March 2016 Road and Trail Conditions

[NickBull]

@Steve O 138109 wrote:

I bet a lot of the drivers are thinking, “Oh, yeah, I was just about to do that, but now that I’ve been reminded, I guess not.”

The other signs that I like are the ones that say “Bicycles Share the Road” which I am pretty sure drivers interpret to be a message to bicyclists that they should get off the road so as to better-share it with the cars.

[mstone]

@Steve O 138109 wrote:

I bet a lot of the drivers are thinking, “Oh, yeah, I was just about to do that, but now that I’ve been reminded, I guess not.”

No, I’m pretty sure they think, “oh, since that cyclist wasn’t following all the laws [including the ones that exist only in my own head] I’m justified in hassling him.”

[DCAKen]

@NickBull 138127 wrote:

The other signs that I like are the ones that say “Bicycles Share the Road” which I am pretty sure drivers interpret to be a message to bicyclists that they should get off the road so as to better-share it with the cars.

I would much rather to see the sign “Bicyclists May Use Full Lane” instead of “Share the Road” signs. I think the “Caution: Bicycles on Beach Dr.” signs in Rock Creek Park are even worse.

[Tim Kelley]

@DCAKen 138168 wrote:

I would much rather to see the sign “Bicyclists May Use Full Lane” instead of “Share the Road” signs.

The problem with that specific sign is that it conditions drivers to assume that if they don’t see a sign like that in other places then bicyclists may not use the full lane.

[huskerdont]

Yesterday when stopping to don my jacket at the top of the S-turn on the Custis (because thunderstorm), I noticed that the nice new patch they put there to lessen the bump is already falling apart. The asphalt is still moist and has a wet chunk gouged out of it. This is probably because the temps have been so low that it didn’t set right for whatever mix of hot-mix or warm-mix asphalt they used. Anyway, not the end of the world, but you may find asphalt hitchhikers stuck to your tires.

[consularrider]

Come on, it’s April already.

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