tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post5594253627042632675..comments2024-03-28T04:25:32.660-05:00Comments on Bike Walk Lincoln Park: Plan & Ride recap, and Streets for Cycling 2020 kicks off!Bike Walk Lincoln Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901957031606116893noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post-8798730120489310482011-12-04T06:35:36.947-06:002011-12-04T06:35:36.947-06:00Great write-up Michelle! I enjoyed the meeting an...Great write-up Michelle! I enjoyed the meeting and the ride. But I'm not so sure we should be advocating riding bikes against traffic on one-way streets. Here's why...<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago I was riding a quiet one-way side-street against traffic and almost was hit. The reason was that a driver on a cross-street, at her stop sign, looked ONLY in the direction she expected cars to becoming from, before accelerating into the intersection...and into ME! No time for me to brake! But I was able to extend my cleated bike shoe out in front of my wheel and bash a nice dent in the side of the car as it went by...which continued down the block and around the corner.<br /><br />I don't think little kids could pull that off. And I think drivers will continue to neglect to look both ways for oncoming traffic when crossing streets they well know to be one-way.Clark in Wrightwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post-4130766355816701962011-11-22T09:00:30.062-06:002011-11-22T09:00:30.062-06:00Thanks, Chicargo! It will be fantastic to have a n...Thanks, Chicargo! It will be fantastic to have a network of these quiet boulevards made safe enough to bicycle with kids, whether they're in a trailer or on their own bikes. And importantly, that the streets will be marked so that it's safe and legal to ride both ways on bikes, so we can ride to the park, and then home again. -- MSBike Walk Lincoln Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901957031606116893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post-702013625369357062011-11-21T21:44:27.893-06:002011-11-21T21:44:27.893-06:00Nice post. We love to ride Belden from Racine all ...Nice post. We love to ride Belden from Racine all the ay to the lake. It is a beautiful riding street perfect for families that we suggest as a great quiet route! From there it's really easy to ride the park and through the Gold Coast into the Loop.Chicargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166650767505966551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post-22367934710419354072011-11-21T17:44:08.823-06:002011-11-21T17:44:08.823-06:00Thanks, Teresa. Hope to see you at the next event!...Thanks, Teresa. Hope to see you at the next event! -- Michelle StenzelBike Walk Lincoln Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901957031606116893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431360523191384388.post-62852763592837136742011-11-20T20:27:35.362-06:002011-11-20T20:27:35.362-06:00Awesome job you guys!!! Sorry I couldn't make ...Awesome job you guys!!! Sorry I couldn't make this one. TeresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com