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    Everyone,

    Just a reminder that Bike to Work Day 2010 is this Friday, May 21st. The event is aimed at sparking interest in bicycle mobility as a healthy and efficient transportation mode for Central Oklahoma. This year we have 7 community participants:

    OKC
    Edmond
    Norman
    Midwest City
    Yukon
    Moore
    Guthrie


    Please visit our website:bikedayok.com for more information including route maps and safety guidelines. Metro Transit will be offering free bus rides to those riding a bike all day long.

    Hope to see everyone there and remember to wear a helmet!


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    Thanks for posting, I think this is the year I won't be participating, unless the weather forecast changes.

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    The weather will be perfect on Friday and has been for the previous five events, so we hope you join us. Proof


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    I have joined for the last several years (see my posts in previous years threads), Nice to see the forecast has changed to Sunny.

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    Too bad I won't have the '72 Varsity ready by then. I'll just have to ride the MTB =(

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    Thanks for letting me know. I'll plan on riding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CuatrodeMayo View Post
    Too bad I won't have the '72 Varsity ready by then. I'll just have to ride the MTB =(
    Don't worry, I'll be riding mine as well.


    Thanks for joining us Betts.

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    Hopefully the people biking to work en masse won't obstruct traffic for vehicles. I see that often in midtown, where someone will ride a bicycle on a street where the speed limit is 40mph, yet they only get up to only ~20mph.

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    I have talked to several people who are planning to participate, this should be a pretty cool thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nermel View Post
    Hopefully the people biking to work en masse won't obstruct traffic for vehicles. I see that often in midtown, where someone will ride a bicycle on a street where the speed limit is 40mph, yet they only get up to only ~20mph.
    That's why we need bike lanes. Then it wouldn't be an issue nearly as often.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nermel View Post
    Hopefully the people biking to work en masse won't obstruct traffic for vehicles. I see that often in midtown, where someone will ride a bicycle on a street where the speed limit is 40mph, yet they only get up to only ~20mph.
    Bicycles have the same rights as other vehicles on the roadway. They also pretty much have to obey the same laws.

    http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/OKCBicycleOrd.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by so1rfan View Post
    Bicycles have the same rights as other vehicles on the roadway. They also pretty much have to obey the same laws.

    http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/OKCBicycleOrd.pdf
    Exactly, that's why I get so upset when I see a bicycle rider going the wrong direction on my side of the street like the rules don't apply to them.

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    Or not stopping at stop signs when there is traffic all around.

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    Oklahoma City


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    Quote Originally Posted by Nermel View Post
    Hopefully the people biking to work en masse won't obstruct traffic for vehicles. I see that often in midtown, where someone will ride a bicycle on a street where the speed limit is 40mph, yet they only get up to only ~20mph.
    YOU = the problem

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    Quote Originally Posted by ljbab728 View Post
    Exactly, that's why I get so upset when I see a bicycle rider going the wrong direction on my side of the street like the rules don't apply to them.
    I didn't see too many this morning...

    Only got about 65 points on the way to work.. way less than last year

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    Norman


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    Quote Originally Posted by so1rfan View Post
    Bicycles have the same rights as other vehicles on the roadway. They also pretty much have to obey the same laws.

    http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/OKCBicycleOrd.pdf
    It's not a question of rights and laws, it's a question of being inconsiderate. I don't get in my car and drive 20 in a 45 (which is about as fast as I want to go on my bike) during rush hour. That's just rude.

    That'd be like getting on I-35 and driving 35MPH.

    I ride 10-15 miles per day (or at least I try to). It's pretty easy for me as my neighborhood connects right up with the Lake Hefner bike trail. In the past, when I wanted to ride and didn't live close to anything, I stuck to back roads or I drove out to one of the parking lots next to the trails.

    Riding down a major street at peak time may be legal, but it's dangerous for both the cars and the bike riders. If you ride a bike and plan to do this, make sure you have a good helmet and good insurance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midtowner View Post
    It's not a question of rights and laws, it's a question of being inconsiderate. I don't get in my car and drive 20 in a 45 (which is about as fast as I want to go on my bike) during rush hour. That's just rude.

    That'd be like getting on I-35 and driving 35MPH.

    I ride 10-15 miles per day (or at least I try to). It's pretty easy for me as my neighborhood connects right up with the Lake Hefner bike trail. In the past, when I wanted to ride and didn't live close to anything, I stuck to back roads or I drove out to one of the parking lots next to the trails.

    Riding down a major street at peak time may be legal, but it's dangerous for both the cars and the bike riders. If you ride a bike and plan to do this, make sure you have a good helmet and good insurance.
    And that's really the point of events like these. Not to necessarily inform the public that bicycles are allowed to be there, but to promote the need for truly separated bicycled facilities, get public officials involved, and start the process of establishing on-street bicycle committees tasked with developing and implementing bike master plans.

    BTW, thanks to everyone for another great turnout!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuzzytoad View Post
    I didn't see too many this morning...

    Only got about 65 points on the way to work.. way less than last year
    Lol, I guess your aim was a little off Fuzzy.

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    I rode my bike to work yesterday

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platemaker View Post
    YOU = the problem
    Please, elaborate. I have no problem with people riding their bike. However, many people on bicycles are rude. Many don't care if they are traveling 20mph in a 40mph zone, making everyone else's commute to work longer.

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    Bicycling threads - regardless of subject or forum - always end up in the same place - an argument on who owns the road. So I'll cut to the chase and save everybody a little time:

    1. Cars and bicycles are both legally entitled to operate on the roads, with the possible exception of freeways and toll roads, and are both subject to the same laws, but with a few exceptions. Bicycles must stay as far right as is safe, and that's determined by the cyclist. Bicyclists do not have to ride at a minimum speed. Bicylists and motorists can both be cited for speeding, running stop signs, failure to yield, etc.
    2. Some bicyclists are inconsiderate and some are ignorant of traffic laws, but some are considerate and knowledgeable. The same goes for motorists. 'Nuff said.
    3. "I was (riding my bike/driving my car) minding my own business when this jerk (in a car/on a bike) (cut me off/blew through a stop sign in front of me). I got (off of my bike/out of my car) and gave him a piece of my mind. I was in the right and he broke the law. Those darn (motorists/bicyclists) sure are jerks."
    4. We should have more dedicated bike lanes, but it will take money we don't have right now, so in the meantime, share the road.

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    Hey yall, new to the site. I just wish they could move us far enough outta the gutter to keep the goatheads outta my shortsocks.

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