Ghost bikes Archived Message Posted by ShoeShineBoy on June 10, 2022, 13:49:38, in reply to "white bikes? Is that a racism thing?*" http://ghostbikes.org/ SSB! Message Thread: | This response ↓ ComEd truck parks in bike lane, semi hits and kills toddler. - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 11:05:22 Hey Snapper: Good video on traffic congestion and why roads don't always help - ijustkrushalot June 10, 2022, 16:37:14 Going to the suburbs tonight, divvy to metra to walk to pub - reggiedunlop June 10, 2022, 16:17:53 What suburbs? - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 16:19:04 you meeting up for drinks?* - reggiedunlop June 10, 2022, 16:20:05 If I was near park ridge sure. But I’m in the west burbs - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 16:20:46 What's the standard burb range? That seems pretty close burb-wise* - reggiedunlop June 10, 2022, 17:31:18 That’s a 45 minute drive or so for me. Plus I’m already into my first rum, so… - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 17:34:54 Yeah, 45 minutes is a decent drive* - reggiedunlop June 10, 2022, 18:21:45 Far west, right?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 10, 2022, 16:33:02 Not that far. NE dupage county, right by 355 - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 16:59:49 No, that's still far* - HamptonSki June 10, 2022, 18:04:35 355 is the far west line. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 10, 2022, 18:09:49 Park Ridge* - reggiedunlop June 10, 2022, 16:19:28 Nice. Downtown Park Ridge is hoppin nowadays* - HamptonSki June 10, 2022, 16:20:57 I would bike around town a lot more if it wasn't so dangerous* - ECEIllinois June 10, 2022, 16:02:55 Bellevue, WA to widen highway for a cool $700 million dollars. - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 14:38:11 Related to long trailers, on Monday when driving I-15 in Utah I saw... - EffinIllini June 10, 2022, 11:34:12 The 80 mph speed limits are wild * - ATL June 10, 2022, 12:06:02 West Texas has some roads with 85 MPH, which makes sense - bbonb June 10, 2022, 14:35:41 I rather enjoyed them. - EffinIllini June 10, 2022, 12:44:34 I just wish I had my A6 there instead of the compact suv. * - ATL June 10, 2022, 15:30:05 wonder what the gas mileage is on a Denali at 103* - assassin June 10, 2022, 14:57:33 Not good. But I can regularly get 30+ going 80-90 between Cleveland and Chicago. - ATL June 10, 2022, 15:31:24 For a while, no (daylight) speed limits in some Western states. - osklister June 10, 2022, 12:28:43 Yep. Recall seeing that in Montana.* - EffinIllini June 10, 2022, 12:47:27 There's a 106 mile stretch in Utah with no services, it's as desolate and remote as you can get. - Warrin'_Illini June 10, 2022, 12:33:39 I-70 west of Green River?* - ATL June 10, 2022, 15:40:12 Dat's rite.* - Warrin'_Illini June 10, 2022, 15:48:36 I recall a section of highway in Montana where I hit scan on the radio - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:09:55 I thought you had said this before. Turns out, I was right. - VIV June 10, 2022, 14:19:41 Things I learned while in Utah (in regards to roads)... - EffinIllini June 10, 2022, 12:51:35 They both originate in Baltimore. US40 is the old National Road/Pike. The first road to the west. * - ATL June 10, 2022, 15:41:46 Human Urethra...the unreleased sequel to Human Centipede. - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 11:19:16 I think bike lanes on streets are a prime example of good intentions that are outweighed… - uofi1998 June 10, 2022, 11:12:10 Agreed. Tucson likes to think of itself as biker friendly, and we have a lot of bike paths. But... - Desert June 10, 2022, 15:23:01 100% this - Sounder June 10, 2022, 13:32:51 There are more than a few white bikes around Gilbert... not all of it is bike lane... - uofi1998 June 10, 2022, 13:37:27 I buy all my lottery tickets in Gilbert. Missed that one week though... - osklister June 10, 2022, 13:46:47 yeah... that QT isn't too far from where I live... - uofi1998 June 10, 2022, 14:12:04 white bikes? Is that a racism thing?* - Sounder June 10, 2022, 13:38:34 Ghost bikes - ShoeShineBoy June 10, 2022, 13:49:38 Memorial to bikers killed while riding* - opey8 June 10, 2022, 13:47:31 Those are the worst - Sounder June 10, 2022, 13:50:48 what was that you were saying about "caring for other people"? - VIV June 10, 2022, 14:26:23 wow* - Dilbert June 10, 2022, 14:00:19 FWIW, I pretty much feel the same way with memorials in general - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:01:06 has a memorial tattoo ~~~~>>>>> - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 14:44:14 Does it include someone's face and/or a date?* - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:55:41 Face no. Date of birth and date of death yes - IlliniSax05 June 10, 2022, 15:10:23 The bikes are to raise awareness of bicycle safety. Families don't put them up. - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 14:13:12 Okay, Eeyore* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 13:52:57 Eeyore is awesome* - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:08:25 He was really productive and people enjoyed being around him* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 14:13:43 Are we just going to ignore the obvious reality that Tigger was tweaking hard?* - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:26:05 This is too much like a "funny" Twitter post for me to continue* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 14:28:16 (being called Eeyere isn't really an insult to me)* - Sounder June 10, 2022, 14:59:41 Roads should be 2, 3 or 5 lanes. (autofill) * - ijustkrushalot June 10, 2022, 11:50:08 Also, 45 mph limit is too high if pedestrians or bikers are present.* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 11:21:42 Sounds great. I don’t think the arterials should have bike lanes for this very reason. * - uofi1998 June 10, 2022, 11:24:25 I think arterials should be two bus lanes, both directions, protected curb with trees, two traffic l - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 11:28:00 Protected and dedicated bike lanes should be mandatory* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 11:13:38 I'm a bit of a vehicular cyclist, so I disagree - ijustkrushalot June 10, 2022, 11:52:49 There are plenty of people here who are *serious cyclists* who ride fast in those bike lanes... - uofi1998 June 10, 2022, 14:16:23 I don't see how integrated bike lanes will ever be safe, though.* - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 12:06:43 crashes typically happen at intersections, separated lanes take faster bikes out of line of sight - ijustkrushalot June 10, 2022, 12:15:48 A key distinction here is that there are different classes of bike user... - ijustkrushalot June 10, 2022, 11:59:43 Key word there is "protected". - osklister June 10, 2022, 11:21:34 If there's good enough public transit, bike and walking accessibility, you don't need street parking - longsnapper June 10, 2022, 11:22:55   Searching