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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-15-24, 08:35 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 13,644
Posted By Chistophe516

Rest In Peace

Rest In Peace
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-09-24, 12:35 AM
Replies: 236
Views: 10,712
Posted By Chistophe516

Both, the cyclist, and a motorcyclist, ran the...

Both, the cyclist, and a motorcyclist, ran the red. They are both lucky it wasn't fatal.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-07-24, 05:28 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,332
Posted By Chistophe516

Ditto

Ditto
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-24-24, 11:22 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,050
Posted By Chistophe516

Exactly why I don't ride in bike lanes.

Exactly why I don't ride in bike lanes.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-23-24, 10:11 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,332
Posted By Chistophe516

I was hit from behind once. I was in the dual...

I was hit from behind once. I was in the dual turn lane, that was positioned in the middle of a four-lane 40mph road. It was PM-Rush. I got out of the southbound thru lane, thinking I would be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-23-24, 09:54 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,050
Posted By Chistophe516

Just stay out of the 'door zone'.

Just stay out of the 'door zone'.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-21-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 498
Posted By Chistophe516

I am glad she survived.:thumb:

I am glad she survived.:thumb:
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-21-24, 12:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 498
Posted By Chistophe516

Mountain bikers be careful

Cougar attacks group of mountain bikers (https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/18/us/cougar-attack-washington-bikers/index.html)

This may have already been mentioned. Thankfully, While one biker was...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-21-24, 12:48 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,150
Posted By Chistophe516

Thanks for all the input.:thumb:

Thanks for all the input.:thumb:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-21-24, 12:38 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,150
Posted By Chistophe516

Ah, ok That's just what I think of them...

Ah, ok


That's just what I think of them as.


Good point.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-20-24, 04:36 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,150
Posted By Chistophe516

Bike racing shorts

Mods please move this to the appropriate forum.

I don't race, but. I do wear racing shorts because they are more comfortable. Casual everyday shorts left me feeling sore in the saddle. My...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-25-24, 06:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 993
Posted By Chistophe516

I have had the GoPro Hero 4, since it came...

I have had the GoPro Hero 4, since it came out.(hey are up to the 12 now)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-09-24, 05:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,547
Posted By Chistophe516

I won't mention specific manufacturers of...

I won't mention specific manufacturers of lights', or the placement of lights. But I will tell you what I do.

I have four headlights'. That I rotate: 1-600 Lumens; 2-750 Lumens; 1-950 Lumens.
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-29-23, 02:14 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

Never bike in NYC, but. The problem with...

Never bike in NYC, but. The problem with expansion joints is just as bad elsewhere.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-28-23, 10:35 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

Ah, Ok

Ah, Ok
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-28-23, 09:23 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

Can't listen to video. Because my Audio Output...

Can't listen to video. Because my Audio Output is afoul, BUT. Do you mean like the GW bridge in NYC?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-28-23, 03:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,220
Posted By Chistophe516

If you can't see traffic coming from both...

If you can't see traffic coming from both directions, don't enter the lane.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-28-23, 03:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

Steel deck like a draw bridge?

Steel deck like a draw bridge?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-27-23, 05:34 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

My point was, in respect to 'taking the lane'...

My point was, in respect to 'taking the lane' and, how the driver mistook the turn lane, at the red light, as a thru lane.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-27-23, 03:07 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

If that is only verbal, yet. Not in the traffic...

If that is only verbal, yet. Not in the traffic code. Then it can't be applied.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-27-23, 01:49 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

For me, I only have memories of what happened,...

For me, I only have memories of what happened, and where. But I don't have flashbacks to the particular incident, like it causing sleepless nights. When 'taking the lane', the only time I was...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-24-23, 02:20 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

By riding in a driver's blind spot, it is an...

By riding in a driver's blind spot, it is an invitation for an accident. Riding on trails n' off-road path is something you are willing to do, I am not. Almost a decade ago. I participated in a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-24-23, 12:02 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

Correct, No they don't, but. ATST that they may...

Correct, No they don't, but. ATST that they may regard cyclists' on the road, as an eyesore, an annoyance. By riding in the traffic lane(along with being well-lit and wearing hi-vis attire),...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-24-23, 02:25 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

If you want to ride on the road reactively,...

If you want to ride on the road reactively, instead of proactively, that is up to you. But, That means', you will always' be in a driver's blind spot. Because, You basically are saying, every...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-23-23, 08:47 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

When necessary, is just as ambiguous as, 'as...

When necessary, is just as ambiguous as, 'as close as practicable to the right-hand side of the road'. Both are up to the judgment of the cyclist. A cyclist is legally defined as a vehicle in many...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-23-23, 07:07 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

That was my age. The '+2(?)' is because of 2...

That was my age. The '+2(?)' is because of 2 accidents' between 2013 n' 2019. Where, 'taking the lane', wasn't the issue. I was rear-ended, while sitting at a red light in a dual-turn lane. That...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-23-23, 04:27 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,625
Posted By Chistophe516

In my case, I have been in several accidents...

In my case, I have been in several accidents 1981(14), 1997(30), 2003(36), 2013(46), +2(?).

The consistent detail was, not 'taking the lane'.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-17-23, 07:07 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 7,067
Posted By Chistophe516

That is old news. But I mean that, in the sense...

