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make the bike-ability of your neighborhood a talking point and dont stop complaining about it
Jan 20, 2024
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I won't claim to be a Philly expert but I do think of West Philly especially as a place where riding inexpensive bikes is popular/cool. This place looks great, they sell used bikes and also have "DIY hours"/"Bike Church" twice a week (including women/trans/NB-only sessions two times a month) so you can learn basic maintenance / how to fix your own flats etc.
Jul 3, 2024
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digestible stats and info on why bikes are in and cars are out
Feb 12, 2024
- Invest in bike lights and reflectors - make yourself KNOWN on the road
- Invest in a HELMET, better safe than sorry!!
- Bike lanes are there for a reason; if you have them, use them! Just like car traffic, the right side is for going, the left side is for coming back
- If you don't have bike lanes, stay to the right side of the cars and try to mitigate weaving between traffic - even if you're a great biker, the CARS are the unpredictable ones, and you can't be lucky 100% of the time
- ALWAYS BE ALERT, ESPECIALLY BEFORE MAKING A TURN
- TO PASS SOMEONE (pedestrian or biker), YELL "ON YOUR *insert side you intend to pass on here*" BEFORE YOU REACH THEM - BE LOUD AND CLEAR, RING A BELL IF YOU'VE GOT ONE, IF THEY DONT HEAR YOU, KEEP YELLING AND GO AROUND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO
- HAND SIGNALS (as seen on attached image) are KEY for communicating with other bikers and drivers! Learn them and use them to better telegraph your intentions to other people on the road!
- Stay OFF the sidewalk as much as you can! I know it's right there and it's easy, but pedestrians are unpredictable too and it's there for them, not you
- Cars and drivers suck. If they start to ride up on you, play it safe and get out of their way. They can run you over and likely not even be charged with anything. If you get harassed at traffic lights, start recording with your phone and get a pic of the license plate in case they decide to do something dangerous for both of you
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something/anything happens in public, and you glance over to the closest/whoever person next to you, and it's a "did you see that" kind of eye contact that incites an emotional response, sometimes leading to a conversation, sometimes just a smile, the kind of connection that can spontaneously turn the mood of a day around and i find that so so fun and beautiful
Feb 26, 2024
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key word "cycle"... let yourself ride
it's all growth, drain those sorrows
Mar 14, 2024
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gotta visualize and build what we desire, and writing for me is a good test of actually knowing and grounding myself through the whims of distraction i find myself engaging with
Feb 26, 2024