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Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-25-13, 11:11 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

so, more concessions cyclists taking the lane...

so, more concessions cyclists taking the lane isn't the solution. wow, such a retreat. arterial roads aren't woonerven after all!

:roflmao:
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-25-13, 10:30 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:rolleyes: alternately, trying to see Portland...

:rolleyes: alternately, trying to see Portland break double digit cycling, in aspiration of participation akin to the dutch.

never going to get portland to double digits. i'm happy there's more...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-25-13, 04:37 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: riiiight. Might want to check...

:roflmao:

riiiight. Might want to check that feint with Roger Geller at the Portland Department of Transportation.

I imagine spare wheel, being from portland, has read PDOTs' excellent...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-24-13, 02:48 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

not me, you were the poster first claiming...

not me, you were the poster first claiming arterial roads in portland were NW woonerven, then you lamented the lack of bike lanes on the same roads...... get a grip, you live in portland man. the...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-24-13, 02:41 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

portlands has an elaborate network of...

portlands has an elaborate network of neighborhood greenways, the latest vanguard in US cycle planning, and remarkably like european home zones or woonerven.

spare wheel shamelessly and...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-24-13, 10:09 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

why are you laughing? all you've done is muddle...

why are you laughing? all you've done is muddle arterial roads with woonerven in portland. talking about the bold cyclists boldly taking the lane on arterial roads means little when it comes to...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-24-13, 03:23 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: oh, SW 4th. right. how Northwest...

:roflmao:

oh, SW 4th. right. how Northwest of me to forget downtown Portland. I googled some select terms about portland cycling and heres what came up....
...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-24-13, 02:49 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

dude, not just visited portland, ridden hundreds...

dude, not just visited portland, ridden hundreds of miles across greater portland on many trips there with the bicycle.

15 mph arterial roads in portland? wow, that's quite the stretch. oh, you're...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-23-13, 08:18 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Why would i do that? How nonsensical. fifteen...

Why would i do that? How nonsensical. fifteen mile an hour arterial roads?

My, you're confused, if you think that, or think portland's answer to woonerven are cyclists in the lane on arterial...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-23-13, 06:31 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

right. and that's why cities with much higher...

right. and that's why cities with much higher rider share see correspondingly higher ridership- practices and policies that encourage safety and encourage uptake of cycling, versus mixing it up with...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-23-13, 02:40 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

It's very funny to see a bicyclist in Portland...

It's very funny to see a bicyclist in Portland trying to convince the forum what's going to take portland cycling to the next level is cyclists in the lane next to six foot wide bike lanes.

the...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-23-13, 05:01 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

so, out of 2800 employees, the distance averages...

so, out of 2800 employees, the distance averages out to 4.5 miles. that's a lot of riders riding LESS than 4.5 miles, dude. and an outlier to the higher rank would skew that distribution. what the...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-23-13, 04:48 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

and THAT folks, is how the dutch do it! ...

and THAT folks, is how the dutch do it! :roflmao: purportedly!
What a doozy, just like foresters 'dangers of woonerven' .



hilarious. as if that happens anywhere - what a Walter...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-21-13, 07:45 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

which proves nothing, except a lack of children,...

which proves nothing, except a lack of children, families and elderly riding shorter distances at slower speeds compared to countries that facilitate bicycling.





? Naw, not that short....
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-21-13, 07:56 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Yes, since the rest of the world already has....

Yes, since the rest of the world already has. Hence the humorous overlay of some of the lunacies of vehikular cycling's ardent mouthpieces 312060 juxtaposed against the photos of dutch cycling, that...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-19-13, 08:07 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

maybe he's using those pictures you've been...

maybe he's using those pictures you've been using.

Actually, his depiction of dutch cycling is accurate, unlike yours.



its not just those that advocate dutch style cycling.
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-19-13, 02:09 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

In the late 60's dutch families in a neighborhood...

In the late 60's dutch families in a neighborhood in Delft, furious over the growing numbers of pedestrian deaths and disregard for public safety, overnight tore up and blockaded their street to...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-17-13, 08:42 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

At least hagen2456 hasn't been trying to spread...

