Texas Bicycling Action October 9th, 2022
LETTERS: Stop signs apply to bicycles, too; Waco means ‘no rain here’
wacotrib.com
Bikes stop, too
Once again last week on my way to work, I watched a guy on a bicycle go through a red light at one of the busiest intersections on Texas Central Parkway (we’re talking 18-wheelers there all the time). When I passed him, I yelled out, “Red lights are for bikes, too!” He followed me to my job and proceeded to argue with me. “Is it your responsibility how I ride my bike?” he asked. Well, yes, it is. I have to share the road with bikes.
If I have to obey the rules of the road, why doesn’t the same thing apply to the bikes I’m sharing the road with? I don’t want to see someone run a red light and get hit by a car or truck coming through the intersection. And I don’t want to be a driver who hits someone by accident. He claimed, “I ride my bike better than you drive.” He doesn’t even know, he’s not seeing me drive every day, he’s not seeing me actually stopping at stop signs and actually obeying speed limits. His claim is false and is patently untrue, as he was the one breaking the law (twice). I was concentrating on my driving so much I wasn’t even playing any music. He finally called me a Karen (which is actually my name) and rode off telling me to …
My Southern Tier Bike Dream
By Marese | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 32: Navasota TX to Shepherd TX
Sunday October 9, 2022 Well for those who took all the correct turns – talk to the hand about your 80 mile ride. For the rest of us – ME – I overachieved and got in 86 miles. Murphy’s Law would have me, on the off route section, going down the longest hill of the day so of course I had to ride back up said hill to return to route!! All said and done, despite todays mileage, it was a …
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Texas Biking from Twitter
Slowburn Sunday on Lazy Legs | #OptOutside #longrunsunday | @Strava: https://t.co/w5WbLDBmV7 pic.twitter.com/SfPpW9YuTO
— Nate Eguia (@N8d0gg7) October 9, 2022
STOLEN – Blue SE Bikes OM Flyer in Houston, TX https://t.co/VZBUs9r9TB pic.twitter.com/YNTigFVmgi
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) October 9, 2022
Any which way you look at it, the HHH start is extremely impressive pic.twitter.com/isfLvlOlSq
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) October 9, 2022
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event FWBA Rollin on the River – Rio Vista, TX October 16, 2022 at 08:00AM https://t.co/byAWjqRrcV
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 10, 2022