Category: Biking Elsewhere

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The City That Never Walks

By ROBERT SULLIVAN – The New York Times
FOR the past two decades, New York has been an inspiration to other American cities looking to revive themselves. Yes, New York had a lot of crime, but somehow it also still had neighborhoods, and a core that had never been completely abandoned to the car. Lately, though, as far as pedestrian issues go, New York is acting more like the rest of America, and the rest of America is acting more like the once-inspiring New York.
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And yet, here in New York, we even have the debate over bicycle traffic backwards. We focus on drivers
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Key in; ignition on; brain off!

Angela Atwood-Moore response on MoBike forum:
"Some" motorists turn off their brains when driving? I would say "most" and even that is generous! And the real problem with these over-speed passes is that in my experience, they usually occur before the driver intends to cross railroad tracks, go down a hill with speed bumps, roll through a residential street/neighborhood, make a right hand turn in front of me, or before we both have to stop at a red light/stop-sign: making all these types of over-speed passes COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY!Key in; ignition on; brain off!
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Cycling Version – Twas the Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the garage
not a car to be seen, not even a Dodge.
The tools were all placed on the table with care,
in case they be needed to perform a repair.
The bikes were nestled all snug in their stands,
with remnants of touring from choice far-off lands.
And Mama in her spandex, and I in my tights,
had just finished stretching and grabbing quick bites
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