Cyclists wonder why the general public sometimes takes a dim view of Mr. and Mrs. Spandex B. Lycra. The kind of cyclist who, like certain motorists, thinks laws were written for all those other people. Honest mistakes are worth a gentle ribbing but deliberate malfeasance is not good. As a Brit once quipped to me as I confusedly entered my first British roundabout going in the American direction, "we'll get you next time, Yank", and undoubtedly, when the inevitable crash occurs after blatant disregard to safety, the cycling advocacy movement will say the roads are "too dangerous". So it goes.
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| Free parking at Iconik. |
Saturday I took a short and casual ride to run some errands in town. That included a stop at Iconik to grab a bag of beans and nurse the obligatory free cuppa Joe. And, of course, to enjoy a lovely afternoon. Thankfully, Iconik has bike racks out front of its Lena St. location and this time I remembered my cable lock. Riding home, I was happy to see the city had finally repaved the South end of Placito de Oro where it hits Alameda. That intersection was starting to look like it was being prepped for a reenactment of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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| La Tierra looking south. Hey, O'Grady. Where are you? |
Lots to do this time of year. Be safe out there.
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2 comments:
It is AMAZING at how few people on bikes will even break cadence when coming to a stop sign. OTOH, one wonders about the utility of a law that is universally ignored, even by people driving motor vehicles. I rarely see motorists, even those in police cruisers, make a full stop at stop signs, but at least motorists DO usually slow down before they run the signs. Instead of "California Stop," it could be called "California - and everywhere else - Stop."
One of the worse crashes in these parts happened a couple years ago right near there. It was the motorist, apparently, at fault. But what's that ole expression? You can be right: dead right. Or dead wrong.
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