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July 23, 2019 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Cyclist struck on 1st NE at K (NoMa/Union Station area) #1099888
jrenautParticipantI was just going to say, a mom from my kids’ school was hit at 1st and L taking the kids home from school on the longtail about a year ago. Everyone was ok, but that area sucks. I think the only solution is to put red/green turn arrows for both right and left turns. It’s the only way to get drivers to stop running people over
jrenautParticipantUgh, that sucks. Glad it sounds like it went as well as it could have.
How long are you off the bike? Tuesday was my first 10 mile bike day since early March. Recovery sucks.
July 11, 2019 at 4:18 pm in reply to: Two people killed sitting on park bench at 21st and Penna #1099701jrenautParticipantNot to worry, DDOT has plans to talk about possibly adding some paint somewhere to calm traffic on that block by 2022. Now we just have to wait through 37 public meetings where the same 11 NIMBYs will screech about parking, and then DDOT will scrap the plans. Everyone wins!
June 21, 2019 at 6:59 am in reply to: Not the day we were planning – bowing out of BAFS 2019 #1099448jrenautParticipantStop making assumptions Steve
June 13, 2019 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Not the day we were planning – bowing out of BAFS 2019 #1099324jrenautParticipantI RODE A BIKE!
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Not a long ride. It was tiring and my right foot is the one I push off with, so having that leg still weak from surgery and months of not being used makes it tough. But I rode a real bike outside after 96 days of not riding and it was awesome.
jrenautParticipantThat is the ugliest dog you’ve ever posted, rcannon100.
June 2, 2019 at 2:45 am in reply to: Not the day we were planning – bowing out of BAFS 2019 #1098953jrenautParticipantNon-biking update: Gremlin 2 got whacked in the face with a soccer ball again. Teeth seem fine.
May 26, 2019 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Not the day we were planning – bowing out of BAFS 2019 #1098836jrenautParticipantRecovery update: I WALKED TODAY! Not very far, but this is the first time since March 8th that I’ve walked without crutches or a boot. It’s an exciting day. I’m probably 3-4 weeks out from starting to bike again.
jrenautParticipantNow you’re making me miss Dave and extended arguments with someone I largely agree with.
jrenautParticipantFirst, yes, absolutely.
Second, though, it’s much more complicated. Speed cameras and automated ticketing can’t be attached to a driver – just a car. So automated enforcement penalties can only be collected by 1) booting or 2) reciprocity at tag renewal. I’d love to see more booting, and don’t see why this can’t happen. But the reciprocity is much tougher.
And as much as I want to revoke licenses – some people can’t survive without driving. Our transit system is so bad that many people simply can’t live their lives without driving. I don’t want those people to lose their livelihood for parking tickets.
And even for egregious speeding violations – we design roads as highways and then expect a speed camera to keep drivers in line? What if suspending a license for a few speeding tickets, even egregious ones, means the driver loses their job and then their home? I just don’t think an equitable solution can be to suspend all these licenses.
We need better transit. We need narrower roads. We need to charge market rates for parking. All of these things get people out of cars an onto buses and trains (and hopefully bikes, because bikes rule).
jrenautParticipantWherever Dave is, I hope he’s laughing at the ghost bike they’re going to put up for his ghost bike.
I sent another letter to the Mayor, my councilmember, and the at-large councilmembers, asking them what they’re doing about DC’s unsafe streets. I urge all of you to do the same. If you don’t live in DC, write to your own elected officials – I’m sure there’s an unsafe street near you that they’re ignoring.
May 2, 2019 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Painted cycle lanes result in more close-passes by drivers, study finds #1098237jrenautParticipant@lordofthemark 190320 wrote:
IIUC Au has generally low bike mode share – more like the USA than any other western industrialized country. It may take some doing to get the constituency for mass provision of protected bike lanes there.
Melbourne is an absolutely lovely city with tons of bike infrastructure and no hills. It suffers greatly from the state’s mandatory helmet law, however. The bike path that follows the Yarra River right into downtown is beautiful.
jrenautParticipant@smb9600 190277 wrote:
Stupid question- what’s an LPI?
Sorry, not a stupid question at all. Leading Pedestrian Interval. It’s when the pedestrians get the walk signal before cars get the green – gives pedestrians (and in DC, cyclists) time to get out in front so they’re visible to turning drivers, etc.
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