sd_mike:Some local "advocacy"... Sent in some road fix requests...

You guys might have already discussed this, but I missed it. What's the website to submit road fix requests?

Thanks!

San Diego Port Commissioner Scott Peters steals my bike at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the latest portion of the Bayshore Bikeway.

Bringing legislation at the beaches in MB and PB in line with that of the vast majority of public beaches elsewhere in the state (and nation) was the best thing ever to happen to my neighborhood.

The pig fight between the VC and facilities people is well illustrated here:

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/07/vehicular-cyclists-secret-sect.html

I asked a leading American bicycle advocate about vehicular cycling and he said, "They have had around 35 years to prove that it works. They haven't be able to. It's time to shelve the idea."

http://www.velorambler.com/2012/03/23/copenhagenize-cult-leader/

Do advocates for separated bicycle facilities believe in fairies, trolls and ogres? I can’t confirm they do, but there are strong indications.They can’t be convinced by facts, since their religion depends upon believing unsupported theories that they take on faith. But since the majority believes in these myths, they have to be true, right? So the author of Copenhagenize.com can lambast and ridicule vehicular cycling without fear of reprisals. The other zealots in his religion are incredulous that anyone would believe the safety and effectiveness of vehicular cycling.

One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss

Scott Peters is a bike thief? :face-devil-grin:

Our friend Andrea Garland, now living in Virginia, presenting during the National Women's Cycling Forum at the National Bike Summit last month in Washington DC

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikeleague/6883877474/in/photostream/

This would be true except history has shown that, in high demand areas, auto traffic always fills the roadway capacity available to it unless there is a charge high enough to discourage only those who really need it and can afford it.

http://bikinginla.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/breaking-news-l-a-cyclist-seriously-injured-in-dtla-road-rage-attack/

words fail to express my rage adequately

bikingbill:http://bikinginla.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/breaking-news-l-a-cyclist-seriously-injured-in-dtla-road-rage-attack/

words fail to express my rage adequately

That's really more for the news than advocacy.

Also, more up to date information:

http://bikinginla.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/lapd-never-responded-to-susanna-schick-road-rage-assault-and-arent-sure-it-was-one/

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Not sure if this is the right thread for this so feel free to move.

I started using a helmet cam 3 weeks ago. Got it for some other purpose at work but figured I might as well slap it on my helmet and film my ride. It has been fun and my kids get a kick out of seeing what I do on my bike.

Now I managed to "catch" a couple of bonehead to illegal moves by cars and other cyclists and I am wondering what to do about it.

There is the regular motorcycle in the bike lane, one of them actually buzzing a cyclist in front of me because there was not enough room. I got two people who felt they had to cross the double yellow and break the speed limit in the construction zone on the 101 bridge out of Del Mar. Mind you, I was taking the lane and doing 30mph, five over limit already. It was clearly a demonstration of power. Captured a couple of near misses from left and right hooks and who knows what else I will film in the future.

So the question is, what do I do with this footage? I have not been able to find an email address or web forms with file submission to report these incidents with copies of the video to police.

They will most likely not issue a ticket but maybe send out a warning to the drivers in question? Or am I too optimistic and should just keep this to myself and only use it when something really happens?

Get the plates - report them to the police - especially the motorcycle.

Posted to "Wearable Camera" thread. There are some great videos there from the UK posted by other forum members.

Respect between cyclists, drivers a 2-way street.

A level-headed reaction to the recent bike-pedestrian collision in the Castro that caused the pedestrian's death.

Cycling isn't all fun and games

It's almost as if we have surrendered to OPEC princes and accept our lot that we must pay weekly tribute.

Not sure which thread to put this, so I chose here. If the moderators want to move it somewhere more appropriate, that's fine with me. I emailed District 1's council woman (Sherri Lightner) asking about connecting Roselle St. and Genesee to provide a safe bike route between Sorrento Valley and UTC. I know, I know. There's already a designated route, but it's on the shoulders of I-5 where there's a lot of high speed merging traffic which scares me - a novice to all this two-wheeled nonsense. Some of you guys have mentioned a dirt road (utility road?) between Roselle and Eastgate Mall that can be biked. I suggested paving that road as an option to create this more bike-friendly path in my email. Here's the response from her office. Just wanted to share the info. Not sure if you guys are already aware of these plans or not, but maybe this helps.

Thank you for your email to Councilmember Lightner about bike access between Sorrento Valley and Genesee. Sherri knows the danger for bicycles on this stretch of road, which is why since taking office she's been working to facilitate a bicycle connection between Sorrento Valley and Genesee. The good news is that we are moving forward with Caltrans on a project to improve the Genesee/I-5 intersection interchange. This project will also add Class I bike lanes north and south between Roselle Street and Genesee Avenue. This project is a top priority for Sherri and she has been pushing for it to be started. The current timeline project ground breaking by the end of this year (2012).

In addition, as you may know, the Coastal Rail Trail project will establish a bicycle corridor between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. Councilmember Lightner has been working with City staff on the portion of the trail between Sorrento Valley Road and the existing Rose Canyon Bicycle Path. This portion of the trail is especially important because it facilitates access to jobs centers in the Golden Triangle and at UC San Diego, as well as establishing a link to the Sorrento Valley Coaster station.