At least hagen2456 hasn't been trying to spread picayune notions about the 'most dangerous' hazards of woonerven. :rolleyes:



do you mean, try to encourage cycling to levels seen in the...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-17-13, 10:48 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

akin to the the 21st century forum equivalent of...

akin to the the 21st century forum equivalent of 311328 Interesting. Tripped up by cultural references to smokey the bear in another thread.

Why doesn't the subway in amsterdam get used much?...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-17-13, 08:00 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

which ambiguity? :roflmao: Unremittingly...

which ambiguity? :roflmao:

Unremittingly bot-like in ones' dissection of unrelated threadisms.

let's go dutch. shall we bike, njkayaker?

the facts are not underground ridership in...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-17-13, 06:02 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

a curious rabbit hole to be chasing. ...

a curious rabbit hole to be chasing.

Comprehension just isn't someone's strong suit, isn't it. Uncannily Bot-like. How bout those kids driving a lot less in america, eh?

let's go Dutch!...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-17-13, 03:03 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

You can trust me on this, njkayaker - he's not...

You can trust me on this, njkayaker - he's not the only one who's slow to get it. :roflmao:
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-13-13, 03:49 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

actually, John, the thread was originally about a...

actually, John, the thread was originally about a well-known bicycle blogger who took some of your and john franklins' quotes about north american themed 'vehikular' cycling and juxtaposed them...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-13-13, 04:28 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

no references for common knowledge. If i'd wanted...

no references for common knowledge. If i'd wanted to refer to dutch cycling statistics, maybe i'd reference. But not for common knowledge. soo sorry you're piqued about a few hundreths. :rolleyes:
...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-10-13, 03:38 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

are you talking about cycling in Holland? I...

are you talking about cycling in Holland?

I made an aside, within a few percent, about a mainstream facet of american life.



********** huh? you mean, reported and recorded in all manner of...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-09-13, 05:59 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: the obstreperous critics,...

:roflmao:

the obstreperous critics, dumbfounded by the significant, mainstream trend kids drive a lot less than they used to, obtusely blindsided by cultural change.

: "The Beacon of Truth...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-09-13, 12:41 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

I'm not the person trying to create artifice and...

I'm not the person trying to create artifice and contrition about personally being out to lunch about a widespread cultural phenomenon.

yes, njkayaker.

youth drive significantly less in...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-09-13, 12:10 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: HILARIOUS! I ballparked a...

:roflmao:

HILARIOUS!

I ballparked a figure (within a few percentage points) about a widespread, common knowledge cultural phenomenon some of you are apparently completely unaware of

would...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-09-13, 03:53 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: someone needs a jumbo tube of...

:roflmao: someone needs a jumbo tube of chamois creme, what chafing!

i was mentioning the widespread cultural phenomenon of kids driving less. this is common knowledge, widely reported in the...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-08-13, 03:02 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: yes, semantics nanny. so...

:roflmao:

yes, semantics nanny.

so now you're culturally literate on the declining numbers of young motorists.... do you see the numbers that support kids drive dramatically less these days...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-08-13, 11:40 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

it's not an argument, it's common knowledge. Just...

it's not an argument, it's common knowledge. Just like the common knowledge that there's been bicycles in use in New York City for quite some time.



you really haven't heard kids are driving...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-08-13, 11:35 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

excuse me, john -- a typical tactic. you...

excuse me, john -- a typical tactic.

you think you need evidence that there's been cycling in new york city?

obviously you've forgotten your cycling history i see.

cycling trivia -

Q:...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-08-13, 06:29 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Oh, evidence from other cities around the world...

Oh, evidence from other cities around the world certainly suggests New Amsterdam has every potential to exceed double digit cycling participation as a percentage of trips outside the home.

And,...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-08-13, 03:46 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

good lord, let's hope so. :rolleyes: ...

good lord, let's hope so. :rolleyes:
....................



oh, you know, like how it's done everywhere modal share has shifted away from the automobile -

adjust the costs, access,...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-07-13, 07:26 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

....addled from all the fumes. What sorry...

