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The space for cyclists is 3 meters not 3 feet
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This was revealed to me in what I call "divine inspiration," which is
more or less common sense. Never mind the "experts" who have passed a
law that cars can pass us as close as 3 feet. That's something
intangible and insignificant. Probably they were confused by the
conversion from metric to old fashioned English system, when the foot... more »
By His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher -
May 25
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Never be so dumb to follow a bike lane
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We've got dozens of them, but none are connected. You may think it
would get you through and find out that you are stuck with no
particular place to go, a sidewalk perhaps if you are lucky. They are
the product of "evil idiocy," to quote someone who was describing
driver behavior. This type of idiocy though is the design of the... more »
By His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher -
May 19
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Wall Street doesn't want you on a bicycle
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I think the bicycle underclass does a disservice to both Wall Street
and the bicycle culture. But a good bike could be found for under 300
bucks, still no need for a loan. And Kmart/Sears has layaway so no
excuse to feed the banks.
We must raise the level of the Proles with the revolution, not drag... more »
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We are all waiting for German leadership
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No, it's not the Fourth Reich that I'm waiting for, but rather the
example Germany displays in QUALITY OF LIFE and BICYCLING, something
that concerns me the most. The other two models --sadly most
prevalent-- are America and China, which dominate the Globalization, a
concept that divides people in WINNERS & LOSERS, in which cyclists and... more »
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Should every cyclist train with a wheelchair?
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Not only the chances of a cyclist ending up in a wheelchair are very
real, but it offers an upper-body workout that is the weakest spot in
a cyclist. But, most importantly, you'll be using the public sympathy
to your advantage, whereas you are likely to be treated as a dog as a
cyclist. Talking about dogs, this reporter went around on a wheelchair... more »
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'We All Can Ride': turning gang culture into bicycle culture
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On Apr 25, 1:35 pm, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
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This is the kind of culture we should be promoting. Not gang culture,
but bicycle culture:
'We All Can Ride started in the summer of July 2010 when Egbevado
Ananouko and Charles Robertson went on a bike ride out to Powell... more »
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Do you threaten pedestrians on sidewalk?
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Don't ask me about the morality of it. It's all about survival. I must
ride on sidewalk like everybody else in the middle of this bike
sharing program. I don't know if it's that way in Paris or London, but
that's reality here. I figure that on average I have five near misses
with pedestrians and two with cars every single outing. Today I almost... more »
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If you want to know the stupidity of the system, consider the 3 feet law
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I may have posted this around, but I want to make sure that nobody can
dodge the issue, particularly those who can make it safer for all. We
in Florida have the "3 feet law" that makes cars keep a minimum
distance of 3 feet from a bike, and yet we lead the nation in bike
fatalities. California is #2 but it has a much larger population. I... more »
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Here's a problem for engineers: How to make a paper bike
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(This topic is loosely inspired by a program I heard on NPR last
evening)
The topic was INNOVATION. They throw lots of problems at engineers and
they must come up with the solution. One problem was how to make a
bike out of paper. They must be creative and "join the dots," a phrase
the kept popping up. The engineers were celebrated as the smartest... more »
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Walking a bicycle into a store
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That's what I call convenience. I asked at Target, just to make sure,
and they told me that it wasn't allowed for "liability issues." What
the hell is that?
You may bump someone with a shopping cart easier than a bike. And
needless to say, when you leave the bike outside, you may not find it,... more »
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