tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post52048211077280626..comments2023-03-31T19:51:32.705+03:00Comments on Failed State Latvia?: It is not f**king Copenhagen, dear Riga cyclistsJuris Kažahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052208772017734513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-26990627849185153892013-05-15T00:39:10.350+03:002013-05-15T00:39:10.350+03:00Cycling on the pavement is just wrong. Pedestrians...Cycling on the pavement is just wrong. Pedestrians don't have rear view mirrors or indicators andd there are no signs for them to tell who should give way.<br />Unfortunately, it looks like a small child or pensioner will have to be seriously injured or even killed before the local authorities realize there's a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-20425026659085086252010-02-25T22:46:51.309+02:002010-02-25T22:46:51.309+02:00Ringing the bell usually dosn't help much. Mos...Ringing the bell usually dosn't help much. Most people don't hear it or ignore it.<br />Especially those with mp3 players. However those who do hear the bell may start to panic and move chaotically.<br />Basically no one knows that they must stick to the right.<br />If you take the road at least you can count on SOME rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-47879377390538798192009-05-27T15:44:36.186+03:002009-05-27T15:44:36.186+03:00After living in Uzbekistan for two years, I have t...After living in Uzbekistan for two years, I have to say that driving in Latvia is quite civilized. But I hope that some day bike paths and other options will become the norm in Riga - perhaps as less people can actually afford their cars, we will see this increase. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-31726292844437647932009-05-27T14:38:36.719+03:002009-05-27T14:38:36.719+03:00A female Latvian friend insists the correct way to...A female Latvian friend insists the correct way to drive in Riga is with one hand on the horn, leaning out the window swearing in Russian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-44868623252565636852009-05-27T14:21:38.117+03:002009-05-27T14:21:38.117+03:00Now this is Canada, but I feel your pain. Regular...Now this is Canada, but I feel your pain. Regularly while out walking with my ipod, a cyclist will virtually brush by me at pace leaving me to thank the deity that I had kept to my straight line walking at that moment, rather than veering even slightly into the path of the bicycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590025.post-46740320671917010702009-05-27T12:21:25.219+03:002009-05-27T12:21:25.219+03:00Pedestrians are blind too. Even after bumping into...Pedestrians are blind too. Even after bumping into somebody they haven't established that :D Zombies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com