[nagdu] Bicyclists!

[Tracy Carcione]

NYC is starting a bike-share program soon, so we may be seeing more mad 
cyclists, too.  At least where I work in midtown the sidewalks are nice and 
wide, but downtown by Wall Street, they're real narrow, like you say.  And 
the people are crazy down there--would stomp right over someone in their way 
without a thought. That's Wall Street for you.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bicyclists!


> The city of Boston encourages bike riding. They even have kiosks that you 
> can rent bikes from. Add this to peddle cabs, and you have lots of bikes 
> to dodge.
>
>
>
> J-walking is just a part of life ware I live. Everyone does it, and cars 
> expect it. I personally don't do it often, unless I know it's a quiet side 
> street, but even worse than J-walking is walking along the side of the 
> street, hear in down town Boston, some of the streets are so narrow that 
> the sidewalks are obstructed by light post, old hitching rails, planters, 
> overhangs ETC. trying to navigate this gives my dog a workout. Also, we 
> have the world's worst drivers. NYC may give them a run for the money, but 
> still.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bicyclists!
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>>I think somewhere in my county recently had a pedestrian safety campaign. 
>>The police educated pedestrians about the dangers of jay-walking, and 
>>drivers about looking out for pedestrians.  Seems like a good idea to me.
>> I think part of the campaign was tickets, and part was PSA's in the paper 
>> and on the radio.
>> It seems screwy that your county wouldn't try to do something about 
>> pedestrian safety.
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- 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!
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>>
>>> 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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