tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post3192252593328478799..comments2024-03-28T08:27:34.412-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: East Bay Bike Leader Says Emeryville is Anti-Bike; City Hall Complicit, Possible Misuse of Funds Alleged Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-64752493027671594932013-07-17T18:30:41.866-07:002013-07-17T18:30:41.866-07:00Motor vehicle drivers disobey the rules of the roa...Motor vehicle drivers disobey the rules of the road and yet rational people see the value of having rules. I don't think you've made a cogent point. The bikers that want safety can use the bike boxes Mr Campbell proposes and they will be safer. Those that aren't interested in safety will not use the bike boxes. Why should the ones that aren't interested in safety make it so those that ARE can't have it?Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-44527412844856290082013-07-17T13:52:57.665-07:002013-07-17T13:52:57.665-07:00Nothing. Its all pointless until cyclists start fo...Nothing. Its all pointless until cyclists start following the rules and laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-84586319183964700812013-07-12T17:48:31.206-07:002013-07-12T17:48:31.206-07:00So Mr Anonymous, what's your solution to incre...So Mr Anonymous, what's your solution to increase bike safety then? This is about increasing visibility for bikes and giving bikes a safe refuge. What do you propose?Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-40969583583532278742013-07-12T14:01:07.862-07:002013-07-12T14:01:07.862-07:00I doubt it would work as most cyclists completely ...I doubt it would work as most cyclists completely ignore traffic control devices and the rules of the road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-57245175438310814562013-07-10T15:39:33.405-07:002013-07-10T15:39:33.405-07:00Emeryville is pretty bike-friendly, at least compa...Emeryville is pretty bike-friendly, at least compared to Oakland. But removing the bike boxes from the Safe Routes to Transit plan would be back-pedaling--pun intended!<br /><br />And asking us to walk our bikes to get from Macarthur to Adeline Street? To accommodate cars?? <br /><br />Planners have been accommodating cars for decades. For anyone who has been hit on a bike at an intersection by a car making a turn, green bike boxes and safe bike crossings are not too much of an accommodation to cyclists.<br /><br />I plan to attend the next meeting of the Public Works Committee on July 18, 9:00am at City Hall Garden Room to push for a reasonable solution. I hope others will join me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-61562593024154013062013-07-10T09:14:04.085-07:002013-07-10T09:14:04.085-07:00Thanks for the update. I recently found this whit...Thanks for the update. I recently found this white paper which offers good statistics as part of Seattle's master bike plan.<br /><br />http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/bmp/AAA%20WhitePaper%2004%2001%202013%20Final%20R2.pdfKevin Christophernoreply@blogger.com