Comments on: Cyclists’ rights improving in Colorado http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/cyclists-rights-improving-in-colorado/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lydia http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/cyclists-rights-improving-in-colorado/#comment-71116 Lydia Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:20:13 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=612#comment-71116 Throwing something at a cyclist is never acceptable. The thing is, here in Colorado bicyclists are obnoxiously fond of riding up the twisty two-lane mountain roads that auto enthusiasts love to drive up. If cyclists value their lives they'll stick to 4-lane roads so we are able to give them 3-feet of space. Veteran cyclists do a fairly good job of keeping out of our lanes, but newbies should stick to trails until they can pedal up a hill without swerving around erratically. Throwing something at a cyclist is never acceptable. The thing is, here in Colorado bicyclists are obnoxiously fond of riding up the twisty two-lane mountain roads that auto enthusiasts love to drive up. If cyclists value their lives they’ll stick to 4-lane roads so we are able to give them 3-feet of space. Veteran cyclists do a fairly good job of keeping out of our lanes, but newbies should stick to trails until they can pedal up a hill without swerving around erratically.

]]> By: Carlo http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/cyclists-rights-improving-in-colorado/#comment-69829 Carlo Wed, 13 May 2009 22:39:41 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=612#comment-69829 Haha...well, to be honest, I could do with less spandex in my sightline ;) But yes, very good news. And to stress the point, cyclists also need to be wary of their actions. This morning on my ride in to work, at a red light, a cyclist just ahead of me used an idling car to rest on, so he didn't have to unclip from his pedal and put his foot down. I mean, no wonder some people hate cyclists. Haha…well, to be honest, I could do with less spandex in my sightline ;)

But yes, very good news. And to stress the point, cyclists also need to be wary of their actions. This morning on my ride in to work, at a red light, a cyclist just ahead of me used an idling car to rest on, so he didn’t have to unclip from his pedal and put his foot down. I mean, no wonder some people hate cyclists.

]]> By: David Miller http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/cyclists-rights-improving-in-colorado/#comment-69827 David Miller Wed, 13 May 2009 18:44:56 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=612#comment-69827 this is great news. there's a lot of disrespect in CO for 'peddle-heads' especially road cyclists. never understood why. . .i guess some people are intimidated by spandex. this is great news. there’s a lot of disrespect in CO for ‘peddle-heads’ especially road cyclists. never understood why. . .i guess some people are intimidated by spandex.

]]> By: Julie Schwietert http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/cyclists-rights-improving-in-colorado/#comment-69823 Julie Schwietert Wed, 13 May 2009 17:42:32 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=612#comment-69823 Carlo- The US West Coast is really the frontrunning region when it comes to cyclist friendly legislation. The documentary "Veer" (veerthemovie.com) followed the process of securing safety measures like the ones you describe here in Oregon. The cycling lobby had to work vigorously to get the bill passed, but a year after its approval, cycling deaths had gone down dramatically and other outcomes had improved significantly, too. Carlo-
The US West Coast is really the frontrunning region when it comes to cyclist friendly legislation. The documentary “Veer” (veerthemovie.com) followed the process of securing safety measures like the ones you describe here in Oregon. The cycling lobby had to work vigorously to get the bill passed, but a year after its approval, cycling deaths had gone down dramatically and other outcomes had improved significantly, too.

]]>