Comments on: A Little Help For Those Who Want to Ride a Bike http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/ Culture, Community, and the Ride that takes you there. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: illuminateLA » Rebel Without a Car – Part 1 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-15764 illuminateLA » Rebel Without a Car – Part 1 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:46:11 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/#comment-15764 [...] To learn some more about riding your bike, watch this video on illuminateLA.com. [...] [...] To learn some more about riding your bike, watch this video on illuminateLA.com. [...]

]]> By: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-4794 A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:22:58 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/#comment-4794 [...] got some data on a study on bike collisions, I wanted to send another reminder about the post at http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike and I wanted to share this study with [...] [...] got some data on a study on bike collisions, I wanted to send another reminder about the post at http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike and I wanted to share this study with [...]

]]> By: Righteous Metal Broad http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Righteous Metal Broad Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:57:33 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/#comment-942 Like Narinda, I am tentative about taking an entire lane when riding in the street. Recently there was a Metro-LACBC meeting here in Van Nuys and my team rode on and around surveying Van Nuys Blvd and nearly immediatly after starting our ride, a big black car came right up on the side of me and honked their horn. We did get a lot of good info to give Metro and hopefully we'll get some "sharrows" but we've got a lot more work to do. Every night I ride 4 miles out of the way to take the Metro Orange Line's bicycle path because I just don't feel safe riding out on the streets. Sure, the extra 4 miles is doing good (I commute 17-18 miles a day for work), but I shouldn't have to feel like riding out of my way to find a safe path home. I just want to do whatever I can to help educate the general population out there about bicycle safety. Many people do not have access to the internet so are not able to research like we are. Enci, let me know if there are any more events and meetings and I'll see what I can do to help. Just the other night I saw a guy riding a bike without a head or tail light. Not only that, but he was riding on the busway, not on the bicycle path, but on the busway! And those express buses go fast... Like Narinda, I am tentative about taking an entire lane when riding in the street. Recently there was a Metro-LACBC meeting here in Van Nuys and my team rode on and around surveying Van Nuys Blvd and nearly immediatly after starting our ride, a big black car came right up on the side of me and honked their horn.

We did get a lot of good info to give Metro and hopefully we’ll get some “sharrows” but we’ve got a lot more work to do.

Every night I ride 4 miles out of the way to take the Metro Orange Line’s bicycle path because I just don’t feel safe riding out on the streets. Sure, the extra 4 miles is doing good (I commute 17-18 miles a day for work), but I shouldn’t have to feel like riding out of my way to find a safe path home.

I just want to do whatever I can to help educate the general population out there about bicycle safety. Many people do not have access to the internet so are not able to research like we are. Enci, let me know if there are any more events and meetings and I’ll see what I can do to help.

Just the other night I saw a guy riding a bike without a head or tail light. Not only that, but he was riding on the busway, not on the bicycle path, but on the busway! And those express buses go fast…

]]> By: Narinda http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Narinda Mon, 19 May 2008 21:56:46 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/#comment-701 It's hard to gather up the nerve to actually occupy a lane, even if it's lawful-- something I need to work on. I feel so much healthier and happier since biking and mass-transit-ing everywhere that I probably won't renew my insurance and registration when the time comes. It is a lot easier to park a bike than a car in this town (though it is still difficult at times, what with the lack of bike racks in some areas). It’s hard to gather up the nerve to actually occupy a lane, even if it’s lawful– something I need to work on.

I feel so much healthier and happier since biking and mass-transit-ing everywhere that I probably won’t renew my insurance and registration when the time comes. It is a lot easier to park a bike than a car in this town (though it is still difficult at times, what with the lack of bike racks in some areas).

]]> By: Miss Havisham http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Miss Havisham Wed, 14 May 2008 19:29:17 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/a-little-help-for-those-who-want-to-ride-a-bike/#comment-672 Just in time for Bike Week in Pasadena. Just in time for Bike Week in Pasadena.

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