#1 Re: Bike Lanes / Facilities » A question about bike lanes » 2010-07-16 10:39:52

I would definitely suggest letting somebody on your city council and in traffic division know that this setup is dangerous and does more harm than good.

#2 Re: Equipment (Discussion, For sale) » Looking for trailer suggestions » 2010-07-09 10:00:13

I second the Bob Yak... one wheel is simply easier to ride with.
But, I have been salivating on this new Burley Travoy trailer:
http://www.burley.com/products/cargo-ut … travoy.cfm

I'd love to rock into a store, load up, wheel it back to the bike and go.
It looks like it has a great little connection system too.

Anyone used one of these... or seen it out in the wild?
I'm going to Eurobike/Interbike in September and going to try and schmooze a deal... I'll report back if I see one in my travels to bike events this fall.

#3 Re: Traffic Laws » Threading between stopped traffic legal? » 2010-02-18 11:49:37

rmonsees wrote:

What if while you're sliding up between cars to get to the front of a left turn lane, the light turns green?  Suddenly you are stuck between two lanes of moving traffic with no room for error.

Thats where skill comes into play :)

You are probably right, I may think twice about doing this from now on... plus, I do hate rising the ire of our fellow Austin traveler... even if they are just jealous. :)

#4 Re: Traffic Laws » Threading between stopped traffic legal? » 2010-02-17 14:29:37

First of all, welcome to Austin... its a great town.

I'd like to get some clarification on this issue as well. I've done this maneuver for many years in a ton of different cities, but I have never really known about the legality... especially here at home here in Texas. I do this really out of safety purposes... I like to be in front of the cars before the light turns green and because I don't quite like sucking on fumes. Sometimes, I'll hang back if it looks a bit tricky to navigate.

The only problem I see with the maneuver, right or wrong, is that it seems to rile up the ire of some motorists when that "scoff-law" "jumps ahead of line".

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