Comments for My Birmingham http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham The Terminal's editorial page Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:05:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Respect all that use the roads, including bikes by Wojo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForMyBirmingham/~3/419963362/ Wojo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:32:58 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=59#comment-230 I'd also like to remind cyclists that you should make sure you've got good lighting if you're riding at night. Fyi, I use 'BikePlanet' headlights and tail lights, and they work great for me! Also, I've found that if I ride as if I were an automobile, other motors take better note of me and I have fewer problems. Wondering if a 'Critical Mass' kinda thing would work ... I’d also like to remind cyclists that you should make sure you’ve got good lighting if you’re riding at night. Fyi, I use ‘BikePlanet’ headlights and tail lights, and they work great for me! Also, I’ve found that if I ride as if I were an automobile, other motors take better note of me and I have fewer problems.

Wondering if a ‘Critical Mass’ kinda thing would work …

]]> http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2008/09/18/respect-all-that-use-the-roads-including-bikes/#comment-230 Comment on Respect all that use the roads, including bikes by jenny http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForMyBirmingham/~3/404737082/ jenny Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:04:16 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=59#comment-219 thanks for posting! birmingham simply doesn't have the biking infrastructure needed in place to ensure public safety. cyclists share the responsibility with motorists to be respectful of traffic laws and to be respectful of each other on the road. the public must let our elected officials know that we support an infrastructure to encourage safe commuting by bicycle. also, a public awareness campaign regarding bike safety and traffic law would be helpful for both motorists and cyclists. thanks for posting!
birmingham simply doesn’t have the biking infrastructure needed in place to ensure public safety. cyclists share the responsibility with motorists to be respectful of traffic laws and to be respectful of each other on the road. the public must let our elected officials know that we support an infrastructure to encourage safe commuting by bicycle. also, a public awareness campaign regarding bike safety and traffic law would be helpful for both motorists and cyclists.

]]> http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2008/09/18/respect-all-that-use-the-roads-including-bikes/#comment-219 Comment on Respect all that use the roads, including bikes by Leo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForMyBirmingham/~3/404737083/ Leo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:21:22 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=59#comment-218 Yeah two of my homies have had near death experiences. One guy I ride with got a raw deal from a motorist as well as a cracked pelvis. Yeah two of my homies have had near death experiences. One guy I ride with got a raw deal from a motorist as well as a cracked pelvis.

]]> http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2008/09/18/respect-all-that-use-the-roads-including-bikes/#comment-218 Comment on Respect all that use the roads, including bikes by Wojo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForMyBirmingham/~3/404737084/ Wojo Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:50:04 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=59#comment-213 I agree with the original poster. I too bike to work downtown and I think most motorists don't know that cyclists have the same rights of the road that they do. I agree with the original poster. I too bike to work downtown and I think most motorists don’t know that cyclists have the same rights of the road that they do.

]]> http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2008/09/18/respect-all-that-use-the-roads-including-bikes/#comment-213 Comment on What would Larry say on a blog? by Crimsontideguy http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForMyBirmingham/~3/395846725/ Crimsontideguy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:02:09 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2008/07/14/what-would-larry-say-on-a-blog/#comment-211 Birmingham and our State of Alabama has long lacked the leadership that we needed to bring ALL its citizens to a better place. We remain a "small" place of little interest or respect. I am not talking about our size. Unfortunately we owe a debt of gratitude to our friends in Mississippi. Without these friends we would finish dead last. I can say that Mayor Langford is at the very least trying to think BIG. I do not agree with many of his plans to accomplish this goal. Fair Park is not the place to put the hard earned money of we tax payers. We must somehow first solve the problem of crime in our streets. People must first feel as safe as possible before they will go to any magnificent building, park, or dome. I contend that without this freedom from fear nothing will thrive nor flourish in The City Of Birmingham. I close my rambling with a quote..."It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom." ( Zig Ziglar) Birmingham and our State of Alabama has long lacked the leadership that we needed to bring ALL its citizens to a better place. We remain a “small” place of little interest or respect. I am not talking about our size. Unfortunately we owe a debt of gratitude to our friends in Mississippi. Without these friends we would finish dead last. I can say that Mayor Langford is at the very least trying to think BIG. I do not agree with many of his plans to accomplish this goal. Fair Park is not the place to put the hard earned money of we tax payers. We must somehow first solve the problem of crime in our streets. People must first feel as safe as possible before they will go to any magnificent building, park, or dome. I contend that without this freedom from fear nothing will thrive nor flourish in The City Of Birmingham. I close my rambling with a quote…”It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.” ( Zig Ziglar)

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