Comments on: MPLS cops blow lid off cycling myths!

By: CINF

CINF — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:42:14 +0000

Designers are sick people.

Truer words were never spoken.

By: kwatt

kwatt — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:25:57 +0000

I know a guy who can guess Pantone colors with in two or three numbers. Designers are sick people.

By: msparber

msparber — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:22:50 +0000

Three years of working as a designer. We tend to get fussy about typography.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:17:15 +0000

lol. noted.

By: msparber

msparber — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:14:48 +0000

Properly, Helvetica is a typeface, not a font. The font would be the specific expression of the typeface, such as Helevica Bold Condensed, or Helvetica Narrow Oblique.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:11:06 +0000

if you are unsure what to do at these intersections specifically, tilt your head ever so slightly upwards and read the sign above the crosswalk that says, "Yeild to Pedestrians and Bicycles in the Crosswalk".

it is white, has black lettering, is written in English in Helvetica font.

I just biked through the Minnehaha and 28th St. Greenway intersections. The sign says "Stop for Pedestrians in Crosswalk".

You had the color and font right, though. Nice work.

By: Rat

Rat — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:04:59 +0000

That’s certainly not a fair tradeoff or, to me worth the risk.

By: CINF

CINF — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:00:38 +0000

To clarify, Wayne is right, it’s not the only rule I care about but it is the rule I care the most about, especially since there are few things worse than getting shoved into a curb or parked car because an asshole driver decides he has to see how close he can come to me without actually hitting me.

What I think drivers don’t fully consider (for the most part) is that if they hit a biker, they get a dent in their car. The biker ends up in the hospital.

By: mnblrmkr

mnblrmkr — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:34:37 +0000

if you are unsure what to do at these intersections specifically, tilt your head ever so slightly upwards and read the sign above the crosswalk that says, "Yeild to Pedestrians and Bicycles in the Crosswalk".

it is white, has black lettering, is written in English in Helvetica font.

Yes, you always yield to someone already crossing. The thing is, drivers don't always have to stop to allow someone to ENTER the intersection.

By: MunsingW

MunsingW — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:25:39 +0000

The curb cut bumps are required by ADA, but it’s not for traction, it’s so that the blind / visually impaired don’t accidentally walk into the street. Curb cuts are great for those in wheel chairs, but if you’re blind and using a cane, you’re used to the drop-off of the curb to alert you when you’re at an intersection.

The bumps (technically called truncated domes) serve as an alert. You’ll notice they use the same bumps along the LRT platforms for the same reason.