5 Responses to “Bike Committee Votes Yes on CdM Sharrows; City Council Likely to Discuss at Future Study Session”
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May 7th, 2012
we as a city are doing a LOT better at creating a safe environment for cyclists. While I still travel through the back streets of CDM when I need to get from the south end to MacArthur, once I am there, I feel like the re-painting of the bike lane really speaks to motorists. HOWEVER, we still PALE in comparison to many CA towns, and the emphasis still appears to be on what makes motorists happy instead of what makes cyclists safe. Both sides of the coin need to do their part in making this work. Cyclists still do a lot of stupid, arrogant things while riding our streets, making the cycling community as a whole look really bad. Encourage your cycling friends to be smart and street friendly. Motorists, please.Put down your phones (the law!) and have just a tad more patience with us cyclists. thanks
May 7th, 2012
I thought it was a bicycling not cycling committee. I think catering to a select group of people that whiz through our city is a waste of so many resources. On a side note, I am happy to see Frank Peters no longer has a column in this blog.
May 8th, 2012
Dan, I am a Newport Beach resident and cyclist. I do not whiz through our city, I ride my bike to locations in our city. I would do it more often, but I do not feel safe riding many of the on street routes through Newport. I support what the city is doing to promote cycling safety and support sharrows in CDM.
May 8th, 2012
Well, I miss Franks column. I don't have anyone to insult on Saturday mornings now. However my blood pressure has gone down by 20 points. ;-) As for the committee, NO. I completely disagree with sharrows on PCH. This is a highly congested area (thanks to the "traffic calming) transited by tens of thousands of people a day. To block traffic lanes for a handful of recreational bicyclists is imbecilic. Also a committee completely comprised of bicycle advocates and bicycle business owners is not democracy. The new bike lane at PCH and Macaurthur is DANGEROUS to both bicyclists and motorists. Drivers transitioning from high speed MacArthur to moderate speeds on PCH are not expecting a bicycle traveling at 10mph to suddenly appear right directly in their blind spot in the middle of the highway. Someone is going to get killed here, mark my words. And this committee is going to be responsible for an accident resulting in some bicyclist getting killed or injured as a result of these sharrows. It is not the place for large numbers of bikes. Yes I know the vehicle code treats bikes the same as cars. Did anyone ever think that maybe the vehicle code is wrong and needs to be amended? Ride on side streets, WALK your bike across busy intersections. Use common sense while riding. In a bike vs car collission the bike is going to lose every single time. The two modes of transportation need to be separated not sharing (potentially) high speed traffic lanes.
May 8th, 2012
Formerly known as Dan. I enjoyed Frank Peter's articles. He is busy vacationing around the world.
