I don't know more than a couple of you from heaven (just as you don't know
me from hell). That said, I believe there's always room for dark
humor. In many respects (too many), these are dark times in a dark
world. And it's not humor unless there's an element of truth. Who
disagrees: Emigration Canyon is one of the very best places for
a mellow climb, yet almost every ride some car cutting corners tries
to wipe you out!
With the experience under my belt of inspiring one BBTC member to quit
the club last year when attempting to make a humorous remark via
this list serve with absolutely NO ill will intended, I'd suggest
that we all take a deep breath and remember who our friends are. To
paraphrase that immortal philosopher, Red Green, we're all in this
together.
john pace, slc
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From: "Marvin the Martian"
<marvin1@solsystems.ws>
I don't think is was in good taste given the recent and
annual deaths on the roadways. I know it was meant in jest, but even I
think this crosses the line.
As for the signals in Emigration, we just need to deal
with it, they are making it SAFER for all of us, my understanding is that we
will have bike lanes all the way from the zoo to the City/County line.
If you don't like it, ride somewhere else for a couple of
months.
I was trying to figure out how I would die this summer,
thanks for the heads up.
Adding a signal takes the most dangerous part of
the most popular ride and adds a degree of self satisfaction for surviving it,
when others will surely perish.
Should we start a pool to bet on the death
rates?
maybe something like:
1. "first fatality" prize pool
2.
"closest total fatality count during the construction" prize pool
3. 30:1
pay off for being the first, middle, or last fatality, to be awarded to a
designee of your choice
All,
I am going to try and lead a ride from
6th south to 90th south on I15th, sometime around dusk, if anyone is
interested.
In rides like that their is definitely safety in
numbers, so try not to fall behind.
Good Luck, John
On
Wed, 2006-04-26 at 13:14 -0600, Rob MacLeod wrote:
Thanks
Dan!
One more
detail.
In the downhill direction,
ride quickly as the duration for downward travel is limited. There is
usually enough time to make it through but only if you ride briskly and go
shortly after the light turns. The consequences of entering late can
also be nasty as you will encounter oncoming traffic with no place to
escape.
Cheers,
Rob
On Apr 26, 2006, at
11:01 AM, Dan Fazzini Jr. - SLCBAC wrote:
Dan Bergenthal
asked me to convey to you all who ride Emigration that the new
construction signals are in place for widening the
road.
IMPORTANT:
Going down hill, STOP at the light if it is red, you WILL
encounter oncoming traffic uphill. This is VERY dangerous for you
and just irritates the locals even more.
Uphill,
ride on the right of the barrels as you will not make it in time for the
light change.
On the positive side, Dan reports that the city
section will have quality full bike lanes with 1' shoulder to boot when
construction is complete.
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Dan Fazzini Jr.
SLCBAC - 2006 Chair
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