Comments on: Roads and paths as common-pool resources, and the problem of governing them http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/10/19/roads-and-paths-as-common-pool-resources-and-the-problem-of-governing-them/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Crazy84 http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/10/19/roads-and-paths-as-common-pool-resources-and-the-problem-of-governing-them/#comment-9852 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:41:25 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5694#comment-9852 Frampton used it on his album Frampton Comes Alive! ,

]]> By: Ken Wabel http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/10/19/roads-and-paths-as-common-pool-resources-and-the-problem-of-governing-them/#comment-9833 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:50:14 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5694#comment-9833 Informal institutions evolving to govern group behaviors, for the benefit of all parties? Without a central planner? Are you kidding – you would have to believe in spontaneous order or some equally discredited theory for that to happen… ;-)

You know, I never actually thought through my riding pattern in the way you describe – but now that I am forced to do so I probably come out about where you do: 80/20 or so.

My primary objective when I am on 2 wheels, especially at intersections, is to behave in such a way that requires the least accomodation from drivers. So depending on what I see approaching an intersection will govern how I respond. I guess I agree with the “means to an end argument”, though until now I never thought of myself as having anarchist tendencies.

]]> By: dilbert dogbert http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/10/19/roads-and-paths-as-common-pool-resources-and-the-problem-of-governing-them/#comment-9828 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:32:13 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5694#comment-9828 How about a tax on everything Bicycle and use the funds for bike paths or other things to make biking more useful and safe.
Seems to have worked, somewhat, for cars.
Ed Reid: I share your experience. What I don’t understand is the calculation that bicyclists make when they take to the road that is not safe for bicycles and cars. They have lots of downside risks and other ways to get exercise safely.

]]> By: Ed Reid http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/10/19/roads-and-paths-as-common-pool-resources-and-the-problem-of-governing-them/#comment-9817 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:34:30 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=5694#comment-9817 I currently live in a rural area with moderately hilly and winding roads. It is quite common, particularly on the weekends, to come around a curve or over a hill and discover a cyclist moving at 40 fewer mph than the speed limit and my speed. It is often a mile or more before it is safe to pass the cyclist. That is most dangerous at dusk, or after dark, if the bicycle does not have lights. However, the cyclists are no more threat to me than the deer, who also do not have lights. :-)

I do object to the groups of chatty cyclists who insist on riding at a very leisurely pace, two and three abreast, on hilly, winding roads posted at 55 mph. Their behavior makes it far more difficult to pass safely. Even the deer have the sense not to walk down the road three abreast.

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