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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-21-07, 02:42 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,286
Posted By MassBiker

If the bike lane is striped within the car door...

If the bike lane is striped within the car door zone -- which is 4 - 5 feet from the car, depending upon the vehicle -- than all you can do is what you did: stay out of the bike lane.

We could...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-01-07, 10:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,622
Posted By MassBiker

Uhh ... maybe you should get hold'a one to help...

Uhh ... maybe you should get hold'a one to help you with your reading skills! I wrote:



See that?

But the seat belt wasn't driving the car. And the cop was not engaged in any emergency --...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-29-07, 03:18 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,622
Posted By MassBiker

!!

In the words of the Afflack goat, "Nah! Nah! Nah!".

First off, if they were MIT campus police, you need to assume that they have very little training whatsoever in not much of anything ......
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-13-07, 02:56 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

And, in in fact, it's worse than that. The...

And, in in fact, it's worse than that. The distances measured were curb-to-wheel-track, not curb-to-handlebar. Thus, declarations about the location of the cyclist as riding "ten feet or more" from...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-04-07, 11:53 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

And one more thing, on the subject of words, that...

And one more thing, on the subject of words, that has me arr-oh-tee-eff-ell-emm-aay-oh -- the poll itself!

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View Poll Results: Do you want John Forester Advocating for you?

Yes, I...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-04-07, 11:41 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

This gave me a good chuckle ... Ladies...

This gave me a good chuckle ...



Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!

Although perhaps it's not your fault that you have a limited vocabulary, being unable to understand simple words...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-03-07, 09:03 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,579
Posted By MassBiker

Boy, that is annoying, isn't it? They're not...

Boy, that is annoying, isn't it?

They're not weight-sensitive, either. They detect changes in the electrical field above a loop of charged metal embedded in the roadway to detect that something...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-03-07, 08:37 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,579
Posted By MassBiker

Uncle Bill? Hey, call my dad. He wants to...

Uncle Bill?

Hey, call my dad. He wants to take you out for your birthday tomorrow. (He says he'll drive.)

-- Tom
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-03-07, 08:34 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

Ahh, yes. Now I recognize you! You are...

Ahh, yes. Now I recognize you!

You are correct. There is no purpose in either of us hashing this stuff out with each other again. Had you the temerity to sign your true name, I'd not even have...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-02-07, 08:02 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

I've been hearing about "the long run" since I...

I've been hearing about "the long run" since I started commuting. That's been since 1983, when I got so fed-up with the MBTA I decided to try cycling to work instead of taking public transport.
...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-02-07, 06:38 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

And if Shimano would do what your favorite sig...

And if Shimano would do what your favorite sig dude, Grant Petersen, did, and say, "Hey! You don't need to buy the fastest, spiffiest thing, it can be a klunker, it can be black, blue or red, it...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-02-07, 05:58 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

Actually, if you want to see what...

Actually, if you want to see what not-your-father's-bike-industry believes "advocacy" to be, have a look at this PowerPoint presentation given by Shimano, at the League of American Bicyclists' 2007...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-02-07, 05:41 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

Well, that's certainly content-free! Given...

Well, that's certainly content-free!

Given that, I cannot argue with you. Nor could phrenology be argued against, until it was abandoned by its adherents.

................................Tom
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-02-07, 02:52 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 8,981
Posted By MassBiker

This is a bit long ... and I think it has to be. ...

This is a bit long ... and I think it has to be. It's a defense, or perhaps, an apology for John Forester.

How can one not support the man who invented the very simple, very direct, and very...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-31-07, 03:13 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,892
Posted By MassBiker

Not if he likes jail! :p

Not if he likes jail! :p
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-31-07, 03:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,181
Posted By MassBiker

True story: a few years ago, I was meeting some...

True story: a few years ago, I was meeting some folks after work in Brookline, which is a Boston suburb.

Beacon Street in Boston runs through Kenmore Square, near Fenway Park ("America's Most...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-04-07, 09:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 889
Posted By MassBiker

Isn't that the point? If there's not enough space...

Isn't that the point? If there's not enough space YOU DO NOT PASS!!![/QUOTE]

The mentality is amazing, isn't it? The complete and total sense of entitlement that many motorists feel, that they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-03-07, 03:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,085
Posted By MassBiker

Yeah, the same story got reprinted all over the...

