tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post2358383713922903506..comments2023-06-17T03:14:04.495-04:00Comments on Carless Columbus: The Good, the Bad, and the Good and the BadJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05040231681301411948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post-39380960721295152092007-08-29T09:48:00.000-04:002007-08-29T09:48:00.000-04:00Tom - hope you get back out there! It's a pretty ...Tom - hope you get back out there! It's a pretty good environment for it, and the more people doing it the more impetus City Hall will have to make changes in our favor. <BR/><BR/>Matt - I hate that, too. I've found, though, that if you just give them the old "pass me" wave, they generally do. <BR/><BR/>On a similar note, though, I've mentioned before how much I hate when my bike doesn't have enough metal to set off the detectors at traffic lights, and I hate it even more when I'm sitting on one and a car pulls up behind me, but so far back that it doesn't set off the detector either! So we both sit there, waiting for the light to change, until I basically have to run it and look like a tool for being impatient. Sigh...Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040231681301411948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post-20115315762246648392007-08-28T23:42:00.000-04:002007-08-28T23:42:00.000-04:00Re: case 1 - I'd like to append to that irritant t...Re: case 1 - I'd like to append to that irritant the car drivers who think they're doing me a favor/paying me respect by matching my speed and driving behind me by about 10-20 feet. I understand (and appreciate) that perhaps they don't want to blow by me at 45 MPH and clip my elbow with their mirror, but on the other hand its no picnic worrying that if I somehow slip and fall into the lane that I'm <EM>guaranteed</EM> to be run over. Pass me as reasonably as possible and we'll both be much happier.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702234154002392085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post-36837546271603866762007-08-28T22:02:00.000-04:002007-08-28T22:02:00.000-04:00Just found your blog and THANKS for putting this o...Just found your blog and THANKS for putting this out there. I'm seriously looking into riding again to work.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980537096478555228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post-41795505918142653702007-08-28T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-28T13:19:00.000-04:00Interesting stuff from UA. Good for you for being...Interesting stuff from UA. Good for you for being so proactive on getting bike lanes put in for Upper Arlington. It sounds like the need for the lanes simply wasn't getting forwarded up to the city council or that they were ignoring it, thinking it was just the desire of a few individuals. <BR/><BR/>I'm concerned a bit by the format that they are looking toward using for the lanes. Having the lanes right next to the lines of parking is just asking for people to get doored a lot. But any progress is good, as they say. <BR/><BR/>Interesting comments about COBAC - I've tried to contact them several times and never have I gotten a response. I've pretty much given up on them as a force for proper bicycling in Columbus. <BR/><BR/>Try looking at the Consider Biking link to the right on my blog - it's a new group but it might be a little more active on your behalf.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040231681301411948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034991754692855646.post-79703509434569719232007-08-28T12:12:00.000-04:002007-08-28T12:12:00.000-04:00Hey I just found your blog and I love what you're ...Hey I just found your blog and I love what you're doing. I've been fighting a bike lane battle in Upper Arlington lately and could use your help getting the word out. I'm a daily commuter (for about 3 years now) and I'm probably one of the few who is looking forward to the snowy days over these humid days but hey, I'm from the great white north so what can I say?<BR/><BR/>I linked up some info about your site and the SFPD video you found, it's cheesy but great. Here's info about what's happening in UA.<BR/><BR/>http://elephantsonbicycles.teenymouse.com/?p=89Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com