[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.

bikesgonewild has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":

...despite all "our" dialogue & the "united front" that i agree, we should be presenting, this is america & as pointed out, it will be a long time before there is a real acceptance of cycling to begin w/ & then that same time frame applies to there being separate lanes, on a regular basis for bicycles...

...& then you have folks walking haphazardly all over them anyway...the ol' "ain't nothin' comin' at us, so lets walk down the middle of the path"...like satchel paige said "don't look over yer shoulder, somethin' might be gainin' on ya"...

...& it might be 'bikesgonewild' & hordes of other cyclists..."excuse me, on yer left,......ah, jeezus (that last, muttered under the breath & then finally)...'scuse me, on yer left !!!...thank you"...

...the real problem lies w/in the minds of the general public...even when there is a bike path within the vicinity, you still need to utilize surface streets to arrive at your destination...the unenlightened motorist is thinking "my effin' tax dollars are at work here & these idiots are still in my way"...

...it's as if when you're not on the path, you should walk your bike...

...i'm glad to see "taking the lane" being taught in school 'cycling safety' classes, so that youngsters will grow up w/ that attitude, but it's the oldsters who don't live in our little cycling world, that scare me...

...& i fully agree w/ murphstahoe regarding 'valencia st' in sf...definitely way safer nowadays...having ridden & driven it recently, i'd suggest it even has more of a community, rather than a freeway, feel to it...

...hope to see more of the same...



Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/12/2008 03:54:00 PM