> -----Original Message-----
> From: CarFree <at> yahoogroups.com [mailto:CarFree <at> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Michael Burton
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:11 PM
> To: CarFree <at> yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CF] Re:front baby carrier
>
> Anabel:
>
> The only front bike child carrier I've ever tried is the I-Bert, which
> looks similar to the Bobike Mini  in that it mounts on the stem. I found
> it to be akward, especially when starting out, and it made steering a
> bit  of a challenge. Also, be forewarned that stem mounted seats won't fit
> on all bikes, dependent upon on the handle bar configuaration.
>
> Conversely, in a year of daily commuting, we've been very happy with the
> Kettler Teddy, a back mounted seat. It's sturdy and doesn't seem to effect
> bike stability while riding-- though you have to be careful when loading
> and unloading your kid-- it's not hard if you lean your rig against a
> wall. It also has built-in panniers and includes a tailored rain jacket
> that fits nicely over child passenger and seat.
>
> Happy Trails,
> Michael

So last night I am laying in bed reading with the TV still on after watching
ABC news at 10:00 p.m. and all of a sudden I hear Michael Burton's voice. I
looked up to see a segment about biking in Chicago and MB talking about
carfree commuting with children. MB was shown lowering his young son Miguel
into his Kettler Teddy seat and pedaling away to daycare. Way to go
Michael!

-Bob Matter
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"While billions of taxpayer dollars are poured into road-building each year,
about 80 million Americans cannot drive because they are too old, too young,
disabled, or lack the economic means to own a car. The highway lobby's
agenda continues to marginalize these people." --Brent Blackwelder,
"Highway Robbery: Building for the Rich and Taking from the Poor"

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a child trailer with a roll bar construction pulled behind the cyclist is
extremely safe statistically.

--
Steve Schmitt
CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation Director
director <at> car-free.org
60 West Broad Street #97
Bethlehem, PA 18018
610 954 5744
http://www.car-free.org

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My invention can carry ladders, handyman tools, waterworks tools, fire
hoses, hydrants, and much more. It is a human powered truck. I was
trying to sell them to Morgan Hill public works, an average 5 mile
city with agriculture. For me 5 miles is ok to carry heavy tools, but
to them it was unneeded work. If I could only get a construction job
without a car. But instead I have a handyman business that does all
trades. But I still have city logos on the vehicles tool box.

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New bus service connects southern Pa. to Md.Delmarva

A new bus line now connects york county,pennsylvania to north baltimore county,maryland/mta light rail line.

More info: to www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090202/NEWS01/90202002/1002 and Rabbit Transit at www.rabbittransit.org

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-- On Sun, 2/1/09, David <dfbear> wrote:

> ... Both the light and the dark
> sides are talking about globalization, world government,
> and universality. One for control, the other for unity. aye, David,

'we' are [the] happening ...

~now~

Millennium

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--- In CarFree <at> yahoogroups.com, Jonathan st.Thomas <mtarider1971 <at> ...>
wrote:
>
> New bus service connects southern Pa. to Md.Delmarva
>
> A new bus line now connects york county,Pennsylvania to north
Baltimore county,Maryland/mta light rail line.
>
> More info: to
www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090202/NEWS01/90202002/1002 and Rabbit
Transit at www.rabbittransit.org
>
Public transportation is the most efficient and there are hardly any
crashes they should build more in areas where sprawl exists so people
can take the bus instead of the cars.

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I would have been interested in this bus service a few years ago when I was
looking for an offbeat way to travel from a friend's house in Queens, NYC to a
hotel in Washington DC, and had all day to play with. My actual route was as
follows:

Subway to (site of) WTC
PATH to Newark
NJ Transit rail to Trenton
River Line light rail to Camden
Ferry to Philadelphia
SEPTA regional rail to Willow Grove
Capitol Trailways to York
Greyhound to Baltimore
Light rail to downtown
MARC to Washington DC
Metro to hotel

However, if I were doing the journey now, I could not in fact use the new bus
service in place of Greyhound (which costs nearly 3 times as much) because the
last journey leaves York 5 minutes before the arrival of my bus from Willow
Grove (and at a different terminal).

Incidentally, while the above was carefully planned in advance, I could have
improved on it by using SEPTA (bus) to King of Prussia, where the CT bus also
stopped, and by catching the Baltimore light rail to BWI airport which has a
direct bus link to the Washington Metro.

Simon Norton

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Lotsa snow coming down this morning here in beautiful post-industrial
Cleveland, Ohio. I had a doc appt this morning at 8:30, so I was out there
bicycling in it for about 6 miles. The hardest part was enduring several
people who asked me, "So, how do ya keep from getting killed out there???"

I really just want to ask them, "How are you gonna stop me from strangling
you because I am so sick of that question?"

As usual, I engage with them and then it ruins my day. But I decided to try
a new tack with the sales clerk in the bagel store on my way home, and it
actually sorta worked! She agreed with me and didn't try any smart ass
retorts:

"It's actually not that hard, when over 40,000 people die every year in the
US alone in car crashes, and over a million have heart attacks. I decided I
didn't want to spend my life behind the wheel of a car, with my arteries
clogging up more by the second. I decided I wanted to enjoy my life and gave
up driving. Now I can really live!"

Ann
Cleve, OH

--

It's a radical concept - drive your car less. Your exercise prevention
machine is killing you.

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| Send a letter to your senators about the stimulus bill urging
| them to fight amendments that would raid high-speed rail and
| transit and turn the recovery into a slush fund for highways.
| The Senate will finalize their proposal this week:

http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/t/3224/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1028

<_Jym_>

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> Lotsa snow coming down this morning here in beautiful
> post-industrial Cleveland, Ohio.

=v= Anyone interested in a webcomic about biking in beautiful
post-industrial Cleveland, Ohio? Because this takes place in
Shaker Heights:

http://www.yehudamoon.com/

Lotsa snow biking in the strip lately. ;^)
<_Jym_>

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