[nagdu] Bicyclists!

[Ken Ace]

Mark, my wife and I plan on meeting an old Bostonian friend, BC Grad & Navy
Seal, for a long weekend in Boston this summer. Would love to touch base
with you while there if you have an interest. Perhaps lunch or a
cocktail/coffee downtown. We go back a while, when the Red Ox/Bull Finch Pub
wasn't yet Cheers and Jimmies Harbor side was a better place to eat than
Anthony's Pier 4. The Play Boy Club was steaming along with the Red Light
District and your piece of meat was always bigger than your plate at Durgan
Park. Let me know if you see a close encounter of a Boston kind in your
future. :)
Ken & Ace

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:23 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bicyclists!

Hi Ken,



I live in down town Boston, and I also have problems with bicyclist. 
However, because of all the sidewalk obstacles, they mostly stick to the
streets, but bikes are extremely hard to hear when crossing the street. If I
may ask, what part of the country do you live in?



Mark.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Ace" <ken at acenovels.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bicyclists!


> Thank you Tracy, I will take your advice and see if I can get something
> started. Our county had more Pedestrian deaths than any other County in 
> the
> Country and yet the authorities will not give tickets for J-walking 
> because,
> I assume, they don't want to discourage tourism. However it has to stare
> somewhere so I will take up the mantle and see what I can do. I'll keep 
> you
> posted.
> Thanks again,
> Ken & Ace
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:31 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bicyclists!
>
> Ben and I occasionally get traffic checks from bicyclists running a red
> light.  Good boy, Benny!
> Sometimes we also get overtaken by a bicyclist on the sidewalk, but 
> usually
> they are polite enough to let me know they're coming so I can get out of 
> the
> way.
>
> New York City tries to educate bicyclists to not ride on the sidewalk, to 
> be
> careful of pedestrians, and to obey traffic laws.  Part of the campaign
> involves careless riders getting ticketed by the cops.  Ken, maybe you 
> could
> speak to your police or city council about such an education campaign?  It
> really is very rude and careless of bike riders to come so close to a
> pedestrian.
> Tracy
>
>> The only real reoccurring problem I have while out and about is with
>> people on bicycles. Half the time they scare the heck out of me or
>> brush the dog and I. I know it is safer for them to use the sidewalk
>> but it is a "SIDEWALK" not a "SIDERIDE". Is anyone else experiencing
>> this problem or is this unique to my area?
>>
>> Ken & Ace
>>
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