Yeah, the same story got reprinted all over the state. But it's not surprising that, of all the things that the law would have done to improve the lot of cyclists, it was this non-requirement that...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-03-07, 02:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,085
Posted By MassBiker

Yeah, as mentioned in my previous post, that was...

Yeah, as mentioned in my previous post, that was a news report that confused the requirement to ride in a single LANE (as it would have) with riding in a single LINE (which it wouldn't do). Funny...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-03-07, 02:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,085
Posted By MassBiker

Good thing it didn't require that, then! :p ...

Good thing it didn't require that, then! :p

What the bill actually said was, "(3) Bicyclists shall not ride more than 2 abreast and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane. Nothing...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-03-07, 02:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 889
Posted By MassBiker

Well, the issue is moot. Our lame lame-duck Lt....

Well, the issue is moot. Our lame lame-duck Lt. Governor Kerry Healy -- our OTHER Kerry, who isn't the Governor, but plays one while Mitt-the-Twit Romney carpet-bags around the USA, in his campaign...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-28-06, 12:59 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,869
Posted By MassBiker

I wrote a comprehensive article on this very...

I wrote a comprehensive article on this very topic! It describes what to do at the crash scene, getting medical care, getting your bike fixed, handling the insurance claim, deciding when to and how...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-07-06, 01:35 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,369
Posted By MassBiker

[Originally Posted by Helmet Head: The whole...

[Originally Posted by Helmet Head:
The whole concept of rating cities for cycling "friendliness" is pretty ridiculous.]



Well, that's true of anything. So you've hardly refuted this claim!
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-05, 02:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,011
Posted By MassBiker

When I briefly worked in the Philadelphia...

When I briefly worked in the Philadelphia suburbs, my daily commute would take me along a four-lane, no-shoulder pike that involved a left-turn from the center of the road. I never had any trouble...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-05, 02:16 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,467
Posted By MassBiker

I have two answers for you. 1) The motorist...

I have two answers for you.

1) The motorist was at fault.
2) Welcome to life in the modern world.

Here's part 1:
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FLORIDA STATUTES
TITLE XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Forum: Commuting
09-23-05, 02:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 648
Posted By MassBiker

My avatar shows me bundled-up in the winter of...

My avatar shows me bundled-up in the winter of 2003 - 2004, on a day when it was -4 F / -20 C. It was colder on the previous day, -10 F, but I didn't ride because I couldn't hack the 25 MPH north...
Forum: Commuting
09-23-05, 02:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 648
Posted By MassBiker

Here in Boston, we had a miserable winter and...

Here in Boston, we had a miserable winter and cold, wet spring. We stopped complaining when we all realized that this is what happens when HELL FREEZES OVER! (You remember the Red Sox winning the...
Forum: Commuting
09-23-05, 01:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,791
Posted By MassBiker

True. Wind is an invisible hill that you can't...

True. Wind is an invisible hill that you can't downshift in time to combat, that gets worse when you're forced to stand on the pedals, that roars in your ears and that steals your energy, warmth and...
Forum: Commuting
09-23-05, 01:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,791
Posted By MassBiker

Yeah, you're a wimp! So'm I! :p I live...

Yeah, you're a wimp! So'm I! :p

I live in Boston, and like you, I commute on a fixie. Boston is a very windy city, moreso than Chicago (which wasn't called the windy city because of its...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-22-05, 11:57 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 3,860
Posted By MassBiker

So what you're saying is ... "These things...

So what you're saying is ...

"These things are very successful if everyone obeys the rules."

Well, I agree.

But how, exactly, is this an improvement over riding in a roadway when everyone is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-22-05, 11:42 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 3,860
Posted By MassBiker

Prepare to be surprised. You're right about...

Prepare to be surprised.

You're right about design standards in the US discouraging these things. The American Association of State Highway and Traffic Officials recommends against these "bicycle...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-20-05, 08:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,540
Posted By MassBiker

No question that this is a tragic incident. ...

No question that this is a tragic incident.

What's unfortunate is that the newspaper account gives few details that really help us to understand what happened. This is typical, too, in a society...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-19-05, 03:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,157
Posted By MassBiker

Well, according to the City of Cambridge,...

Well, according to the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, bike lanes "encourage bicyclists to ride in the correct direction of travel" all by themselves! See...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-19-05, 03:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 819
Posted By MassBiker

Hi, Tracy -- First things first, I'm sorry about...

