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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-12-09, 11:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 997
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Recommendation - throw away all the provisions of...

Recommendation - throw away all the provisions of H1451 (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/billlookup/billlookup.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1451)except for the following:

Whenever a bicycle...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-05-09, 01:50 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,106
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Lanes and marked lanes

There's cutting in line, and then there's what can happen when two lines of motor & pedal powered vehicles share one marked lane. When a marked lane is being shared, motorists in their line sometimes...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-05-09, 01:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 991
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Good news and bad news

I pedaled several routes out of downtown Asheville a number of years ago. The bad news is that there seemed to be only one route that's close to being flat (the road along the river). The good news...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-05-09, 01:06 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,106
Posted By Bruce Rosar

+1 (although I would have substituted "motorists"...

+1 (although I would have substituted "motorists" for "cars").
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-09, 11:31 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,424
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Panaracer Pasela TG

I've had good luck with the Panaracer Pasela TG. "TG" is short for "Tour Guard", an "Aramid belt under the tread that resists punctures". I've never seen one of those tires priced over $40.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-09, 11:04 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,178
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Another POV about two-abreast travel in general...

Another POV about two-abreast travel in general (from the Ottawa Bicycle Club, so not FL law specific):


The OBC Decision Matrix (http://www.ottawabicycleclub.ca//decision-matrix)*

*Using the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-02-09, 09:46 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,448
Posted By Bruce Rosar

There's being right hooked, and then there's a...

There's being right hooked, and then there's a collision as the result of being right hooked. See Fend off the "Right Hook" in Wayne Pein's Road Vogue...
Forum: Commuting
02-16-09, 07:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,216
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Container Scene Investigation?

Container Scene Investigation?
Forum: Commuting
02-16-09, 07:16 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,187
Posted By Bruce Rosar

New design approaches

Good point; even if it all could be made to work well, we can't afford separate infrastructure for each class of traveler. New approachs to redesigning the infrastructure we have (such as Shared...
Forum: Touring
02-16-09, 06:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 939
Posted By Bruce Rosar

If I remember correctly, seat post clamp rack...

If I remember correctly, seat post clamp rack mounts have relatively low weight limits. On a bike of mine that also lacks rear eyelets, my mechanic installed hose type clamps (on the seat stays where...
Forum: Introductions
02-16-09, 06:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 394
Posted By Bruce Rosar

It's easier

I've found that climbing with my wife on the tandem is easier than either:

climbing solo at too low a cadence (her half-bike has lower gears than mine, and she's not afraid to use them ;)
...
Forum: Commuting
02-16-09, 05:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,187
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Using the right-hand lane as a "biking lane"

We've got a street on one side of a big college campus downtown that's striped with four lanes (no middle turn lane though). I've found that using the right-hand lane as a "biking lane" works pretty...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-16-09, 05:26 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,346
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Works the same

My wife and I have been riding clipless with sandals for years. Clipping in and out works the same as regular cycling shoes for us.
Forum: Commuting
02-15-09, 08:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,187
Posted By Bruce Rosar

video from Groningen

For those who haven't seen such a design in action, check out the video from Groningen that's available on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQASVz4xun8) as well as Google Video...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-18-08, 07:22 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,465
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Interesting. I don't know what the odds of a...

Interesting. I don't know what the odds of a given ride resulting in a suit are, but it has happened: Widow sues bicycle club, Posey, driver...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-18-08, 06:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,126
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Link to another thread

You might want to check out the following thread (Look cleats & pedals are mentioned): Q-Factor and IT Band Friction Syndrome: how to fix it? (http://archive.roadbikereview.com/04/0EFC5357.php)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-08, 05:09 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 9,243
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Positive approaches (i.e., "carrots") are usually...

Positive approaches (i.e., "carrots") are usually more effective in the long run than "sticks" (such as shouting or enforcement). Carrot options include education (so more folks believe that bike...
Forum: Touring
12-05-08, 03:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,810
Posted By Bruce Rosar

I don't yet, but I'm going to try again while...

I don't yet, but I'm going to try again while keeping in mind four factors that lead to patch failure (http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=331070&postcount=12)
Forum: Commuting
12-05-08, 02:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,410
Posted By Bruce Rosar

I think that the act of commuting by bike is a...

I think that the act of commuting by bike is a visible sign of support and that taking a subsidy isn't.

But that's just me. :)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-04-08, 09:15 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,968
Posted By Bruce Rosar

And much shorter than the maximum length allowed....

And much shorter than the maximum length allowed. An example from one state (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_/ai_n23938083):
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-04-08, 02:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,968
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Leaving gaps for overtaking traffic

Group cycling etiquette (http://home.earthlink.net/~bikeirvine/BCIEttiq.pdf)(from the Bicycle Club of Irvine, Cal.) has the following advice about leaving gaps for overtaking traffic to pass:
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-04-08, 02:27 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,437
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Effects of Music on Driving Performance

Quoting from The Effects of In-Vehicle Music on General Driving Performance (http://www.chs.usyd.edu.au/conf04/submit/minipost/ew-leung.pdf)
Note that driving and riding can both be defined as the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-03-08, 01:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,681
Posted By Bruce Rosar

World City Bike Forum

Folks who are interested in public bike systems may want to check out the World City Bike Forum (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldCityBike/)(a Yahoo! Group).
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-03-08, 01:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 801
Posted By Bruce Rosar

FYI: For my Dinotte 200L-AA, I've been pleased...

