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Our office is in Venice, close to Rose & Main. My commute is from Mar Vista, and have to take Rose at the end. So my biggest complain about cyclists are that s
by malkia 11y ago
Our office is in Venice, close to Rose & Main. My commute is from Mar Vista, and have to take Rose at the end.
So my biggest complain about cyclists are that some are completely irresponsible about their lives, and possibly others.
I would see at least 1 or 2 people every week riding in the opposite direction. Stopped once to tell them that they should be riding in the opposite direction, but felt like I've been the asshole this time around.
There are some crazy dudes with bicycles that seems to be the local attraction or so, like one riding with a wood log on his head (wtf?) - I mean he looks he has it all in control, but roads are not circus arenas.
Then the whole issue (which seems hits France and other countries too) is whether cyclists should follow the same rules as cars. For example stopping on STOP/STOP-ALL signs, at least for the most time they respect the traffic lights.
And I was thinking of cycling from home to work, but after commuting for almost a year, I think it's just not safe. Though we have plenty of people that bike everyday to work, and the benefits are good - always good parking space (no need to use the valet), and some money back for not using the parking structure. Also we have showers at work :)
- gcb0 11y agothe LA startup scene makes it very hard to bike. half the places are on rose&main, the other half on playa vista. between the two you have the venice canal, which has only 3 places to cross near the beach. and two of them are 2 car lanes, without even a side walk!
- sgt 11y agoI am not a regular cyclist but I think we really should go a bit easier on the bicyclists. When you see a cyclist commuting to work, that means there's one less car on the road. Also add to the fact that cycling is a lot of fun, so I can understand you want to go fast and jump around a bit. As far as stop signs are concerned, let's be more focused on asking the cyclists to stay safe and maybe talk to one of them if they seemed to be endangering their own lives. Remember these are soft targets, and sometimes it's actually safer to ride more aggressively than too passively. I know this since I am a motorcyclist, so it's fairly similar.
- amag 11y agoI used to commute by bike every day and I heard this complaint a lot by non-bike riders. I think the main reason for bikers do behave "irresponsible" is to maintain the speed. Like most other modes of transportation, riding a bike means that the most energy is exerted to go from zero to commute-speed. Maintaining the speed requires a lot less energy. Unlike most other modes of transportation that energy comes from your own muscles so you are painfully aware of how much energy each stop costs. I read that in Copenhagen, Denmark, they have designated blue bike lanes and if the rider goes >25kph they will never see a red light, the cars will stop instead. I think that sounds like a perfect solution!