Hi, Tracy -- First things first, I'm sorry about your crash. It's an emotional struggle, as well as a physical and organizational one, to come back from a crash with a motorist.

From what you...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-08-05, 03:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 827
Posted By MassBiker

Paul Schimek. He's also a former president of...

Paul Schimek. He's also a former president of MassBike.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-08-05, 03:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 827
Posted By MassBiker

Light rail in Boston is a state issue, more than...

Light rail in Boston is a state issue, more than a city issue, since it's run and paid-for by the Mass. Bay Transit Authority. But lemmie tell you about light rail in Jamaica Plain --

I lived on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-06-05, 02:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 827
Posted By MassBiker

We don't have *what*? Friend, check out the...

We don't have *what*? Friend, check out the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition at http://www.massbike.org , and our Boston chapter, at http://www.massbikeboston.org/!

The Boston chapter is currently...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-25-05, 12:09 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 4,817
Posted By MassBiker

I wonder what Joe thinks if where I want to go...

I wonder what Joe thinks if where I want to go isn't on the trail?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-31-05, 02:50 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,143
Posted By MassBiker

Disclaimer time: I'm one of the most ardent...

Disclaimer time: I'm one of the most ardent opponents of bike lanes that I know. (And I know a lot of bike lane opponents -- and supporters.) I have a slide show that argues against bike lanes,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-31-05, 02:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 638
Posted By MassBiker

Amen, amen, amen! I'm in Boston, and I have...

Amen, amen, amen! I'm in Boston, and I have noticed greater aggressiveness by motorists, and I'm also aware that the right edge of the road is *crappy* right now. All the debris of winter, all the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-15-05, 10:52 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,969
Posted By MassBiker

Anthropomorphi- -sization -- cars aren't...

Anthropomorphi-
-sization -- cars aren't people!
Trust -- but verify! :o
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-24-05, 10:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,935
Posted By MassBiker

Pretty bad, I agree. But here in Boston, we have...

Pretty bad, I agree. But here in Boston, we have three tunnels plus the subway that connects downtown with East Boston, where Logan Airport is. Bicyclists can't ride in the tunnels, nor can they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-05, 02:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,055
Posted By MassBiker

In my opinion, John Franklin's _Cyclecraft_ does...

In my opinion, John Franklin's _Cyclecraft_ does a better job than does Forester at explaining vehicular cycling. And _Cyclecraft_ is published by The Stationary Office in the UK, so it has cyclists...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-02-05, 03:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,175
Posted By MassBiker

Actually, this turns out to be a much debated...

Actually, this turns out to be a much debated topic among some cyclists.

John Forester writes about the establishment of the CPSC standard in the 70s as an effort not to make cyclists safer, but...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-02-05, 02:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,175
Posted By MassBiker

And when the light goes out, and you don't know...

And when the light goes out, and you don't know about it :eek:, you'll be glad that you have a large, flat, SAE automotive-type reflector as a back-up.

I've had tail lights go out on me a few...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-02-05, 02:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,495
Posted By MassBiker

With the help of Attorney Andrew Fischer, and...

With the help of Attorney Andrew Fischer, and expert bicycle mechanic Sheldon "Not the Guy on the Philadelphia Eagles" Brown, I wrote an article about what to do if you should crash that's been...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-11-05, 03:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,111
Posted By MassBiker

That's an odd point of view, considering that in...

That's an odd point of view, considering that in another thread you're pondering why people are too afraid to ride their bikes in the city, where we both agree they provide very efficient...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-11-05, 02:49 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,111
Posted By MassBiker

Check this one out: ...

Check this one out: http://www.digave.com/videos/rally-kev.mpg

And guess what? I *know* the skinny Black guy, and the guy who took these vids. Personally. Friends of mine, actually. :eek:
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-22-04, 03:56 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,299
Posted By MassBiker

Ay, there's the rub! There's almost always a...

Ay, there's the rub! There's almost always a compromise in any urban environment.



Depending upon where you live, that might exclude any or all urban roads. Large older cities, such as...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-20-04, 02:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,804
Posted By MassBiker

Ahh, more fun with lights! First off, you...

Ahh, more fun with lights!

First off, you should have a white front light and at least a large rear reflector, or a rear light. The front light is more important than the rear. Why? Because --...
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