Based on input from the community, the next step we will take on the Coastal Rail Trail is to form a task force and have a public input process to discuss options for the Coastal Rail Trail in this area.

Best,

Jesse Mays
Council Representative
Office of Councilmember Sherri S. Lightner First District, City of San Diego
202 C Street, MS 10A
San Diego, CA 92101
jmays@sandiego.gov
P: (619) 236-7294
F: (619) 236-6999
www.sandiego.gov/cd1

ARNOLD: Livable streets make better communities:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/arnold/arnold-livable-streets-make-better-communities/article_6e1af51c-f4b6-5198-8f76-8f5e4e63a2e5.html

Gilbreth memorial ride

deprotinator:Not sure which thread to put this, so I chose here. If the moderators want to move it somewhere more appropriate, that's fine with me. I emailed District 1's council woman (Sherri Lightner) asking about connecting Roselle St. and Genesee to provide a safe bike route between Sorrento Valley and UTC. I know, I know. There's already a designated route, but it's on the shoulders of I-5 where there's a lot of high speed merging traffic which scares me - a novice to all this two-wheeled nonsense. Some of you guys have mentioned a dirt road (utility road?) between Roselle and Eastgate Mall that can be biked. I suggested paving that road as an option to create this more bike-friendly path in my email. Here's the response from her office. Just wanted to share the info. Not sure if you guys are already aware of these plans or not, but maybe this helps.

Thank you for your email to Councilmember Lightner about bike access between Sorrento Valley and Genesee. Sherri knows the danger for bicycles on this stretch of road, which is why since taking office she's been working to facilitate a bicycle connection between Sorrento Valley and Genesee. The good news is that we are moving forward with Caltrans on a project to improve the Genesee/I-5 intersection interchange. This project will also add Class I bike lanes north and south between Roselle Street and Genesee Avenue. This project is a top priority for Sherri and she has been pushing for it to be started. The current timeline project ground breaking by the end of this year (2012).

In addition, as you may know, the Coastal Rail Trail project will establish a bicycle corridor between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. Councilmember Lightner has been working with City staff on the portion of the trail between Sorrento Valley Road and the existing Rose Canyon Bicycle Path. This portion of the trail is especially important because it facilitates access to jobs centers in the Golden Triangle and at UC San Diego, as well as establishing a link to the Sorrento Valley Coaster station.

Based on input from the community, the next step we will take on the Coastal Rail Trail is to form a task force and have a public input process to discuss options for the Coastal Rail Trail in this area.

Best,

Jesse Mays
Council Representative
Office of Councilmember Sherri S. Lightner First District, City of San Diego
202 C Street, MS 10A
San Diego, CA 92101
jmays@sandiego.gov
P: (619) 236-7294
F: (619) 236-6999
www.sandiego.gov/cd1

I know some people really enjoy riding the dirt so it will be a bit of a bummer if the path is actually paved... but I guess the greater good trumps any personal preferences. I agree that riding on the shoulder of the 5 sucks big time.

wpstoll:I have absolutely no problem with riding the shoulder on I-5. I believe it to be safer than most surface streets because there is no cross traffic or turns where a cyclist can be right hooked or left crossed.

That fire road may well be too steep in places to pave.

The proposed alignment for the Coastal Rail Trail along the graded utility access road from Roselle to Eastgate Mall is indeed steep at the top, but none of the engineering studies done so far have indicated it can't be paved. Paving it will make it accessible to more cyclists. For those of you using the I-5 shoulder to Genesee to get to UCSD and other points west, Caltrans is proposing to build a bike path on the west side of the freeway as part of the planned I-5 widening. This path could go all the way through to Voigt Dr.

For those of you using the I-5 shoulder to Genesee to get to UCSD and other points west, Caltrans is proposing to build a bike path on the west side of the freeway as part of the planned I-5 widening. This path could go all the way through to Voigt Dr.

Ooh, that could be a nice option too. I'm mostly interested in having a direct and safe way to get to the Rose Canyon Bike Path. I'm fine with riding on the shoulder of some highway as long as there is some sort of solid barrier between me and the traffic. Whatever they choose to do, I hope they can do it quickly. It would be a shame if it took them 5 yrs to build a bike path just because the project got rolled together into some larger and complicated highway-widening plan.

deprotinator:

For those of you using the I-5 shoulder to Genesee to get to UCSD and other points west, Caltrans is proposing to build a bike path on the west side of the freeway as part of the planned I-5 widening. This path could go all the way through to Voigt Dr.

Ooh, that could be a nice option too. I'm mostly interested in having a direct and safe way to get to the Rose Canyon Bike Path. I'm fine with riding on the shoulder of some highway as long as there is some sort of solid barrier between me and the traffic. Whatever they choose to do, I hope they can do it quickly. It would be a shame if it took them 5 yrs to build a bike path just because the project got rolled together into some larger and complicated highway-widening plan.

The impetus there is the widening of the Genesee/I-5 bridge. While they're at it, they (Caltrans) want to build a path west of I-5 so they can ban bicyclists on I-5 between Genesee and Sorrento Valley.

I'm not happy about the ban, especially on the northbound (downhill) side which is very fast and convenient. But an extension up to Voigt on the UCSD campus would be great, especially if it crosses Genesee by going underneath it (in addition to ramps allowing access to either side of Genesee from the path).

My Crime? Riding A Bicycle On A Public Street