I ride along 83^(rd) Ave’s great bike infrastructure and I see so many cyclists who totally disregard the stop signs at 4-ways. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the “Idaho stop” but what I’m seeing is folks who never consider stopping, and never yield to traffic order as a result. I have to assume they just don’t care, and aren’t mis-using the Idaho stop concept, because if it’s the latter let’s set a better example. Last week I saw a school-aged kid nearly get hit rolling through a backed up 4-way at "chapters" with cars waiting in 3 directions. Seconds later some numpty on their bike rolled right through past all the mayhem the kid just created. I was stunned.

If we’re doing these rolling stops right, the cars shouldn’t care or be impacted by our actions. If someone’s there ahead of us walking/driving/riding you stop and yield the right of way. It's that easy isn't it? We're at the point along this path where cars come to these 4-ways and won't move as I'm approaching now, which slows everyone down.

Are you one of these folks? Am I out of touch? I'm quite happy to be old man shouting at clouds here but I don't think I'm wrong on this one.

Will it change? unlikely, we're a fair ways down the path of let's all be assholes to each other, but I remain hopeful in humans.

I have never biked in the winter before, and barely ever did prior to this summer. I currently have a Giant Transend 2012 hybrid bike, and I am curious whether you lot have any recommendations as to what I should do to prep for the winter? My commutes are 5 minutes to and back from work everyday via bike, so those are really not that much of an issue - at least not compared to the once a week commute I have in the winter where I have to bike for about 20 minutes to and from somewhere specific for a series of appointments. What should I do? or is winter at it's nastiest still far enough for me to keep ignoring that stuff? I have 700 x 35c tires, btw.

I am strongly considering it just to get it out of the way

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Hello, I just recently bought my first road bike and want to get as many rides in before the snow hits. I am looking for some routes around 40-60km preferably with as little stop lights and stop signs as possible.

Just rode through elk island for my first long ride and while it was great. I can not justify paying the entry fee multiple times a week. But am looking for something similar. Any suggestions?

I love the new traffic light on 97 st that allows me to cross Whyte ave! It has sensors so the light changes automatically as you approach. Much better than riding on 96 st with the cars and having to dismount to press the pedestrian button.

Has anyone biked the high level bridge already today? Just wondering what conditions are like. Debating about riding or not, thx!

How many people here hit pause on their bike commute during the winter months? I’m gearing up for my potential first winter commuting and I really don’t want to stop!

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I took a moment to capture the (late) early morning vibes on my way in to work. It's so gorgeous, and I'm grateful this is how I get to work and back.

Happy travels all.

Relatively new bike commuter here. I have been using the river valley but as the winter approaches and I want to keep riding without the steep incline and switch backs, I have started to wonder about fox drive. I have literally never seen a cyclist on it and am wondering what people’s thoughts/experiences with it are? I used it once in the summer and it was fine but it wasn’t at a peak time.

Amazing day to be out, the Valley is full of colours.

While I was out for a ride this afternoon i was passing somewhere and remembered being scolded as a tweleve year old for trying to use the drive thru to redeem my free fries coupon. I understand it can be unsafe, but ive seen electric wheel chairs going thru the drive thru at Dairy Queen. Whats the deal?

It’s not always the motorists’ fault - you also have to follow the rules of the road. This is for the path along 110th Street just before 100th ave and before Ezio Faraone park. I know you’ll get your way when they close that road to motorists so there’s no access to the bridge from 97th heading east or to 110th Street for cars heading west, but until then, please try your follow the rules!!

Plus a bit extra! This ended up being 107km. It was only my second >100km ride but I can’t wait to do more.

It's going to be my first year trying winter cycling. Schwalbe warrantied a dud of a summer tire and let me choose any tire I wanted for free plus another at 50%. I chose the most expensive for my bike, studded Marathons. Problem is, I don't know when the best time to swap is.

Is it safe to assume I just wait for first snowfall? How are studded on dry trails and concrete (just take it slow?)?

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Just curious for those who like road biking: Are you driving your bike somewhere (e.g. outside the city) to start your ride or are you starting from your doorstep, and why? I used to start from my front door but have been driving to my starting point over the last couple of years for most of my weekend rides.

I bicycle and motorcycle. And everyday on reddit people are putting up incredulous "I had the right of way" videos and posts from the hospital.

There is an important psychological thing here - People driving cars typically look for cars, but without training or practice looking for a small 2-wheeled vehicle isn't second nature to a huge portion of the population. Lots of motorcycle studies on this have shown that the human brain doesn't see a motorcycle (or bicycle) as a "threat" so the brain edits it out the same way you wouldn't "see" a bus stop bench or a garbage can. It just doesn't register as a thing you need to consider.

As easy as it is to hate on drivers, it is likely hundreds of times I have had perfectly normal people look directly at me, then try to occupy the same space as me. The brain is a weird meat computer that was never designed to calculate moving at 30+ kph or deal with innumerable billboards, signs and wonky Edmonton intersections. Let alone with the joke of driver training/testing we have now.

We need to do a better job designing roads, protected sidewalks/paths, and driver training - Rather than expecting people to be better. Look at the Valley Line LRT, it's a huge frigging train and 15+ people have ran into it in less than a year.

I'm not defending negligent, inattentive or idiot drivers. But the physics of it means that those of us on 2 wheels are going to pay the real consequences. Be safe out there and don't expect looking to mean seeing.

As a regular commuter on the 83rd ave bike lane it seems that I encounter folks running stale reds at the crossings at 109 and 99 on an almost daily basis. Do I just luck out with this or are others encountering the same problem?

I’ve emailed Janz who is councillor for that area to see if red light cameras can be installed at these intersections, but I don’t know if that can now happen with the new UCP war on traffic enforcement.

someone tried to hit me as i was crossing 137 th at st. albert trail. he was in his hyundai turning right onto st. albert trail and didn’t stop at the line even though he had a red light. then he tried to blame me for biking in a cross walk even though i was going slow as i saw he wasn’t stopping. damn victim blaming

what are the rules for multiuse paths and cross walks. are we supposed to dismount?

I'm really having trouble processing the tragic death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother. They were riding their bikes, doing the most healthy and wholesome thing I can think of. Then suddenly they're erased by some drunk potato driving a truck.

They did nothing wrong. I have two boys myself and I'm always trying to encourage them to ride their bikes more. How can I do that now?

What do cyclists need to do to be allowed to exist?