ericm979,
I don't think Mr. Roadshow is stating that his opinion is that Caltrans did a fine job. He's reporting that Caltrans says it did a fine job. Actually he gives no indication that's he's...
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ericm979,
I don't think Mr. Roadshow is stating that his opinion is that Caltrans did a fine job. He's reporting that Caltrans says it did a fine job. Actually he gives no indication that's he's...
From today's 5/13/13 Merc Roadshow
Q Several months ago, Caltrans repaved Skyline Boulevard. Before they repaved it, the road was in fine condition but the repaving job was so poorly done that the...
I'll check the videos out later, but seriously, anytime there's an accident it's silly to worry about how much bikes or equipment costs--one trip to the ER to simply be assessed will quickly cost...
Do they get many cyclists for it typically? Maybe from the bottom to the the station at the east gate? If it's a closed course and all uphill, I'd almost be willing to break my no headphones rule for...
Cyclists in the SF Bay Area (motor and human powered) are dismayed by the fact that our Highway 35 (aka 'Skyline Blvd') which runs along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains for over 20 miles was...
At least there are no fixed costs or maintainance issues associated with bikes not being ridden (like insurance, licensing, or fuel/oil leaks).
Bikes for me are the one piece of exercise...
I’m wondering if anyone has heard any additional information about the accident. It’s truly unsettling if there is someone out there in a pickup who is willing to maim because he has issues with...
I've not seen any other reports on this incident and while I don't want to cast aspersions, I was wondering if there are any witnesses to corroborate the rider's story (or physical evidence--such as...
Sounds like the driver was harassing the rider before clipping him/her with the sideview mirror. Fairly extensive upper body injuries according to the Cycleicious report. I don't really want to add...
Thank for for the comments all. My understanding wasn't that complete perhaps. It sounds like she was in a dicey area that would be a challenge for any cyclist to safety navigate on a regular basis....
The Mercury reports that police have found the 14 year old girl killed last year at Jefferson/Alameda De Las Pulgas intersection was at fault. I'm beginning to wonder when a driver is ever at fault....
I used to ride this regularly after work in '82-85. It was a really nice fire road back then that was easily ridden by a road bike (and one didn't have to worry about encountering mtn. bikes back...
Ha, nothing is safe. Today I went out and rode a point and back to the top of King's Mountain (52 mile RT). It was a glorious day and I rode through Huddart Park on the way up which surprisingly to...
If it's "No Parking" anytime wouldn't it make sense for the city to paint the curb red to make the fact exceedingly clear?
who is a very serious cyclist. He said a friend of his was determined to talk to an actual person at Caltrans about the situation on Skyline and was told basically that you must be joking if you...
Not only a SW engineer but a Stanford CS grad. His social network commenting in the accident's immediate aftermath was very ill advised.
The judge is encouraging an out of court settlement and no...
I'm wondering what out of area riders are going to think of the fine repaving job done on Skyline. I've been thinking about loss of cycling habitat and if a golden age of cycling on the peninsula is...
Posted by the director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition that CalTrans is planning on repaving a portion of Mt. Hamilton Road with the dread 1/2" chip aggregate. The letter was in protest of...
No way down is entirely "safe" but overall I'd say probably depends on day/time of day and month. For instance, I've been liking King's lately because with the cooler, overcast weekends car traffic...
It's irrelevant to the police. I apologize for my cynicism, but I'm not surprised that you feel "gut punched". I did too after I saw my police report in 2010 (the police didn't even bother to...
Maybe sometimes jogging is the best option if there's a lot of overhead involved with finding a place/time to cram in a ride. My feeling is that running will do you more good for biking than biking...
If you admit, or witnesses say you were cycling faster than about 14 mph, the police might blame you for traveling at an "unsafe" speed in their report (if there was one). Remember the attitude of...
I did drive down it in May after a horse ride.
While driving, I was sizing it up for bike descent it and I think the difficultly would be mainly in maintaining mental focus for on hour and a half...
I don't think I'm a sissy about getting wet--I made several trips to Great Britain for cycling tours in my relative youth. However, after separating my shoulder in August after hitting a deer (3rd...
Four days off (with wife and son out of state w/ mother-in-law) and I felt so ripped off not getting in one ride. Went to climbing gym Saturday and heard something pop in middle finger so headed home...