Comments on: Sharrow-vision

By: Matt Newnham

Matt Newnham — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:33:28 +0000

I’m wondering how the paint will hold up in the rain. Basically how slippery it will be. I trust asphalt more than I trust paint.

By: sydney800

sydney800 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:38:33 +0000

I’ve been enjoying your coverage of the sharrows, and wish we had some visual reminder that bikes have a right to the road here in Austin, as well. I will be interested to see if, nonwithstanding the other rider you spoke with, the sharrows encourage cyclists to ride in a safer position in the lane, and if motorists’ attitudes and behavior toward them change at all.

By: Iron Man

Iron Man — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:48:25 +0000

Good stuff Russ. Hearing your description of the street and traffic patterns certainly helps in understanding the situation better. Also your “dialog” with the other rider is proof why I generally don’t offer much advice to other cyclists on the street. If you get your head bit off enough times, eventually it won’t grow back (metaphorically speaking).

By: Rantwick

Rantwick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:38:19 +0000

There has been an awful lot of content all over the VC and commuter bike web sites about this, as you recognized; this post, in my opinion, puts together a lot of good video and a lot of balanced common sense commentary. Well done.

By: vertigo29

vertigo29 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:34:02 +0000

Thanks you so much for this post and the video links. I am currently a student at Cambridge,UK and when I move back to Massachusetts, my home state, I plan to ride my bike everywhere instead of getting a car. Even though I drive my bike here (Cambridge), it is very common to do that, and car drivers are not surprise by them. Actually, there are more bike drivers than car since this is an university town. HOWEVER, I am very nervous about doing the same in MA, because it is not bike friendly. But, we will see how it goes. Thanks again for the blog.