tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post7282628900274667869..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Can't we all just get along?Paul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-22282898488434456212008-02-06T22:56:00.000-08:002008-02-06T22:56:00.000-08:00i live in anchorge but have visited seattle once o...i live in anchorge but have visited seattle once or twice a year for a few days for 15 years. was just there last week. it seems like there's a fair number of bike lanes, trails, and roads that would be easy to share. traffic's thick in places, more than it used to be. but it seems like it would be the perfect city to find people willing to co-exist and be imaginative. so i wonder why there also seems to be so much controversy? maybe if i lived there all the time i'd get it.clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860613460678917845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-59646803578044507482008-02-06T08:45:00.000-08:002008-02-06T08:45:00.000-08:00+1, dr2chase. This morning I had evidence to suppo...+1, dr2chase. <BR/><BR/>This morning I had evidence to support that. A student drove totally unnecessarily close to me on the entrance to campus - close enough that I noted his license plate and was considering what action to take, since it seemed there was no reason for him to *hug* me and then cut over to make his left turn. <BR/> I get to my lot and he's still there lookin' for a spot and ... he clips me. Knocks that piece of plastic off the "bumper" part of my Gazelle. (The Gazelle is 50 pounds. It didn't even swerve.) NOw, perhaps he assumed a posture of humility based on not wanting legal action to be taken, but he wasn't *that* humble, either. (I blogged it.) <BR/> I agree that it's an attention problem. Think of all the other groups of people who harm others obliviously, and create a cycle of fear and hostility that can escalate into hate and war. How do we make it as humans?SiouxGeonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-22144253770695063142008-02-06T06:44:00.000-08:002008-02-06T06:44:00.000-08:00I think the number of drivers that dislike cyclist...I think the number of drivers that dislike cyclists is much smaller than the number who are merely careless or confused, and that the careless/confused drivers present the greater danger because of their numbers.<BR/><BR/>However, the carelessness creates plenty of animosity from cyclists, in the same way that, if I walked carelessly through a crowd in heavy muddy boots, knocking people off balance, bruising their toes, and getting mud on them, people would get mad at me for my lack of caution.<BR/><BR/>The lack of a "Car Commute Tips Blog" (Googling for those words yields "save money on your commute", 4 bike commuting blogs, car-free commuting tips, and "avoiding traffic") pretty well points this up -- generally, car drivers don't think that they need any help with safety. The problem is not "getting along" -- it is more a matter of getting people in cars to pay attention.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-50346118167453868552008-02-06T05:44:00.000-08:002008-02-06T05:44:00.000-08:00So, are there any "Car Commute Tips Blogs" that we...So, are there any "Car Commute Tips Blogs" that we can post this on? They're the ones who need to read it! I never knew of this blog until I start bike commuting myself...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083810301678217475noreply@blogger.com