Andrew SingleJan 13, 2023
American Fietser

Bicycle network design should intentionally minimize the number of times a person cycling must stop to maintain efficiency, unnecessary stop signs included.

This subsequently has to be built up again during acceleration by overcoming resistance due to friction and mass inertia.

Jan 12, 2023 at 8:19pmWeb
Show threadMrShoggothJan 12, 2023
@AmericanFietser - You prefer a more “Road Warrior” kind of setup, huh? 🤔
Show threadm2tsJan 12, 2023
@MrShoggoth @AmericanFietser Not "Road Warrior". Cyclists are more like starlings, cars are more like geese. See https://decorrespondent.nl/7116/door-deze-fietsprofessor-kijk-je-voor-altijd-anders-tegen-het-fileprobleem-aan/748226585700-3d826dc2 (in Dutch). In some places you don't need signs to have a safe environment to walk or cycle...
Door deze fietsprofessor kijk je voor altijd anders tegen het fileprobleem aan

Fietsprofessor Marco te Brömmelstroet (36) wil een einde maken aan de op auto’s gerichte benadering van de openbare ruimte. ‘Vergis je niet: ik vind de auto een fantastische uitvinding. Maar je moet fietsen niet beschouwen als kleine auto’s. Fietsers gedragen zich fundamenteel anders.’

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Show threadMobility MattersJan 12, 2023

@AmericanFietser You nailed it. Washington's Safety Stop law is very helpful.

https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2020/09/30/washington-states-new-bicycle-safety-stop-law-allows-people-biking-to-treat-stops-signs-as-yield-signs-with-some-exceptions/

Washington's new “Safety Stop” law allows people biking to treat stops signs as yield signs w/ exceptions.

Summary On October 1, Washington State’s new bicycle “Safety Stop” law allows people biking to treat stop signs as yield signs, with a couple of important exceptions.   People biking must still fully stop at stoplights, stop signs on school buses, and stop signs at railroad crossings. This also doesn’t change the rules of the road for scooters. Research has shown that letting (and […]

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Show threadbravadoJan 12, 2023
@AmericanFietser every day the evidence mounts that planners and civil engineers have forgotten how to ride a bike
Show threadSpokes(wo)manJan 16, 2023
@bravado @AmericanFietser and don’t understand basic physics…
Show threadbravadoJan 16, 2023
@Spokeswoman @AmericanFietser wait a minute, don’t bikes have gas pedals? Wait, pedestrians don’t have gas pedals either? Then how do they start from a stop?!
Show threadSpokes(wo)manJan 16, 2023
@bravado @AmericanFietser thigh muscles you could crack a walnut with !
Show thread😀🚲Jan 16, 2023
@AmericanFietser the Oregon state bikeway design guide specifically says the path should be given priority over minor street crossings, but that is routinely ignored, often with vague excuses about "awareness" or "safety".
Show threadBadar AhmedJan 16, 2023

@AmericanFietser this 💯

Even worse are Bike paths that switch from one side of the street to another, sometimes multiple times!