Dave is on a crusade to tame the trend of more speeding, red-light running, and aggressive driving on our streets. Observing the speed limit and driving courteously will make our streets safer for other motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. It will also save gas (and money), and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Al debates Dave on the pros and cons of his plan to “normalize” driving civilly by recruiting motorists who care – to start a trend of driving the speed limit. Dave wants to be the leader of the pack, but will he end up being the weirdo in the pack? Al notes Dave is NOT “the blonde in the T-bird.” So, perhaps we need all the “cool people” to lead the charge?

In this episode we discuss:

• Speeding
• Aggressive driving
• Avoiding a road rage incident
• Reporting aggressive drivers (dial *CSP)
• Usage-based auto insurance (that monitors your driving habits)
• Do you have an obligation to pull off the road to let speeders go by if you’re holding them up?
• 2C is slowing down the rate at which our roads are deteriorating
• How bicycle-friendly are our streets?
• Can the extended 2C PPRTA tax improve road conditions in the Springs?

LINKS:

Effective Cycling – by John Forester

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/349449.Effective_Cycling 

Requiem for a Heavyweight - John-Forester-1929-2020

https://cyclingsavvy.org/2020/06/john-forester/

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Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

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