Originally Posted by
bragi
Mad poster from Seattle? Please don't make hasty assumptions. I'm not even remotely militant about cycling. I actually think bike lanes are kind of a bad idea. I just think bikes are a convenient way to get around, and good for a lot of social reasons besides. Actually, Seattle isn't militant about anything; that's why we've been wringing our hands about light rail for 40 years.
I did not say that exactly. I meant more like this
definition:
".....Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports...." It is amazing how much human nature to twist things around has not changed with the dawn of the computer age. I guess it is true that social habits and graces has not caught up with technology quite yet. As for Seattle, I don't know much about it from
personal experience. I heard much from other family members and friends. And it was not very good. So I cannot comment right now about it from personal experience as I never had any reason to visit or concern myself with the city before. I just hope it does not go the way L.A. has done.
Originally Posted by
bragi
And I've been to LA many times. I kind of like it, and wouldn't hesitate to ride a bike there. I especially like the weather and the immense shoulders. If I could get a job in LA (not likely right now), I would be totally car light, and love it.
That's nice. Which part? The West Side? South Bay? That is where most of the visiting parties & tourists go. I
never see visitors coming to the locations where I have to bike. Remember I said Los Angeles is a huge place
Google Map Presented Here Yet Again. If you bothered to look at the map, you will see that "Los Angeles" has a huge East side (I am describing a general terms here) where most of the population live-including yours truly. There are no Britney Spears, Charlie Sheens, or any other celebrities living around here. I doubt
they even know this side of town even exist. Every time I used to shuttle out-of-towners around I get this surprised look about them (which you probably have on right now) that we are a huge region of multi climatic places around here (desert, seaside, mountains with snow) and I have to drive some distance for them to see where the celebrities actually live and hang out (kind of stupid I might add).
Originally Posted by
bragi
You have a tendency to focus on the negative. This is not healthy, nor does it accomplish much of anything. I would work on that if I were you.
What of it? I write what I feel or am doing at that point in time.
If you don't like it, don't read it. It is obvious that you did not even bother visiting my Website series anyway. No one is putting a gun to your back and forcing you. And what is your credentials and degrees which makes you an "expert" on human psychology? I probably more qualified to comment about that topic (very quickly degrees in Social Sciences & Education) and would never do so, as at least when I was in college, we were taught never to play doctor with other people's minds especially if we never met them personally. So, Dr. Bragi, stick with bikes.
I do want to extend a invitation to visit our East side with your bike. Ride along the
Los Angeles River Bike Trail. Do bring a friend as someone who is not familiar with the area won't know that the paved path has a huge homeless camp camping next to it and
the Avenues gang likes to run around there. The path mainly is used by the Weekend Warriors crowd. The rest of the cyclists? They still take Riverside Dr. to avoid trouble. Negative? Sure, but it is better than spending the rest of the day in the emergency room.
So as you can see, it is really important to pay attention and talk to the locals.
And for positive recent posts I did:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/751288-London-Calling-quot-Barclays-Cycle-Superhighway-quot-Video
plus:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/753623-A-How-To-Video-On-Strapping-Backpacks-Rucksacks-On-Bromptons http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/753151-quot-Apes-Reacting-to-LA-s-Carmageddon-quot-They-Are-About-To-Rise-Soon!