Comments for Bike Michiana

Comment on MWCCC Road Championship: April 21-22 by L Dawn Williams

L Dawn Williams — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:08:29 +0000

Among the items stressed for bike safety, you should stress the importance of each bike to have a horn or bell to warn pedestrians and fellow bikers of your impending approach.

Comment on Michiana Bike to Work Week 2012: May 21 -27 by Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:37:12 +0000

Bikers planning to attend the Bike To Lunch on Friday May 25th are encouraged to pre-order their box lunch ahead of time. You can pre-order your lunch for $8.50 through Fiddler’s Hearth by phone on Thursday at 574-232-2853. A limited number of lunches will be available on-site Friday.

Comment on Route Planning by eddy muzzetti

eddy muzzetti — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:33:54 +0000

i’ve taken western out to laporte countless times…

Comment on South Bend Unveils Plan to Complete River Walk by eddy muzzetti

eddy muzzetti — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:15:27 +0000

so are they connected now?

Comment on Inaugural ‘Share the Road….Every Life Counts’ Procession by Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:36:12 +0000

Cyclists returning from downtown to the procession starting point will pick their own routes. There are 3 suggestions: 1) return the same way they came; 2) an 8.5 mile route at http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/87951299 or 3) a 10 mile route at http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/87951587

To view these routes, copy and paste the http address into your browser window. And be patient, because the maps load rather slowly.

Comment on Senate Bill 101 – Three feet please by Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:41:37 +0000

The ’3-feet please’ bill died in committee…it never got a committee hearing, and the 2012 legislative session has ended, so it’s dead for 2012.

Comment on Is it time to update Indiana Bike Laws? by Max McCoy

Max McCoy — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:07:29 +0000

1 meter or 3 feet is not a safe distance for a motor vehicle that is in motion at any speed greater than 10 miles per hour to pass or be near a two wheeled vehicle of any means of propulsion.
You have no means of protection from impact from an automobile while on a bicycle like that afforded by the body of an automobile.
A bicycle is an unstable vehicle when encountering typical road or street hazards such as rocks, any kind of debis that might be in the roadway and of course pot holes or holes of any kind that might be in the pavement.
And it would be easy enough for such hazards to cause a bicyclist to lose control enough to momentarily change thier intended direction of travel to cause them to veer into the path of a vehicle that was intending to pass at a distance of only three feet.
Why don’t you ride your bicycle along the road and tell me that you don’t get an uneasy feeling when someone in an automobile passes you at 45 miles per hour only three feet away from your handle bars.
I, as a cyclists, am entitled to the complete width of my lane, from berm to centerline, and for an automobile to pass me while keep all or part of his vehicle in my lane is completely unsafe and I believe to be illegal as it is considered to an ” unsafe pass.”
Your mentallity has fatalities written all over it!

Comment on Another Tragic Loss and A Personal Plea for Safer Michiana Cycling by Chris Clark

Chris Clark — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:02:23 +0000

Tragic fatalities like Pat’s are terrible. On top of which, I don’t think we have any idea of the total cost of unsafe cycling routes. A good friend of mine has been hospitalized twice after accidents while biking to work. Because he has a large family he can’t risk another injury and has stopped riding.

Comment on Route Planning by Ben

Ben — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:13:12 +0000

I did try that, if I remember correctly, it had me on either Rt. 2 or US20 for a while and I was trying to stay off the heavier traveled roadways. I was hoping to put together some sort of combination of the routes they have through LaPorte County because I can get to there, and then look at the Eastern portion.

Comment on Route Planning by Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:02:34 +0000

Have you tried the bike options on Google Maps? Google does a surprisingly good job of routing you on bicycle friendly roads. I had Google find bike directions from Chesterton to US 20 & Pine Road. The routs Google found look quite good.