http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh like NYC! en Mon, 18 May 2026 01:39:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1869#post-20763 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:51:38 +0000 ruggtomcat 20763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FYI a merkin over here is a pubic wig. maybe 'merakin is better. :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1869#post-20712 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:05:28 +0000 TwoWheels 20712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've cycled in both Edinburgh and NYC, and I'll take Auld Reekie any day of the week. In Edinburgh, I found courteous motorists and general civility on the road.</p> <p>NYC roads are War, with a level of nastiness I never came close to encountering in Edinburgh. I kid you not -- you think a 'merkin is obnoxious, you should see one in its native environment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1869#post-19093 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:25:43 +0000 chdot 19093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Bike lanes are only ever part of the answer, anyway. Changing driver attitudes is just as important. I can’t believe the fury of some NYC motorists if a cyclist has the temerity to get ahead of them in traffic. This kind of NYT coverage just feeds the mindset that thinks bikes and bikers are a nuisance that should basically be off the roads altogether.</p> <p>— Matt Seaton</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/a-bicycle-lane-built-for-few/?apage=4#comment-819343" rel="nofollow">http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/a-bicycle-lane-built-for-few/?apage=4#comment-819343</a> </p>