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Michael J Blane
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Good idea! I'll try that too.
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My usual NBT ride has me coming Logan to California to Elston. The only problem has been the car washes on the southbound side of Elston who use the bike lane for queueing for the car wash.
I guess to answer the question . . . I ask for Coke (meaning Coca-Cola) (preferred over Pepsi). I ask for Ginger Ale (when in Jamaica, with my rum). I ask for Root-Beer. I ask for Seltzer (with my bourbon). I never ask for Soda.
As a native Chicagoan, I've always called it pop; my aunts and uncles called it soda-pop. Any brown, soft-drink that bubbled.
There is actually a beverage called Soda, or Soda Water (clear, carbonated water, containing sodium) not to be confused wit…
I'm late to this thread (but have read it). Do the two victims have any recourse with a civil suit?
Maybe he'll be in front of a different judge.
From North to Diversy, Stockton is a pretty good route. It has a few stop signs and lights, but not too much traffic. From Diversy to Belmont, Inner Lake Shore Drive isn't terrible.
what are some alternative areas to ride closeby then?
Yeah...WALKERS!!! as big a pain in the @$$ as bicyclists are to cars on THEIR streets.
But really, I never understood walking/running on the hard paved surface if there is a packed gravel path next to it.
And while my biggest agravation is familie…
Well I guess the turn signal comparison isn't the best. And I didn't communicate my idea in the best fashion.
I use my turn signals automaticly, I use them leaving the garage, in a parking lot with no one around, it's just a habit.
Calling out on yo…
The park district "invites" us to bike:
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/resources/beaches/
The city says it's "the ideal place" to . . . bike . . .
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/lakefront_trail_.ht…
Umm, that would actually be England where they drive on the right - not the continent.
As for oncoming riders seeing you, my apologies, I assumed it was known that I wouldn't call out when it was definitely safe to pass far over to the left, ie. wh…
Forget etiquette, a bike is still a VEHICLE. And to ride it on the Lakefront Path is against the basic biking laws of Illinois, altho permitted by local statute.
When the Path has a decent number of pedestrians (i.e. after 8am), I just can't imagin…
Why are cyclists expected to (and most do): not wear headphones/earplugs, ride single file, yield to everyone (they're mostly all slower) and obliged to notify when we're passing?
I just returned from a short/slowish ride, with my wife, along the la…
Well then I gota ask, are you in euroupe? In this country most of us drive, and ride to the right.
Another reason for calling out "on your left" is so ONCOMMING riders no there is a chance someone might run into their lane....
I guess if your on a l…
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- What I ride:
- Road, Hybrid
- The kind of riding I do:
- Around Town
- About me:
- 20 years w/o a car.
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Tim Tuten of the Hideout and CPS in D.C.
Great article about a great guy. The Hideout is one of the more bike-friendly clubs in Chicago.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1541845,CST-FTR-Tuten24.article
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1541845,CST-FTR-Tuten24.article
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