Bumped off half empty caltrain...
Dear Caltrain This morning I was bumped off of train 220 with my bicycle at 4th and King and lied to by the employees working the door. They claimed the train was full of bikes. I informed the door man...
View ArticleCaltrain - 4th and King Ticket Checks
Over the last few months Caltrain has started checking tickets at the entrance door at 4th and King prior to boarding. I had seen this in the past, but usually for off peak trains. Now, they are doing...
View ArticleHow not to save time on your commute.
Today, riding along Central Expressway, at the Fair Oaks exit. Driver in White Van cuts me off from proceeding straight on Central, careening into the exit at top speed, losing perhaps 1 second they...
View ArticleCaltrain to *remove* bike racks?
That title probably woke up a few of you! It sure woke me up. On Monday I boarded Caltrain 332 at 22nd Street, along with roughly 25 other cyclists, in the Southern (or "second") bike car. I was the...
View ArticleBurlingame PD and cyclists
This has been sitting around in my inbox, and I have the need to post it for posterity. My friend Theo was right hooked by a car on Old Bayshore in Burlingame. Pretty lovely driving - Theo was at the...
View ArticleJust when you think you've seen it all..
I was telling a rider this AM that I am "having to re-learn what problems I look for up here", referring to different challenges in traffic on rural Sonoma County roads vs. San Francisco or Peninsula...
View ArticleLetter to Supervisor about the Transportation Sustainability Program
I sent this letter to Supervisor Wiener about the Transportation Sustainability Program which is coming before the board next week. Read about it in Streetsblog Dear Supervisor Wiener, I am writing to...
View ArticleWindshield Parking Perspective
Just saw an interesting article about a text messaging based service where drivers can register their license plate so that if someone sees them illegally parked, the person who notices this can notify...
View ArticleWhat is a "Sharrow" ?
The recent death of Diana Sullivan on King Street near 3rd in San Francisco, has brought a spotlight onto the difficulty of navigating that route. It's a route that sees a decent amount of usage as a...
View ArticleCyclists and Red Lights
Riding on the Embarcadero a few weeks back, I captured a sequence on my helmet cam which I think is educational. Here's the video OK, so I approach a red light with another rider (unknown to me) on my...
View ArticlePayback
I was riding to Healdsburg today to grab a few things this morning. At the last second, I decided to grab my helmet camera. Usually - 99% of the time, my rides are uneventful. Today was not. I...
View ArticleStolen Red Specialized Road Bike, Sonoma County?
Another potential use for cyclists and helmet cams... Riding home through Wikiup California last night... (not sure if Wikiup is an official name or if I was in Santa Rosa or Windsor, or even if I was...
View ArticlePolk Street
Hi all - There is a streetscape improvment being proposed for Polk Street. Here is the pre-hullabaloo information about the project. I am not sure if I have ever ridden on Polk, frankly - but what...
View ArticleBad cycling, Vehicular Cycling - Healdsburg edition
I saw some bad cycling in Healdsburg today. I was walking out of the (fantastic) Taqueria Guadalajara and saw two cyclists headed South on Healdsburg Avenue towards the US-101 onramp. This is a pretty...
View ArticleWill compliance with laws get better cycling infrastructure?
In any debate on the internet about cycling, eventually some random person from outside the usual suspects for the given forum will chime in with their theory on cyclists and stop signs. Namely that no...
View ArticleLies, damn lies, and statistics
Richard Hall - a person with opinions from Marin - wrote a blog post and sent me the link. The article is called Cyclists Disregarding Red Lights a Major Cause of Accidents He goes on to describe this...
View ArticleA tale of two drivers.
The scene - riding North on Grove Street, Healdsburg, Ca. Speed limit, 35 MPH. One lane in each direction, with a row of sparsely used parking on each side. The parking on Grove presents a nasty issue...
View ArticleRobert Schiro - a.k.a. Bob Schiro of Los Gatos is a plague on society
Several Years ago, Robert Schiro of Los Gatos hit cyclist Ashley Nelson and left her to die on the side of the road. Here is a newspaper clip of his sentencing Well, old Bob got out of the pokey, and...
View ArticleCycling for dummies
Had to write this down as it was so off kilter. I was waiting to cross Healdsburg Ave on Mill Street, headed west to east. This is a 5 way intersection with 6 phases as northbound there is also a left...
View ArticleSelf Driving Cars
I am fascinated by Self Driving Cars. I want to do a writeup. One thing I find very interesting is the vast number of occupations that will have huge reductions or vanish, for which I cannot find a...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bike Yield Law - Committee Hearing
For those of you not aware of this whole "Bike Yield Law" thing - it is a proposed ordinance by Supe Avalos that would set a policy advisory for the SFPD to have bikes rolling stop signs be a low...
View ArticleSMART Train - Last Mile Connectivity - North County
Sonoma County is getting passenger rail service for the first time in decades, hopefully starting at the tail end of 2016, with the opening of the SMART train SMART is starting to move from being an...
View ArticleSMART Train alcohol policy
For 18 years I have ridden Caltrain - and in that time I have brought aboard and consumed hundreds of bottles and cans of beers, which I have enjoyed legally on the train. This includes frequent...
View ArticleSMART Measure I Sales Tax extension on March Primary Ballot
The Sonoma Marin Train is putting an extension to their 1/4 cent sales tax on the ballot this March. The current sales tax does not expire until 2028, this would extend it another 30 years. I posted...
View ArticleWhy I believe cyclists need to vote for Measure I
I've made various cases for passing Measure I - the re-upping of the sales tax for SMART. Here is my down and dirty argument why cyclists should support Measure I. It is incredibly important at this...
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