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Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@Jason B 71566 wrote:
So, I can probably stop worrying about my rims when I jump the curb at Roosevelt Island.
Hey, Jason, that must have been you I saw doing this about a year ago! You’ve been my hero ever since. I’m still working on getting up enough nerve to bunny hop it myself. I guess I’m more a chicken than a bunny.
DaveFast Friendly GuyParticipantWow! Thanks for all the useful ideas!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@GregBain 68741 wrote:
…governments have a place providing non-excludable goods. …and (b) small enough that the free-rider problem would be minimal.
Spoken like a true economist!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@KLizotte 68794 wrote:
Yes, Arlington has plucked the low hanging fruit…We are reaching diminishing returns for each dollar spent; such is life.
Spoken like a true economist!
What is “CaBi?”
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@DismalScientist 71538 wrote:
It is, however, unclear that the costs of pretreating (all the salt in the streams) is worth the benefit.
Spoken like a true economist!
December 10, 2013 at 9:27 pm in reply to: TREK CrossRip Comp MSRP:$1,099.99 — I Need a Winter Bike for Freezing Saddles #988115Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@eminva 71504 wrote:
Do it!
Although if you were looking for someone, anyone, to try to talk you out of getting a bike, you came to the very wrong place!
Liz
Okay, Liz, you convinced me! Thanks, I needed that. Now all I need is studded tires.
DaveFast Friendly GuyParticipant@dbb 71465 wrote:
Went out for a short ride along FMR and MVT about 0630. Started clear and dry then changed to freezing rain at DCA
Sleeping bag guy on FMR under a bridge.
Be careful out there
Sleeping Bag Guy is Gary! I used to view him as a trail obstacle, until one day I saw a rider I know stopped and talking to him. I stopped too. The rider had brought Gary a soft sandwich and a banana. I learned he has problems chewing and that his name is Gary. Since then he’s become a person to me, and I reflect at how insensitive I had been up ’til then. Not much later I brought him some of my used climbing gear (sleeping pad & bag) and every now and then a sandwich. Somehow I feel scammed by the street intersection panhandlers in a way that I never do with Gary. I guess it’s because he’s not begging and really seems to appreciate kindness.
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Photos show Jackie, Patrick, and Rod Smith and on the rideFast Friendly GuyParticipant@JimF22003 71321 wrote:
I didn’t cross it yesterday, but did ride past there on the MVT. I saw a runner and a biker waiting to cross, and neither of them knew (or thought) that they should push the button to make the light flash.
Rode through yesterday after WABA Cider Ride. Yellow button is electronic (vs. physically depress). Does it work with gloves? Because the signs face oncoming traffic, and are between you and the traffic, you can’t tell if they’re doing anything–presumably they are, but I saw no way to confirm.
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@Dirt 71249 wrote:
I’d actually say the opposite. The consequences for running a red light while cycling are MUCH higher than they are for cars. Cyclists in an accident will pretty much always end up much worse off than a driver. Because of the contributory negligence laws in this area, you get ZERO protection from the law if you’ve done anything illegal.
Originally Posted by Drewdane View Post
If nothing else, the potential consequences of running a red light while driving are much higher than on a bike, not least for others. The potential consequences of doing so on a bike are generally lower, and mostly accrue to me – I am risking my own safety, probably not someone else’s.I could be wrong, but I think you’re both saying the same thing.
But continuing along this line…What worries me, if I’m a scofflaw, is the possibility that I may cause a nervous driver (even if unnecessarily) to take drastic evasive action that could cause far more damaging consequences than I could cause with my two wheels.Fast Friendly GuyParticipantHump Day…I missed Dec 4, but Dec 11 is on my calendar! Hoping to make a little progress in figuring out who’s who in the forum!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@DismalScientist 71187 wrote:
The crosswalk signals at Oak, Quinn and Scott are specific to bicycles and are generally ignored. It’s hard to argue in this context that the “laws are written for cars.”
I would assume that folks that think that cyclists should not be bound by red light laws also think that mopeds should be allow similar dispensation.
BTW Between Scott and Quinn is where I took my recent spill!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@rcannon100 70961 wrote:
I think I am going to have to come up with a pointless prize for best answer to the superfluous question. So far, the best answer…..
I hope it’s a good prize!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipant@dkel 70941 wrote:
A similar thing happened to me this morning: the gentleman was moving leaves from his yard on one side of the WOD to the curb on the opposite side of the WOD, and didn’t hear–or didn’t understand the significance of–my bell (twice). He turned around and there I was, buzzing him inadvertently. I felt bad, because I really don’t want to be “that guy on the bike.” It’s becoming clear to me that if someone isn’t using the trail, they won’t respond like a trail-user to those around them, even if they are physically on the trail (if that makes sense).
If I don’t see any response to my bell or “Heads up!” I give ’em a blast (or two) from my lifeguard/police whistle–you can hear it right through headphones (and leaf blowers) I sometimes get an annoyed response, but I’d rather have ’em annoyed than both of us hurt!
Fast Friendly GuyParticipantSounds like fun. Got my toe warmers, gloves/mittens, and layers of Hot Chiles–I’m ready to go! I volunteered for artwork.[ATTACH=CONFIG]4210[/ATTACH]
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