Comments on: Editorial: An Open Letter to Cyclists [UPDATED] http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/ a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lupus Yonderboy http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Lupus Yonderboy Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:06:14 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1040#comment-2440 Darn, I wish I had known about the All-Star discount before I went crazy buying lights there and at REI. So, just what can you do with over a hundred LED's and a Chumby? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKrWFDIaG80 Darn, I wish I had known about the All-Star discount before I went crazy buying lights there and at REI. So, just what can you do with over a hundred LED’s and a Chumby?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKrWFDIaG80

]]> By: Robert E Leebowitz http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-2297 Robert E Leebowitz Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:29 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1040#comment-2297 I'm with you. It's fashionable to have a fixed-gear bike that is as stripped down as possible and unfashionable to wear a helmet. But how much extra weight can some reflective material add to a bike, or some clothing? I am a cyclist but I get angry when I see cyclists with no lights, reflectors, or anything that might make them visible at night. Those are often the most diehard, anti-automobile, cyclists and I think it undermines their cause. I’m with you. It’s fashionable to have a fixed-gear bike that is as stripped down as possible and unfashionable to wear a helmet. But how much extra weight can some reflective material add to a bike, or some clothing? I am a cyclist but I get angry when I see cyclists with no lights, reflectors, or anything that might make them visible at night. Those are often the most diehard, anti-automobile, cyclists and I think it undermines their cause.

]]> By: Clyde Smith http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Clyde Smith Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:37:55 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1040#comment-2294 I've been kind of concerned lately myself (said grandpa). Seriously, not only do I see a lot of bikers without lights but also without helmets and wearing dark clothes, all at the same time! I really want to see the city become more bike friendly but it will all be for naught if folks break their heads in the process. I’ve been kind of concerned lately myself (said grandpa).

Seriously, not only do I see a lot of bikers without lights but also without helmets and wearing dark clothes, all at the same time!

I really want to see the city become more bike friendly but it will all be for naught if folks break their heads in the process.

]]> By: Deb http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Deb Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:51:15 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1040#comment-2282 Devin is right. Althought it wasn't in this state, when I was in college I traveled mainly by bike, and the campus and city police were serious about the fact that the same rules of the road apply to bicycles. A friend of mine got a $90 ticket for running a stop sign on his bike, and I was stopped when my headlight went out when I went over a bump even though the officer saw me start off with the light on (it was finnicky after it fell off once!). I was not ticketed because I knew how to make the light work again, but if it hadn't worked I probably would have at least gotten a warning. To me it is just common sense to use lights when riding at night. Devin is right. Althought it wasn’t in this state, when I was in college I traveled mainly by bike, and the campus and city police were serious about the fact that the same rules of the road apply to bicycles. A friend of mine got a $90 ticket for running a stop sign on his bike, and I was stopped when my headlight went out when I went over a bump even though the officer saw me start off with the light on (it was finnicky after it fell off once!). I was not ticketed because I knew how to make the light work again, but if it hadn’t worked I probably would have at least gotten a warning.

To me it is just common sense to use lights when riding at night.

]]> By: Devin http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/11/editorial-an-open-letter-to-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 Devin Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:56:58 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1040#comment-2281 Also, let me put this forward: legally, a bike is a vehicle on the road, and thus requires working lights. I was in a wreck last december (i was on bike, hit a car who didn't see me, and it was entirely their fault), and i was lucky to have lights on the bike. working headlight and rear light. Why was I lucky? Because insurance companies will look for any reason to not have to pay you any money at all, and if you don't have proper equipment, they can use it as a reason to avoid paying you any money at all, even if it was completely the driver's fault. Also, i've learned that having lights isn't necessarily enough. If the light is too dim it is also possible for the insurance companies to get out of payment. Also, let me put this forward: legally, a bike is a vehicle on the road, and thus requires working lights. I was in a wreck last december (i was on bike, hit a car who didn’t see me, and it was entirely their fault), and i was lucky to have lights on the bike. working headlight and rear light. Why was I lucky? Because insurance companies will look for any reason to not have to pay you any money at all, and if you don’t have proper equipment, they can use it as a reason to avoid paying you any money at all, even if it was completely the driver’s fault. Also, i’ve learned that having lights isn’t necessarily enough. If the light is too dim it is also possible for the insurance companies to get out of payment.

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