Bikers, joggers should stay off main alternate routes
The I-64/Hwy 40 reconstruction has created a dangerous situation for joggers and bikers who have long utilized many of St. Louis County’s secondary streets. Joggers/bikers are putting themselves (and drivers) at risk by using these now overly populated side streets. I appeal to MoDot and media outlets to encourage bikers/joggers to find safer areas to get their exercise. Side streets such as Clayton, Litzsinger, Warson, Spoede and Conway have often attracted bikers and joggers. Drivers familiar with these areas have learned to share the road. However, the highway closures have brought many new motorists to these streets.The additional motorists, many of them less than familiar with the danger spots along their new routes, are coming precariously close to injuring defenseless bikers/joggers. This is a fatality waiting to happen. Until Hwy. 40 reopens, I think it is in everyone’s best interest to encourage bikers and joggers to find suitable, safer alternatives. Bill BurtonBrentwood
Fred, Do you own a car or just a bike…ny
Why are we here on this planet ???
Cyclists just like to rub elbows with the affluent that is why they love to travel their roads….every Sat they come to ride down curvy Kehrs Mill in Clarkson Valley.
Hey auto drivers: Here is the guy who is selling you gasoline:
http://tinyurl.com/2y94de
If not him, then your fuel comes from Vladimir “Honest Eyes” Putin.
Or maybe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran
Yes, all friends of the USA.
And all three mighty happy that you send them money.
LOTs of money.
Here is the word of the day:
“Treason”
“Aiding , abetting or giving comfort to our enemies at a time of war. ”
What are you willing to do for the good of your country?
Are you willing to drastically reduce your dependence on oil?
Or is that just too inconvenient?
Are you willing to plant your butt on a bicycle for the good of national security,
or is it too much work to actually propel yourself down the road?
I guess the rest of the world is correct: the US has gone “soft.”
We rely on foreign-sourced oil.
We rely on foreign-sourced financing to cover our balloning national debt.
We are at the mercy of countries that don’t give a d___ about us.
And all you people are worried about is being slightly inconvenienced by
someone on a bicycle.
Nero fiddles while Rome burns.
U.S. solders are dying in the MId-East in an attempt to secure oil supplies
for us.
The LEAST that you can do is minimize how much of it you burn.
The very least.
Fred aka Trixie’s dad on Speed Racer, you’re just plain WEIRD!
Do you have an electric car or any, Ralph Nader?
How about New York, maybe that would fit your lifestyle better.
QUIT WITH ALL THE SENTENCES DOUBLESPACED RETARD.
I’ve got to reiterate what others have said here - If anybody should be encouraged to do anyhting, it’s drivers who should be encouraged to a) understand right of way rules and b) treat driving with the seriousness that it desreves.
Bill Burton from Brentwood makes a pretty classic mistake in misunderstanding the nature of running and cycling as exercise. He, seems to think it’s a little thing we runners and cyclists do for 10 or 20 minutes at a time, just for giggles. In truth, many runners and cyclists are spending one to three hours on the road. We choose roads because of where they take us - the circuits of known distances, the hills of known grade, and for their unobstructed, dry, and regular surfaces. The few blocks that fitness ignorant drivers see us on give them no insight into the 10 or 20 miles we’re running that day, or the 20 to 50 miles we’re cycling. Suggesting we go get our exercise in the park, or over in the alley is not helpful.
Just as runners and cyclists need to obey the rules of the road, drivers need to pay attention and yield the right of way as the law stipulates. When we’re doing what we’re supposed to, us runners and cyclists have the right of way. End of story.
Freddie,
Do you have a lawn that you utilize gasoline to cut?
Do you heat your house, or I might say apartment?
You cyclists just do NOT belong in the streets created for Vehicles not Bikes; this is the year 2008.
Your little joy rides on your bikes are placing drivers who belong on the road and utilize the road to drive to work and school at risk of head-on accidents.
But the bike riders will get the brunt of the hit. If it’s worth the risk, go for it.
“You cyclists just do NOT belong in the streets created for Vehicles not Bikes; this is the year 2008.
Comment by Saddam — February 10th, 2008 at 8:48 pm”
Yes, the year IS 2008 - it is time that your thinking progresses past the childish mentality of “MINE! NOT YOURS!” The law allows us to be there, end of story. The least you can do is try to NOT kill me. What is the worst that could happen to you - get held up 5 seconds while you wait to pass? Learn patience, and obey the law.
“Your little joy rides on your bikes are placing drivers who belong on the road and utilize the road to drive to work and school at risk of head-on accidents.
But the bike riders will get the brunt of the hit. If it’s worth the risk, go for it.
Comment by Ed — February 10th, 2008 at 8:57 pm”
The only risk of a head-on accident is when you recklessly and incompetently pass me at the wrong time. If you are smart and use COMMON SENSE, then you have nothing to worry about. This isn’t like passing an 18 wheeler.
By the way, I use my bike to get to work AND have used it to get to school. 1500 miles a year that isn’t spent in the car adds up. Remember - the ability to own and operate a car isn’t a right, it is a PRIVILEGE.
It doesn’t take much to be a decent human being in these situations - like I already said, it just takes a smidgen of patience on BOTH of our parts!
There is plenty of room on the roads for everybody WHO IS WILLING TO SHARE THE ROAD!
The roads belong to everybody.
Patience is a virtue!
Bicycling is a healthier mode of transportation for the riders and the rest of us.
There is plenty of room on the roads for everybody, let’s not get carried away and blame each other.
Share the road please.
Peace.