A Culture War With Cyclists
Background Reading Modest proposals for bicyclists | Interesting Chicago (PDF) Summary TakeAways We have already had StreetsBlog journalists ask the question whether riding on the sidewalk on Michigan...
View ArticlePity The Poor Downtrodden Cyclists Who Protest Having To Follow Laws
Background Reading This Is What Happened When Bicyclists Obeyed Traffic Laws Along The Wiggle Yesterday | The Snitch | San Francisco | San Francisco News and Events | SF Weekly (PDF) Summary TakeAways...
View Article[Updated] Evidently Bicycles Are Not Very ‘Efficient’
Background Reading why_bikes_hate_stops (PDF) Summary TakeAways Well the number of ‘reasons‘ why bicyclists should not have to stop is growing. One school of thought (demonstrated by the Wiggle Group)...
View ArticleThe ‘Moral Imperative’ Inherent In The ‘Vision Zero’ Mandate
Background Reading Letter: Distracted drivers are the problem, not cyclists – Highland Park News (PDF) Summary TakeAways There is something very seductive about idea behind ‘stop nowhere‘. It appeals...
View ArticleIt Should Not Have To Be Like This…
Background Reading Unsafe bicycling ‘pied piper’ needs a lesson – DailyHerald.com (PDF) Summary Unsafe bicycling ‘pied piper’ needs a lesson My wife and I were driving north down Dryden Street on our...
View ArticleLobbying To ‘Move The Goal Posts’ After The Game Has Begun
Background Reading Summary why_bikes_hate_stops (PDF) idaho-presentation (PDF) a01355752c9e869a63cc5651084cfa30Cars+and+energy (PDF) TakeAways Every vehicle on the roadway is wasting energy when it...
View ArticleWhy do so many cyclists think they’re above the law?
Background Reading Arrogant, abusive and oh-so smug – why do so many cyclists think they’re above the law? | Daily Mail Online (PDF) Summary TakeAways The problem of alienation between cyclists and the...
View ArticleThe ‘Sense of Entitlement’ Beat Goes On!
Background Reading Junction Design the Dutch ‘Cycle Friendly’ Way (BeezodogsPlace) Even A Protected Intersection Requires ‘Complete Stops’ (BeezodogsPlace) Dissembling To Get The Idaho Stop Law...
View ArticleTactical urbanism, bicycle rebellion, Right to the City.
Background Reading Rebel Metropolis | It’s Time to Stop Sharing the Road (PDF) More Rebel Metropolis articles on bicycling (OnLine) Summary TakeAways RebelMetropolis.org is a new website that came to...
View ArticleI Hear You Sister! Right On!
Background Reading Biking without regulations must stop – Chicago Tribune (PDF) Summary TakeAways First, let’s continue your message of non-specificity. The problem of scofflaw behavior is not situated...
View ArticleHow strictly do Chicago police enforce bike traffic laws?
Background Reading Curious City: Chicago is handing out more and more bike tickets, just as it’s encouraging more bicycling | WBEZ 91.5 Chicago (PDF) Do Cyclists Really Get Away With Lawbreaking More...
View ArticleGetting Over Ourselves
Background Reading Off yer bikes! Cyclists are a menace to society — and self-righteous to boot » The Spectator (PDF) Summary TakeAways Well this is one article that is certain to get under the skins...
View ArticlePolice crack down on rule-breaking cyclists. Hurrah!
Background Reading Police crack down on rule-breaking cyclists – Highland Park News (PDF) Summary TakeAways Great job! We need more of this! Just yesterday I had a woman and her male companion blow...
View ArticleA ‘Sham Movement’ That Needs To ‘Come Clean’
Background Reading How do we get bikers to obey traffic laws? (PDF) Summary TakeAways This article dates from 2009! It is evidence that the inability of cyclists to honor their own motto: Same Rights,...
View ArticleObeying Traffic Controls: The ‘New Relativism’
Background Reading Should You Stop for a Red Light or Stop Sign? | Bicycling (PDF) Summary TakeAways That license plate reads ‘Same Rights, Same Rules‘. Evidently that sentiment is passé. It has been...
View ArticleSomebody Check To See If The Apocalypse Has Begun
Background Reading Seattle cyclists complain they get ticketed when they break the law – Jason Rantz | MyNorthwest.com (PDF) Cyclist gets ticket after colliding with car in St. George | fox13now.com...
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