tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post6418546356994529063..comments2023-11-07T15:25:23.112-06:00Comments on commuterDude: I quit.kGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-59115466130814292702011-02-18T12:58:31.388-06:002011-02-18T12:58:31.388-06:00I feel your pain. I had thought about trying to co...I feel your pain. I had thought about trying to commute by bike several times, as I missed that about Olathe, but try getting from Midlothian, TX to I-20 & Bonnie View road in Dallas! Death sentence. Parts of the DFW metroplex is very bike friendly and part,the majority, is not. I do live in SUV central. It is every Texan's God given right to drive an SUV 15 miles to work. <br /><br />Anyway, keep at it. Economics eventually are going to be a wake up call for everyone.O. T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01812167143492652382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-89900116520172375842011-02-17T19:32:28.363-06:002011-02-17T19:32:28.363-06:00@Chris: I wouldn't really deem professional d...@Chris: I wouldn't really deem professional drivers, even semi-pros, as part of the problem, really. things that require large equipments and loads still need to take place. Grocery deliveries, packages, services, law enforcement -- all essential, and worthy of motor-vehicle use, no question. There are probably statistics that support the notion that if there were fewer... let's call them non-essential ...drivers on the roads, perhaps goods and services in general would be cheaper, too? Fewer cars, less traffic, 18-wheelers and such can get deliveries done faster, with less fuel costs passed on. Interesting theory... but, do SOME cars and trucks belong on the roads? Absolutely.kGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-64131874122389558222011-02-17T15:23:25.759-06:002011-02-17T15:23:25.759-06:00Commuter dude! What can I say? I "feel" ...Commuter dude! What can I say? I "feel" the frustration in your writing. What's most frustrating to me (well, one frustrating thing among many) is how easily my colleagues, friends, and relatives dismiss commuting by bicycle. They don't bother to find out at all. I wonder how is the best way to get the word out to be taken seriously. How can we do this? What must we do to gain cyclists respect? I don't have the answers. My response is to continue riding my bike as much as possible and remaining the "same old me". My thought is that people will see me doing something they've not considered,or believe to be "strange", then see how I'm still just a normal guy, only I'm riding a bike; then maybe they'll decide it's not something only the fringe do. Maybe they'll see riding a bike is a rational decision, not something to be done when there's no alternative.<br />I'm reluctant to "get on my soapbox", because very often that is a for sure way to turn people off. However, cycling needs some positive media presence and quality, representation.<br />Keep on commuting by bike. I enjoy your blog.Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934021565013040861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-21750385826493058262011-02-16T21:01:31.180-06:002011-02-16T21:01:31.180-06:00Whoa! Great post! You had me worried initially w...Whoa! Great post! You had me worried initially with the title when I saw it. Do your kids ride and know how to do it safely, etc...? I just moved to a more car-centric place than I was before, and I am disappointed. I have and will still get out there though, but I feel alone (again). In my new locale (Trappe, PA) I am beginning to realize that any changes that may occur here probably won't happen for a while, after the kids are grown up. So, are we teaching the kids how important these issues are, and convincing and showing the that bicycling matters in a big way?Matteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339424635893623978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-1246465269008707792011-02-16T18:25:18.588-06:002011-02-16T18:25:18.588-06:00Yup...except I'm part of the problem with bein...Yup...except I'm part of the problem with being a "professional" driver by trade. If we could get HS students to double up in cars and people at large companies to double-team commutes, this world would be a better place...for a while.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336140035741001980noreply@blogger.com