If You Were Me
The other day I vented to an acquaintance about an issue that’s frustrated me this winter. However, this led to several more issues for me to be frustrated about.
For a moment I actually felt bad for picking this battle.
But I knew this person. And if she were me, it would go like this.
Yes, and drivers wouldn’t take this sort of response either.
So I made a resolution to speak up more. I don’t deserve to be treated as lesser than other commuters.
This reminds me of why I walk to bus stops and train stops instead of driving a car or bicycle. I don’t have to find parking this way!
This post makes me even more thankful for the bike parking at work. It’s covered and nowhere near the street so there are no problems with snow. I feel your pain with bike parking. I do stop for errands on te way to/from work, and most places lack bike parking, period. It’s sad that the ones who do offer bike parking couldn’t be bothered to maintain it in winter.
I totally agree. It’s bothered me too and I wrote about it recently on my blog. What rankles me is that many cycling shops in our area do not even have racks for bike commuters in winter.
http://anniebikes.blogspot.com/2014/02/year-round-cycling-infrastructure.html
I much prefer the bikeyface in the masthead to the one in this post. Fortunately, spring is coming, and hopefully soon, all this business about snow will seem like a bad dream. I do agree with your thoughts in the second drawing, especially the 3000-lbs in slippery conditions part. I remember biking home in a few snowstorms this winter. It was tough going, but I made it home, and I’d dare say people drove slowly near me as a courtesy to me. In contrast, when I drove slowly during a snow storm (as in, 20-25 mph on a 45 road), I was routinely passed by other drivers. And their actions did lead to some spinouts.
I do find it highly amusing that QuikTrip, who uses unusually large gas bars as a loss leader, typically has four bike staples conveniently placed by the door they’re removing snow away from. If you can’t park a bike at a QuikTrip, it’s probably because it’s the lunch or dinner rush and everyone’s there anyway.