Bike to work
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ViolaceousTiger
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LMAOBuddyLee said:I think that's great! However, I hate those bikers who stay right on the white line almost making the driver swerve a bit into the other lane. I just want to hold onto their handle bars and take them for a ride.lol
Triggerfish
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David said:
Oh yeah......I was crossing the street today in front of the base theater at around 6:45AM. There were a lot of us since it was the day for our advancement test. This one guy stopped but no one else stopped. He was POed that no one was stopping so he started to yell at them to stop. Too bad there weren't any cops around. I don't know the laws outside but if someone doesn't stop for a pedistrian in a cross walk it's an automatic fine on base.
mv_princess
mv = margaritaville
yeah i thought about riding into work, i am going to go look at the barbie bikes this weekend, if your gonna ride, better do it in style....i wouldn't want people to look at me funny! 
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baswm
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The only Bike I would ride would be a harley.
morganj614
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rigirl said:
Oh my, I thought it was a speed bump....J/K
aps45819
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...and in 50 years, you'll offset the cost of the bike by what you save on gasbaswm said:
Small city bikes/scooters get in excess of 50 mpg, will run at highway speed and sell new for around $3k.
This one sells for $2.4k, 80cc automatic, should run fast enough for Rt.235.
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Unless you already own a Harley. 40-42MPG is a good thingaps45819 said:...and in 50 years, you'll offset the cost of the bike by what you save on gas
Small city bikes/scooters get in excess of 50 mpg, will run at highway speed and sell new for around $3k.
This one sells for $2.4k, 80cc automatic, should run fast enough for Rt.235.
APS when you getting your scooter?
Railroad
Routinely Derailed
My understanding is based on what I was taught back in the '70s while learning to drive, but it goes like this: Off-base, people in crosswalks don't have the right-of-way unless the intersection is controlled by a light and the ligt is red for the lane being crossed. In all other respects, you yield the right-of-way as you would in a car.Triggerfish said:
I learned in the Navy that on-base, vehicles are supposed to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Wrong. In Maryland, at a controlled crosswalk (with "walk/do not walk" indicators), pedestrians do not have the right of way and can only cross on signal. At all other marked crosswalks the pedestrian does have the right of way, yet they cannot just step out in front of traffic that does not have a chance to yield.Railroad said:
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Katie
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I ride my bike on 235 all the time. I also watch for the cars behind me. When riding on 235, you have got to pay attention all the time to what is going on.
Stay in the middle of the bike lane, don't hug the white line.
Wear bright colors
Get a flashing light that goes on the back of the bike.
Follow the laws of the traffic. If the light turns red, stop, don't go through the light thinking that just becuase you are on a bike that you don't count. A bike is considered a car.
When making a left at a difficult intersection and there is a 4 way intersection, go to the road that is going to cross over. Instead of cutting through 2 lanes of heavy traffic. For example, Chancellor's Run Road.
ANd yes SOMD is a tough place to ride a bike, but just be aware of your surroundings and it can be done.
Stay in the middle of the bike lane, don't hug the white line.
Wear bright colors
Get a flashing light that goes on the back of the bike.
Follow the laws of the traffic. If the light turns red, stop, don't go through the light thinking that just becuase you are on a bike that you don't count. A bike is considered a car.
When making a left at a difficult intersection and there is a 4 way intersection, go to the road that is going to cross over. Instead of cutting through 2 lanes of heavy traffic. For example, Chancellor's Run Road.
ANd yes SOMD is a tough place to ride a bike, but just be aware of your surroundings and it can be done.
StarCat
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My husband was talking about riding his bike to work from now on, but we live in PG, and he has to ride to DC. I suppose it would be safe for him to do that, trafficwise, but I'm afraid he might get shot. Its a REALLY long ways too. I dont work, so I'm going to help out by not going anywhere that i dont absolutely need to go. Good luck though, riding bikes, i think its definitely going to be an "in" thing to do, here soon, and you will probably see alot more of them on the road. Be safe!
I have the utmost respect for bikers (bikes and motorcyclists) and try my best to share the road with them. But they have to use common sense, too. I had a bicyclist riding in the bike lane on 235 suddenly swerve into my lane a couple of days ago when he started looking at the scenery. Scared the bejesus out of me.