Comments on: Better bike signs http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/ city, culture and church ยท Fort Wayne, Indiana Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: PJ http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-300 PJ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:41:49 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-300 I ride my bicycle to work every day and I would like to thank all of the people who commute to suburbia via Crescent who do look out for me and do give me 2-3 feet. This whole argument is a difficult one because a year ago there weren't many of us on bikes. This is something new for a lot of people in automobiles. They are seeing people on Bicycles, riding in the street as if they are a vehicle (which we are) and they are not used to "Sharing the Road". With time I know that it will improve and hopefully the City will do the things necessary to help with that. I ride my bicycle to work every day and I would like to thank all of the people who commute to suburbia via Crescent who do look out for me and do give me 2-3 feet.
This whole argument is a difficult one because a year ago there weren’t many of us on bikes. This is something new for a lot of people in automobiles. They are seeing people on Bicycles, riding in the street as if they are a vehicle (which we are) and they are not used to “Sharing the Road”. With time I know that it will improve and hopefully the City will do the things necessary to help with that.

]]> By: MichaelK http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-299 MichaelK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:30:52 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-299 Well, Mary, you wait until it is safe to pass. Just like you would wait to pass any other traffic safely. Yes, some cyclists aren't perfect drivers either; just like many people driving cars and trucks aren't. Obviously we haven't set perfect compliance with the laws as a prerequisite for people driving, doing so for cyclists is a red-herring argument. (As is the mention of wearing a helmet - it's not required by law - and not all of us believe the magic piece of styrofoam is going to help.) Well, Mary, you wait until it is safe to pass. Just like you would wait to pass any other traffic safely.

Yes, some cyclists aren’t perfect drivers either; just like many people driving cars and trucks aren’t. Obviously we haven’t set perfect compliance with the laws as a prerequisite for people driving, doing so for cyclists is a red-herring argument.

(As is the mention of wearing a helmet – it’s not required by law – and not all of us believe the magic piece of styrofoam is going to help.)

]]> By: Mary S. http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Mary S. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:01:47 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-298 So, someone tell me how to share the road safely or allow even 2 feet when the cyclist is on a busy road where I cannot go into the other lane to get by him. Some enforced rules for the cyclists would be nice, too. Many run red lights, drive erratically, don't wear helmets, etc. How about some responsibility on their parts, too? Mary S. So, someone tell me how to share the road safely or allow even 2 feet when the cyclist is on a busy road where I cannot go into the other lane to get by him.

Some enforced rules for the cyclists would be nice, too. Many run red lights, drive erratically, don’t wear helmets, etc. How about some responsibility on their parts, too?

Mary S.

]]> By: MichaelK http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-297 MichaelK Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:13:54 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-297 Ah, I thought I remembered there being debate somewhere, it was last year I saw this: http://bikeportland.org/2007/01/30/safe-passing-law-debate-begins/ then http://bikeportland.org/2007/06/14/house-passes-safe-passing-legislation/ Which ditched the 3-foot specification. Ah, I thought I remembered there being debate somewhere, it was last year I saw this:

http://bikeportland.org/2007/01/30/safe-passing-law-debate-begins/

then

http://bikeportland.org/2007/06/14/house-passes-safe-passing-legislation/

Which ditched the 3-foot specification.

]]> By: Jon Swerens http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Jon Swerens Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:53:19 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-296 @MichaelK: I haven't been able to find anything on the BMV's Web site about firm traffic rules for distance between motorized vehicles and bicycles. @Anthony: Or "Please put down the burger and phone"? @MichaelK: I haven’t been able to find anything on the BMV’s Web site about firm traffic rules for distance between motorized vehicles and bicycles.

@Anthony: Or “Please put down the burger and phone”?

]]> By: Anthony Juliano http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Anthony Juliano Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:46:46 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-295 How about just saying "please don't kill me"? How about just saying “please don’t kill me”?

]]> By: MichaelK http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/06/18/better-bike-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-294 MichaelK Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:56:10 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-294 I don't know that we actually have 3 feet legislated here, off the top of my head. I don’t know that we actually have 3 feet legislated here, off the top of my head.

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