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Let’s see, a 25 MPH speed zone with camera enforcement that automatically tickets drivers. That has worked in other areas to slow the traffic down. And how about the ticket money is dedicated to improving these crossings? Same thing with the red light cameras at Lee Highway and Lynn Street? Of course, come to think of it, the problem there is the right turns which probably won’t be affected by a red light camera.

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I’ve started following Dirt’s example. Yesterday I blowing kisses to drivers on the Reston Century.

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The comments section from yesterday’s ARLnow.com report included something from the cyclist struck on Monday:

“i am the cyclist who was hit on Monday morning. the facts are simple. the walkway sign was white, meaning that cyclists and pedestrians had the right of way, legally. after i was hit and thrown from the hood of the work van, i made it back to the van. The driver finally got out, and said to me, “i had a green light.” I think that summarizes everything. A driver had a green light, and even though making a turn, and driving through a crosswalk, he felt he had the right to go regardless of what was in his way. By the way, he received the ticket for failure to yield. If cars and trucks do not yield to people in the crosswalk, there is no hope for safe passage. I hope the person hit today is lucky and doing well. having spent four hours or more at GW shock trauma, with excellent care, and bruised and bloodied all over (and for those who care about the bicycle – a bent handlebar – showing the force of the fall — i feel lucky that it wasn’t worse. a trip to the trauma unit shouldnt be the entrance fee for crossing the street.”

And from my experience, the cyclists heading east have much less of a problem because the cars turning right towards Key Bridge can at least see them if they are paying any attention. Unfortunately for cyclists heading west, they are usually invisible until they actually get into the intersection. There is an issue with cars turning right on red there. In the morning I turn left from the trail into the crosswalk across the intersection and cars rarely look to their right. In the evening I am enterning the trail after having riding north on Lynn St and cars are straddling the cross walk making it more difficult to make the turn. In addition both cyclists and pedestrians waiting to cross Lynn St frequently block the entire trail, again making it nearly impossible to enter the trail, especially when there is a car cheating up across the crosswalk.

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The average moving speed on my commute over the past four years (about 1600 logged rides, two per day) has been 14 mph. This is 90% on various combinations of the Custis, Mt Vernon, 4 Mile Run, and W&OD trails. This has been done on four different bikes, two road and two hybrid.

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I usually see road bikes go down. I have more problems with my 700×25 and 27X1 1/4 than I have with my 700×32/35 or 26X1.75. The one time I went down, I was on 26X1.75 Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded tires.

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Thanks Tim. I actually have more issues taking the turn when I am heading south, but have only gone down once (ice under snow). I do slow way down and try to take a line where I don’t have much of a turn and that seems to help. I have seen several people go down at the intersection near Roosevelt Island and a few at other wooden walkways where there is a turn in the walkway. The worst was someone who also went over the chain railing near Ft. Hunt, landing in the creek below.

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Anyone notice that the physical discription of the assailants is smiliar to the suspects in the killing of Myles Mclean last month in NE?

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Yep, we’ve officially gone over 100°F today.

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Wasn’t Tim Kelly wearing one for the Crystal Ride? I think I saw them at the BikeArlington booth at the Rosslyn Bike-to-Work pit stop. They’re light blue, right?

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And then some of us are just plain OFIL.

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This will make my 4th consecutive year. The only thing I’ve been disappointed with is having the lunch at Eastern Market not available until 11:30. Nothing wrong with the burritos.

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@OneEighth 6558 wrote:

I use the Custis quite a bit, too. It all depends on how much time I’ve got for riding. Today, I can afford to take the long way home.
See you out there some time.

I’ve gotten used to having you blow by me this week on 4 Mile Run. I’ll try and remember to say hi next time.

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And here I thought this was going to be a picture of the dead rat in the middle of the Mt Vernon Trail this morning at Hains Point. It had clearly had a run in with a cyclist.

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Saturday was a group ride from Oxford through St Michaels to Tilghman Island, MD (and back). 43 miles in hot, full sun, almost took almost eight hours to ride three hours including at late lunch/early dinner stop at the Crab Claw. Sunday was a short ten mile north Arlington leisure spin during the heat of the late afternoon. Where’s the rain, I don’t think I want to avoid it today, especially since I don’t have fenders on the bike now.

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Do they have the all weather ones that are supposed to be good in the rain too?

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