I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on December 4, 2013 at 11:52am

See, that makes sense on paper but expecting the car to take greater care in actual practice is not really a great idea when you're the guy on the bike.  Being in the right and dead still involves being dead.

Your example with the gun is terrible; accidents for the most part do not happen out of malice or ill will.  They usually happen out of humans making a mistake, not paying attention or not thinking and there is no way to solve that, ever.  If you want to stay alive on the road as a vulnerable user you need to be aware that people are going to do dumb stuff around you and be prepared for it.

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Who said Michael was disobeying any laws? And I disagree – the person who is capable of inflicting the most harm is most responsible for safety. Of course when I ride, I have my own safety in mind and ride in a safe and predictable manner, but it ultimately is the responsibility of the person driving the car to act in a safe manner because they are operating the machine that is capable of inflicting far more damage. You don't give someone a gun and say that it's everyone else's responsibility to get out of the way of the bullets.


Crazy David 84 Furlongs said:

Riding a bicycle does not mean that the rider is free to disregard all laws and safety rules and policies.   Quite to the contrary, as the person who takes the greatest damage in an accident, this person is under an obligation to pay the greatest attention to safety rules and policies.   

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 4, 2013 at 2:08pm

Here is the "I rode today" component again.  Love you dug, but this is the "I rode today" thread!

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Had to go back three pages to bump Gene's inspiring "I rode today" photos. 
Gene Tenner said:

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on December 4, 2013 at 2:55pm

I was tired today (actually slept until my alarm went off, and it was set late), and would have bailed on the ride in except it was so dang warm. I took it easy rode at a "walk" pace going home. Awesome tailwind.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on December 5, 2013 at 11:20am

Yes.  Much colder but I was happy to see the streets were not icy.  I was expecting bad roads.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 5, 2013 at 5:42pm

Has anyone else called 311 on the traffic signal crossing Lake Shore Drive at Jackson?  The city-side pedestrian button is broken and you can't get a walk signal to cross the road.

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on December 5, 2013 at 5:49pm

Yikes the rode home was chilly - into the wind to go northwest. Much of the ride, I was behind someone with bar mitts, which was making me jealous. Then I got home to discover that my wonderful wife picked up a big box of hand warmers at Costo. ($15 for 40). 

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on December 5, 2013 at 5:58pm

I ended up going straight into the wind both to work and on the way home. Not many complaints from me, mostly the legs. Also, drivers seemed to be on edge again. Quick changes in temperature really seems to affect everyone. Any psychologists out there have some insight?

Saw one cyclist down at Damen/Superior around 6:45 pm. A car was stopped and lots of people were attending, so I did not stop to crowd the situation. Hope everything is ok. 

Permalink Reply by Mark on December 6, 2013 at 12:19am

To and from the office, to and from spin class.  The wind was brutal.  Forgot my shoe covers and balaclava.  BRRRRR...

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 6, 2013 at 1:30am

Ride home was incredibly slow, although I have ridden in worse wind.  I wasn't cold, but maybe the cold weathernjust slows me down.  And when I am slow, I am reeeeeally slow!

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on December 6, 2013 at 2:46am

You might call anyway; it could be that getting multiple calls on an issue increases the chance of response?

Tricolor said:

Has anyone else called 311 on the traffic signal crossing Lake Shore Drive at Jackson?  The city-side pedestrian button is broken and you can't get a walk signal to cross the road.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on December 6, 2013 at 3:00am

It was working yesterday around 5:00 PM.

Alex Z said:

You might call anyway; it could be that getting multiple calls on an issue increases the chance of response?

Tricolor said:

Has anyone else called 311 on the traffic signal crossing Lake Shore Drive at Jackson?  The city-side pedestrian button is broken and you can't get a walk signal to cross the road.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on December 6, 2013 at 3:00am

This morning nice ride on lakefront.  Nice tailwind from the North.

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