Bicyclist recounts hitting pedestrian who dies, dedicates it to his helmet (Oakland: find a job, to live)

[ubringliten]

This is a new army of cyclists in the future. It's time for car drivers to respect cyclists.

SF’s Biggest Bike to School Day Yet Marks a Growing Trend Among Students | Streetsblog San Francisco

Are you annoy by these kids that want safe streets?

[ubringliten]

El coche nos.... [with english subtitles] - YouTube

Here is something for you car drivers out there living in the city. Think twice before you hawk on cyclists.

[ImRandy]

Originally Posted by ubringliten

You do know that 2 mi/hr is walking speed right?

Actually, 1 mph slower than the average person's walking speed.

[mayorhaggar]

Originally Posted by ubringliten

. Makes me want to visit Long Beach now. I have families in LA and the next time I visit, I am bringing my folder.

Are you riding regularly over there?

I rely on my bike to get around pretty much everywhere, the bus system in LB doesn't run often enough to be useful and I can get from my place to Belmont Shores in about 20 minutes. Plus I don't have a driver's license, though I just got my permit and I've started practicing driving. It's just too hard to live here without a car, I'd be ok if I didn't work but I need to find a job soon and jobs are spread all over the place here and the LB job market is pretty dead.

Something even better than biking on the beach in LB would probably be the Strand path which goes along the beach from Torrance up to Santa Monica. LB's beach is ok and the bike path is really nice but it's right next to the big industrial port and there's a bunch of oil wells right offshore. I think the beaches north of here are more picturesque though I haven't had a chance yet to go on the Strand, it's just been too chilly and windy here lately.

[bentobox34]

In response to this incident SF is considering requiring bike safety school for cyclists who break traffic laws.

S.F. might school scofflaw cyclists | Dan Schreiber | News | San Francisco Examiner

[ImRandy]

How do you make them attend when there is no requirement for them to carry ID? Who would give their real name, address, etc? Without a bicycle license or mandatory ID it seems like a waste of a police officer's time to stop a cyclist for not following the rules.

[mayorhaggar]

They can start by arresting or ticketing people for riding on the sidewalk and blasting through red lights, like they would with cars. Like I said, I've seen cops in downtown SF standing on the corner while bicyclists zip past them on the sidewalk and blast through red lights all day long. It's clearly not a priority at all for the SFPD, they probably don't want to bother with the logistics of an officer on foot or in a car chasing down and tackling a douchey bicyclist.

[Malloric]

Personally, I think they should just stand there with long sticks to jab into the spokes of any sidewalk riders. Those going slow enough to reasonably be riding on sidewalks (even if illegal) wouldn't be at much risk.

[pbrb]

Originally Posted by ubringliten

I want to correct you. Stopping with a front brake is pretty easy. You lock up your legs which stops the rear tires and squeeze the front lever. I have a fixie with front brakes. And front brakes actually works better than rear brakes.

I have a fixie w/ front brakes too. It's not faster than stopping on my other bikes w/ a free wheel and 2 brakes dude.

[Malloric]

Well, he never said that it did. He said the front brake works better than the rears, which is true. Rear brakes give you a lot more control than locking up the wheel with your legs, but you're not really losing much stopping power. The problem is most fixie riders don't have any brakes.