This was just left in a comment. It got me so riled up I thought I’d reprint it here. Jamie writes: A woman on a bike who didn’t stop for a red light almost hit me and my dog while we were crossing the street. We had a walk sign. There was no option for…
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Just last week I was in the bike store on 28th Ave (not my normal store, but being able to drink at the Rover while getting a flat fixed is a big plus). A beautiful young woman was looking at bikes saying she’d never biked in the city before. Or something like that. Though she…
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Drunken Bicycling in NYC?! I’m all for it! And I’ve been guilty of it more than once. Now there’s drunk and in charge, a blog.
Of course not. But with my ear to the ground, I do hear some footsteps of improvements. This plan for (Manhattan’s) Broadway (all of 7 blocks). And a few car-free “Summer Streets.” And unrelated, I bought a bicycle drink holder for my friend who likes walking down (Astoria’s) Broadway with a gin and tonic in…
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The NYPD has implemented an innovative, some would even say brilliant, approach to keep motorized traffic from driving in bike lanes. It’s called Operation Barrier. And since the NYPD’s trial run on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, reported incidences of cars illegal driving in the bike lane have dropped to zero. Outstanding! Keep up the good…
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Astoria Bike will not be posting until June 16, give or take a few days. See you then.
I’m back in Astoria, glory to God. What grade would I give LA? A gentleman’s C at best. Some nice bike racks, though. I also enjoyed the mural on the Farmer John meat processing plant. Not only is it many stories tall, but it goes all the way around this very large building. Such happy…
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Falling off your bike and cracking your ribs sucks. Here’s David Byrne’s account: 05.16.2008: You drank too much and fell of your bike “You drank too much and fell off your bike” could be the title of a drawing by David Shrigley. But in this case, it actually happened to me after meeting Shrigley for…
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I often wonder why I write this blog. It doesn’t pay. And I really do have better things to do. But I love biking and bikes. And now three times, this blog has actually done something for me. 1) I met a bunch good people at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette through this blog and (unrelated…
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I’m in L.A. It sucks. L.A. sucks. I don’t like the city. Never have. I don’t like the car culture. I don’t have friends here. But my parents moved to Santa Monica about five years ago so I’m here every so now and then. My father’s health is bad and getting worse, so I’ll probably…
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