Good morning.
- Sad news - A 15 year old in Chevy Chase died on a bike ride during Monday's storm when a falling tree hit him not far from the Rock Creek Park Trail.
- An interview with the 20-something entrepreneurs behind UrbanDelivery, the iphone-enabled, bike messenger-powered delivery service. They met playing kickball - see, it's good for more than drinking and hooking up.
- One video from a previous bike party ride. And before I get accused of hating on the ride - because I'm not and I'm really happy that it is such a success and that people are having fun with it and I get how hard it is to manage these things and not block traffic at times- but my point of the previous post is just that people should always be asking themselves "am I being as courteous as I can reasonably be?" or maybe - in a large group like this and aware of how their behavior reflecs - "am I being more courteous than is even reasonable." If so, carry on. But no "sticking it to the man."
- K Street bike lanes go the way of the ICC Trail.
- DC submitted a TIGER 2013 grant application, but for what, I do not know.
- Get a rope "According to a federal court charging document, Reel rigged his Jeep so it crashed into a light post, bike rack and security bollard near the guard post around 3 a.m. Sunday. It caused more than $1,000 worth of damage."
D.C. Code § 22-1307
Formerly cited as 1981 Ed., § 22-1107
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICIAL CODE
Copyright 2013 by the District of Columbia
*** Current through September 13, 2012 ***
DIVISION IV. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE AND PRISONERS
TITLE 22. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
SUBTITLE I. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CHAPTER 13. DISTURBANCES OF THE PUBLIC PEACE
D.C. Code § 22-1307 (2013)
§ 22-1307. Blocking passage
It is unlawful for a person, alone or in concert with others, to crowd, obstruct, or incommode the use of any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, or sidewalk, or the entrance of any public or private building or enclosure or the use of or passage through any public conveyance, and to continue or resume the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding after being instructed by a law enforcement officer to cease the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. A person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $ 500, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.
Posted by: Atlas | June 12, 2013 at 10:29 AM
I'm pretty sure the DC TIGER application was for the streetcar.
Posted by: J | June 12, 2013 at 11:24 AM
I was a runner for 41 years. I saw this same sort of behavior from packs of runners or even single runners. They run in front of cars, ignore red lights and don't walk signals, pass people without announcing their presence, etc. This 'holier than thou because I exercise and you don't' attitude is just immature and silly. Whether walking, running, riding a bike, driving a car, just be nice.
Posted by: PghSteve | June 12, 2013 at 08:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSrRPuPfwQ
Posted by: Paul | June 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM