[*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes

[Rachel Elizabeth Dillon]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:23:26PM -0400, ThoM3 at aol.com wrote:
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> I was NOTin Inman (or not in a conflict there anyhow) this AM-I will  say for 
> the 2ND TIME. This was Cent Sq at 530PM. The guy gave me the same  response 
> as you articulate. He also tried to move to the right ontop of me,  without 
> looking or signaling. Failry reckless and dangerous, considering bulk  and the 
> machine has hot parts. 

Whoah, sorry if I wasn't clear, I just thought it was interesting that it 
was a similar situation. I didn't mean to upset you.
 
> I think the law you cited said they are not to go over 20 MPH. 

25, I believe, but yes.
  
> The question is, why ride something lame like a moped when you can ride a  
> bike? Better for you, better for the environment and cars and bikers will like  
> you better. 

I normally do ride a bike, year-round. I recently had surgery and can't
walk, as I mentioned before. So... I tried to find the best alternative. 
I hope to be back on my bike in a few months.  So... I'm riding a moped
because I _can't_ ride a bike. :)

-r.

> In a message dated 9/21/2007 9:12:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, red at mit.edu  
> writes:
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> On Fri,  Sep 21, 2007 at 09:04:20PM -0400, ThoM3 at aol.com wrote:
> >  
> >  That was Not me in Inman Sq... and the guy was weaving to pass on the  
> right  
> > (you are right) without signaling.
> 
> I tend to think  that not signaling, on a bike or on a moped, is lame.
> It's probably  especially lame on a moped where you can't read the rider's
> body language  as well. (I wondered if you were that person; I used the
> bike lane briefly  and a cyclist yelled at me "It's a bike lane!" He was
> stymied by my  response "It's legal under 50cc." I figured it might be the
> sort of thing  to provoke this question.)
> 
> > I think motorized vehicles are  too big and too fast to be in the bike lane 
>  
> > period
> 
> Well,  you're welcome to your opinion. If you haven't tried riding a
> moped in bike  lanes in Boston, I recommend trying it out; my opinion
> is different based  on that experience.
> 
> All the same, I am looking forward to when I am  capable of riding again. ;)
> 
> -r.
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