Took some time today. Grabbed a broom, and swept the cinders, and glass from the berm of the road along my property. May not sound like much, but I live on a small farm which is on both sides of the road. Approximately a 1/4 mile on each side. They are part of the road, but they are on the right side of the white line. These berms are perfect for riding on as they are anywhere from 2 to 4 feet in width. It would be great if all my neighbors did the same. I'm sure a bunch of you know what it's like hitting cinders going around a downhill bend at 30+ mph. Not too much fun in my book. That extra 2 to 4 feet can seem like 20 on a busy country road.

I think at the next club meeting, i'm going to bring up a sign campaign. Keep your berms clean, and you get a sign "Bicycle Friendly Property". I think i'll start by putting them up on mine. Can't hurt to try.

Good for you, Den, and thank you.

RFM

nice, good luck

As the saying goes "if everyone kept their pavement clean then it would be a very clean city indeed." ...or something like that.

Some of the businesses around here will actually break glass to keep bmx riders off there property. They think it works, but it dosn't. I ride over glass without a second thought on my bmx. Huge, thick tires pumped up to 110 psi, it dosn't bother me one bit, until... I hop on my road bike and I have to be so careful about picking my way accross a glass riddled parking lot. Some places are so bad that I have to pick my bike up in fear of slicing my tubes/tires. I can't wait until a lawyers son gets a minor cut from a peice of glass and decides to sue. On a later note, we do have somevery bike friendly places around here. I realy appreciate a bussiness (or indeviduals) that do there part. For a bussiness to take that extra step, It makes me think about there ethics and I feel good about supporting them.

Sorry for hijacking the thread. I thought it was kind of related. You keep on helping the evironment and fellow bikers and I'll do my best to help out aswell. :)

Although I live in Oregon, you have my gratitude (and that of the riders who go through your area, I'm sure). I was considering sweeping up some roads on my freetime as voluntary community service. Not only would it benefit me, but many others. I can't help but to scoff at some of the bike lanes around here.

*bows to you*

Hey TrekDan! It's Geo from BikeSpeak. I wonder how many others post here as well.

I think it would be nice if every bike club adopted a road and one day a quarter cleaned the shoulder. It could be a first step in forging friendly relationships with our motorized counterpart.

[QUOTE=fakie675]Some of the businesses around here will actually break glass to keep bmx riders off there property. They think it works, but it dosn't. I ride over glass without a second thought on my bmx. Huge, thick tires pumped up to 110 psi, it dosn't bother me one bit, until... I hop on my road bike and I have to be so careful about picking my way accross a glass riddled parking lot. Some places are so bad that I have to pick my bike up in fear of slicing my tubes/tires. I can't wait until a lawyers son gets a minor cut from a peice of glass and decides to sue. On a later note, we do have somevery bike friendly places around here. I realy appreciate a bussiness (or indeviduals) that do there part. For a bussiness to take that extra step, It makes me think about there ethics and I feel good about supporting them.

Sorry for hijacking the thread. I thought it was kind of related.

Business property is for people conducting business there, it's not a bicycle park. They aren't being unfriendly to cyclists if the cyclists are trespassing just to ride their bikes.

Hey Geo,

What's up man? I like this forum as well as Bikespeak. Lots of activity on both.
We have those adopt a highway programs here, but it doesn't involve sweeping. It's used for litter control, but hey that's a great thing too! It's amazing how much litter you can get in front of your property in one weeks time. People just love to throw things out of thier cars.

In Pittsburgh, the bike trails are very well maintained. They have a group called Friends Of The River that do alot. The Boy Scouts pitch in some places. My old volunteer fire company maintains a section. Plus the local trail assocoations are always organizing something. The streets are somewhat done by street cleaners, but hey the city's budget isn't what it used to be.

Pittsburgh is actually a great place to ride a bike, and i'm glad I only moved an hour away. I like riding the events there.

See you on the forums,
Denny

Thank you for your kindness and consideration...I wish more people--and communities--did the same thing!

Broken glass and other "litter" is my nemesis on my commute--even more than the potholes/pavement cracks that spring up like crocuses this time of year! I wish the local communities would clean their roads...but probably WON'T until some "cager" ends up trashing their bran'-spankin'-new tires with the stuff!!

A "cager" with loads of money...

and connections!!


That'll be the day...!!