tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post6158718178632418042..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: MUTCD MuddleSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-53580469202879636592013-11-19T10:40:43.499-06:002013-11-19T10:40:43.499-06:00Limom, THAT is why the details of signs really don...Limom, THAT is why the details of signs really don't matter - unless you are searching for Star Tobacco.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-77000686309310936082013-11-19T10:38:57.488-06:002013-11-19T10:38:57.488-06:00Khal, what's that cracking noise.Khal, what's that cracking noise.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-50222816456061303882013-11-19T10:38:15.491-06:002013-11-19T10:38:15.491-06:00Justine, if you're not on a "runaway"...Justine, if you're not on a "runaway" vehicle, you may not legally stop on that gravel escape road. I think neither of us would want to barrel through the gravel unless the alternative was sure and certain death! In that case, severe road rash sounds pretty attractive.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-65188957387391493002013-11-19T10:34:46.474-06:002013-11-19T10:34:46.474-06:00I think we probably agree that, better than attemp...I think we probably agree that, better than attempting to educate motorists through various and sundry signs, a better approach would be mandatory recurring motorist education so that they don't kill 30000 of themselves each year despite overwhelming motorist facility and vehicle engineering. Perhaps the discussion should start with "how much and what form" the education should take to be effective and politically acceptable. As an LCI, I am biased towards educating cyclists, but cyclist education will never attack the main source of roadway carnage.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-63590552299875807012013-11-19T06:59:05.536-06:002013-11-19T06:59:05.536-06:00" IMO, a "BMUFL" sign is somewhat a..." IMO, a "BMUFL" sign is somewhat akin to implying that using a full lane is not otherwise allowed."<br /><br />I agree. However, on many roads, this is what many motorists believe anyway, even if they've never seen a BMUFL sign. The application of a BMUFL sign at least informs drivers that cyclists belong. Too many motorists just assume we don't belong on any road, simply because they don't want us to belong and they are too fricken lazy to read their Driver's Handbook. I wish it were otherwise, but until all motorists recognize that cyclists belong on the road, BMUFL signs at least have the effect of taking back some roads for us - not that they're not ours anyway, but because some idiots think they're not and act as if they're not.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-9828752399285573982013-11-18T22:20:10.568-06:002013-11-18T22:20:10.568-06:00This is one of the best posts I've read on a b...This is one of the best posts I've read on a bike blog.<br /><br />When I hop on my bike to "get away from it all", am I on a "runaway vehicle"?Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-2314192857505259422013-11-17T19:01:38.194-06:002013-11-17T19:01:38.194-06:00Great post, Steve. "...Cyclist rights are ind...Great post, Steve. "...Cyclist rights are independent of any oddball signage and most people really don't understand the finer points of same in any event. ..."<br /><br />Bottom line, eh?<br /><br />p.s. Thin ice abounds.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-76384148748128614752013-11-17T14:58:50.090-06:002013-11-17T14:58:50.090-06:00My observation is most folks don't pay attenti...My observation is most folks don't pay attention to signs.<br />Anymore.limomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392808188162372410noreply@blogger.com