tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post1104571690007077007..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Did You Know...gcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-46277332226898101882012-10-02T20:46:07.170-04:002012-10-02T20:46:07.170-04:00NYC has *laws* that bikes should follow, but it ha...<i>NYC has *laws* that bikes should follow, but it has zero enforcement of such laws.</i><br /><br />Man, if you wanted to see police not enforcing laws against cyclists, you should have been in <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/slideshow/Thousands-at-Critical-Mass-20th-birthday-49844.php" rel="nofollow">San Francisco</a> last Friday!<br /><br />Thick throngs of cyclists taking over entire lanes and cutting off traffic on several streets entirely. All to protest poor treatment of cyclists and wastefulness of cars (which is of course, why they make sure to block commuter buses from leaving...).Silas Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-2537398818826446822012-10-02T19:18:56.184-04:002012-10-02T19:18:56.184-04:00New York ain't no San Francisco! And Florida i...New York ain't no San Francisco! And Florida is flatter than a pancake.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-64106647005811550582012-10-02T18:41:51.170-04:002012-10-02T18:41:51.170-04:00I take it that Copenhagen is also pretty flat ...I take it that Copenhagen is also pretty flat ...Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-33366781278612530202012-10-02T12:56:06.861-04:002012-10-02T12:56:06.861-04:00I was going to make a snarky comment about how awf...I was going to make a snarky comment about how awful it would be to have to bike to work in Denmark in the winter, but then I checked and apparently the winters there are very mild. I draw two lessons from this: <br /><br />1) Google is your friend. <br /><br />2) Denmark rocks. Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408537831149151396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-61875938248297768942012-10-02T12:01:17.733-04:002012-10-02T12:01:17.733-04:00ah jeez, what is wrong with people? I hate to hea...ah jeez, what is wrong with people? I hate to hear of stories like that. I'm sorry to hear about your wife. <br /><br />I guess if the folks on bikes can't be considerate of other people, than they should be considerate of say. . .the baton of a police officer! or some other form of reckoning. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-47168316801994987822012-10-02T11:13:21.236-04:002012-10-02T11:13:21.236-04:00And by the way, Adam, you can rid yourself of the ...And by the way, Adam, you can rid yourself of the stress of worrying about being ticketed by... following the law!gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-65529413573592954562012-10-02T11:12:26.286-04:002012-10-02T11:12:26.286-04:00When my wife was hit in the crosswalk by a cyclist...When my wife was hit in the crosswalk by a cyclist running a red light going the wrong way on a one-way street, she found that pretty stressful.<br /><br />But the real solution is to have separate bike roads like Copenhagen and Amsterdam: all of our stress levels would go way down. The NYC situation is awful for cyclists and the pedestrians who are always dodging them.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-85268643661488748282012-10-02T11:08:52.597-04:002012-10-02T11:08:52.597-04:00I am glad that the bike laws are not enforced in t...I am glad that the bike laws are not enforced in the city where I live. the streets are dangerous enough and the riding stressful enough without having to worry about being stopped and ticketed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-6973967647243691022012-10-02T09:57:07.043-04:002012-10-02T09:57:07.043-04:00Adam, in Copenhagen (and Amsterdam) none of these ...Adam, in Copenhagen (and Amsterdam) none of these reasons would apply: bikes have there own roadway, and thus do not clog up traffic or fall over into moving vehicles.<br /><br />NYC has *laws* that bikes should follow, but it has zero enforcement of such laws.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-14763906630098781242012-10-02T09:50:24.836-04:002012-10-02T09:50:24.836-04:00I think there are some places in Europe that allow...I think there are some places in Europe that allow folks on bikes to run red lights, assuming they do so safely and are responsible for any accidents that occur. there are several reasons behind the idea:<br /><br />http://transportationnation.org/2012/02/09/european-cities-allowing-bikes-to-run-red-lights/<br /><br />the way I figure it is: the sooner I am on my way the faster I am out of yours! <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com