tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post9087005916783932462..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Ride In 6/11: PoznanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-13615738409594289752012-07-05T16:12:47.437-04:002012-07-05T16:12:47.437-04:00I might be wrong but I believe the right-on-red th...I might be wrong but I believe the right-on-red thing is a federal law which is why it's the default in DC. NYC was able to prohibit it city-wide because unlike DC its not dependent on federal funding for its roads.katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-10093881348398604092012-06-11T21:10:24.896-04:002012-06-11T21:10:24.896-04:00Until the early 80's (per wiki 1980) right tur...Until the early 80's (per wiki 1980) right turn on red being illegal was very common. It was illegal in DC when I was a wee kid, and I remember the PSA's when they finally allowed it. Ironically the thing that changed it was the (then) gas crisis. (still illegal in NYC I see)Kolohenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-55738914524152861732012-06-11T20:39:12.646-04:002012-06-11T20:39:12.646-04:00Huh. All this time, I've been under the impres...Huh. All this time, I've been under the impression that right on red was prohibited in the District and the red-turners were scofflaws. Having not been honked at by impatient drivers behind me reinforced that belief.Melanie Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540747770586922326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-16503987991989490612012-06-11T16:03:37.646-04:002012-06-11T16:03:37.646-04:00@Vannevar- It's related to the Euro 2012 socce...@Vannevar- It's related to the Euro 2012 soccer championships, which are taking place now in Poland and the Ukraine. Poznan is a host city. I guess it's just on my mind.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-4820474954181220202012-06-11T15:09:48.380-04:002012-06-11T15:09:48.380-04:00May I inquire as to the headline? Poznan, the fift...May I inquire as to the headline? Poznan, the fifth-largest city in Poland? Can you help a reader out?Vannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-32766462620820275832012-06-11T13:26:34.565-04:002012-06-11T13:26:34.565-04:00@Jacques- I used to be a west-in-the-evening commu...@Jacques- I used to be a west-in-the-evening commuter and I know what that's all about. I get why people wear them- sun is bright. They just seem, for lack of a better word, distancing. Like bicyclist windshields.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-71697184945247078742012-06-11T13:24:58.088-04:002012-06-11T13:24:58.088-04:00Brian -- I suppose your reactions to sunglasses ma...Brian -- I suppose your reactions to sunglasses may have something to do with the orientation of your commute. For those of us heading toward the rising sun in the morning and toward the setting sun in the evening, shades are fairly non-negotiable!Jacques (of all Trades)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17588873528490884871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-31377457248102868442012-06-11T13:21:34.178-04:002012-06-11T13:21:34.178-04:00@Anonymous- If you could find an elegant way to co...@Anonymous- If you could find an elegant way to collect the horn tax, I would support it. <br />@Jon- Yes, avoiding awkwardness is pretty much how I pick my routes.<br />@Marc- yes, also add "speed cameras will get you"<br />@Urban Engineer- I don't know. On the face of it, it seems similar, but I think that right turning bicyclists have considerably less potential to cause as significant harm and damage. I could be persuaded either way.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-37660231509142841792012-06-11T13:18:32.898-04:002012-06-11T13:18:32.898-04:00Would you also propose banning turning right on re...Would you also propose banning turning right on red for cyclists?Urban Engineernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-11388837567185481862012-06-11T13:14:02.832-04:002012-06-11T13:14:02.832-04:00I've probably said this to my fiance 3 times i...I've probably said this to my fiance 3 times in the last month "you know, I'd be okay with DC just outlawing right on reds altogether." Of course, the existing "no right on red" signs are almost universally ignored and/or are often difficult to spot in the signage mess at some intersections. Maybe all entrances to the city need to have a sign that says "Welcome to Washington DC, Vincent Gray, Mayor (**pending likely future indictment**), right turns on red prohibited", sorta like VA has those "radar detectors illegal" signs.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926034591531413589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-26901047879128109302012-06-11T13:14:01.975-04:002012-06-11T13:14:01.975-04:00Agree on the right on red. Out in the suburbs whe...Agree on the right on red. Out in the suburbs where no one walks, fine. In a city, no.<br /><br />If you wear reflective sunglasses, you can get the cool effect I saw the other day when a cyclist going the opposite direction on PA Ave had the lines of the cycletracks reflected in his glasses.<br /><br />I find it kind of amusing how often you take a different route, even one you don't know, rather than deal with awkward interactions with other travelers.Jonhttps://www.manfredmacx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-73393330048040644812012-06-11T13:10:18.626-04:002012-06-11T13:10:18.626-04:00I've always thought the default should be no r...I've always thought the default should be no right on red, unless otherwise noted. Not the status quo opposite. Exactly how one-way to one-way left turns work in this fine city without it imploding in a cesspool of bikeshare stations and communes.<br /><br />Furthermore, I want a horn tax. $1 per use, 3 free uses per month. MAKE THEM COUNT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com