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Today, 10:49 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Crash on the MVT - July 23 in Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents

Oh, Casey! Hope you heal quickly and well. Please let us know if there's anything we can do.

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Today, 10:44 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread 3 tickets for Thursday's Nats game (12:05pm) Ride your bike to the game! Free. in Events

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Steve O! Grant and the kids had a great time. The kids even rode -- Grant wrote it up in a Facebook post (which I'm...

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Yesterday, 04:37 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Loudoun Police to Drivers: Don't Stop for Peds/Cyclists in General Discussion

I don't know what you mean by "around here". We say it all the time. If engineers were really concerned about safety, and these RRFBs really worked...

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Yesterday, 01:37 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Loudoun Police to Drivers: Don't Stop for Peds/Cyclists in General Discussion

That 100% of the burden for preventing collisions falls on the vulnerable road users.

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Yesterday, 12:48 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Loudoun Police to Drivers: Don't Stop for Peds/Cyclists in General Discussion

This is just horrible. Hopefully the Commonwealth's Attorney (Jim Plowman, apparently) can talk some sense into them. There's no way a ticket for...

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07-26-2017, 10:26 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread 3 tickets for Thursday's Nats game (12:05pm) Ride your bike to the game! Free. in Events

Oh, can we have them? Long story but we were offered free tickets, but the person had the date wrong "we" = Grant and our kids. I'll be working....

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07-25-2017, 03:52 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Tuesday Tidbits - Biking-Related Factoids & History in the DC Area in General Discussion

These are so cool. Thank you! Also interesting: the "toll gate". Would love to know the history of tolls in the area, and whether there is...

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07-25-2017, 01:15 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Kidical Mass Arlington July Ride: 7/30/17 Meet Hayes Park in Family Biking

And the word is getting out: https://www.arlnow.com/2017/07/24/kidicalmass-leading-family-bike-ride-to-carvel-ice-cream-this-weekend/ If you'd...

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07-25-2017, 01:14 PM

dasgeh started a thread Kidical Mass Arlington July Ride: 7/30/17 Meet Hayes Park in Family Biking

Summer in Arlington: School's out (finally), it's hot (so hot), and all you want to do is get wet and eat ice cream! Kidical Mass is here to help....

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07-25-2017, 01:11 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Bike helmets and ponytails - can't we just get along? in General Discussion

Have you tried it while your hair is wet? (I say while ducking, since I have that straight fine hair)

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07-25-2017, 01:08 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Ballston - showers and secure bike parking? in Commuters

Project page: https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/ballston-station-multimodal/

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07-25-2017, 09:27 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Self driving cars in General Discussion

I read that quote and thought it equated to "all the people with smartphones will be safe, and the fast cars will only kill the poor people."

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07-23-2017, 03:48 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Bike helmets and ponytails - can't we just get along? in General Discussion

Also, she should join the women and bikes fb group and ask there. She'll get a much better answer than at most bike shops Sent from my ONEPLUS...

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07-23-2017, 03:46 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Bike helmets and ponytails - can't we just get along? in General Discussion

I just wear my pony tail lower on my head. If my hair is already in a ponytail and I go to put on a helmet, I simply loosen the ponytail, and it sits...

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07-21-2017, 11:59 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread What's your bad air quality strategy? in Commuters

I ride an ebike.

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07-21-2017, 09:02 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Is it just me, or is Penn. Ave. in front of the White House closed more often now? in General Discussion

Thank you so much for going to the meeting. Seriously. So important to show up and engage. Some notes: - The situation with PA in front of the...

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07-21-2017, 08:56 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Good News on Infrastructure thread in General Discussion

Arlington is asking for control of all of Fairfax Drive (it's currently VDOT). Imagine if we could have this two-way, protected cycle-track all the...

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07-21-2017, 08:36 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread In the beginning was the deed! in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Great idea. Do it. In Arlington: - Washington bn Sycamore and McKinley (assuming VDOT is done with the repaving; bonus points for taking the...

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07-18-2017, 08:36 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Is it just me, or is Penn. Ave. in front of the White House closed more often now? in General Discussion

It's legal to bike on the sidewalks around the Elipse because it's federal property. It's not a great route, but it is legal. You can also jump on...

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07-17-2017, 03:56 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Crash with Bollard on ART near Bladensburg in Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents

Sounds like someone needs to figure out what agency maintains this trail, and talk to that agency about removing these.

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07-17-2017, 03:49 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Crash on Custis Trail at Lyon Village in Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents

And decreasing the radius of the turn from the parking lot would improve safety by reducing speeds.

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07-17-2017, 10:17 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread July 2017 Road & Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

This is painted incorrectly as well. It's not the buffer than continues, it's the bike lane. And why not green, like in Rosslyn?

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07-17-2017, 10:07 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Crash on Custis Trail at Lyon Village in Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents

Yes, this is a horrible corner. The ramp from the sidewalk to the trail is also terrible. I rarely, if ever, use that ramp, and opt instead for the...

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07-10-2017, 12:14 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread July 2017 ABAC meeting tonight! in Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee

Thanks. But my birthday was last month -- Totally outed the fact that I just copied June's intro message. I'll fix that. And definitely thanks.

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07-10-2017, 10:01 AM

dasgeh started a thread July 2017 ABAC meeting tonight! in Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee

We have a fun-filled meeting tonight. 7pm 2100 Clarendon Blvd 3rd floor. Agenda below (*which has been tweaked from what was originally posted*). All...

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07-10-2017, 08:33 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread 22 Mile Trail Parallel to I-66 -- Helpful Video and Input Needed in Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB)

The whole "this is a compromise" line from VDOT really irks me. As in the ideal for the trail would be just outside the soundwall, so we'll put some...

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07-05-2017, 02:55 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Arlington's Public Spaces Master Plan Update: Comment on Trails! in Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee

I had a couple to start off: - I continue to be disappointed that DPR's "at a glance" (pages 42-43 in the attached, but used in many of their...

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07-05-2017, 02:09 PM

dasgeh started a thread Arlington's Public Spaces Master Plan Update: Comment on Trails! in Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee

Arlington has come out with their draft Updated Public Spaces Master Plan, found here. The planning process webpage is here. The document is...

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