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"Motorists complain about those because they have to slow down and be careful, and of course some won't be careful, but surely we're better than that?"
So you meant to say something other than what...

You're arguing a strawman in a way that's frankly insulting to a number of people who have not historically shown signs of arguing facilities on the basis of personal convenience rather than safety....

we prefer the term "bollard"

correct: it leads to a much more accessible amenity for the entire community

It's kinda ridiculous to *not* pave gravel roads if the population and traffic volume keeps increasing, and they're already building the houses.

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You: gnatcatcher

Me: on the W&OD near Leesburg


WHERE ARE YOU! There are gnats to catch!

They can claim anything. The story was that the magic of private industry would fix everything.

I, for one, am amazed that a public-private-partnership didn't magically make public infrastructure easy because the difficulties are entirely because government is bad and private industry is...

There was definitely a boom in bike commuting also, just not necessarily safe cycling. (Those were the days before seat belts...when you could still hold your baby on your lap in the front seat with...

it used to be a decorative medallion, I have NFI what happened to that

there are rules about making sure people in cars are safe!

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet" -- Abraham Lincoln

Even the best trails in the region have issues. Take the W&OD near route 9, where at the best of times it's ridiculously narrow, squeezed in, with bad sight lines, and now has weeds covering...

The amount of money available to protect motorists who drive off the road is much larger than the amount of money to protect non-motorists from motorists. Why? Standards.

I think most of these low bridges throughout the region just need to be ripped out and replaced with higher clearance bridges. I don't know if they were badly designed to start with or they've just...

This. I don't think anyone thought "wow, a bridge stuck on the side of the rr bridge is the best possible outcome", they just thought "the chances of getting a bike/ped bridge without making it...

it's times like this I really miss the ELITE button

Pump handles get removed for various reasons, including the water testing as unsafe for consumption. Some people brute-force the pumps to get water even when the handle is gone, but maybe they don't...

the problem is that we're so desperate for infrastructure that any bridge, hairpin ramps or not, will be a miracle if it happens (don't count your bridges until you've ridden across them...)

I...

At least we don't have all the problems this guy has! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McvZ68qlho4

Seriously though, I think his head would literally explode if he had to deal with VDOT.

it might happen like that, or it might pop off the rim and blow the tube :D

yeah, I bought an extra set of those for a second bike, it wasn't all that much. (don't have any of them any more, youngest kid is on a 26" bike. :D )

Suburban Fairfax. At least I got to see cool pictures from FCFRD of cars flipped over on local roads because they were able to go so fast!

Around here I didn't see more cyclists on the roads but vehicle speeds went up.

Yeah, I gave up on the WOD more than a month ago. So far I'm managing to find enough low-volume/bottom-tier local trails to get some miles in, but they are painfully boring and unpleasant miles. I'm...