Comments on: Bad news outta St. Louis

By: ComputerCyclist.com » Tough as nails…

ComputerCyclist.com » Tough as nails… — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:53:17 +0000

[...] is a quick update… This morning’s temp was a balmy 12°F. That nor the latest cycling dangers in St Louis could stop Wendy or Owen from putting in mile after mile of commuting. Each day Wendy and Owen ride [...]

By: the pineapple

the pineapple — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:45:10 +0000

FBC for life.

By: Cory

Cory — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:21:48 +0000

STL drivers are an angry bunch. I’m glad as hell i don’t live in that town anymore.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:25:49 +0000

Guys-

I’ve driven around St. Louis a little, and I hate to be negative, but in my opinion traffic there was generally aggressive and rude. Lots of DMPL-BITTs.

I think it’s a matter of education. I think drivers in Portland OR and places like that are calmer and more sensible around bicycle traffic, because they see and hear about it. So I reckon some of them aggressive and rude DMPL-BITTs should be dragged out of their trucks and beaten with a floor pump. It’s all good.

Mikey

By: marvin

marvin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:48:56 +0000

I live in saint louis, lots of folks getting hit. People detoured from the highway don’t know to look for cyclists. Building a new highway so people can kee supporting their 45 mile commute lifestyles

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:09:46 +0000

You think maybe a system for cars like we already have in place for aircraft might be the answer. Every time you change aircraft, you have to get a checkout ride with an instructor and endorsement before you can fly PIC (I’m simplifying things here for brevity), with different classes of aircraft requiring not just an endorsment, but and upgraded licence with verified training and experience. We could expand this to large vehicles and SUVs, requiring time in school, and another test, before they could legally drive their BehemothXXL2000 off the lot, with criminal sanctions against dealers that sold vehicles to people not possessing the proper licence(s).

Hopfully this could at least stem the tide of destruction a little, combined with a reinforcment of the knowledge that driving is a revokable privelege, not a right.

Opus

By: DrunkenBiker

DrunkenBiker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:01:30 +0000

“…sad news today with the passing of the wonderful sheldon brown…”

Awww shit.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:48:19 +0000

driving for some is just tooo much it seems.. come on people wake up!! if you drive a 2ton SUV POS get a clue..

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:29:42 +0000

…sad news today with the passing of the wonderful sheldon brown…

…the man was not only encyclopedic in his knowledge, he worked hard to share that information w/ anyone who had need for it…

…tear in my eye…RIP, beloved bicycle man…