Connecticut Avenue bike lane officially dead

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

#1 there are no stop signs on Conn Ave.
#2 lane filtering past stopped traffic waiting at red lights is the SAFEST THING to do. There is a reason that it's legal.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

I was screamed at by a cyclist the other day because I came to a four way intersection in my car, completely stopped at the stop sign and turned left. My sin? After I came to a stop, I didnt wait for him to get to his stop sign (he was still a good 20 feet away from his) and wait for him to go flying through the intersection at probably 20 mph before I turned left. Not even the first time it's happened!

Cyclists wonder why everyone hates them but is it really so mysterious? Look in the mirror.

Did you.. use a blinker as a turn signal?

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

This all seems so limiting. Streets are for everyone. They should remove all traffic signals at every intersection. That has to be the way to go. No way that would be bad at all.

This is how roads were for millennia, that is until cars showed up and started killing everyone. Then you needed all the controls, just because of cars. Other forms of transportation are obviously resentful of having to comply with these controls that only necessary because of cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

This all seems so limiting. Streets are for everyone. They should remove all traffic signals at every intersection. That has to be the way to go. No way that would be bad at all.

This is how roads were for millennia, that is until cars showed up and started killing everyone. Then you needed all the controls, just because of cars. Other forms of transportation are obviously resentful of having to comply with these controls that only necessary because of cars.

+1

Everytime someone complains about unsafe intersection or speeding cars, we get more stop signs and speed humps. It is always the people driving cars that force more controls.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

The reason Idaho stops are safer is because bikes spend less time in intersections which are the most dangerous places on the road.

That should go for cars too. It would be safer for everyone if drivers didn’t stop at any intersections so they can get through them faster.

It's also why there should be no speed limits for anyone. Drivers would get where they need to go faster which means less time on the roads which obviously means fewer accidents and safer streets for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

The reason Idaho stops are safer is because bikes spend less time in intersections which are the most dangerous places on the road.

That should go for cars too. It would be safer for everyone if drivers didn’t stop at any intersections so they can get through them faster.

It's also why there should be no speed limits for anyone. Drivers would get where they need to go faster which means less time on the roads which obviously means fewer accidents and safer streets for everyone.

There wouldn't have been stop signs or speed limits at all if drivers could have handled the responsibility a hundred years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

Which is why bike lanes are needed.

I want to ride a horse and buggy. Make a lane for me please because it's too dangerous for me to do it without one. My needs are greater than all of yours.

This is Dee Cee, not Lancaster, PA.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

I was screamed at by a cyclist the other day because I came to a four way intersection in my car, completely stopped at the stop sign and turned left. My sin? After I came to a stop, I didnt wait for him to get to his stop sign (he was still a good 20 feet away from his) and wait for him to go flying through the intersection at probably 20 mph before I turned left. Not even the first time it's happened!

Cyclists wonder why everyone hates them but is it really so mysterious? Look in the mirror.

Did you.. use a blinker as a turn signal?

Friend, your logics skills are not good. The car is turning left. The cyclist hasn't even gotten to the intersection. The cyclist does not have the right of way, so the cyclist is required to stop at the stop sign.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

This all seems so limiting. Streets are for everyone. They should remove all traffic signals at every intersection. That has to be the way to go. No way that would be bad at all.

So that would actually be safer for everyone, but because there would be MORE slowing and stopping, not less. Basically, every intersection would be a four-way stop - at least for drivers who want to avoid being hit by other drivers.

[Anonymous]

Bike Party is heading up and down Conn Ave today. Join the fun at 7:30pm at Dupont.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bike Party is heading up and down Conn Ave today. Join the fun at 7:30pm at Dupont.

Yessssss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bike Party is heading up and down Conn Ave today. Join the fun at 7:30pm at Dupont.

Pretty dumb move to coordinate blocking traffic during rush hour.

Solid example of how not to win friends and influence people.

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Anonymous wrote:Riding a bike on Connecticut avenue seems a bit like playing with a gun. You can totally do it! It is your right! But don't be surprised when something happens that you didnt anticipate and you are in a catastrophic accident.

You can play with a gun all day long and not hurt anyone, provided you just follow a few very simple rules.

You can also ride on Connecticut Ave and dramatically reduce the danger to yourself just by following a few very simple rules, too:

1) Stop at red lights and wait for them to turn green.

2) Don’t pass cars making right turns on the car’s right side.

3) Don’t shoal past traffic waiting at red lights.

4) Don’t do Idaho stops at stop signs. STOP at stop signs.





Do just those four things and your odds go up tremendously. It might never be as safe as playing with a gun, but it’ll be much safer than the way most cyclists ride normally.

5. Learn the how Idaho stops work. If *anyone* else at an intersection has the right of way, the bicyclist must stop at the stop sign.

6. Stop putting small children on bikes

7. If you insist on riding your bike at night, wear a reflective vest

8. Wear a friggin' helmet

Cyclists don't seem to understand Idaho stops at all. They've interpreted as they don't have to stop for anything ever.

It’s exactly why it’s bad law for public safety. The rules need to be clear and enforceable. This is the precise reason why safety advocates request stop signs in the first place.

Please don't speak for cyclists. That refers to you and the PP. I know exactly how to Idaho stop, as well as the benefits it provides to the public

You say you do but that puts you in the minority. I have yet to see a cyclist do a “legal” one.

I personally would like a law that legally allows electric cars to do California stops. Only climate deniers would oppose such a reasonable energy efficiency measure.

Why just electric cars? The biggest environmental benefit would be for gasoline cars. Starting from a cold stop is the most polluting and gas intensive part of driving.

This all seems so limiting. Streets are for everyone. They should remove all traffic signals at every intersection. That has to be the way to go. No way that would be bad at all.

So that would actually be safer for everyone, but because there would be MORE slowing and stopping, not less. Basically, every intersection would be a four-way stop - at least for drivers who want to avoid being hit by other drivers.

Your goal is to turn DC into a third world city. Wow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bike Party is heading up and down Conn Ave today. Join the fun at 7:30pm at Dupont.

Pretty dumb move to coordinate blocking traffic during rush hour.

Solid example of how not to win friends and influence people.

Rush hour never ends on the Ave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bike Party is heading up and down Conn Ave today. Join the fun at 7:30pm at Dupont.

Things like this just teach people to hate cyclists.