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Well of course you can't take a bike on a bus. No room.

That's why they put bike racks on the outside of the bus you silly New Yorker......

I think you are mistaken on that last part. I can't think of any place in NYC that is a mile or more away from subway or buses. Just check a NYC subway map. and then buses fill the few gaps.

Bike share is fine for sporadic or unplanned trips. But most people who routinely mix bike and transit for their trip prefer to use their own equipment. Cool cities like Boston and DC have bike share and bike rack equipped buses.

Yeah I wouldn't want to rely on bike shares if it was a daily thing. The one day I really need a bike would be the day all of them are taken. Or out of order someway....

But you know how NYC is...

Apparently filled with idiots who lock the wheel but not the frame.

Dang!! I picked the wrong picture.

Actually if you go on youtube you see a lot of the biking culture in New York City. Even videos on how to lock bikes better then the one in the picture above.

This is one of my favorites about bike messengers. It's old but good. Watch for the one legged bike rider messenger.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bike messenger documentary

That sucks. I was paying $1.89 a gallon here at the end of 2008.

Bikeshare in NYC is doubling now that Alta has been bought out. Cool stuff.


http://www.streetsblog.org/2014/10/...-350-new-stations-for-uptown-queens-brooklyn/

Are you visiting?

And idiots who use a u-lock but don't bother to use a cable to secure other removable parts. This guy lives in New York:



Is he the only New Yorker who understands how to prevent theft?

We have bike sharing too but you have to pay to join those. Most people already have a bike so it is nice to bike to the trolley/bus stop, ride mass transit, then bike the final mile or two.

Naw, some of my old Target buddies posted about it on FB.

Last year when prices were high Fox news was bashing Obama for ruining the economy. Now that prices are lower they're bashing Obama for ruining the economy. Gotta love Fox!

Funny, I thought you were an east-coaster.

They strive for consistency.

Obama is ruining the economy, but gas prices have nothing to do with it. The oil market is based on speculation and futures. Gas prices are artificially inflated by speculators, it has little to do with the economy or any sort of government action other than our perpetual wars in the Middle-East. Obama is responsible for a shitty economy and not allowing for the keystone pipeline is a contributing factor, but he has nothing to do with gas prices. His actions, however; do contribute to the speculation.

In all fairness to FF, he does point out that the Keystone waffling contributes to speculation.

Citrus heights or natomas?

Without question it has been proven that NOT having the keystone pipeline causes gas prices in the upper midwest and upper rockies to be LOWER than it other wise would be. The reason? Without the pipeline the only ways to transport it is either by rail or by truck both of which are far more expensive than using a piipeline so Canadian companies often opt to sell more of their oil in the region to local refineries even if doing so means they have to discount the price.

All building the keystone pipeline will do is allow Canadian companies to sell that oil in Asia instead of locally thus resulting in higher local prices. Boy, do the oil companies want those higher prices though.

There has also been some conspiiracy theory talk aboutt why the Saudis are keepping their production high despite low prices. One is low prices hurt both Iran and ISIS (Isis is a bit player but gets much of its money by smuggle oil), the US supposedly encourages them because low prices help western economies which are strugglingg but also hurt Russia who's economy is heavily dependent on oil prices, and lasttly there is a theory that the Saudis are trying to depress prices to discourage additional drilling and drive bit players out of business thus leaving them with less competition.

I am not really buying any of those as major factors and instead the main driver is the global sloww down combined with new sources coming on line. Also the Saudi government has tried to bribe their people since the Arab spring by making some massive promises on neww government spending so really the Saudis need money and that means they need to sell more oil even if doing so lowers prices.

Uncle Albert would have loved this thread!

And this...

And this as well...

I don't see anything but it probably this phone.

For fun:

What happened before the start of the graph: