Comments on: The Dilemmas of Bicycle Planning http://bicycledriving.org Cycling skills, good roads, public awareness. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:01:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jerry Foster http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-2684 Jerry Foster Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:11:09 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-2684 This is a great paper - well reasoned and informative, unlike the web sites of so many other advocacy organizations, even though I agree with them. I'm interested in finding out if any controlled studies have been done to determine the factors contributing to the increased risk associated with bike lanes and/or trails. It is counter-intuitive to me that they should be more dangerous, although I can see that if many more inexperienced cyclists use them, they may appear so, at least statistically. This is a great paper – well reasoned and informative, unlike the web sites of so many other advocacy organizations, even though I agree with them.

I’m interested in finding out if any controlled studies have been done to determine the factors contributing to the increased risk associated with bike lanes and/or trails. It is counter-intuitive to me that they should be more dangerous, although I can see that if many more inexperienced cyclists use them, they may appear so, at least statistically.

]]> By: John Brooking http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-944 John Brooking Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:53:08 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-944 Thank you for posting this article, and for the site in general. I think this paper is the very best summary I have ever read of the problems we face. But an additional challenge just occurred to me that is not in the paper, and I would think that it should be: The perception (in the United States) of bicycling as only a recreational activity, not a transportational one. This obviously feeds into the question you address in Section 1.3, "Are Bicyclists Legal Road Users?", because many motorists would answer no because of their perception of the bicycle as only recreation, and bicyclists only as lycra-clad road warriors out practicing a hobby. It would be nice to see that contributing attitute mentioned explicitly in this paper. Overall, though, excellent job!! Thank you for posting this article, and for the site in general. I think this paper is the very best summary I have ever read of the problems we face. But an additional challenge just occurred to me that is not in the paper, and I would think that it should be: The perception (in the United States) of bicycling as only a recreational activity, not a transportational one. This obviously feeds into the question you address in Section 1.3, “Are Bicyclists Legal Road Users?”, because many motorists would answer no because of their perception of the bicycle as only recreation, and bicyclists only as lycra-clad road warriors out practicing a hobby. It would be nice to see that contributing attitute mentioned explicitly in this paper. Overall, though, excellent job!!

]]> By: Responsiblity in Cycling « http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-884 Responsiblity in Cycling « Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:13:45 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-884 [...] to keep abreast of blogs about cycling and got a tremendous link in my inbox this morning. The blog Bicycle Driving has a paper on The Dilemmas of Bicycle Planning which states our problems very [...] [...] to keep abreast of blogs about cycling and got a tremendous link in my inbox this morning. The blog Bicycle Driving has a paper on The Dilemmas of Bicycle Planning which states our problems very [...]

]]> By: Kevin Saunders - KGS Bikes http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-883 Kevin Saunders - KGS Bikes Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:46:27 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-883 Thank you so much for succinctly stating what advocates have been discussing with more or less success for years. I believe the bicycle is "The Fountain of Youth" and work every day on skills training, education and compliance with traffic laws so we can ride now, not wait for the perfect bicycle facilities. I hope more cyclists will take the responsibility to claim the lane and ride safely and competently. Thank you so much for succinctly stating what advocates have been discussing with more or less success for years. I believe the bicycle is “The Fountain of Youth” and work every day on skills training, education and compliance with traffic laws so we can ride now, not wait for the perfect bicycle facilities. I hope more cyclists will take the responsibility to claim the lane and ride safely and competently.

]]> By: Paul H. http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-335 Paul H. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:33:36 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-335 God bless you, Mr. Schimek. I'm not a cyclist, just an often worried and frightened motorist. Here in rural New Hampshire, I see recreational cyclists commit potentially lethal mistakes with increasing frequency. And with gas prices rising the number of untrained, commuting cyclists has risen, too. Motorists simply don't know how to behave around them. Please send me a copy of Bicyclist Injuries in the U.S. You bring much-needed objectivity to this issue. Thank you. God bless you, Mr. Schimek. I’m not a cyclist, just an often worried and frightened motorist. Here in rural New Hampshire, I see recreational cyclists commit potentially lethal mistakes with increasing frequency. And with gas prices rising the number of untrained, commuting cyclists has risen, too. Motorists simply don’t know how to behave around them.

Please send me a copy of Bicyclist Injuries in the U.S. You bring much-needed objectivity to this issue. Thank you.

]]> By: danc http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning/comment-page-1#comment-47 danc Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:32:28 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/about/the-dilemmas-of-bicycle-planning#comment-47 Request copy of Schimek, Paul. 2004. Bicyclist Injuries in the United States. Thanks! DanC Request copy of Schimek, Paul. 2004. Bicyclist Injuries in the United States.

Thanks!

DanC

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