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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-08-18, 11:59 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,096
Posted By benjdm

I do that often too, depending on how long I...

I do that often too, depending on how long I expect the traffic to have to wait or whether it would be possible for me to re-merge into traffic, etc. But again, if the two bicyclists decide to pull...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-08-18, 11:05 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,096
Posted By benjdm

What would be different if they were going up a...

What would be different if they were going up a long hill riding single file with a double yellow line? If it's a narrow road, it's still unsafe to pass until you can see far enough ahead. Single...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-25-18, 11:02 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,981
Posted By benjdm

None in my state. NY State DOT refuses to think...

None in my state. NY State DOT refuses to think they're a good idea and prohibits their use in their addendum to the MUTCD.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-04-17, 09:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 950
Posted By benjdm

I need to send this to the NYS DOT people who...

I need to send this to the NYS DOT people who refuse to allow 'Bikes May Use Full Lane' signs in NY state. They ignored me in 2015 when I emailed them about changing the NYS Supplement to the Manual...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-15, 04:03 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,004
Posted By benjdm

Meh. My frustration would be minimal in both...

Meh. My frustration would be minimal in both cases. Keeping to the topic of biking for recreation during rush hour, it is something I try and avoid. *shrug*

Rush hour automobiles slow me down when...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-26-15, 11:55 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,004
Posted By benjdm

N.Y. VAT. LAW § 1231 : NY Code - Section 1231:...

N.Y. VAT. LAW § 1231 : NY Code - Section 1231: Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or skating or gliding on in-line skates (http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/VAT/VII/34/1231)




Then...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-15, 10:34 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,850
Posted By benjdm

Agreed, and an excellent point.

Agreed, and an excellent point.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-15, 08:59 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,850
Posted By benjdm

You didn't read it, did you? The bicyclist argued...

You didn't read it, did you? The bicyclist argued that a law referring to "motor vehicles" didn't apply to bicyclists and lost.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-15, 07:34 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,850
Posted By benjdm

There was a court case in Portland, OR like that...

There was a court case in Portland, OR like that with a result that surprised me.

Oregon's Passing Laws Relating to Bicycles | Bicycle Law Articles | Oregon Bicycle Laws | Swanson, Thomas, Coon &...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-13-15, 08:54 AM
Replies: 284
Views: 15,562
Posted By benjdm

Being slightly off to the side won't save you in...

Being slightly off to the side won't save you in this scenario. In 3 seconds they will often drift left or drift right. Distracted drivers have killed cyclists on the opposite shoulder from drifting...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-12-15, 07:38 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,850
Posted By benjdm

Agreed. I read it differently, as the school bus...

Agreed. I read it differently, as the school bus sitting there with its lights on and flipped outward from the bus. Your (perfectly reasonable) interpretation didn't occur to me.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-12-15, 06:30 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,850
Posted By benjdm

CT law is similar to other states' laws: ...

CT law is similar to other states' laws:


http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dbikes/14-286a.pdf

and


Sec. 14-279. Vehicles to stop for school bus. Penalties. Written warning or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-11-15, 06:38 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 6,328
Posted By benjdm

7. Right hooks 8. Road work on the intersecting...

7. Right hooks
8. Road work on the intersecting road creating a lip on the shoulder with no warning sign (happened to me when commuting home at night)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-10-15, 07:55 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 6,328
Posted By benjdm

Oh, bulls*^t. Riding in the center of the lane...

Oh, bulls*^t. Riding in the center of the lane doesn't provoke dangerous overtakings. Impatient and reckless drivers are the ones doing the dangerous overtakings.

I piss off other drivers when I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-07-15, 01:09 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 8,457
Posted By benjdm

Because he wished to travel. The same reason she...

Because he wished to travel. The same reason she was on this sort of road with such a motorized vehicle.
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
04-07-15, 04:40 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 9,852
Posted By benjdm

They're referring to Trotwood v. Selz. Selz was...

They're referring to Trotwood v. Selz. Selz was given a traffic ticket for 'impeding traffic', violating a city ordinance in Trotwood, OH.


Selz was convicted and the case was appealed up to an...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-01-15, 05:29 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,532
Posted By benjdm

This is my standard video: ...

This is my standard video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkh9A5jdUI
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-23-14, 10:54 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,617
Posted By benjdm

I probably would have ridden that mostly taking...

I probably would have ridden that mostly taking the right lane and not lane splitting (so a lot slower overall.) *shrug*

I don't consider myself a safety expert who tells you how you should ride,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-14, 03:43 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Because her kids don't want to move.

Because her kids don't want to move.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-14, 03:38 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

That was not the statement I quoted as being...

That was not the statement I quoted as being false. It was "Until and unless the law is changed, she needs to operate within the letter of the law or accept the consequences." That statement was and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-14, 08:21 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Right. That's why I wrote "In order to avoid...

Right. That's why I wrote "In order to avoid getting tickets and/or being arrested, she needs to operate so as not to inconvenience motorists even though she needs to violate other laws to do so." It...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-14, 05:11 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

So? Your statement remains false. A true...

So? Your statement remains false. A true statement would be: In order to avoid getting tickets and/or being arrested, she needs to operate so as not to inconvenience motorists even though she needs...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-14, 04:59 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Impossible. Neither c_bach nor trailmix were able...

Impossible. Neither c_bach nor trailmix were able to merge and go through intersections to the left of the RTOLs. No one has attempted to travel US 27 'within the letter of the law' riding the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 03:16 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

No, the Kentucky SMV law...

