It's crazy hot out there. I'd like to see the portmanteau in the tag of this post work it's way into nomenclature the way that Snowmaggedon did. I've already ordered 10,000 "I survived the Hötterdämmerung" T-shirts.
- More developers are offering Capital Bikeshare stations as part of their community benefit. This time at the redeveloped Verizon parking garage on Florida Avenue between Champlain Street and Ontario Road. Meanwhile, DDOTs expansion is planned for this fall.
- What to do after a crash recap.
- "Of projects planned for Bethesda, only the county's bike path improvements will be complete when the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center opens in September."
- Yes, segways are legal in bike lanes.
- Brian, the author of the bike commuting blog Tales from the Sharrows, was on Jeopardy last night, but I didn't see how he did.
- Why is it so hard to take your bike on Amtrak?
- Gabe Klein interviewed, says biking is easier in Chicago than in DC or "Chicago is for wimps."
It's so hot out that this morning a bird sh** (not sure of technical term for that) on me and I found it refreshing.
Posted by: Ren | July 22, 2011 at 09:14 AM
Thanks for mentioning it! I happened to win, so I'll be on again tonight.
Posted by: BFM | July 22, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Congrats, Brian! Regular Jeopardy watcher here and saw the show last night. I'll be cheering for you to have won back when the show was recorded... You know what I mean.
Posted by: CyclingFool | July 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM
I was dressed and ready to go when I heard it was code red too. Why are drivers and their pollution blocking my commute?
Posted by: SJE | July 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM
As to Segways - in 2005 I wrote the NPS and asked if Segways were legal on the GW trail since there was a guy who was making a habit of it. The answer was "The National Park Service has imposed an interim restriction on the use of
Segways, motorized skateboards, and motorized scooters from all of the
George Washington
Memorial Parkway, including all of its park areas, sidewalks, trails, and
roads. Violation is prohibited and subject to citation by the U.S. Park
Police." I guess I would have to write again and see if this "interim" restriction is still in force. As worded, it does seem to allow electric assisted "true" bicycles.
Posted by: michael n | July 22, 2011 at 11:35 AM
What about scooters in bike lanes? I almost got nailed by one last night who wanted to pass a car on the right using the bike lane. How I avoided the crash is beyond me, but he got a, "F#(%, MAN!" outta me before I moved on.
Posted by: Shawn | July 23, 2011 at 08:56 AM
Scooters - allowed.
http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/28/dc-mythbusting-bike-lanes-are-just-for-bikes/
Posted by: washcycle | July 23, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Thanks, but they, like all road users (bikes included), should check their blind spots and mirrors before switching lanes. Oy.
Posted by: Shawn | July 24, 2011 at 05:59 PM