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Category: Road Etiquette

Being nice to each other as we share common space

Embracing slowness

It’s always when I’m hurrying that things seem to go wrong. When I’m trucking along trying to make the light before it turns red, squeaking through on a yellow; when I’m trying to make it to the corner before the pedestrian so that I don’t have to stop for her; …

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stasia December 8, 2018 December 8, 2018Random Thoughts, Road Etiquette 1

It’s nice out! Let’s be nice to each other too, eh?

Along with being awesome for its own sake, nice weather is fun for how many people it brings out, many of whom are getting places on their bikes or on foot. Of course, this means that a lot more people are trying to inhabit the same space that mere months …

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stasia May 12, 2014 May 24, 2014Portland, Random Thoughts, Road Etiquette 2

slightly creepy (?) bike interactions–thoughts?

I’m trying to figure this out. Earlier this week, I was hustling from work to a board meeting for the Hollywood Farmers Market, trying to navigate the other hordes of cyclists who also head north on Williams during evening commute time (geez! I had no idea so many people biked …

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stasia October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013Road Etiquette 2

Bike bells!
Or, re-learning how to pass people

For a long time, I’ve had bike bell envy. My handlebars–both the ones that were stolen and the new ones I got to replace them–are super thick, and I’ve never yet found a bell mount that fits around them. So while people cheerily dinged their bells on the Eastbank Esplanade, …

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stasia September 4, 2013 September 4, 2013Materials and Gear, Road Etiquette 4
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