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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-22, 09:20 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

The side streets work great. The only thing they...

The side streets work great. The only thing they don't do is provide a traffic light protected crossing at Jefferson highway. It's not a big deal getting across even in rush hour traffic. I'll...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-22, 07:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

JoeyBike, izzat you?

JoeyBike, izzat you?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-12-22, 03:24 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I most often take my place in line in traffic and...

I most often take my place in line in traffic and further to the left of my lane as I pass through traffic light controlled intersections. So many variables though, that influence my position. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-22, 06:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

The Alaska law was put into place to facilitate...

The Alaska law was put into place to facilitate the movement of traffic at the posted speed. Alaska is stunningly beautiful. People will go into tourist mode when they are driving and stack cars up...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-22, 04:12 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

That doesn't have anything to do with the subject...

That doesn't have anything to do with the subject idiot. His actions were all but guaranteed to pile up a long line of motor vehicles.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-22, 04:10 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

From my post: "...on certain roadways." I am well...

From my post: "...on certain roadways." I am well aware of the roads on which it applies. I am also aware of guiding logic behind the law. It's not at all unlike the keep right except to pass laws....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-22, 05:43 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

In some states (Alaska is one of them) there is a...

In some states (Alaska is one of them) there is a requirement for vehicles to move over if there is more than 5 cars backed up behind them on certain roadways. I like the concept behind that. While...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-10-22, 05:54 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I have eased over onto a sidewalk to let traffic...

I have eased over onto a sidewalk to let traffic vent. I don't like the subject sidewalk at all, for a number of reasons. I don't have any obligation to take the sides street that I take to avoid...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-18-22, 06:49 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I won't do a group ride that may result in cars...

I won't do a group ride that may result in cars getting hung up behind us for a protracted period of time. The group I ride with when I do my occasional group rides are very respectful and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-18-22, 06:44 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

South bound on this road, I can keep up with...

South bound on this road, I can keep up with traffic until my exit, so I could filter to the front and probably never affect other drivers. I don't like the optics on that though. I just keep my...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-17-22, 02:37 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

Gotcha! Thanks for taking the opportunity to...

Gotcha! Thanks for taking the opportunity to clear me up.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-17-22, 10:57 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

Please don't misunderstand, guilt by association...

Please don't misunderstand, guilt by association is very wrong minded. In my mind it is another form of prejudice. That said, it is a reality. Inescapably so. Drivers DO ascribe the attributes of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-17-22, 10:43 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I am a bit confused. The rider did neither of...

I am a bit confused. The rider did neither of the two things you identified as the only way to make that crossing. The rider was passing at close distance on a double yellow in between two rows of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-17-22, 10:40 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

Let me see if I can break this down for you. ...

Let me see if I can break this down for you.

This is a safety and advocacy forum. Let's start with some definitions.

Advocacy is the act or process of supporting a cause

Safety is the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-22, 09:39 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I don't mind occasionally using a sidewalk to let...

I don't mind occasionally using a sidewalk to let traffic vent. I do so with a keen eye toward the unique safety hazards that sidewalks present. In this particular location, the side streets make a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-22, 09:31 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

In this case, by passing them on the double...

In this case, by passing them on the double yellow then dropping in front of them at 20 MPH on a narrow 35 mph road, with few to no opportunities to pass, he didn't remove himself from congestion. He...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-22, 09:21 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I will only filter if the motorists I filter past...

I will only filter if the motorists I filter past won't be slowed by me once they proceed. This particular crossing requires different strategies depending upon my direction of travel and the amount...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-22, 09:05 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

I am not understanding the purpose of your post.

I am not understanding the purpose of your post.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-22, 08:12 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,241
Posted By Paul Barnard

Don't Be An Idiot

Idiot and inconsiderate riders make it harder for the rest of us. One of my routes takes me through a short stretch of a light industrial area with several train tracks. I get caught at the tracks...
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