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14391 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 4:26 PM
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 09, 2009 10:23 am) If I was going to be on the road I would have taken a road bike. Its rather fun chasing down cars on a bike. 
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Nov 09, 2009 3:07 pm)  I have only ridden a road bike once, but it was quite an experience. I never thought I could travel highway speeds (I was going ~50 for a short while) on a bicycle. On my bike, a pseudo-mountain bike, it was all I could do to push it up to about 35 unless I had a lot of help from gravity....
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 09, 2009 3:25 pm) On the hybrid I can hit sprints of the low 30's and maintain around 14-15. I do a training ride (that's about a mile long loop) that climbs a very steep paved bike trail then onto a side street that goes down the hill. Part of the training is to bike as fast as you can going down the hill just after the climb. Doing this I have actually passed cars.
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This appears in our local paper today. Good thing I wasn't on the road yesterday. http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091113/NEWS/911130323. I agree with the law. On this stretch of highway however there are NO signs to indicate that there is this type of law. Yes, we should all be aware of emergency vehicles and work crews, etc, and common sense should play a part, but again a simple reminder is always helpful.... |
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Replying to: the_big_al (Nov 13, 2009 12:12 pm) |
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Replying to: the_big_al (Nov 13, 2009 12:12 pm) |
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This morning I saw an articulated metro bus run a red light and then dawdle down a road, holding up several cars. Must be nice...it's not like they'd ever get a ticket or be reprimanded. After being in a place with more developed infrastructure, it is also painful to drive here again, on the Beirut quality roads, with ridiculously unsynchronized traffic controls, and drivers who are too often either hilariously aggressive or sickeningly oblivious. I just didn't see much of that.
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Replying to: the_big_al (Nov 13, 2009 12:12 pm) We have a "move over" law too in VA (most states now do), but I don't know if we have this rather draconian provision. I slow down, but I don't necessarily look at the speedo to see how much I've slowed. In January 2010 the law will be extended to include road crews, tow trucks and litter crews. This seems a little much too, especially if these guys aren't wearing bright-colored clothing. My general rule though, is to slow down and give anyone on the side of the road wide berth. Still if the shoulder is wide and the people are right on the edge along the grass, I won't necessarily slow down. |
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Replying to: the_big_al (Nov 13, 2009 12:12 pm) As for the "education" well, like others said definately a revenue exercise. Kinda like when the local police near my office stand out in the middle of the road at lunchtime and stop every car checking for seat belt use.
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