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ParticipantThank you! I got in touch with them and they were very fast and I have ordered a new one.
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Participant@dasgeh 84644 wrote:
… was one of those mornings where you hit every light on the Custis downhill green.
That was me behind you — I was going to say hi if we ever stopped at a light but it never happened
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ParticipantI saw PeteD on Custis on my way to work — he’s everywhere!
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ParticipantHey, this was really informative, thanks everyone.
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Participant@Geoff 83172 wrote:
And then there are the pedestrians who, not knowing a bike is coming up behind them, make all kinds of unexpected moves. I think it helps keep us all safer if you let people know you are there.
Yeah, all these are comments are fair. It just seems strange that, eg thinking of those signs on W&OD (I think?) that say to call your passes, the emphasis is on calling passes rather than not making unexpected movements without looking first.
If someone has a dog or child, or is walking 4 abreast on Key Bridge, I’ll definitely ding. But it sounds like if I pass someone with a lot of space then I can do it without dinging and without feeling guilty?
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Participant@Mikey 82840 wrote:
They are all good. Should we make our own set of “rules”. I can think of a few locally specific rules.
1. Call your passes, and only pass when safe
At risk of further derailing this thread, why is “call your passes” such a point of emphasis? If I’m driving a car, no one expects me to honk before passing someone. If I’m jogging, no one expects me to call my pass. So why cyclists? When I’m biking, I don’t particularly care if people call their passes or not — either I’m going straight and others can pass without hitting me, or if I need to change direction (eg to pass someone) I look before moving.
I ding my bell when passing people because so many on this forum seem to get agitated about silent passes, but I never understood the reasoning…
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ParticipantI ended up buying these Castelli bibs and they’re great! Very light and comfortable. Thanks again for all the recommendations.
Castelli sizing makes no sense to me — I’m XL in their winter jacket, XXL in bib shorts, and XXXL in winter bib tights.
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ParticipantAfter moving last spring, I made it exactly 1.5 weeks of commuting on Lee Hwy before being hit by a car. Now I take a slightly longer route but I don’t feel like my life is in danger every afternoon.
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ParticipantSeparate lanes for bikes and pedestrians is really nice…
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ParticipantYou:
Driving a Mercedes? ✔
Maryland plates? ✔
No turn signal? ✔
Turned onto Whitehurst Freeway from Key Br without even looking first? ✔
Me:
After slamming on my brakes, thinking that if I was playing bike-commute-bingo I think I would have won.
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ParticipantRide with wife through Hains Point:
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ParticipantThanks everyone. This is extremely helpful!
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ParticipantI passed by a news crew on this section of Custis on my way home last night (blocking half the trail during evening rush hr — great idea guys!). I’m assuming they were reporting on this story?
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ParticipantI went for a walk on L St today and was amazed at how many vehicles are parked in the cycletrack. Luckily (for me) my commute doesn’t take me this far into the district, but I feel bad for those who do (if anyone even takes L St). What’s the point of even having a cycletrack if there are cars parked in it on every block?
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Participant@jrenaut 80212 wrote:
Who wants to ride to Happy Hour alone? Definitely not me.
I plan to leave the 14th St Bridge CaBi station around 430, 445. Sociable pace. Pretty sure I remember how to get to Cap City, but no promises.
All are welcome. Either let me know you’ll be there or be early so we don’t leave without you.
I’ll be there (at the CaBi station) unless I get lost — I’ll be in a BikeArlington jersey on a green bike.
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