Re: A Bicycle Safety Parable

On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:19:19 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 7/22/2024 4:56 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 20:53:28 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 7/21/2024 8:03 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

 
If you're having problems convincing the local government to install
bicycle infrastructure, perhaps virtual infrastructure in the form of
street art might be useful.  Instead of temporary chalk, paint the 3D
drawing with something more permanent.

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My problem is the opposite: Convincing local government _not_ to install
bicycle infrastructure.
>
In our suburban village, some consulting group proposed installing a
bi-directional bike path on the library side of main street. The
library's parking exit is a bit difficult, and downhills approach that
driveway from both directions.

 
Why would a bi-directional bike path, that you'd never use, be your
problem?

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Because I don't think we should build things so incompetently that kids
might get killed using them.

You're not qualified to make that decision, and thank goodness you're
not allowed to do it.

Why are you against demanding proper facility designs? Is it because you
think "Any bike facility is a good bike facility"?

I'm not against anything of the sort. I just don't demand anything
other than people's rights.