Re: [Bikies] got egged riding home today - be careful out there

2009-10-11 Thread Daniel Liu
Hmm, I've heard of some really tacky incidents on popular bike trails before ( http://bikeportland.org/2009/04/21/vandals-spread-hundreds-of-tacks-on-springwater-corridor-trail/ )...but an egging is really beyond me. A scare like that could easily cause someone to lose control and crash, not

Re: [Bikies] got egged riding home today - be careful out there

2009-10-11 Thread Patrick Lenon
I don't believe this is related to the egging, but a few weeks ago I was biking by Mendota Mental Health up by Warner Park and saw a bunch of utility razor blades in the road. I collected 8 or 10 of them. They were on the right side of the road where bikes would seem to be the most likely tar

[Bikies] Last word [?] on sharrows from Brazil

2009-10-11 Thread Matthew Berigan
Hi! Yesterday, on my way back from a market here in Brazil I came across an example of some of the problems that bikers here in Brazil face. The hole shown in the picture probably isn't such a major thing by day, but by night surely quite deadly. Thinking on road conditions here I was wishing to h

Re: [Bikies] Beltine fees to increase by 33%

2009-10-11 Thread Larry D. Nelson
Actually, the Fish Hatchery Project will improve biking on Fish Hatchery Road at it eliminates a conflict point. I think that Fitchburg was the first to note the opportunity and pushed for bike accommodation, which was supported by Madison. I believe that Darin was at the public meeting on this i

[Bikies] got egged riding home today - be careful out there

2009-10-11 Thread Mindy Preston
White SUV. Got me in the back while I was heading up a big hill and sped away. Monroe Street area. I didn't get the plate number. I guess just watch out for drunken jackasses who look like they're about to throw eggs at you, and be ready with your plate-memorizing eyes and brain. Maybe lob