Video from Break.com "What Happens When You Always Ride In The Bike Lane"

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 24, 2011 at 10:55pm

FIRST!

 

IBTL

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 24, 2011 at 11:55pm

Casey-rolled again!

 

I came across this video earlier trying to research a printer problem:

 

 

(payoff after about 1/2 minute . . .)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on June 25, 2011 at 12:07am

Nice.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 25, 2011 at 9:00am

His tool isn't long enough...

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Permalink Reply by steve rulz on June 26, 2011 at 3:21pm

 

(payoff after about 15 seconds . . .)

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 26, 2011 at 10:46pm

Uh . . . the good part comes a bit after that.

James Baum said:

His tool isn't long enough...

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 27, 2011 at 7:36am

Lady Gaga's bike!

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on June 27, 2011 at 8:10am

This video illustrates exactly why i am NOT in favour of bike lanes, especially "protected" ones...  the Powers-That-Be can eventually require you to use them under penalty of law. If your route takes you off an approved bike route, you're looked upon as a scofflaw.

 

New York sneezes and Chicago catches cold?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 27, 2011 at 12:04pm

I have to agree that it is an issue and there is a danger that we will be religated to our own special sidewalk and lose our rights to use the whole road.

 

It is just that they seem to have their uses in some locations and after seeing how handy they can be on Kedzie I would advise that we not throw the baby out with the bathwater when concerns such as this are raised.  

Protected lanes are a BIG STICK and should be wielded very carefully.  The issue here, I feel, is that the bicycle community is NOT in the driver's seat right now with Daley II's new inaugural streets campaign.  Right now it seems to be going well for us but if/when it runs into the wall it'll be US that get blamed for it although it won't be us who put the plan into the ditch. 

mike w. said:

This video illustrates exactly why i am NOT in favour of bike lanes, especially "protected" ones...  the Powers-That-Be can eventually require you to use them under penalty of law. If your route takes you off an approved bike route, you're looked upon as a scofflaw.

 

New York sneezes and Chicago catches cold?

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