Pedestrian Jar. brilliant short film by Evan Morgan, premiered at the toronto int’l film festival on 11.09.11.
“Every time you hit a pedestrian on the way to work, you have to put a quarter in the jar.”
adde. fotograf: björn lexius.
we are traffic. hamburg, deutschland.
Eric and his hybrid Cannondale. 18.06.12.
Eric is studying sociology and something else at Cal State East Bay to become a personal trainer. He wants to start his own foundation to create afterschool sports programs for kids in da hood. to keep them out of trouble, give them an outlet..
Happy Friday!
(Source: citymaus)
Is that fender really a milk bottle?
Yeah, this is from a bottle of kefir.
Tell Me About Your Bike: Street Interviews with Cyclists.
the spokesman. blogs.sfweekly, 18.06.12.
In English the Dutch will say things like: “Cyclists in the Netherlands do not wear special clothes for cycling” (because in their minds only ‘racers’ do that). And “No cyclist in the Netherlands wears a helmet” (since only sports cyclists do). Forgetting that in English cyclist is a more generic term than fietser in Dutch is.
good un-confusing article explaining the difference in meanings of “cyclist” and “fietser” in english and dutch. bicycledutch, 28.05.12.
Old-time cyclers, by Leslie Jones, (1886-1967)
Date created: 1917-1934 (approx.), from the Boston Public Library.
nearly crashed into a car this evening.
I was going east on Washington St., through an intersection that’s got no stop signs or traffic lights for me, but stop signs for crosstraffic (third ave., I think).
Lady in a white car was trying to turn right, about to turn, I could see. I was watching her face, I think she was talking to a friend or someone else in the car, maybe, and didn’t look left before turning. I was ready to swerve left and did, and got my half-yell heard by her and a few people standing nearby. then as/after passing her I looked behind to give a WTF sort of face.
seriously, if I was driving in a car and that happened, I would’ve slammed the front/hood of her car pretty bad. and it would’ve totally been her fault.
people, fucking pay attention when you’re driving, walking, and on a bike.
Look left, right, and LEFT AGAIN at intersections before crossing or turning. (right, left, and then right for UK, HK)
I even had my new bigass cateye front bike light that requires 4 f—ing AA batteries! And Washington St. is lit! (San Diego is majorly lacking in streetlights, except for big arterial streets like this one.) I wasn’t even cycling to the far, far right that might otherwise have me blocked from her view by parked cars, and she was scooted to the turning curb, way ahead of the stop sign already. There weren’t cars immediately behind me so I was riding in the center of the lane to increase visibility (and avoid bumpier parts of the road).
people being hella inattentive is how “accidents” happen.
and I guess I’m pretty much an “expert urban cyclist” now to have developed enough future-telling skills and been able to so narrowly avoid crashes..
which is very telling of how unfriendly this city is to cyclists. Try getting your mom to ride a bike in auto traffic. not gonna happen.
so ya: who cycles in San Diego?
far, very far, from everyone ages 8-80.
I would never tell my mom how dangerous it is to cycle in San Diego, and all my near accidents. just hope she’s enjoying the new bike lane along Lake Merritt in Oakland…and avoiding getting doored. (definitely less dangerous, still.)
is really quite discomforting.
I’ll try to compile a list. Heard of any other attacks on cyclists on the road, add here.
Krys from Brooklyn.
Happy friday.. dampened a bit..
I’m gonna feel so thankful every time I come home alive.
*should not have to feel this way. cycling should be safe, and drivers prosecuted for bad behaviour, especially manslaughter.*
Hit-and-Run Berkeley Driver Caught on Camera Injuring Two Bicyclists
Calling the video “horrific,” East Bay Bicycle Coalition Program Director Dave Campbell told the Oakland Tribune that the incident highlights the need for a bike lane on Tunnel Road, especially since drivers often speed up on the approach to a nearby highway. Caltrans and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley are working on putting in a bike lane, according to the Tribune.
sfstreetsblog, 27.04.12.
the anticipation building up watching this because of the title.. x__x;;;
we should all get video cameras outfitted onto our bikes.
last friday’s East Bay Bike Party: Under the Sea. 13.04.12.
