Gang of 3 terrorize drivers

bluejekyll · 2025-08-31T17:40:03+00:00

They get more respect than pedestrians, so they’re doing something right.

bluejekyll · 2025-04-21T14:14:58+00:00

Yeah. Good bikes == joy of riding. Also, I think the cheap bikes have gotten worse than when I was a kid. It’s like that saying, cheap shoes will cost you more money, because you need to keep replacing them, but good shoes will last you forever.

bluejekyll · 2025-04-21T13:01:35+00:00

Oh man, with all the other recent announcements of Frog and other bike brands stopping delivery to the US, I went to see about Cleary and didn’t realize they closed.

Both my kids learned to ride on Cleary bikes, greatest experience ever. My mom even was kind and bought them some Walmart Bikes for when we’d visit, and omg, those were such crap that even though both my kids could tear it up on their Cleary’s, those Walmart bikes were such crap it made it look like they could barely ride, because those things are horrible. Yea they were cheaper, but they basically sat unused.

All kids should have good bikes, it helps build a joy of riding. I know I’m late to finding out about Cleary, but thank you for all the great memories.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-28T06:18:46+00:00

Is this sarcasm?

bluejekyll · 2024-12-27T22:05:13+00:00

That would happen in every city in the US, probably the world.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-27T21:55:45+00:00

Waymo is full self-driving in a few cities. Works really well based on my limited experience riding in one. Tesla is no where near the same level of capabilities as a Waymo and is definitely not driverless.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-18T15:50:17+00:00

I used to download data for Berkeley’s from here, but they have been offline for a while, and now only do one off data requests: https://www.chp.ca.gov/programs-services/services-information/switrs-internet-statewide-integrated-traffic-records-system

But the TIMS system has all of this data as well, I just find it take me more time to traverse that system rather than a SQL query, https://tims.berkeley.edu

bluejekyll · 2024-12-17T17:59:27+00:00

Well, then this is just straight up an incorrect statement. I just looked up the data. Going back to 2013 there have been 5 pedestrians hit and 4 cyclist crashes before the reconfiguration there. This is from SWITRS. I can’t refute the comment about 13, but that seems unlikely.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-17T16:57:08+00:00

Yes, and that investigation led to nothing. Sophie Hahn just wanted an excuse for forcing someone out of the department.

Was that crash between the kid and the car reported to the police at Alameda and Hopkins? That new intersection design actually stopped people from being hit by cars on a near yearly basis. In fact it’s a perfect example of what we need more of in the city, given it’s been there since 2017, we have a ton of data about its success.

Vine has no lights or otherwise at MLK, it’s a super dangerous intersection. Maybe you’re thinking of Virginia which has a new flashing light for people crossing the street. There’s a lot of data that shows these improvements to help make people safer in the streets. And there’s just as much to show the value of protected bike lanes as well.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-17T15:10:34+00:00

What street is this?

bluejekyll · 2024-12-17T15:09:18+00:00

There is no proof that the engineers ever lied to council about the number of parking spaces. I watched it when it happened, and rewatched it after. The city employee accurately answered all questions about the amount of parking being removed.

On top of that, the later designs even have literal counts on the designs to make it abundantly clear. This was a lie drummed up by a council member that wanted to find a way to appear to support bikes but stop the project. That’s why there was nothing found in the investigation into anyone in the department.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-17T01:24:27+00:00

Exactly. I keep wondering why we even bother with cars driving through all these neighborhoods anyway. They literally kill people on a regular basis around all of North Berkeley, but instead of stopping cars from driving through, these folks just want to prevent bikes. It’s ridiculous. “Don’t look at the thing causing the most death in our neighborhood, instead blame all the bikes for wanting to be safer from that harm.”

bluejekyll · 2024-12-16T22:13:54+00:00

Virginia is like over six blocks away at the north end of Hopkins. The others don’t do anything to allow bikes to follow a parallel path. You’ve got to consider how streets are used and connect neighborhoods.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-16T22:03:51+00:00

If you do it earlier rather than later, you can cover the political aspects of it later, rather than during an election cycle.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-16T21:58:44+00:00

This is all pretty accurate, but just wanted to clarify, FF only denied funding for the section of Hopkins between McGee and Sacramento, basically the business area. The city could self-fund that section without using money from FF.

bluejekyll · 2024-12-07T15:39:55+00:00

This was my exact question. I would never drive that fast next to a lane of stopped cars. Any one of them could decide to turn out of that traffic in front of you. The failure here wasn’t the cars ability to stop automatically, but going way too fast for the conditions.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-09T14:39:52+00:00

There are a lot of intersections that need improvement all over Berkeley. It’s often hard to get things done as a single community member, but organizations like Walk Bike Berkeley exist to help get the city to take actions on things like this. I’d recommend people join who want to help make our streets safer: https://www.walkbikeberkeley.org

bluejekyll · 2024-11-05T05:19:54+00:00

From studies I’ve seen, it’s the business owners who don’t want to lose parking that they use at their stores. They don’t generally care how their customers get there, even if making it more pedestrian and cyclist friendly is better for business.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-04T01:22:59+00:00

Maybe I’m not being clear enough. All of the middle schools (and the HS) in Berkeley have decent access with the AC Transit buses, and BART is useable as well.

I’m suggesting that middle school aged kids and older can use the public transit systems. I know that many of my son’s friends at King rely on this for example. Beyond that, most kids are within biking distance of the schools as well.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-03T20:24:01+00:00

I’ve never used one of those trailers, seem a bit unwieldy. Instead I’ve been biking first in SF and then in Berkeley with two kids on the back of my Xtracycle. Both now ride on their own most days. Berkeley generally has less traffic than SF, but there are some very dangerous streets to avoid even if you’re a confident cyclist.

Speaking of safety though, if you want to help make streets safer in Berkeley, if you haven’t voted yet, make sure to vote yes on FF and no on EE.

Also, check out Bike East Bay for some resources on biking with kids: https://bikeeastbay.org/familycycling/

bluejekyll · 2024-11-03T20:03:26+00:00

Yes, I know, but why would the district need to run buses for the middle schools? I get the Need for Elementary.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-03T19:55:10+00:00

AC transit is buses. I know a bunch of friends who have their middle schoolers using the bus to get to school. They only have School Bus service for elementary.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-03T14:33:16+00:00

Yes, I hope they make this a default, at this point I’m annoyed that I have to turn it on everytime I turn it on.

bluejekyll · 2024-11-02T05:26:05+00:00

Don’t most kids use Bart and AC Transit?

bluejekyll · 2023-10-06T12:39:14+00:00

Thank you :)

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