....addled from all the fumes.

What sorry apologists for the automobile era. Have to figure out a way to keep the bicycles from getting stolen in NYC....:roflmao: yep, cyclists in NYC better just...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-06-13, 03:52 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:rolleyes: CURIOUS logic! John must...

:rolleyes:

CURIOUS logic!

John must think he's flooring the crowd with his assertions building sprawling, auto-addled cities makes cycling less feasible and attractive.

Yawn. It isn't...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-05-13, 02:57 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

:roflmao: Yeah, but those facts are not about...

:roflmao: Yeah, but those facts are not about riding conditions in bogota, netherlands!

if a rider is that scared of traffic, no wonder the bitterness.




if you find drivers that bad...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-04-13, 03:24 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

*yawn* don't complain to us if you never go...

*yawn* don't complain to us if you never go riding because of the traffic, dude!


308613 A person is left wondering if this is this some of the impetus for the cycloruta network in Bogota, Nd?...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-03-13, 04:06 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

how medieval. Simply pre-car isn't enough,...

how medieval.

Simply pre-car isn't enough, it must be 'medieval' so as to exclude New Amsterdam and Boston from consideration of cities laid out prior to the motorcar.

Such is the world of...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-24-13, 09:25 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

"Istanbul (not Constantinople). Even old...

"Istanbul (not Constantinople).

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam."
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-24-13, 08:46 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

off my flabby ass? my, what rancor. the 'real...

off my flabby ass? my, what rancor. the 'real world?'

:roflmao:

this was all because i misspelled words for comedic effect? or is that affect?

where are these? 306525Bogota, greater...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 10:15 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

well, at least Buenos Aires was able to quintuple...

well, at least Buenos Aires was able to quintuple ridership.

Man, it's nice to stay abreast with current events, even though I'm not sure if that city is in Holland.

economist in print, March...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 08:41 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Dang, i so need to invest in a spell exchequer. ...

Dang, i so need to invest in a spell exchequer.

"What kind of nanny?" is my only remaining question.

:roflmao:

look! a columbian cycloruta! 306428 Wait! maybe these are in Holland? 306427
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 05:10 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

apparently, nuanced humor isn't a strong suit! ...

apparently, nuanced humor isn't a strong suit!

geographic muddlement aside, botto, did you read the article from last weeks' Economist about the bicycling network in Buenos Aires, Holland...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 09:49 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

oh, i'd bring a bike and enjoy both, but have...

oh, i'd bring a bike and enjoy both, but have long ago committed to being a regionalist. maybe in my idle years...

as to both bogota, Netherlands and Bogota, Columbia -

in the opinion of...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 07:19 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

is that how you feel about dutch cycling...

is that how you feel about dutch cycling infrastructure? or are you living in bogota, the netherlands? or buenos aires - which, Botto, Which?

despite your geographical confusion, it's very clear...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-23-13, 03:13 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Comprehension, botto, comprehension! I wasn't...

Comprehension, botto, comprehension! I wasn't comparing bogota and buenos aires, i referred to Dutch cycling having similar goals as Bogota's system -to facilitate riding in ages 8 to 80. I didn't...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-22-13, 01:11 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

is that bogota, netherlands, or bogota, columbia...

is that bogota, netherlands, or bogota, columbia you're referring to?



yeah, probably how ridership in buenos aires, holland quintupled as well- non-existant cyclorutas.

:rolleyes:
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-22-13, 11:17 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

it was an obvious joke not everyone "got". ...

it was an obvious joke not everyone "got".

In the next sentence i referenced the recent build up of infrastructure and concurrent quintupling of ridership in Buenos Aires, Holland.
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-13-13, 06:00 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 31,361
Posted By Bekologist

Not at all. Equitable road use is a large...

Not at all. Equitable road use is a large component of bicycle programming both in Holland and in the USA. woonerven and home zones in Europe, neighborhood greenways in the USA.

and there's...
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