drives must say the same thingOne a day. That's biking these days.
Indeed. My commute is 80% MUP. The jerk ratio must be lower this side of the Pacific. 99% of my interactions are positive, and the inconsiderate moments more often than not stem from a blissful lack of situational awareness. Hey, we've all been there.I think some lawmakers see MUPs as solely for recreation and discount the fact that some of us get to work that way.
We've never had an issue. But we believe just because it is legal "and your right to ride" somewhere, doesn’t necessarily mean you should.Indeed. My commute is 80% MUP. The jerk ratio must be lower this side of the Pacific. 99% of my interactions are positive, and the inconsiderate moments more often than not stem from a blissful lack of situational awareness. Hey, we've all been there.
Say, what? It's illegal to ride on some MUPs in the US after dark?
When it is December 21st and you just got off the commuter train on a bike with your lights. That is different than a group smoking joints at midnight with rattle cans on the commuter MUP. It is a vital transportation corridor. It takes cars off the roads, a good thing for drivers. As a driver, would you enjoy fewer cars ahead of you at the next intersection? How many fewer?
This is newly announced today and I think its super cool. Our town wants to make an entire downtown street a bike boulevard! Your towns can find out more. https://cityofpetaluma.org/5th-st-bike-blvd/I started bike commuting in 2006, and that commute was 90% on the major MUP in my area, the W&OD rail trail. At the time it technically closed at sundown (its managed by the regional parks department which had a blanket "closed at sunset" policy). That said, I commuted year round and obviously rode in the dark during the winter months and was never hassled. I think the policy has since been somewhat revised to extend hours at least in the more built up regions of the trail. Obviously enforcement was basically non-existent. I know tons of people who commuted on it and never heard of anyone being stopped for riding after dark. It probably exists primarily as a tool to enable law enforcement to check out/harass anyone on it after dark. I was a white dude on a nice bike lit up like a christmas tree with a messenger bag, cops didn't even give me a second look.
Usage hours are part of the broader discussion on how to handle things like MUPs, which not only includes hours but extends to things like snow clearing; the W&OD for decades had zero snow clearing, which made it very difficult to use as a commuting route for days or weeks after a major snowfall. Historically many of these were treated and managed like purely recreational facilities, but the reality is they are major commuting routes for many people and need to be treated as such.
I grew up riding on the roads around here. I'd regularly be out at 12yrs old on the same types of roads. I've become accustomed to it. My friends and I would regularly ride 30+ miles a day around here.Yikes - that is one spooky place to ride a bike. Excellent lane discipline though![]()
I grew up riding on the roads around here. I'd regularly be out at 12yrs old on the same types of roads. I've become accustomed to it. My friends and I would regularly ride 30+ miles a day around here.
I'd say you're doing pretty well to only get 1 jerk per week. I think I have at least one jerk per commute/day/ride. For me, the most common are the drivers - including the city buses - that pass me while I'm in the bike lane and then make a quick right turn or stop in the bike lane. The city buses are the absolute worst. I guess the drivers are measured primarily by meeting their schedules, so they commonly run red lights, and make quick stops right after passing cars or cyclists. Often the time difference for a driver to wait for me to clear the lane versus passing me and then cutting me off is a matter of seconds.Like the lady who was texting while driving in town...
IMO cagers need to attitude adjust. If I'm on a 4 lane city street keeping enough to the right to leave a full left lane and keeping to the left enough to keep from getting doored, I'm exercising my road use privileges. Give me my 3 feet of passing clearance. Cages often drive under the posted limit. Sometimes that’s prudent. Or are you one of those spastic drivers insisting on typically pushing the limit and getting wound up if every other cage isn’t as hyper?need to check their attitude.