FYI: For my Dinotte 200L-AA, I've been pleased with the combination of a intelligent charger (Maha MH-C9000) and four 2700mAh NiMH AAs...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-02-08, 06:49 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,428
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Bicycling Science

Quoting from Bicycling Science (published by MIT Press):
Forum: Introductions
11-23-08, 06:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 301
Posted By Bruce Rosar

A Google search...

A Google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Awww.bikeforums.net+%2230+inseam%22&btnG=Search) shows that there are 276 threads on bike forum that at least mention 30" inseam. In the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
11-23-08, 06:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,759
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Assuming that you haven't already, I suggest...

Assuming that you haven't already, I suggest reading the transporting a tandem (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=393325) thread.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-08, 06:27 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,428
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Only someone who's motoring needs to visually...

Only someone who's motoring needs to visually indicate when they're braking (because they're operating a vehicle that can deaccelerate from a high speed way faster than a human powered vehicle).
...
Forum: Commuting
11-20-08, 09:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 577
Posted By Bruce Rosar

There was one ride at night in the pouring rain...

There was one ride at night in the pouring rain when I couldn't see edge of the asphalt road with my helmet mounted 200L-AA-S, but otherwise the Dinotte (http://www.dinottelighting.com/) has been...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-20-08, 08:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,048
Posted By Bruce Rosar

FYI: Many years ago, one of our cats came home...

FYI: Many years ago, one of our cats came home from the vet wearing a plastic Elizabethan collar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_collar) (it sort of looks like a lampshade). After the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-20-08, 08:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,219
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Sounds like equitable sharing arrangement. BTW,...

Sounds like equitable sharing arrangement. BTW, new designs for urban areas can be that way too:
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-20-08, 12:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,030
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Throw away the book

Which would increase congestion and the cost of the signalized intersection even more. There's another approach to increasing safety that's mentioned in Alexander Kjerulf's blog, where he writes...
Forum: Commuting
11-19-08, 05:46 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,431
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Degree Symbol Question

FYI from a Degree Symbol Question post (http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=396724&postcount=4):
Forum: Road Cycling
11-19-08, 04:54 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 5,658
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Zero degrees F or C? I ask because I just decided...

Zero degrees F or C? I ask because I just decided to not ride this evening after seeing that freezing temperatures were forecast.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-19-08, 04:20 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 6,233
Posted By Bruce Rosar

+1:thumb:

+1:thumb:
Forum: Commuting
11-19-08, 03:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,236
Posted By Bruce Rosar

FYI: according to the Streets ahead...

FYI: according to the Streets ahead (http://www.hamilton-baillie.co.uk/_files/_publications/11-1.pdf) article, some locations have removed
Forum: Commuting
11-19-08, 02:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,236
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Aren't walkers supposed to go the wrong way so...

Aren't walkers supposed to go the wrong way so that they can see and get out of the way of non-walkers?

Whether bike lane use is mandatory or voluntary varies by jurisdiction. See A Guide to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-18-08, 02:26 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,112
Posted By Bruce Rosar

That seems to fit in well with this definition of...

That seems to fit in well with this definition of ROW (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/right+of+way):



Rather than advocating law-breaking, controlled intersections can be...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-10-08, 09:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 554
Posted By Bruce Rosar

FYI from the BikeSense pamphlet...

FYI from the BikeSense pamphlet (http://www.bikesense.bc.ca/appendices.htm#common)
Forum: Road Cycling
07-11-08, 09:16 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 4,234
Posted By Bruce Rosar

That would be great. Until then, if I should see...

That would be great. Until then, if I should see someone also getting a box I think that I'll ask to trade a some of their bars for an equal number of mine.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-12-08, 09:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,203
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Lotus Elise. ...

Lotus Elise.
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/thecar/performance/performance.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-07, 11:21 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,166
Posted By Bruce Rosar

I don't object.

I don't object.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-07, 11:19 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,704
Posted By Bruce Rosar

To be more precise, the study concluded that: ...

To be more precise, the study concluded that:

The injuries weren't just to cyclists:
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-07, 10:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,672
Posted By Bruce Rosar

What if the driveway was on public property (town...

What if the driveway was on public property (town hall, public library, etc.)?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-07, 12:23 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,704
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Quoting from a little further on in the...

Quoting from a little further on in the conclusion:
In other words, the data that was collected shows that the facilities decreased safety (primarily for the individuals who were segregated). That...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-29-07, 12:10 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,672
Posted By Bruce Rosar

At the risk of going off topic; given that a...

At the risk of going off topic; given that a driveway is not a roadway, does a Wisconsin driver who's about to leave a driveway and enter a roadway have a legal burden to respect a stop sign posted...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-29-07, 12:02 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,704
Posted By Bruce Rosar

IMHO, that's the reason why studies such as Road...

IMHO, that's the reason why studies such as Road safety and perceived risk of cycle facilities in Copenhagen (http://www.ecf.com/files/2/12/16/070503_Cycle_Tracks_Copenhagen.pdf) show that facilities...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-29-07, 10:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,015
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Video for law enforcement officers

FYI: There's a video from the NHTSA about cycling from a police point of view that's available in streaming format. Here's a description from the IPMBA resources page...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-07, 09:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,536
Posted By Bruce Rosar

Cyclist engineers truce with station

FYI: A piece (from the local newspaper) about Steve's role in the outcome:
Cyclist engineers truce with station (http://www.newsobserver.com/166/story/212378.html)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-07, 08:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,536
Posted By Bruce Rosar

According to a newspaper article, a car...

According to a newspaper article, a car dealership also suspended sponsorship. Apparently the article isn't on-line anymore, but there is a post with the text...
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