Comments on: Free Blinky Bike Lights Tonight at Valencia and Chavez http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: D. Jon Moutard http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2965 D. Jon Moutard Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:32:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2965 I was about to write the definitive smart-ass snipe at this post, but, fortunately, “regular sf bike commuter” saved me the trouble. It is true that I have seen bike riders nearly run over by cars, but it happens far more frequently that I am nearly run over, while crossing the street at night, by bike riders who not only cannot be seen, because they have no lights, but are often also running the red (because traffic regulations are irrelevant to the nimble riders of relatively slow TWO-wheeled vehicles, who are clearly capable of instantly assessing any possible hazard and avoiding it nimbly). OH BOY!

And don’t even get me started on PEDESTRIANS who set a bad example by ignoring traffic signals, and the in-line skaters who terrorize both pedestrians and auto traffic on Stockton every Friday night. Assholes!

]]> By: LindyLula http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2964 LindyLula Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:52:57 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2964 I got a set of free lights. Probably the first time I ever got somthin’ for nuthin’. May I just say thank you to the SF Bike Coalition for taking the time to pass those out, and for making our roads easier and better for biking.

]]> By: Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2963 Allan Hough Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:34:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2963 I’m all for lights. I’m just not crazy about the prospect of getting ticketed if you happen to be out after dark without a light.

]]> By: regular sf bike commuter http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2962 regular sf bike commuter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:31:15 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2962 Front and rear lights (or at least rear reflectors) are required everywhere in California if not the entire US. True, lots of SF idiots ride without them and then yell at the people who they almost run into when they can’t see the dressed-in-black-with-no-helmet-fixie-rider-with-no-lights, but, uh, it’s the bike rider who’s at fault there.

]]> By: johnny0 http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2961 johnny0 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:39:48 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2961 If it makes you feel any better they ran out in about 30 minutes.

]]> By: Katie Ann http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2960 Katie Ann Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:43:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2960 GOD DAMMIT!

]]> By: Bike Jousting on Valencia? « Burrito Justice http://www.missionmission.org/2008/12/02/free-blinky-bike-lights-tonight-at-valencia-and-chavez/#comment-2959 Bike Jousting on Valencia? « Burrito Justice Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:13:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=1939#comment-2959 [...] ride on fire. I wholeheartedly approve. (This is definitely an option if you miss out on the free blinky lights [...]

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