That is old news. But I mean that, in the sense of, drivers being oblivious how they are putting peoples' lives' at risk. Just for the convenience of talking n the phone.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-23, 07:06 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 7,067
Posted By Chistophe516

Car manufacturers don't think so. They just...

Car manufacturers don't think so. They just perpetuate the problem.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-23, 12:54 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 7,067
Posted By Chistophe516

There is something worse than not paying...

There is something worse than not paying attention to the speedometer. All the technology in cars meant to curtail speeding. Can not control a person who either insists on, being able to talk on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-09-23, 02:44 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,999
Posted By Chistophe516

Given that the father had ten kids. The judge...

Given that the father had ten kids. The judge should have gotten creative by, not only sentencing the driver to prison. But also ordering the driver to pay child support, starting from the day she...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-23, 09:58 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,669
Posted By Chistophe516

DITTO!!! Some people, just don't get it. Even...

DITTO!!! Some people, just don't get it. Even my own family members are oblivious to dangers they pose to other by their driving behavior. My elderly mother will write notes on a sticky pad while...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-23, 12:35 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,887
Posted By Chistophe516

I experienced something almost similar. ...

I experienced something almost similar.

...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-31-23, 02:56 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,466
Posted By Chistophe516

For me, an E-bike, would be an EEEEEK!-bike. I...

For me, an E-bike, would be an EEEEEK!-bike. I don't trust them.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-23, 02:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,610
Posted By Chistophe516

FRAP is subjective. While motorists' just want...

FRAP is subjective. While motorists' just want cyclists' out of the way. They(and law enforcement) never consider the rights of the cyclist. Because, 'Practicable' is not up to the motorist, or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-23, 02:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,210
Posted By Chistophe516

I don't have a 'pointy' bike helmet. But I do...

I don't have a 'pointy' bike helmet. But I do have a 'racing' road bike. I also utilize bright colors. I 'take the lane'. Because traffic laws me to, by the use of the jurisdiction language.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-23-23, 10:28 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,012
Posted By Chistophe516

While this may seem like a good suggestion. The...

While this may seem like a good suggestion. The DMV doesn't actively track the difference in the bicycle laws, one locale to the next.

Before I moved from the MD suburbs of DC in 2019. To a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-22-23, 08:36 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,012
Posted By Chistophe516

There isn't anything saying you need to dismount,...

There isn't anything saying you need to dismount, in the linked MGL code, or any associated MGL code. Also, It is not up to the discretion of the officer.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-22-23, 02:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By Chistophe516

When I lived in the MD(Montgomery County) suburbs...

When I lived in the MD(Montgomery County) suburbs of DC, 2007-2019. I had no problem biking on busy roads. Connecticut Ave. was always the exception.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-23, 02:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 842
Posted By Chistophe516

No wonder I didn't see anything about it.:( ...

No wonder I didn't see anything about it.:(

I don't even think, calling it 'road rage' is enough. It is a different king of rage altogether.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-04-23, 09:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 842
Posted By Chistophe516

Laguna Beach ER doc out cycling hit with SUV then murdered

This is really sad. Why, Because, The SUV hit the ER doctor, not the other way around. May the ER doctor rest in peace.
Another senseless murder without provocation...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-29-23, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By Chistophe516

I can't read the OpEd since I don't subscribe to...

I can't read the OpEd since I don't subscribe to the WaPo. But, Before I moved out of the DC-Metro region in 2019. Apart from 2002-2007 when I lived in Minnesota, I had lived in the DC-Metro region...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-29-23, 05:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,987
Posted By Chistophe516

BTDT But having moved to another state, back in...

BTDT But having moved to another state, back in 2019. I wonder if I need to register my bike again?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-07-21, 02:11 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 11,068
Posted By Chistophe516

This is the problem with any bike lane. Like the...

This is the problem with any bike lane. Like the painted lines of a bike lane will keep a person safe.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-21, 06:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,794
Posted By Chistophe516

.[/QUOTE] Exactly

.[/QUOTE]
Exactly
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-21, 05:57 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,896
Posted By Chistophe516

I moved here(NC) from MD in November of 2019....

I moved here(NC) from MD in November of 2019. While I live in an area that seems more rural, than suburbia. Before I moved, they(MD) were really resistant up there. Laws were eventually passed in DC,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-21, 03:00 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,536
Posted By Chistophe516

I don't ride on the sidewalk/crosswalk. I only...

I don't ride on the sidewalk/crosswalk. I only 'take the lane', on the road.

BUT, Going on what was said here:


As a pedestrian, I have encountered many motorists' who flaunt the law by...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-18-21, 05:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,381
Posted By Chistophe516

Not when 'standing on the horn' and/or,...

Not when 'standing on the horn' and/or, tailgating and/or, putting on/flashing the high-beams(from the opposite direction). Regardless of which(or even a combination of more than one). It comes...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-18-21, 01:15 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,381
Posted By Chistophe516

Not only take a course. But also hold motorists'...

Not only take a course. But also hold motorists' accountable for harassing cyclists'. Instead of choosing to ignore what happens to a cyclist. Until, The cyclist is a fatality.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-06-21, 10:21 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,381
Posted By Chistophe516

This is like 'Did I just see them(Law...

This is like 'Did I just see them(Law Enforcement) do that(actually hold a motorist accountable for their behavior towards' a cyclist)?'. I wish a lot more of that happened. But Law Enforcement...
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