Bike the vote! Ride to the polls!
11-04-08 | 02:55 AM
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Bike the vote! Ride to the polls!
https://www.vabike.org/bike-the-vote-ride-to-the-polls/
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
11-04-08 | 06:48 AM
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Yeah. That's a good idea. My polling place is just down the block, though. Won't my neighbors just think I'm a big ***** for having to ride my bike down the block instead of walking?
Oops. I meant to say, "wussy." Really.
Oops. I meant to say, "wussy." Really.
11-04-08 | 06:52 AM
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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---
Everyone knew I was there---
11-04-08 | 07:11 AM
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Sorry but I voted a couple weeks ago. I suppose I could hang out at the polling place. ew
11-04-08 | 07:22 AM
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Supposed to be a heavy voter turn out. Would make a lot of
sense to get through the parking lot. One of referendums
on the state ballot is minor pot possession. Cop takes
pot away but you don't get charged.
sense to get through the parking lot. One of referendums
on the state ballot is minor pot possession. Cop takes
pot away but you don't get charged.
11-04-08 | 08:18 AM
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Rode to vote, could have walked. Saw another bicycle there, but didn't see the cyclist. Voting took 1 hr 10 minutes from getting in line to walking out the door. Good to see all my neighbors there, doing the civic duty thang.
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11-04-08 | 08:30 AM
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I just got back from biking to the polls. I commute by bike a couple of days per week but don't usually use my bike for short errands. But I made an exception for today. The sign holders at the polls thought it was pretty novel and were happy to watch my bike for me while I went inside.
11-04-08 | 08:34 AM
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I biked to the polls, on my way to work this morning. Nobody really seemed to care or notice. There were a lot of folks standing around outside, so I just leaned it against a bench outside.
I think more people noticed that I wasn't dressed for the weather. Most folks had long sleeves and such, some with jackets, I was wearing gym shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I just as easily could have been a jogger, though.
But I voted!
I think more people noticed that I wasn't dressed for the weather. Most folks had long sleeves and such, some with jackets, I was wearing gym shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I just as easily could have been a jogger, though.
But I voted!
11-04-08 | 08:41 AM
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https://www.vabike.org/bike-the-vote-ride-to-the-polls/
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
11-04-08 | 08:42 AM
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Without a car, I didn't have a choice.
Well... had it been pouring down rain today instead of just a light rain I would have considered driving my wife's car, as I was expecting to have to wait outside to vote. Instead, I walked right in.
Well... had it been pouring down rain today instead of just a light rain I would have considered driving my wife's car, as I was expecting to have to wait outside to vote. Instead, I walked right in.
11-04-08 | 09:50 AM
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It's 4 miles to my polling place, then 10 miles to work from there. I voted this morning. One friend has worked it every election there for 40 years. He says I'm the only person who has ever arrived there on a bike in his memory. So I don't think we'll be making much of an impression.
I did park a lot faster than most of the people; some were having to park hundreds of yards away on the street.
I did park a lot faster than most of the people; some were having to park hundreds of yards away on the street.
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11-04-08 | 09:53 AM
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I did on my way to work. In full kit wearing this:
Actually had a request for the button for the son of one of the volunteers, which I thought was cool. I took my bike right in with me (fire station) but they know me as I haven't failed to vote since I was eligible, plus I have taken my bike in before, so it's no big deal.
zac
Actually had a request for the button for the son of one of the volunteers, which I thought was cool. I took my bike right in with me (fire station) but they know me as I haven't failed to vote since I was eligible, plus I have taken my bike in before, so it's no big deal.
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11-04-08 | 10:17 AM
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I vote to ride, and I ride to vote.
I rode to the polls (3 blocks from my house) on my way to work.
I don't know if any one noticed or cared, but that's never been my motivation for riding anywhere.
I rode to the polls (3 blocks from my house) on my way to work.
I don't know if any one noticed or cared, but that's never been my motivation for riding anywhere.
11-04-08 | 10:20 AM
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I rode and people at the front of the line said that if anyone ever hit me while I was on the road, that person should get the death penalty because I'm so visible. I try.
You'd think half of the people in line never before saw a bicycle or a bicyclist in tights wearing a helmet with a flashlight attached.
But now they have!
You'd think half of the people in line never before saw a bicycle or a bicyclist in tights wearing a helmet with a flashlight attached.
But now they have!
11-04-08 | 10:21 AM
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https://www.vabike.org/bike-the-vote-ride-to-the-polls/
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
There's no better chance to show everyone how many of us cyclists there are!
https://www.bikeforums.net/clydesdales-athenas-200-lb-91-kg/483407-anyone-bicycling-polls.html
I wrote:
Same here [walked two block to polling place]. Arrived at 6:30 with six in line. I brought a folding chair and a book and had a pleasant wait on a beautiful fall morning. I would not ride my bike anywhere I would have to leave it out of my sight; I don't even carry a lock for that reason.
I then walked home and got my bike. Normally I commute to work at about 5:00 AM, so riding at 8:00 AM was not as pleasant, but God Bless America, I am a road warrior, not a sunshine patriot ;-)
I then walked home and got my bike. Normally I commute to work at about 5:00 AM, so riding at 8:00 AM was not as pleasant, but God Bless America, I am a road warrior, not a sunshine patriot ;-)