MA's #VulnerableRoadUser law requires motorists to keep a safe distance of at least 4 feet & maintain a reasonable speed when passing a cyclist, pedestrian, or any vulnerable road user. ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธ
@MassDOT is delivering 4300+ new safe passing signs to municipalities across the state.
If you drive, remember that a new vulnerable road user law has been in effect in #MA since this April.
When passing a cyclist, pedestrian, or any vulnerable road user, keep a safe distance of at least ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ and maintain a reasonable speed. ๐ด๐๐จโ๐ฆฝ๐น๐ผ๐ต๐
#SafePassingLaw
๐๐ผ itโs me. I am not the problem. And neither are you. This is a human being. Just a living, breathing, human being with a beating heart and a soul. A cyclist is a human being. That doesn't change when I put on lycra and a helmet. It seems it is easy for vehicles to forget that human aspect of cyclists when we hop on a bike. We don't change just because our mode of transportation did. There seems to be a disconnect from when we are meandering aisles at a grocery store, going to church, presenting at a meeting, picking up our children at school, to when we become a "cyclist". Suddenly, human life can be disregarded and compartmentalized as an inconvenience. Negligence and distraction seems easier than acknowledge a human life. What might save you two seconds, could end someone's life. I take advocating for our sport very seriously as do all of you. This sport is my world. I want to be the best human I can on and off the bike. There has been a lot of tragic news in our cycling community lately and it will be something that we will be facing for quite some time but we will continue to work to fight for change. Itโs just a really long ride, but it will be better together. But know you are beautifully and wonderfully made. So letโs all look out for each other regardless of we are riding or driving or whatever else. Letโs take care of each other. I will stand up for you on and off the bike.
And a big thank you and hugs to all of my partners and bike family that give me courage to be this human being ๐ธ๐ผ on a bike. ๐ Cheers to many more years being a human on a bike.
Looking for advocacy / project ideas ๐ก too!
Also. I love how @LizKreutz captures ๐ธ all my human crazy whether I am riding or have my boots on the table at @wedusport. She is a ๐ฏโโ๏ธ genius human and I am so grateful for her and the team.
@musicologyman Hopefully, only temporarily. Itโs possible that China may end up with the same problem that Russian has, that being, you can have capitalism (gangster capitalism, maybe) until itโs inconvenient for the dictator. After that everything might be just a house of cards.
@JTTsteve W/ 32mm tires your psi is fine. Donโt do the old school thing & run them at 100+, 1st day it rains youโll end up on your a**. Go for psi somewhere between the tire moving under you while cornering & your fillings being rattled out of your head. 4 recreational rides tubes are fine
@JTTsteve@BlainPlanes Trying to get our guys in the habit of switching radios at each HF check in just to avoid that issue. You donโt have luxury of flying the same three planes ๐
You donโt have to run faster than the Fancy Bear you just use two factor authentication when your friends donโt. Did I get it right @scottjshapiro ? https://t.co/c6CNaWpAQ6