Comments on: Gov. Deal Signs New Bike Law

By: MyNameIsNotSusan

MyNameIsNotSusan — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:14:10 +0000

EXACTLY! I’ve suspected this all along. And Big Spandex. All led by Big Dork. All the Cyclist CEO’s, just sittin back, in their nasty sweaty cod pieces, eating their Lara Bars and Vitamin Water while the rest of us suffer. Not caring about us runners or, god forbid, the lowest of low: the “speed walkers.”

By: doc

doc — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:32:30 +0000

asking why a cyclist rides on one road when another goes the same way is like asking a driver why they chose to drive on one rode when there are others going the same way. It’s that kind of thinking that leads to the ignorance of people who think that only cars belong on ANY road.
Here’s a little in site for you Boondoggle and others who don’t ride:
The reason why we avoid the path and take the road is because the path ends at most intersections and continues on the other side of the street, which means (and pedestrians have this problem as well) at each intersection we are in danger of the cars that come out quickly, stick their front end in the middle of that intersection and almost hit us. If we stay on the road we avoid having to stop for every ignorant driver who stops too far out into the intersection. You wouldn’t understand any of this unless you rode on the street,.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:29:07 +0000

Because DeKalb is nestled (that’s for you Karass) along the rail line, which follows the continental divide, which is generally the flattest route through a hilly/mountainous area. So really, a cyclist who takes DeKalb is doing it for the same reason the tracks run that route – it expends the least amount of energy to get where you’re going!

By: Boondoggle Troll

Boondoggle Troll — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:14:02 +0000

Why do cyclists take DeKalb Avenue, when Edgewood, which has bike lanes, is only one street away? What’s that about?

Also, why do some cyclist continue riding in the road on DeKalb/Howard once the PATH bike lane is available?

By: Robbie

Robbie — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:55:04 +0000

The only reason the Republicans delivered on this was all the money coming in from ‘Big Bicycle’. They are clearly in the pocket of those two-wheeled corporate titans.