Since I was moving, it's been a while since I last rode my electric for fun. Today, I went out for a long ride despite of the cool and cloudy weather. And wow, I saw new bike lanes almost everywhere! This one location at Main is just wonderful! The road (green area only of course) is all mine when the bike and pedestrian signal turns green! (All other lights stayed red for a while!) (Cloudy day, photos don't look great! Click to enlarge.) At many locations, there are colorful paintings: But bear in mind, we are riding a skateboard, not a bike! Colorful paintings make it harder to see the obvious. Plain green painting does similar things, though to a lesser extent. Pot hole like this could send me eating the road in no time While I was photographing this pot hole, a lady with the City of Winnipeg came to me and introduced me to the new Bikeway System in Winnipeg! (On this cool and cloudy Saturday afternoon, she and me were the only people around!) What? There are sensors that detect the presence of cyclists and give them priority? Cool! Oh, her name is Natalie. Is it legal to skateboard on bikeways? And so I asked. Well, it was only natural that Natalie did not know. I followed her back to her setup, which was not too far away Soon, a young lady from Bike Winnipeg (or Cycling Winnipeg? Bad memory of mine) arrived. Unfortunately, I could not remember her name even though we talked a bit. (I have really, really bad memory) She demonstrated "Two-Stage Turning" for me. 1. Go when the bike signal turns green. 2. Move and stay at the green area that is wider/bigger on the right. (This is what cyclists should do even without the green area or bike lane.) 3. Go when the bike signal turns green (top left corner of the photo). So now you know how to turn left! Soon, a few more people from either the City of Winnipeg or Bike Winnipeg (or Cycling Winnipeg) arrived. Natalie asked them if it's legal skateboarding on bike lanes. No one was sure. Advice from them: - refer to the Provincial Acts - stay on one side of the bike lanes before the red light (be courteous) - use the sidewalk where there is no bike lane Before I go, I was given a copy of Winnipeg Cycling Map Version 6. To get yourself a pdf version of the map and learn all the new features of the Winnipeg Bikeway, go to:
winnipeg.ca/bikemap Thank you ladies! I had a great Saturday afternoon!
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It's been a rainy September! And I rode to and from work mostly on my non-electric! Contrary to most messages one could find on the net, I found it very safe riding in the rain, electric or non-electric alike. Not slippery at all. Attention need to pay for areas under water and mud though. This is one example of a hidden trap I met today: It looked perfectly flat and smooth until you disturbed it.
I was stopped hard, luckily at a slow speed. (Well, yes, I was lazy. I should have changed the griptape!) |
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