tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post1348813993066913311..comments2023-04-03T03:29:32.895+01:00Comments on The Desegregated Cyclist: Fear and Loathing on the Bike PathIan Brett Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-61086153947061197202013-03-28T20:15:35.032+00:002013-03-28T20:15:35.032+00:005 crashes in 13 months with facilities versus 4 in...5 crashes in 13 months with facilities versus 4 in 4 years before facilities is a pretty dramatic and significant rise. The report laughingly suggests more study is needed before a conclusion may be drawn.aclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167855796522290311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-26099431121623344302013-03-27T03:14:34.464+00:002013-03-27T03:14:34.464+00:00The Baltimore bike lane, not the Door Zone only: T...The Baltimore bike lane, not the Door Zone only: That's the signpost up ahead—your next stop, the Taillight Zone.John S. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731232655773487676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-41815480242476041372013-03-26T17:12:57.534+00:002013-03-26T17:12:57.534+00:00The world would be no fun if we couldn't occas...The world would be no fun if we couldn't occasionally shoot from the lip. As I get older, I'm looking forward to doing it all the time and forcing the younger generation to just humor me.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-81899183937462784192013-03-26T16:28:48.498+00:002013-03-26T16:28:48.498+00:00Yeah, you are right. I kinda "shot from the l...Yeah, you are right. I kinda "shot from the lip" on that one.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-26535010911049409952013-03-26T14:41:18.558+00:002013-03-26T14:41:18.558+00:00What I got out of the DC study was that more peopl...What I got out of the DC study was that more people cycle in the summer<br />then the winter and the crash rate is 3.5 times then before the cycle tracks<br />were installed.cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165724747824970315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-16873402460458948682013-03-25T16:56:32.091+00:002013-03-25T16:56:32.091+00:00I don't think the 'Roads Were Not Built Fo...I don't think the 'Roads Were Not Built For Cars' guy (Carlton Reid) is a luddite. He's just working to change the misconception that roads were originally built with the motorist in mind, and trying to educate people about the 'Good Roads Movement' that built the American and British road networks in the late 1800s. Far from wanting to smash car culture, he seems to be bending over backwards to work against divisiveness by illustrating how motorists and cyclists have more in common than either group might think.<br /><br />He also tries to walk the fine line between vehicular cycling and infrastructure advocacy.<br /><br />He's far too conciliatory for my taste, both in terms of his unwillingness to criticize car culture and in his acceptance of the bike facility crowd's mindset - but I guess that's what you need to do when you're the editor of Bikebiz.com.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-82834766503403396222013-03-25T16:09:38.243+00:002013-03-25T16:09:38.243+00:00"Roads were not built for cars" and I su..."Roads were not built for cars" and I suppose "Airports were not built for jets". I don't see Luddite stances as being very productive. For a variety of reasons good and bad, and with both some positive and some very negative consequences, the public embraced the car. <br /><br />We need to reign in car use for a variety of reasons including urban congestion, pollution, carbon footprints, and public safety, but in a manner that is likely to gain some support from the masses who use them. Car-hatred and uncritical love of bicycle facilities seems to go hand in glove.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-37226256847644567162013-03-25T15:19:01.501+00:002013-03-25T15:19:01.501+00:00I found the link:
http://www.roadswerenotbuiltfor...I found the link:<br /><br />http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/stevenage/Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-86713690748407541802013-03-25T15:05:07.552+00:002013-03-25T15:05:07.552+00:00Hi Khal,
Actually it's in response to an old ...Hi Khal,<br /><br />Actually it's in response to an old blog post I saw on 'Roads Were Not Built For Cars'. For me, Streetsblog is just the 'go-to' guy for finding rabid and uncritical support for bad bike facilities. I guess perhaps the recent Streetsblog shenanigans might have had some level of subconscious influence - nothing conscious though.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-84684660018373214522013-03-25T14:42:36.705+00:002013-03-25T14:42:36.705+00:00I assume this is in response to the Streetsblog po...I assume this is in response to the Streetsblog post that blasted John Allen?Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com