http://thepovertyjetset.disqus.com/Mark Schoneveld's personal blogenTue, 11 Sep 2007 16:34:53 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301767Getting squeezed by a SEPTA bus is the worst, that's for sure. I wish the drivers would get it. It's like, "Dude! We're on the same team!" But that's not how they think, unfortunately, eh?magdalenusTue, 11 Sep 2007 16:34:53 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301768That's just awful.<br><br>Even though Philly is crowded, the pavement sucks, and bike lanes are few, I haven't had any major scares riding my bike around the city . Oh, no, wait. I had a SEPTA bus insist on passing me on the narrow, car-lined 3rd St. right above Market. I nearly fell over and was burned by exhaust.taylorTue, 11 Sep 2007 16:11:01 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301766@ enumclaw - thanks for the tip, pal.<br><br>@ Jen - I hear ya... and Fishtown, esp. ain't safe. I hate riding up and down Girard Ave. It's one of the worst.<br><br>@ Jimmy - I ride without a helmet, too, honestly. I really should, tho. Bad move not to. I might go buy one soon, too.magdalenusMon, 10 Sep 2007 14:54:07 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301770Thanks for this sad post. I ride thru Uni of Penn everyday and do it without a helmet (stupid old school). At a certain hairy turn, half the drivers are on a cell phone with just one hand on the wheel. Tomorrow I start using the helmet.Jimmy CraicHeadMon, 10 Sep 2007 13:45:55 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301769I don't bike because of safety. I can't afford for my laptop to be damaged in a spill. I can't afford to hurt my right arm or hand, or be in a hospital. Especially as a person who works for myself, and moves through the world in a body that's closing in on 40 years old... Riding in Philly is quite risky. I do sometimes, but its not my primary mode of transportation. I use to love to ride everywhere on campus in college - on paths with no cars. Almost no one else biked, but I rode everywhere. Even when the brakes fell off my bike! But now? In city traffic? Forget it!Jen SimmonsMon, 10 Sep 2007 12:44:50 -0000http://thepovertyjetset.com/2007/09/10/the-grim-reality-of-urban-bicyclists/#comment-3301765That's all great, and sad, and wonderful buddy, but what I want to know is, when are you joining <a href="http://www.ultimateblogger3.com/" rel="nofollow">ULTIMATE BLOGGER 3</a>?!?!?EnumclawMon, 10 Sep 2007 12:16:38 -0000