tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post7020092922368761694..comments2023-08-24T11:14:49.928-04:00Comments on Miami Bike Scene: Ride For Safety : In Honor of Aaron CohenThe Miami Bike Scenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488151792961944133noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-80018059743781412062014-05-22T08:03:17.514-04:002014-05-22T08:03:17.514-04:00I went to the ride last year to support the riders...I went to the ride last year to support the riders. Yesterday I got HIT by a car & couldn't join the ride last night :( fracture arm. Could you believe it, on bike safe dayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216928889605427772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-18609447875082303482012-02-18T11:43:39.876-05:002012-02-18T11:43:39.876-05:00Rydel-no worries. thanks for spreading the word an...Rydel-no worries. thanks for spreading the word and fighting the good fight.jvossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712223399246321565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-16483153049369569522012-02-17T22:32:45.248-05:002012-02-17T22:32:45.248-05:00Jimao:
I don't live on Brickell Ave., but I f...Jimao:<br /><br />I don't live on Brickell Ave., but I frequently ride there in the course of my working day as a bikemessenger. Perhaps you can accept that, not that I care.<br /><br />However, if I'm traveling from the north, it is frequently more expeditious to use Brickell Ave. <br /><br />I have every right to use the public road and do so in a manner that respects the rights of others, regardless of their means of transportation.<br /><br />I have been doing so for about half a century. Not to mention nearly three decades of bikemessenger work.<br /><br />Your presumptous dogmatism is irritating; but your concommitant disrespect isn't hard to laugh off...RobertNovalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01970659368704309555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-84387001095635451542012-02-17T20:57:40.845-05:002012-02-17T20:57:40.845-05:00the issue is not that this memorial ride is to &qu...the issue is not that this memorial ride is to "raise awareness of motorists' obligation to share the road;" cyclists and motorists have to co-exist ... and if we can make each others' lives easier, all the better; it's not that we are to avoid each other, but there must be mutual understanding and consideration. (OBS: we most probably all are both cyclists and motorists. And just as a pedestrian may have right of way crossing a street ... that right will not make anyone feel any better if one were hit by a car.) When I see a cyclist riding onto Brickell instead of South Miami Ave ... my respect for that person goes down a notch (assuming the cycist does not live on Brickell or is not aware of the South Miami bike lane) because that person is NOT being considerate of motorists' obligation.<br />As a final comment: I have for many years been riding Crandon early mornings; it is rare to see a police car at "peak time" for returning drunk & drugged partiers returning home. ALL deaths have occurred early morning on eastbound Crandon; the last two with smashed up cars cruising into Key Biscayne. Would be nice if there were more visible control of motorists between 5:30AM-8:30AM !Jimaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646836082160346533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-91387127744966124702012-02-17T20:34:07.972-05:002012-02-17T20:34:07.972-05:00John, this is not "my ride", it's a ...John, this is not "my ride", it's a group ride with various organizations involved. The group leading the ride will be wearing yellow Esserman jerseys, they are Aaron's team.The Miami Bike Scenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488151792961944133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-24881400471962029242012-02-17T17:26:14.033-05:002012-02-17T17:26:14.033-05:00Rydel- did you see the email that Jimmy M put out?...Rydel- did you see the email that Jimmy M put out? You may want to make sure that your info matches what is "official" or at least plan so your ride gets to the official start on time. Oh and one vote for S Miami Ave, remember according to Florida law, cyclists can take the "rightmost" lane (or the whole lane when there is only one) but if you come down Brickell you will inevitably take up both lanes thereby breaking the law. We all do that at Critical Mass, but this is a different type of ride and should be respectful to Aaron's memory, fellow cyclists, and the law. Thanks for all you do. John Vossjvossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712223399246321565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-46677311711748078122012-02-17T12:01:11.174-05:002012-02-17T12:01:11.174-05:00The ride should go to the courthouse, city hall, p...The ride should go to the courthouse, city hall, police headquarters and department of transportation. That's where the ultimate responsibility needs to be put. Change must happen. Otherwise, get used to doing memorial rides on a regular basis.tony blazejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773875024007345970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-10546473604150581232012-02-17T00:28:51.951-05:002012-02-17T00:28:51.951-05:00Jimao, I also disagree but respect your opinion. W...Jimao, I also disagree but respect your opinion. While using South Miami Ave is safer when riding alone or in very small group due to the bike lane, it may prove to be too narrow for a larger group. Also, it's easier to make a left onto the Rickenbacker via Brickell than it is via S Miami Ave because Brickell Ave has two left turning lanes. If we turned left onto Rickenbacker via S Miami Ave, we would then need to cross Brickell at the next intersection anyways. An additional intersection to deal with which could've been completely avoided. Follow me?<br /><br />Either way I took the time to map a route utilizing roads with bike sharrows & bike lanes, see here http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/69535206/The Miami Bike Scenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488151792961944133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-82084327262591977562012-02-16T23:34:21.221-05:002012-02-16T23:34:21.221-05:00I disagree with Jimao. Brickell Ave. is a much bet...I disagree with Jimao. Brickell Ave. is a much better venue for raising awareness on the part of motorists of their obligation to share the road...RobertNovalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01970659368704309555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-6883420619982684342012-02-16T22:50:30.821-05:002012-02-16T22:50:30.821-05:00I will plan to ride in memory of Aaron, and of all...I will plan to ride in memory of Aaron, and of all the others who have recently lost their lives in this tragic circumstance<br />....but I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that we ride from Bayfront Park to Key Biscayne using South Miami Avenue instead of Brickell Ave. We cyclists should ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS use South Miami Avenue, which has a beautiful bike lane relatively recently built by the city, instead of the much-less-safe Brickell Ave. Hopefully this most unfortunate occasion will be used to familiarize or introduce many cyclists to the South Miami Avenue bike lane, which we will use to celebrate something which was of importance to Aaron and his way of life !!Jimaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646836082160346533noreply@blogger.com