May 22, 2014Leave a Comment
I began this morning’s commute in the classic “May Gray” when inland high temperatures 100 miles away creates a pressure gradient, which sucks the “marine layer” of fog into the California coast. Here’s the view over the top of this layer from Mount Tamalpais this morning.
Sun's up. Warming top of marine layer clouds & elevations above 2000'. #bayarea pic.twitter.com/a1zbGjc3zB — Mike Nicco (@MikeNiccoABC7) May 22, 2014 Posted In Musings | santa cruz
May 20, 2014Leave a Comment
More fun browsing through stock image galleries. I think this is supposed to illustrate the dangers posed by pedestrians who walk on the wrong side of a two-way multi-use path. Or maybe it shows the plague of lawless bikers who ride on the footpath. Either way, something must be done about these dangerous scofflaws!
May 16, 20146 Comments on You’re doing it wrong!
May 6, 201410 Comments on How should I get to work on Bike to Work Day
Most of you know I live 32 miles from the office. I ride a commuter bus 25 miles to downtown San Jose, and then bike the remaining seven miles to the office.
Bike to Work Day is traditionally “Bike the Entire 32 Miles Day” for me, because the bike racks on the bus frequently fill up on bike week. With gasoline at more than $4/gallon, the bus has been full anyway, with plenty of people motivated to bring their bikes along. It’s already become challenging to find bike space for me this week on my usual bus.
April 23, 2014Leave a Comment
You’ve probably seen Strava’s Activity Playback tool, which allows you to quickly identify those missed connections as you ride.
What can you use this for?
April 1, 20141 Comment on A word about pedestrians, downtown streets and paths
Note: I’ve re-read this stream-of-consciousness a day after writing it and it’s incomprehensible! I think the takeaway (if there is any): Public roads as shared space for all users still exist in the United States in spite of propaganda to regulate road use and criminalize anything other than vehicular traffic.
Public roads are shared space for use by all
Michael Andersen is a staffer for the People for Bikes Green Lane Project. He writes tongue-in-cheek about vehicular pedestrianism and abolishing sidewalks for an April Fools joke.
Sidewalks are separate and unequal, and they are death traps with the risk of right and left hooks! Pedestrians just need more education about the proper way to walk. Then they would be perfectly safe, and respected by motorists.
