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10-14-2011, 12:52 PM
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I think bikes should be allowed to be on the sidewalk.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record...
Car hits cyclist, massive injury, possibly death.
Cyclist hits pedestrian, probably scrapes.
The city is never going to get bike ridership up unless they get newbs onto their bikes inn the first place.
I'd be too scared to commute downtown as it is now.
Way too many drivers pissed off at the bike lane and making right turns regardless of the signs. Posted via RS Mobile | 
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10-14-2011, 07:41 PM
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#52 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Culverin  I think bikes should be allowed to be on the sidewalk.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record...
Car hits cyclist, massive injury, possibly death.
Cyclist hits pedestrian, probably scrapes.
The city is never going to get bike ridership up unless they get newbs onto their bikes inn the first place.
I'd be too scared to commute downtown as it is now.
Way too many drivers pissed off at the bike lane and making right turns regardless of the signs. Posted via RS Mobile | It's impossible to ride a bike on the sidewalk anywhere in this city as you will always be stoping for pedestrians and obstacles and it will be pointless. The bikes are going to be on the road no matter what we just have to learn to coexist equaully and one of the biggest problems is the cyclists disobeying traffic laws and getting themselves hurt and drivers neglecting cyclists because they are not equal to the mighty machine. If you give a cyclist a licence then he will be educated and hopefully make the right choices in traffic and therefore drivers will give them a bit more respect. And take a hike down to 10th or lakewood drive if you want to learn how to bike on a road. Nothing but cyclists. This city has an amazing bike road/lane system. Honestly, I see no reason why cyclists should be on commercial, broadway, main cambie, burrard and king edward as they all have adjacent bike lanes which are ten times faster and safer then avoiding traffic and stoping at every single light(Most bike lanes are free flow with very little stop signs and lights at all major intersections.)
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10-14-2011, 07:59 PM
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Never gonna happen. How is it ever gonna be enforced? Will bikes need license plates now? Will bike shops require the buyer to get insurance before letting them leave the lot? How r police gonna enforce the law on bikes without insurance? Too much work for minimal profit, if any.
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10-14-2011, 08:19 PM
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Do bikes have VIN or serial numbers on them? If they don't have VIN/serial numbers on there, if somebody steals, it and then insures it under their name, then ICBC will be paying out premiums like crazy or have a bunch of people claiming insurance fraud.
Its just like small ubuilt trailers who do not have VIN's on them. If somebody steals one, and then repaint it to a different color, ICBC has no way of tracking them down.
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10-14-2011, 08:21 PM
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Most bikes have serial numbers but thats not the problem. Bikes are so small if they get stolen that they can be anywhere. Most likely sold as parts.
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10-14-2011, 08:43 PM
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#56 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by Edison_Chen Do bikes have VIN or serial numbers on them? If they don't have VIN/serial numbers on there, if somebody steals, it and then insures it under their name, then ICBC will be paying out premiums like crazy or have a bunch of people claiming insurance fraud.
Its just like small ubuilt trailers who do not have VIN's on them. If somebody steals one, and then repaint it to a different color, ICBC has no way of tracking them down. | Doesn't matter, ICBC can provide only third party liability.
basic insurance does not need to cover the replacement of the bike itself.
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10-14-2011, 10:08 PM
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#57 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by eurochevy they wanna be treated as a car / share the road then they should be treated as such in EVERY way | agree.. bike lanes cause traffic to slow down.
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10-15-2011, 05:24 AM
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bike rally = named critical mass
car rally = named critical dump...
just sayin =P
i just notice with bicyclists, they dont like to lose momentum while riding. so hence they cut around cars or do whatever to keep those feet on the pedals and off the road surface.
at the same time, try driving in hk or tw, scooters zoom past ever car filling every little space possible. shit happens, but ppl just go about their business because it is just that, shit happens. for the time it takes for them to stop, bitch, and complain, and argue, they can already BE at their destination.
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10-15-2011, 07:41 AM
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good idea, will never be implemented. there is insurance for cyclists, except the car owner has to buy it.. its called uninsured motorist protection
so if u vote this through, your basic car insurance rate will go up in response 
or they'll buy a blanket insurance package to cover all citizens that cycle, meaning property taxes go up
i want neither... my 4000$+ property taxes are high enough already
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10-15-2011, 10:31 AM
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#60 | | I STILL don't get it
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I think the guide "bikesense for BC" should be a part of the learners test. Too many cyclists ride unpredictably, by jumping off and on the sidewalk and thus freaking out drivers. But at the same time, a lot of drivers get frustrated at cyclists for taking up a lane on narrow roads, not realizing that on a bike this is the correct thing to do so as to not promote passing with unsafe distances from the curb.
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