tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651590791300174668.post1375476776655471082..comments2023-09-05T04:13:27.282-04:00Comments on Two Women, Four Wheels: Road vs. SidewalkMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940530728437855197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651590791300174668.post-65802174476085736072012-06-13T10:40:09.971-04:002012-06-13T10:40:09.971-04:00John R is a GREAT alternate to Woodward north of C...John R is a GREAT alternate to Woodward north of Comerica. Washington Blvd is a good option downtown - less traffic and gets you to all of the cross streets.<br /><br />I bike regularly but while driving this morning I almost hit a sidewalk biker while I was approaching an intersection. I'm a firm believer that wheels are for the road (unless I'm going the wrong way down a one-way).sushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198137312401869351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651590791300174668.post-11723890977416123552012-06-12T23:59:53.089-04:002012-06-12T23:59:53.089-04:00I have found it harder and harder to deal with the...I have found it harder and harder to deal with the lack of safety for bikers. The feeling that I'll be thrown off the bike like a rag doll has left me a bit scared.Rapps Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884001660181628529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651590791300174668.post-75162030394948571622012-06-12T23:27:28.073-04:002012-06-12T23:27:28.073-04:00Cities need to provide infrastructure for biking. ...Cities need to provide infrastructure for biking. Riding with traffic can work in low-speed and low-volume locations. Woodward Ave isn't one of those locations, at least not during commuting hours.Kit House Huntershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724539014570751839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651590791300174668.post-22461688022542087382012-06-12T23:26:22.106-04:002012-06-12T23:26:22.106-04:00some time ago I had an idea for a documentary film...some time ago I had an idea for a documentary film about how hard and unsafe it is ride around in clinton township, and how these policies at the local level really force people to use more fossil fuels. I was thinking of mounting a camera and try riding down the sidewalk along Garfield road, so the view can see how many near death experiences a cyclist has due to cars pulling in and out of drive ways of stores with clear viability. How often you are foruced to stop because cars block the sidewalk , even the "16 mile road bath path" <br /><br />The really bad thing I would want to do is show how some of these local governments receive federal and at time grant dollars for non-motorized transit (bike lanes etc...) and how the ability to ride gets worse and worse. Where does the money go? yet those of that ask these questions are branded as too controversial while, the people getting money and not producing bike lanes or in one case a 60,000 dollar grant for a hike bike path study and no study has been produced even after years of requests by citizens.joe blowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641672373260833623noreply@blogger.com