Re: Commuter innovation

On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:44:22 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 3/27/2024 10:38 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:16:32 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 3/27/2024 8:47 AM, AMuzi wrote:

https://nypost.com/2024/03/27/us-news/atlanta-man-alex-benigno-uses-bike-with-giant-magnet-to-remove-410-pounds-of-screws-nails-sharp-metal-off-streets/

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That illustrates that street sweeping isn't the cure that some people
claim.
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And related, I wonder what percentage of his bike mileage is within bike
lanes?
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As I've said, IME bike lanes retain debris far, far longer than normal
traffic lanes.

 
I've never picked up a nail or any other metalic debri on the bike
trails except when crossing a street or road.

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Which is a difference between a painted street or road lane
and a dedicated non-MV path.

Yes, and that's only one reason I usually ride on dedicated non-MV
paths.  Two wheelers only have to thread their way through one
non-debri path, I have to do it with three.