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I saw a tweet yesterday that a cyclist got hit on Lee Highway near Arrowine/Randolphs/Chipotle, etc. But I've not seen anything else at all about it. I hope this means it was quite minor. A power...

Thanks, dasgeh, I didn't know that about citizen complaints. I know how to get dozens of people to complain about the crosswalk I was referencing (Lee Highway at John Marshall) as the Overlee pool...

For those who still read the WaPo in paper form, that page of the Post was really depressing. Aside from the sparse article on the cyclist was an article about a woman who was killed on Viers Mill...

It's a bit of an annoyance for sure. Here's a discussion with some info.

Here's another positive Missed Connection. Yesterday at GW campus I saw a lady wearing an expensive business suit, designer shoes, and sporting well-coiffed silver hair riding a CaBi with a big ole...

While I was doing time in Missouri I was riding a local trail and approached three women walking side-by-side. The one on the far left -- I'll call her Bertha -- was talking a mile a minute, very...

I'm often in that vicinity around that time and will keep an eye out. What color saddle bags? The world is full of sad and angry people. Unfortunately some of them are cyclists.

Doesn't that take you through that awful Lee Hwy/Old Dominion intersection?

This has turned into a quite thoughtful thread (something I couldn't really imagine happening at, say, letsrun or slowtwitch). I fully agree with runbike's comments regarding a runner's...

Sounds like really bad news is about to get announced. Reportedly there's a body in the water near Gravelly Point.

There was a large police and tv station presence at TR island this morning. Some twitter feed suggests it's related to the missing lady. Hope for the best.

I finally got around to reading the article in Bicycling. It's a surprisingly good. (I'd link to it for those who don't subscribe but haven't been able to find it.) However, I do want to point out a...

Life intervened and I never got back to this thread. I'll let it drop after this. For the record I'm not advocating for pedestrians in the bike lane. (Context specific I do support running in...

Yeah I always hesitate to talk about helmets because it can be divisive. My attitude is I'm against mandatory requirements but I do think that overall it's wise to wear one if you can. However,...

Rather than start a new thread I'll just add to this one. While running this afternoon I saw a cyclist about a block away from me. Just like that he was down. Bam! His head whacked the pavement...

Riding in the road is never okay if there is a sidewalk or trail available. It just isn't. You're forcing drivers to merge into and out of traffic, endangering them for your own convenience.
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Eh. I can list many reasons why running in the road is preferable to running on a sidewalk (assuming there is a sidewalk). Generally I stay between the lane and the curb but parked cars often make...

A Belgian environmental group is trying to get a bunch of riders in this weekend's L-B-L thrown out for littering in last year's race. In a race like this things like water bottles get snatched up...

Let me see if I've got this right. The Public & Government Affairs Manager for AAA Mid-Atlantic just associated the Klan with someone over a policy disagreement. This is not some overwrought...

I suppose if there's ever a "Strange Denizens of Local Trails" thread this guy could be in it. He was wearing what had to be a hospital robe, open in the back, but tucked into jeans. He was ambling...

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to sleep with it? You know: train low, sleep high. Not that I'm advocating people sleep with something that may inhibit their breathing.

I think realistically there isn't enough crime to warrant a major police presence on the trails, at least not WOD, Custis, & CCT. Police resources are finite. However, I do want to echo Terpfan's...

Thanks, Pete. All of it is helpful and confirms what I was thinking. Time to get to it. Woo hoo!

Thanks, everyone. To some degree I'm not worried about Westernport. Westernport is mainly about pride. If I have to walk it, I have to walk it. My concern is more about the big picture, i.e.,...

I could ask this on someplace like Slowtwitch but I think I'll get more answers with direct knowledge here.

I'm one of the victims of the Marine Corp Marathon/Active fiasco. I was on the second...