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LordBass 11-04-08 10:27 AM

Rode to the polls this morning. Of a few hundred people there at 7am, let's just say that zero others were in a bright yellow jacket. :)

kk4df 11-04-08 11:26 AM


Originally Posted by LordBass (Post 7789916)
Rode to the polls this morning. Of a few hundred people there at 7am, let's just say that zero others were in a bright yellow jacket. :)

Same here. I was there at near the front of the line in all my riding gear, voted, and was cruising to work by 7:15 AM. Rode past all those other poor folks still waiting in line.

Doohickie 11-04-08 12:10 PM

I did... a week ago Saturday.

noteon 11-04-08 12:17 PM

I posted my pic at the flickr page.

tuind13 11-04-08 12:23 PM

I could have walked because the polling place is about 2 minutes away, but I had a dentist appointment to get to right afterwards. Turns out the line inside was slower than I thought, so after waiting an hour, I had to leave for the appointment. Biked over there, had a tooth pulled, and then biked back to wait in line for another two hours. Spoke cards for my candidate - parked right outside the door! Did have one person ask if I was a crossing guard, though (bright lime vest....).

Square & Compas 11-04-08 12:24 PM

I rode to the polls and voted this morning. My polling place is right down the street from where I live. Only a 5 min. walk. But as I was on the way to work, I stopped voted, then rode on to work.

Podolak 11-04-08 12:25 PM

Hey I started a similar thread in General Cycling:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=483398

eAspenwood 11-04-08 12:29 PM

Well, I couldn't bike to the polls but I did just ride my bike to starbucks for free coffee.

thebeatcatcher 11-04-08 12:31 PM

i rode too

Hirohsima 11-04-08 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by cdalefan (Post 7788828)
I rode and took my bike inside and parked it the back of the room. Then, I stood in line in lycra tights, road shoes, and long sleeve jersey.

Everyone knew I was there---

I looked just like cdalefan. Except I had Sidi SPD's on;)

My wife drove and was 2 ppl in front of me in line. Took me 45 min to get through the line.

genec 11-04-08 12:41 PM

I rode... it's about a mile or so from the house. Light drizzle falling when I left for the polls... rain when I finished voting. Wife went with me on her bike.

Of course, even though we vote at the local elementary school, there are no bike racks. We locked up to a drain pipe.

ews 11-04-08 01:27 PM


Originally Posted by Square & Compas (Post 7790593)
I rode to the polls and voted this morning. My polling place is right down the street from where I live. Only a 5 min. walk. But as I was on the way to work, I stopped voted, then rode on to work.

Same here. Locked up to a signpost right outside the church. With so many people around, I wasn't worried about my Brooks getting stolen, so I left it uncovered, basically letting everyone pine over my beautiful bike.

:)

I-Like-To-Bike 11-04-08 02:08 PM


Originally Posted by cdalefan (Post 7788828)
I rode and took my bike inside and parked it the back of the room. Then, I stood in line in lycra tights, road shoes, and long sleeve jersey.

Everyone knew I was there---

Was everyone impressed with your attire?

Mr Danw 11-04-08 02:37 PM

Rode to the polls, then the grocery store. Well, two grocery stores, the first one didn't have egg roll wrappers.

beatnik0422 11-04-08 03:05 PM

I rode the entire 1.5 miles right down the street to the rec center. The road was full of cars, although I was the only one on a bike. The speed limit is 25mph, so I rode right along with traffic. There isn't a bike rack anywhere, but there are some batting cages. I just locked up my bike to one of the polls, went inside, and voted. The line wasn't too terribly long. I was pretty much in and out. Luckily for me, I did get to read a couple of pages of Lord of the Flies.

JeffS 11-04-08 03:24 PM


Originally Posted by genec (Post 7790697)
We locked up to a drain pipe.

I leaned the bike against a tree. The thought of it not being there when I returned never crossed my mind. I'm not sure if that makes me careless or just lucky to be in a low crime area.

Consularrider 11-04-08 03:55 PM

For the primaries I rode to the polls on the way to work, but it's just three blocks from home (in the other direction and all up hill). This morning I walked there with my wife, stood in line for an hour, voted, walked home, and then rode the long way to work. I was in by biking togs and one poll worker commented it was a nice day to ride. My answer, "Thanks, but for me every day is a nice day to ride!"

tsl 11-04-08 04:17 PM

Last year it was cold and rainy, so I rode the Portland. Today was beautiful, sunny, wind-free and 70. So I rode Yellow Bike (my 9-year-old Trek 1000) to work. We stopped to vote on the way home.

http://www.brucew.com/images/prr/200...-votes-800.jpg

Another lycra story: The three election ladies all said they liked my hi-viz commuting jersey, but their eyes kept drifting lower...

jconnwsu 11-04-08 04:17 PM

I am going to ride there after work. It's only about 1 mile or so to the school from home. And all I have to do is drop of my ballot as we are a "mail-in" state.

bhchdh 11-04-08 04:44 PM

I've ridden to the polls for years. This time in the dark and rain. I felt a little bad though, as my bike was locked up outside for the hour and a half it took to cast my vote.

grayjoe 11-04-08 04:49 PM

Stopped by to vote on the way home from work. The line of cars trying to get into the polling place and find a parking place was out into the street and around the corner. I rode right up to the door on my bike and locked it to a steel banister along the stairs. Walked right in. Was nice not to have to wait for parking.

FredOak 11-04-08 04:56 PM

My little guy had tonsil surgery today so after we got home grandma stayed just long enough for us to walk up and vote. It's only a few hundred feet from home.

I did notice that the number they were up to was where I usually see it at 7:00 PM when I would normally vote instead of 11:30 in the morning, hence a great turn out!

Texasfietser 11-04-08 04:59 PM

I biked to my polling place this morning on my way to work. Glad I did it then, because it's raining steadily now... I was the only bicyclist there.

Artkansas 11-04-08 05:02 PM

I rode and locked my bike to the railing right in front of the door, so everyone saw it. A few even asked me about the bike.

rhm 11-05-08 08:08 AM

I biked to the polling place, same as last year, and the year before, and....

I took the bike into the fire house, too, as usual.

Lines looked long, but moved fast. I was out by 6:15 AM, so I rode town to Bristol PA to volunteer for the Obama campaign GOTV project. It was a blast. I went door to door for about four hours, then rode home. Total miles for the day, about 39.


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