tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post9196760393951123481..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Cyclist ChoiceSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-88063739933218646032010-04-04T08:19:16.988-05:002010-04-04T08:19:16.988-05:00I allow 1.5 hours. I've done it ten minutes qu...I allow 1.5 hours. I've done it ten minutes quicker. With a stiff headwind and a Starbucks detour, it can take 2 hours. A 12 mile commute isn't a lot harder than a shorter one, it just takes longer.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-2070738508750311692010-04-04T01:36:14.835-05:002010-04-04T01:36:14.835-05:00You may have mentioned this somewhere - but how lo...You may have mentioned this somewhere - but how long does your 20 mile (is that 1 way?...) ride to work take? I just got a new studio that is 12 miles from my home and no doubt requires travel through similar roads to shat shown on your post. I don't think i can stomach that, shoulder or no shoulder. Will most likely take the subway, but will keep a dedicated "studio bike" there. (How <i>do</i> you cycle on that road, my God!)Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-79101796453028006922010-04-03T10:27:50.317-05:002010-04-03T10:27:50.317-05:00Doohickie, while I may not share your inclination ...Doohickie, while I may not share your inclination to take photos while riding, I am confident you share mine not to harm motorists, especially using my bike and body to do so.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80911621896373558902010-04-03T08:16:29.332-05:002010-04-03T08:16:29.332-05:00Rollz; I'm glad I make sense to you on how I r...Rollz; I'm glad I make sense to you on how I ride. The point of this post is that it's the call of the cyclist to make in a given situation and even Yeti (not that there ARE such), may make decisions at times that appear to be unyetilike.<br /><br />PS: I miss your blog.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-91068522309979414342010-04-03T06:00:05.216-05:002010-04-03T06:00:05.216-05:00Steve what is happening to me? You have been makin...Steve what is happening to me? You have been making a lot of sense to me about how and where you ride. I am no yeti but I do try to ride safe.Rollzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435108276773787412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-66774449546797597882010-04-02T22:49:18.713-05:002010-04-02T22:49:18.713-05:00Anonymous, to your first question, the law as writ...Anonymous, to your first question, the law as written allows Chip to ride anywhere he feels is safest in the right hand traffic lane. In accordance with the established rules of the road, overtaking traffic must use due care, which they did, in the police videos of his traffic stops. To your second question, a motor vehicle cannot safely pass a cyclist in either a 12 or 14 foot lane, even if the cyclist is riding at the fog line. It is physically impossible if a cyclist is actually riding in the lane. While it is not part of the post, I will usually ride in "the line of sweetness" on such a road. The shoulder in this post we are commenting on is unusually travel friendly and I know every foot of it. I was perhaps not clear, but this is the only shoulder I ride on on my commute to work. There are two shoulders on my route home and I ride on neither of them, but I have to save SOMETHING for future posts.<br /><br />As for the prevalent opinion, the prevalent opinion is not at risk, and the prevalent opinion has not studied the alternate routes, which in Chip's case are both poor. The cyclist on a road is always the rider at risk, as you note in the last paragraph. In that way, cyclists are no different than motorists.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80102314078161217592010-04-02T21:19:04.432-05:002010-04-02T21:19:04.432-05:00I have expressed to everyone I can the difference ...I have expressed to everyone I can the difference between "may" and "shall" and "must". IMHO, there is a lot of difference. I'm looking forward to seeing the result of Chipseal's case, and what the result is afterwards.Bill Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423811131481565215noreply@blogger.com