BIKE: Mostly Well-Done AusChron Article on SCB (Bury the Hatchet)

[Lane Wimberley]

Shoal Creek Blvd. is *usually* a nice, safe place to ride/drive/walk.  But, 
I suspect the expert cyclist I helped load into the ambulance a few years back 
after he'd been doored might be somewhat leery of that statement, as might 
be the three people I know to have been hit by cars on SCB in the past several
years.  There have also been a few car accidents on SCB in that time, although 
I'm not aware of any injuries to motorists.  I also am not aware of
any accidents
or injuries to pedestrians.

It seems to me (at least) that SCB could be made a safer corridor for
cyclists, and
that there's possibly good reason for doing so.

And, again: on a shared, public resource, cyclist safety IS more important than 
resident parking convenience.

-Lane

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:36:45 -0600, Robbin <robbin> wrote:
> What it is starting to look like is some of the Bike people have a mindset
> of a WAR with the property owners on Shoal Creek. Why are we fighting? Shoal
> Creek is a nice and safe place to be -- whether you are walking, running,
> riding, driving, or living there (yes, people do other things besides drive
> or ride a bike down SCB). Why not try to co-exist? I truly believe that that
> was and still is the concern of the neighborhood residents and property
> owners (I know it is for me). Fight for something which is important -- all
> this is doing is creating a negative image of bicyclists.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Bluejay" <bikes>
> To: "Thorne" <jeffrey.thorne>
> Cc: "Austin Bikes" <forum>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: BIKE: Mostly Well-Done AusChron Article on SCB (Bury the
> Hatchet)
> 
> >
> > On Jan 17, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Thorne wrote:
> >
> > > Fighting for painted stripes on safe wide lanes is not helping the
> > > cause.
> >
> >
> > I don't know anyone who was fighting for paint.  The bike lanes were
> > already there.  What I thought we were fighting for was to get the cars
> > out of the bike lanes.
> >
> > -MBJ-
> >
> >
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