bicycling

A speed record? Hardly!

Written November 26th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

When I’m on the bike, those speed-control trailers set up by the police always represent a challenge. And yes, unlike most traffic signal loops, those radar trailers actually do register something as small as a bike.

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Tags: bicycling, radar trailers, speed control

Fall means blocked bike lanes

Written November 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

As bike lane obstructions go, this isn’t all that bad. Still, it’s an example of why people on bikes sometimes can’t use the bike lanes all that well. This is on Albany’s Salem Avenue, where homeowners have swept the autumn leaves into the street in the hope that sooner or later, the piles will be picked […]

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Tags: autumn leaves, bicycling, bike lanes, leaf removal, leaves blocking bike lanes

That signal issue again… still

Written November 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

This is a small thing, really. But it still bugs me. I’m talking about those traffic light sensors in bike lanes that don’t do anything. Those wire loops in the pavement are supposed to activate the traffic signals for cyclists when no cars are present. Maybe they do this some of the time, but in my experience they […]

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Tags: bicycling, bike signals, pavement loops, traffic signals

When you’re stuck at a signal …

Written October 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Next time the Albany Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission is looking for some project, it might want to consider the fact that many modern traffic signals ignore people on bikes. Some communities have solved the problem with gizmos like the one in the photo, a bike-crossing button similar to those routinely provided for people on foot.

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Tags: Albany Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, bicycling, bike lanes, traffic signals

Can you beat this October?

Written October 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Relax, this has nothing to do with global warming. At least I don’t think it does, but it does have to do with being outdoors in the sunshine.

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Tags: bicycling, mid-valley bicycling

And the miles add up …

Written October 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

The amazing thing about bicycle computers is not that they work, but that they work as long as they do on one little battery. This, long battery life, is the reason you can rack up quite a respectable total of miles traveled.

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Tags: bicycling, bike computers

Where the good berries are

Written August 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Blackberries, one of the compensations making up for a long summer heat wave! And nowhere are they more plentiful than along the car-less roads of the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area in north Benton County.

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Tags: bicycling, blackberries, cycling, E., E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area