Individual Advocacy
09-11-05, 04:50 PM
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Individual Advocacy
The easiest and most effective means of individual advocacy is conspicuously riding in a safe and legal manner in your city.
09-11-05, 06:37 PM
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Spot-on, carless. I would add polite-but-forceful political advocacy for correction of inherently dangerous intersections and road segments. For example, free merges and diverges CAN be calmed, and traffic signals CAN be made bicycle-triggerable. Bike lanes do not have to be located in the door zone or to the right of right-turn-only or right-turn-optional lanes.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
09-12-05, 07:56 AM
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I agree. I see and hear a lot of advocates complain about traffic and cars etc. yet when they go out for a ride they're cutting off everyone and don't even where a helmet. I mean, come on, right?
09-12-05, 08:07 AM
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I stop at all red lights, nod to all pedestrians, make room for all pedestrians, pause at 4-way stopsigns and wait my turn, nod to all drivers who are getting ready to pull out of an intersectionor parking lot. I have so few stories of bad cycling experiences, that the only thing that I really remember is the few times that I've had bottles thrown at me.
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09-12-05, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by carless
The easiest and most effective means of individual advocacy is conspicuously riding in a safe and legal manner in your city.
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09-12-05, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleBigMan
It's like that old movie in which Santa Claus was asked if he believed in Santa Claus; he replied, "Of course, and here I am to prove it."
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If you commute, and use the same route, same time of day, hundred and hundreds of people will see you out there every day, day after day, year after year. I estimate that about 1,000 cars pass me on my way to work. It's got to have an effect over time.
09-12-05, 01:20 PM
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I agree 100% I try to take a generous and charitable attitude toward motorists and pedestrians, and I have very few negative experiences. The only ones I've had were random (kids or just somebody with a sour attitude no matter what).
Now if I could only get my touring/commuting buddy to quit riding like such a knucklehead. I've seen him almost get hit twice in the last month because of his rude and impatient riding habits. On both occasions his aggressive approach needlessly angered motorists--not just the ones he nearly got hit by but the others that saw how he behaved-- and got him to his destination approximately 3.2 seconds quicker than he would have had he waited his turn at a busy stop sign or decided not to pass on the left a car that was about to turn left into a parking spot.
Now if I could only get my touring/commuting buddy to quit riding like such a knucklehead. I've seen him almost get hit twice in the last month because of his rude and impatient riding habits. On both occasions his aggressive approach needlessly angered motorists--not just the ones he nearly got hit by but the others that saw how he behaved-- and got him to his destination approximately 3.2 seconds quicker than he would have had he waited his turn at a busy stop sign or decided not to pass on the left a car that was about to turn left into a parking spot.
09-13-05, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by IchbinJay
I agree. I see and hear a lot of advocates complain about traffic and cars etc. yet when they go out for a ride they're cutting off everyone and don't even where a helmet. I mean, come on, right?
09-13-05, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by konageezer
I think that one was called "I Spit On Your Grave." It was banned for years.
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