No, the Kentucky SMV law (http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6367) is the one that is being used to prosecute her, even though the Kentucky definition of slow moving vehicle...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 03:02 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

I don't know where a cyclist *should* ride on...

I don't know where a cyclist *should* ride on that road. I'll sit back and wait for VTBiker (and everyone else who is against the idea that it is a bicyclist's right to judge for themselves the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 12:51 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

The Montana law? It says as far to the right as...

The Montana law? It says as far to the right as possible instead of as practicable. That said, I'm not sure it's worth discussing much as a tangent.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 09:25 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Montana requires slow moving vehicles, including...

Montana requires slow moving vehicles, including motorized ones, to be as far right as possible including the shoulder:

61-9-415. Slow-moving vehicles....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 08:23 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

She passed and is now an EKG tech.

She passed and is now an EKG tech.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 07:19 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Yes. It's still the same fundraiser. She...

Yes. It's still the same fundraiser.

She started the gofundme AFTER going car free and AFTER her first tickets and AFTER people suggested it to her when the first news stories appeared. All this...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-14, 06:31 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

I believe it's for an appeal, for fighting the...

I believe it's for an appeal, for fighting the remaining 2 189.300 and 189.290 tickets, and for fighting the wanton endangerment charge.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 08:03 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Staying in the traffic lane would also avoid the...

Staying in the traffic lane would also avoid the divots. *grin*

Are you sure we're allowed to joke? I thought we had to call each other names, divide everyone into us/them groups, and misrepresent...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 07:43 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Perhaps Chris516 could link to the videos he saw...

Perhaps Chris516 could link to the videos he saw the divets in?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 07:25 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

To my knowledge, from reading the description of...

To my knowledge, from reading the description of both of your rides, neither one of you merged into the traffic lane from the shoulder at any point in your rides. Is that correct? If so, read...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 05:51 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Oh, come on. Even if you are assuming everyone...

Oh, come on. Even if you are assuming everyone who hasn't been mentioned or cited in this thread doesn't think it is necessary, I cited another cyclist (John Schubert) who also thinks it is necessary...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 05:39 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

After her arrest, is she supposed to modify her...

After her arrest, is she supposed to modify her biking behavior or not? Pick one.

In any case, here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aB-awLAHYM[/url) is her oldest biking video that I can find on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 05:24 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

I totally agree.[/quote] ? I'm confused, then....

I totally agree.[/quote]
? I'm confused, then. Do you think she should be required to ride on the shoulder even if she doesn't believe it to be suitable? Should she have been ticketed for violating...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 05:18 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Nope....

Nope. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa49UGs-nqA&list=UUOhw4_acOW-8QIyzt3ktd7A) From 00:30ish until 3:30ish is all on the shoulder.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 05:15 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

The same problem applies to sidewalks, too, if...

The same problem applies to sidewalks, too, if cyclists don't have a right to use the roadway. The Kentucky definition of 'highway' is ambiguous as to whether sidewalks are included. The UVC is not -...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 04:42 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

My position is that the individual rider can ride...

My position is that the individual rider can ride on the shoulder if they wish to, but should never be required to. If the state/county/whatever wants to create a space where bicyclists must ride,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 03:43 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

According to some, but not the rider. Exactly...

According to some, but not the rider. Exactly like my hypothetical.


It was suggested she should ride on the shoulder regardless of whether she herself found it suitable or not - exactly like my...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 03:29 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Well, if you Kentucky cyclists are so in favor of...

Well, if you Kentucky cyclists are so in favor of surrendering your right to the roadway, so be it. When some other DA cites you for violating 189.300 and 189.290 for riding on some road like the one...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 12:51 PM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

How is it an extraordinary claim? The 14th...

How is it an extraordinary claim? The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. Anti-miscegenation laws went to court over and over after that, but judges didn't rule they were unconstitutional (based on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 11:51 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

No matter what evidence is presented, willful...

No matter what evidence is presented, willful ignorance and lack of experience are two things of many that can prevent correct conclusions.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 11:49 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Other cyclists besides the ones who post here...

Other cyclists besides the ones who post here have also ridden that stretch of highway and indicated that it is much safer to be on the roadway. John Schubert, technical editor for Adventure Cyclist...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 10:49 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Your problem is with Ms. Schill's actions when it...

Your problem is with Ms. Schill's actions when it is the #^$&*(#^$ Jessamine County DA and police who are the ones doing that? Talk about blaming the victim!

I think you're extrapolating...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 10:09 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Those 2 statements are not contradictory. Magas...

Those 2 statements are not contradictory. Magas himself presumably also believes that the judge did indeed 'screw up' and that an appellate court wouldn't find that the judge 'screwed up.'



...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 09:47 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

No, "Magas does not believe that an appellate...

No, "Magas does not believe that an appellate judge will treat Schill any differently than the traffic court judge" is only true if Magas believes there aren't grounds to prevail on appeal. If Magas...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 09:39 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

Before you said that Magas stated he didn't...

Before you said that Magas stated he didn't believe there were grounds to appeal. Now you're saying that he stated there aren't grounds to prevail on appeal. Which is it?

If the latter, I would...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 09:32 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

When she is riding in the lane because she...

When she is riding in the lane because she believes it is the safest way to travel in accordance with the law, should she be ticketed or not?


I don't. Should I support ticketing other riders who...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-14, 09:27 AM
Replies: 699
Views: 28,052
Posted By benjdm

I have proposed no 'every judge is an idiot'...

I have proposed no 'every judge is an idiot' theory. I have only proposed that the judge was in error in this case, just as I believe the traffic judge in Trotwood v. Selz was in error.


I don't...
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