It’s another world down here. Don’t count on The Eye to slow them down. That requires the driver to actually be able to see you through their cataracts and Coke-bottle thick glasses, assuming that their eye level actually makes it above the dashboard. At least once a month, we run a story about some XX [...]
Entries from March 2002
Cycling in South Florida: It is Another World Here
March 22nd, 2002 · No Comments
Tags: You Ran Over What?
If Only My Bike Had a Windshield
March 15th, 2002 · No Comments
This isn’t directly bike related, but it is road spray related. Back about 25 years ago, a reporter and I did a newspaper story on the train that ran from Miami to Chicago. (I think it was the Silver Meteor, but that’s not important.) In those days, the toilets flushed directly out on the track. [...]
Tags: You Ran Over What?
Florida DOT: Them Is Good Folks
March 13th, 2002 · No Comments
I have been pleasantly surprised to see how responsive Florida’s Department of Transportation was when I pointed out two drawbridges that had “Walk Bike Across Span” signs on them when they weren’t justified. When I explained that the signs sent the wrong message to motorists, they took one of them down. The other was changed [...]
