Comments on: Clarkston Cyclist Mourned

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:53:15 +0000

The unfortunate thing is that we live in a car society with a car mentality. I cycle 4000+ miles a year, and I also use a car. I see both sides. When I used the path I was almost hit several times by cars pulling out of apartment complexes. I ride fast, as do my colleagues, and it isn’t appropriate to ride that speed on the path. Regarding stop signs, that’s a tough one to argue. We see cars roll through stops all day everyday and no one comments, but when a cyclist does it’s egregious. A side-note: it’s a lot tougher to get back up to speed on a bike, whereas a motorist just moves the ankle and voila! (of course there is that little thing called mid-east oil…) Maybe motorists should realize that cyclists contribute to a healthier populace, while lessening reliance on oil consumption. Maybe we anger you while you sit in a traffic jam, but there has to be some sort of trade-off for the luxury of single-person occupancy that has become so prevalent in our society.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:34:20 +0000

G, the area you reference with the glass is in DeKalb County and they don’t have a street sweeper to my knowledge.

By: G

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:29:57 +0000

The volume of broken glass on the path is ridiculous. It’s worst in the section between decatur and Clarkston. A car hit a tree last week in the section of east Ponce heading down the big hill toward YDFM, and glass remains strewn over a 75+ foot section of the path. Just having a street sweeper clean the path once a week would be a big help. And when on the path, you lose the right-of-way, as there are stop signs at many driveways and intersections that are inconsistent with the flow of traffic. It would make more sense to have cars yield to bikes in these cases.

By: Oakie

Oakie — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:15:37 +0000

“DeKalb County says that Baker ran a stop sign” – uh, let me guess the info comes from the guy who hit him? And then the victim blaming starts. (“MANY do not follow the rules of the road”) – What a shame. Share the Road and RELAX.

By: cyclist

cyclist — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:45:39 +0000

I’ll give you a few reasons why we don’t use bike paths. Broken glass scattered on the path that flattens our tires. It most likely from passing cars and not people on bikes. People walking on the path 2 or three abreast with strollers. The paths that cross over driveways where cars pull out into the path without looking down the path. The paths are designed for pedestrians not bicycles! Its always some fat person smoking a cigarette that has a problem honking there horn when they are late. I knew Chris and I know he road safe. Maybe if everyone wasn’t in such a hurry they could respect cyclist right to ride on the road. Do you people even know the law!!!