Some super ideas in this discussion of
driver/rider education and its great to see CK Cycle Community take an interest
in cycling advocacy. There is unspent budget from a grant for the educational
program in 2010 so a lot of ideas are affordable this year but may not be next
year.
When considering what should be done to
promote cycling in Chatham-Kent be aware that the primary community benefit
from Active Transportation comes from replacing motorized trips with
people-powered trips. So the ACSC needs to create conditions that attract
cyclists ranging from the ten year old commuting to school (instead of being Chauffeured by mom) to granny with her shopping tricycle.
These cyclists are very different from the average member of ckcycle. For example:
Their
cycle routes are urban, not the rural roaming ckcycle does on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings..
The
purpose of their trip is utilitarian – get from A to B to work, shop,
play, etc.. They enjoy the ride but the primary
purpose of the ride isn’t recreational. So they want direct routes to
their destination without having to make detours to find low-traffic routes.
They
are not comfortable in traffic. They need bike lanes or paths separated from
motor vehicles. We’re trying to get those built.
They
need end-of-trip facilities (e.g. secure bike racks). It might be nice if your
Sunday breakfast stop had decent secure racks, but otherwise it’s
probably not an issue for your recreational rides that basically begin and end
at home. For utilitarian riders who are going to park the bike where they work,
shop, play tennis, attend classes etc secure parking is an issue.
If these folks in
Regards
John Sigurjonsson
Member Services
Cycle Chatham-Kent
519-352-0883
-----Original Message-----
From: ckcycle-bounces@lists.ncf.ca
[mailto:ckcycle-bounces@lists.ncf.ca] On
Behalf Of Josette deBrouwer
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:27
PM
To: Chatham-Kent Commmunity
Cycling Group
Subject: Re: [CKcycle] pull up
display
They should be visible at all municipal info centres and
other municipal properties, especially arenas. Also, how about the drivers licence
bureau (whatever that is called) and car dealerships? Like Geoff, I had three
incidents on one ride along hwy 3 west of Blenheim on Sunday. Not fun.
On 10-07-26 4:12 PM, "James Lively" <jalively@cogeco.ca>
wrote:
As we were riding
along on Sunday, I was asked about the bike signs on the roads. Here’s
the first information going out to the public. Let me know what you think as
this is a first go, and I’ll take your comments back to the Active
Communities Committee.
Thanks
James.
Hello everyone. This pull up display (x2) will be placed in the
Wallaceburg and Chatham Libraries for the month of August. (a bit too
large for the other Libraries), then they can be relocated elsewhere as needed.
There will also be a similar, accompanying poster on the wall –
with the informational tear off sheets. Please advise if anything needs
to be changed. We wanted to keep it light(meaning not too many words)
– focused on the Share the Road and the two different road signs. It
is intended for an adult audience.
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