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At least he wasn't on a horse
By adamg on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 1:17pm
The Globe reports some guy from Martha's Vineyard learned this morning you're not allowed to ride a bike on I-93, when State Police stopped him in Milton, gave him a ticket and told him to not do it again.
UPDATE: That wasn't just some guy. Boston Biker reports he was "local crazy man" Lucas Brunelle, who is known for his two-wheeled stunts.
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Arizona
I was surprised to see signs on the interstates in Arizona saying bikes had to stick to the breakdown lane. On the otherhand, there really aren't good paved alternatives in Arizona. Not true here.
Laws vary by state
MA prohibits cycling on limited access roadways, but there are many better routes to take in this area for the most part ... but that isn't always true in states where the freeway is the only roadway.
In some states, like CA, motorcyclists are permitted to use the space between the cars in the lanes. Other states ban this.
I don't have much issue with the law keeping bikes off of freeways, but I have to laugh when people want to restrict cycling to bike trails because "those were built for bikes". There's several kinds of wrong in there ... particularly in New England. There is currently some crank motorist pouring money into fighting bike lanes on extra wide Mass Ave through Arlington on that premise, but he doesn't like it when people counter that "we should force cars to use Rt. 2 instead of Mass Ave. because it was built for them".
Bicycles Must Exit Here
is a sign I've seen on a few California freeways, including I-280 in Silicon Valley.
There's a stretch of US-101 freeway shoulder that bikes have to use if they want to travel between Ventura and Santa Barbara. I've been on organized bike rides that go this way, because there is no alternative.
You don't have to be
You don't have to be anti-bike to oppose the plans for Mass Ave in Arlington.
The current setup works just fine for bikes and cars. It would work even better if they kept the road the current width, but painted some lane lines.
Narrowing the road to one general lane each way will be a disaster. But if they keep the current pavement width, and ditch the planned median, there would be plenty of room for two general lanes each way plus bike lanes.
I'm really afraid that my bus commute will be permanently screwed up when they narrow the road and add traffic lights. If it adds another 10 minutes to my commute, that could tip the balance in favor of driving.
It's especially ironic that this narrowing project was being planned during the worst of last winter. Because of the huge snow banks, they had to ban parking for *weeks* on every street in East Arlington except Mass Ave.
Impressive stunts
Watched a couple of his videos. Nice stunts, but the jack ass is reflects everything people hate about bicyclists. Which I guess is cool in a punk kinda way, but I'm too old for that.
thanks, UHub and Boston Biker...
...for rewarding this idiot's stunt with links to his website. He's pretty hated in the cycling community, except by hipster wanna-be-messengers, and this attention is exactly what he wanted.
The So Called Cycling Community
The so called "Cycling Community", which is a misnomer since it assumes everyone who bikes in the Boston area has the same views or goals, seems to often be on the side of law and order. But you know what... sometimes a little chaos is fun, and even necessary. So lighten up "Cycling Community". Stop being anally retentive snobs.
Also the phrase "hipster wanna-be-messengers" is really pathetic to use. Hating on so called "hipsters" is silly in and of itself. Like the old guy who says "Hey you kids get off my lawn". And I'm not even sure where "wanna-be-messengers" comes from. The people in the videos on Lucas' site ARE messengers. That is what they do for a living.
Also the hipster/messenger connection is pretty incorrect. If there is any subculture group that messengers draw from most heavily, and it draws all kinds of people so that's a big if, it would be from the Boston punk scene.
You're right - hipster is
You're right - hipster is overused. Scenester would be better here.
Now that is . . .
. . . A post headline sure to get clicked on! Don't even bike myself or care that much about biking issues in general but it got my interest.
You're right
Also the phrase "hipster wanna-be-messengers" is really pathetic to use. Hating on so called "hipsters" is silly in and of itself.
Your'e right. We should just hate on messengers.
-1000
The same people who hate on messengers are typically the same people to make derisive statements about any subculture group which doesn't meet their definition of societal norms. Like the Muggles of the Harry Potter world they live in ignorance of fear of that which they do not understand.
There are no bike lanes on
There are no bike lanes on 93... yet!
Trespassing?
I'm sure it's illegal to ride a bike on I-93, but I don't see how violating that law constitutes "trespassing".
Trespassing is something you do on private property, and does not depend on whether you are on foot, on a bike, or in a car.
It's only illegal if there
It's only illegal if there are signs saying no bikes (and it's a limited-access state highway). Many onramps around here have the signs, but some don't.
Good point
Storrow Drive is a road where the state could reasonably prohibit bikes, but they've never erected any signs to that effect. I've often used the westbound Storrow on-ramps at Charles Circle and Charlesgate to get to the Esplanade bike path.
riders uptight
Some of the reactions to this prove just how uptight riders are around here. I’ve never seen anything like it. Getting kicked out of group rides, wells ave, etc. has been fun though