tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post5042255581228811136..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: People vote with their carscafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-5083780548805249942010-10-05T21:35:16.579-05:002010-10-05T21:35:16.579-05:00My vibe matches yours exactly. September (and Octo...My vibe matches yours exactly. September (and October, depending on the weather) are crummy times. Just as you, once I'm an insane oddity, all is well.<br /><br /><br />[limphin]RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-70994937986265094802010-09-28T15:12:35.929-05:002010-09-28T15:12:35.929-05:00Most accidents happen within (insert fairly small ...Most accidents happen within (insert fairly small radius here) of home. Familiarity breeds contempt. The tsunami and aftermath of tourist hordes breeds a certain disregard for human life.<br /><br />I have definitely noticed the tunnel vision of local drivers in the various places to which I have moved. It was most dramatically apparent when I moved from Florida, with predominantly wide streets and highways, to Annapolis, MD, which haphazardly shoved motor vehicles through a downtown street network laid out in the 17th and 18th centuries. I was amazed at the kinds of speeds the locals thought were normal...until I'd been there a while and acclimated. Only bicycle commuting provided me with enough of a reality check to keep from turning entirely into just another pushy speed demon.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-42270466767201302322010-09-24T12:08:31.248-05:002010-09-24T12:08:31.248-05:00Traffic engineers already know (through traffic su...Traffic engineers already know (through traffic surveys) that the crappiest drivers are always the locals.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-41061360932354661922010-09-19T11:13:18.783-05:002010-09-19T11:13:18.783-05:00So today everyone behaved wonderfully. No complai...So today everyone behaved wonderfully. No complaints. If people want to prove my curmudgeonly assertions wrong I will welcome it.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.com