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Comment on Unified bike advocacy by 3 national bike advocacy groups propose merger – Road Bike Store

3 national bike advocacy groups propose merger – Road Bike Store — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:27:06 +0000

[...] Richard Masoner at Cyclelicious offered some pros and cons about the proposal at “Unified Bike Advocacy.” [...]

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Cyclelicious » Unified bike advocacy | Bicycle News — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:24:16 +0000

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Comment on Unified bike advocacy by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:05:00 +0000

I thought Corinne Winter was just named to the LAB Board…

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by Khal Spencer

Khal Spencer — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:39:00 +0000

Concur with Steve A. Need to see how this plays out, and hope it plays out for good.

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by BikeWriter

BikeWriter — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Agree with most of what you say, Richard. Walking needs to take a hike — well, maybe not so harsh, but the advocacy is not always the same and they need to be out on their own. Tim Blumenthal is not really an “industry guy”; he comes to us via IMBA and sports journalism. I think he’s got the intestinal fortitude to whip the industry types into a cooperative stance. Hey, if milk, eggs, and the auto industry can form lobbying and promotional alliances, why not bike advocates? Hopefully we can keep “People for Bikes” (REALLY effective campaign), Bike Driver Education, insurance for local bike clubs, and the influence of a few bipartisan politicos — .OK, more than a few. What we need is CLOUT. Can a merger help us attain it?

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:31:00 +0000

I think a lot of us will look forward to see how this develops – for good or ill…

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by Geoffrey Gee

Geoffrey Gee — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:06:00 +0000

LAB has disappointed me for a few years now. That Bikes Belong ”has kept the LAB on life support the past couple of years” just shows how disappointing the organization has been to some members.

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by stuart

stuart — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:28:00 +0000

Good question. The LAB includes these in its platform but seems to be spending its energy elsewhere.

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by MikeOnBike

MikeOnBike — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:18:00 +0000

The $64,000 question: Will this new organization advocate for cycling education and cyclists rights? The bike industry ought to be outspoken on those points, but so far has shown little interest.

Comment on Unified bike advocacy by Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:49:00 +0000

This sounds like a wonderful idea… I’d like to see more state and city bike advocacy groups join forces so the political clout of bicyclers will grow even stronger.

Comment on East Bay Panda Portrait by Darryl is Loving the Bike

Darryl is Loving the Bike — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:08:00 +0000

That’s going to be a great photo to submit to our contest. Details on that coming out on Friday.

Comment on 17 months for this assault by toekneebullard

toekneebullard — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Did you watch the same video I did? It looked to me the cyclist was intentionally keeping himself in front of the bus (which was unrightly tailgaiting him) When the bus moves to get around him, the cyclists goes into a sprint, to try and stay ahead, trying to prove his point. Then the driver does the unthinkable and turns right into the cyclists, which is abhorrent.

This looks to me like a lot of road rage cases: both parties were being stupid and over-aggressive, and them one party took it over board, and now everyone is filled with regret.