@grammasaurus asks:
Q7a. Are rising gas prices helping any of your friends take cycling more seriously?
Q7b. Have you (or your bike group) discussed how cycling fits into emergency preparedness planning?
I feel some urgency about both of these issues.
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@grammasaurus @bikenite A7a. I am curious about this but have not really brought it up. I do enjoy how gas prices are not (directly) an issue I have to consider.
A7b. Yeah, and I am kind of mad about how emergency preparedness, in the sense of egress in case of fire, is used to argue against the building of already-approved bike lanes near a school and retail district.
Anti-cycle people (specifically those opposed to a cycletrack on Hopkins St, in Berkeley) argue that the cars won't have any space to travel if protected bike lanes are built. I recall seeing stories from the Palisades fires, where residents fled by bike, and were only able to visit their property afterward by bike. Hopefully I'm remembering that right.
Phil (ascentale)
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