| Submitted By: S. Navarro |
5/29/2009 |
I’m having fun, burning calories, and saving gas…..thanks for the inspiration!
With May being Bike Month and it being ‘Bike to Work Day’ coming up, I got the inspiration I needed to try to ride all the way from my home in North Natomas to my work in downtown Sacramento. I researched potential routes at http://www.sacregion511.org/bicycling/bikemaps.html . To my pleasant surprise ...
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| Submitted By: Newman |
5/28/2009 |
May has been a sweeeet month for biking. Fantastic weather! I put on about 30 lbs in 2008 and starting occassional bike commuting & recreation in March & April this year. But Bike Month really got me going. I'm commuting almost every day and now taking longer routes just for the fun/workout. Folsom biking is incredible. I'm pretty new to the area and can't believe what a great biking town ...
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| Submitted By: Mook |
5/27/2009 |
Timed daytime traffic in Folsom. Regardless of how fast you drive between signals, you stop early and often and for a long time at every signal. Folsom doesn't know what signal synchronization is. On Saturdays when people are out shopping, I timed several trips (involving 8-10 mile round trips with several stops - typical shopping trip) at 8-10 mph average. That's very consistent for anything ...
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| Submitted By: Yuba-Sutter Bicyclist |
5/26/2009 |
I'm not too sure that I will commute by bike very often. Drivers in my area need to be educated about sharing the road. I've only had 1 safe commute trip this May. The other 11 trips included a close call or two. Cars don't stop at the stop bar unless you count the rear bumper as the correct position on the stop bar. They seem surprized to see a bicycle in the bike lane. Cars turn ...
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| Submitted By: Sammyb |
5/21/2009 |
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