http://tinyurl.com/aglsnw Missouri is among the 41 states mandating cyclists to ride as "far to the right" as practicable in a marked traffic lane. The article...
I saw this article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/bike-sharing-around-the-w_n_124291.html , looked at the photo, and thought of an idea for a bicycle...
Perhaps I lack the subtlety of mind needed for this argument, but the current legislation says the same thing. The governing practice for all vehicles is...
... Maybe the problem is that the article specifically calls out bicycles rather than applying equally to all vehicles? It would be nice if the "too narrow"...
Hi Bob, You are evidently ignoring the occasions when motorists yell at cyclists to "get on the f-----g sidewalk!" or been subject to aggressive behavior...
Simply changing the wording of a law doesn't change people's awareness of the law. Most motorists and cyclists have probably never heard of the FTR law. Even...
... Actually I agree very much with Martin's philosophical position about the "far to the right law" very much. It would be best if traffic laws were the same...
Chris: The riding abreast issue is interesting. What jurisdiction was the cop from? I have had a Ladue cop pull up next to me and my riding partner and say...
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... It's much harder to raise awareness without the force of law. Also, imprecision in laws allow enforcement officers to inject bias in "judgement calls." ...
... He was from Ladue, and the occurrence was on Clayton, eastbound, just easy of Conway. ... Well, they're not an impedence, first of all--they're traffic....
Hi Chris, If the law allowed one cyclist to control the lane, without exception, then two cyclists riding abreast in that same lane would also be legal. I...
Hi Brian, Of course you're right. But first you change the law to remove the discriminatory language, THEN you make sure to get the word out via the media,...
... Interesting - we were east-bound as well on Clayton, just east of the 40 overpass. Our incident was just before the 40 shutdown, do I don't know if that...
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... The timing might make a difference. I believe that more than one of us contacted the Chief of Police in Ladue to make a complaint regarding the officer's...
Hi Mike, The ideal rack design is the inverted U, which I came up with at the labs. where I worked in England in the '70s. That rack design is now ubiquitous...
... Maybe. It depends on how it's codified. AFAIK, the law only provides for one vehicle to occupy a lane at any given point in time. Therefore, if you...
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Chris Cleeland ... And two abreast motorcycle riding? -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get...
... Is that allowed in missouri? I'm ignorant of discriminatory motorcycle laws. I honestly don't care if they do or don't--I treat motorcycles like faster,...
In the photo, the bike is perpendicular to the bar. Thus the meters would have to be far enough from the curb to allow clearance. And the sidewalk would have...
Before we try the u-lock approach (and wasn't that used by someone else on this list a few years ago?) :), could the Missouri Bike Fed perhaps lobby Jefferson...
Carrie, I read it last week. Funny, I mentioned this exact CL post to Patty today during our meeting. Your posting it several hours later? Totally Cosmic! ...
My one question would be, which end of the U-lock do you use first? -- “In many cases, nothing fails today like the success of yesterday.” James Arthur...
http://tinyurl.com/ccmh6t This is a 39 page, 2009 update of the general brochure about bicycle use and bicycle policy in the Netherlands, published by the...
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