tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post4400434609374891123..comments2023-12-19T16:44:05.378-06:00Comments on The Eleventh Hour: RE: CyclingDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06368635217133898734noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-26485701501519700632008-04-23T08:31:00.000-05:002008-04-23T08:31:00.000-05:00Hi. Please join the Bicycle to Work! LinkedIn net...Hi. Please join the Bicycle to Work! LinkedIn networking group. Members pledge that they will try to ride their bicycle to work or on an errand at least once a week. Although the benefits should be obvious, let me outline them here.<BR/> Right now people in the industrialized world are facing two very grave problems: obesity and a growing scarcity of oil. Compounding this problem is the new food shortage brought about, in part, by the conversion of food cropland to bio-fuel crop production. Most people feel powerless to help, but there is one thing that we can do. Ride our bicycles to work.<BR/> If everyone would agree to ride their bikes to work one day per week we could cut oil consumption by as much as 10-15%. No one would argue that riding a bike burns more calories than driving the car. Although popular politically right now, most bio-fuels consume more energy than they produce. We would be much better to eat those bio-crops then use our own energy to transport us around.<BR/> So spread the word. Make it a movement! Bicycle to work one day a week and do your part to cut back obesity and the overuse of oil and precious cropland.<BR/> Just go to my profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreylstevenson and you can click on the group to be included. While you are there, don't forget to ask to link to my network of more than 7,000.000 like-minded professionals. I accept all invitations and look forward to meeting you.<BR/>JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-36056498619928716162008-04-22T14:52:00.000-05:002008-04-22T14:52:00.000-05:00This is one of those issues that has wide public s...This is one of those issues that has wide public support in Springfield but it still never happens. The gap between what most people say they want in this town and what we get is monstrous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-67883979488123810362008-04-22T13:05:00.000-05:002008-04-22T13:05:00.000-05:00AC,I understand there are people like you who have...AC,<BR/><BR/>I understand there are people like you who have no discomfort riding in traffic. I have no statistics but I would guess you are in a minority. My point isn’t to find fault, rather to come up with more practical solutions that would encourage bike riding. Whether fear of riding with vehicular traffic is rational or not, the fear is real (and I would say the danger is too) and should be addressed in a practical manner.<BR/><BR/>I don’t like coming up on cyclist because I fear hitting them and then it becomes not just their problem but mine. Also, sometimes cyclists do block the flow of traffic which is annoying as well. I understand and respect their right to use the roadways but I would still prefer better segregation.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368635217133898734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-11505335938073772512008-04-22T10:57:00.000-05:002008-04-22T10:57:00.000-05:00I generally have no problem riding on the streets,...I generally have no problem riding on the streets, going with traffic. Sure you could get hit and die, but if you thought about that, then you'd never go out. Just gotta sack up and ride.<BR/><BR/>What is it that you don't like about encountering people on bikes? I would think that most cyclists would understand that close proximity with cars is part of riding on the streets and therefore accept that cars will be passing by about 18 inches from them.<BR/><BR/>It bothers me that some drivers won't pass a cyclist unless the other lane is clear. Who's the one, then, that's impeding traffic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-82041598776765066892008-04-22T08:40:00.000-05:002008-04-22T08:40:00.000-05:00Last summer I rode my bike to work at least once a...Last summer I rode my bike to work at least once a week, <B>from Chatham</B>. Now with the interurban trail closed, I would have to go up route 4, umm, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com