the intersection this morning. A car ran into a motorcycle – biker seemed ok. I watched for a minute. I could imagine the driver trying to explain he didn’t see the bike. Be careful out there, we are less visible than motorcycles.

Were the police there? The “safety campaign” was supposed to continue today…

[baiskeli]

@dasgeh 94766 wrote:

Were the police there? The “safety campaign” was supposed to continue today…

I saw one police officer helping. Couldn’t tell if he had been there before for the safety campaign though.

I was glad to see the victim wasn’t a bicyclist, and was uninjured.

[jnva]

@dasgeh 94766 wrote:

Were the police there? The “safety campaign” was supposed to continue today…

Yes, just one.

[Rootchopper]

By not doing anything (in either the car or bike incident) the police officer is sending the message that it is okay run the red light. This is worse than not being there at all.

[Kolohe]

@dasgeh 94766 wrote:

Were the police there? The “safety campaign” was supposed to continue today…

There were 3 or 4 there sometime before 8 this morning when I rolled through there.

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