the traffic on my road is still an issue
all my emails to various people in various offices got things to a point where we met and had a discussion
the formal "walk through" seemed to go well
but... I failed to understand bureaucracy
somehow I was unable to read through the lines of the unseen red tape
there is not the rubber stamp for the BIKE LANES as we had discussed
well... there is agreement from all but one point
and
the thought of thinning the road with a sidewalk has not been axed
this idea from one man is still strong in this one man's mind
brutal
f-cking brutal...
I am trying to work with the system
but I am starting to thing that the retractable strip of spikes is still the best option
at least someone would be doing something
the police effort has been non-existent since the meeting
these people respond to your calls but not to your requests
BIKE LANES AND BIKE ROUTES HAVE TO BE PART OF THE PLAN!
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Good to hear that you're playing a part in bike land and routes. Keep trying, sooner or later they'll bite.
it is my contention that it is a closing door
the world is changing fast
we need to put cyclint in part of the future
but
we need to start now
in my mind it is not so important for us to teach that silver haired man to understand the cyclist
we need to get the next wave of silver haired men to understand the rights of cyclist
to make that happen
we need to educate them while they are younger
sadly
thbe mothers and fathers of the adults of tomorrow do not know how to behave around bicycles
heck
the mothers and fathers of today do not know how to behave around runners, pedestrians, and other cars
and they are teaching their children through example
so
the edcation needs start at all levels
we need to educate the parents to educate the kids
or maybe
we may have a better chance educating the kids
in a hope that they educate the parents
no matter how we do it
we need to educate the people
through education there may grow to be greater empathy and understanding
which will lead to a better world all around
not just to the cyclist
if peopel are mroe understanding of cyclist
they will get less angry an cyclists
it is good when people are less angry
You on vacation? Blog break? I hope you get out on the cross bike, you should repost the c&o canal story, one of my favorite reads.
spent the day working on the house
called in sick
the kids were up all night
I got zero sleep
needed to rest and recover
then when I caught up on a few Zs
I was able to work on some home projects that have been lingering
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