Comments on: Memorial Held for Craig Murphey http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:16:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Zerena ESPN Zone waitress http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-39271 Zerena ESPN Zone waitress Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:33:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-39271 This is just to the Murphey family- Mom, I went home just like you said and I googled your son. Yes it is great to know that he did wonderful things in his young life- especially in Harlem where it is very needed. I will never forget you guys in the restaurant tonight- and once again all i can say is: we never know the steps in the plan but we have to take the days and the events of life one at a time. I did not know your son- but I am sure he is shinning in the next "place" and seeking something new. I'm sure all of your love is right there with him- her is a wish: To brighter days! -Zerena ESPN Waitress This is just to the Murphey family- Mom, I went home just like you said and I googled your son. Yes it is great to know that he did wonderful things in his young life- especially in Harlem where it is very needed. I will never forget you guys in the restaurant tonight- and once again all i can say is: we never know the steps in the plan but we have to take the days and the events of life one at a time. I did not know your son- but I am sure he is shinning in the next "place" and seeking something new. I'm sure all of your love is right there with him-
her is a wish: To brighter days!

-Zerena ESPN Waitress

]]> By: anon http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38980 anon Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:00:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38980 I ride a track bike. Wearing a helmit saved my life twice. If not for that I'd be a human vegetable. I ride a track bike. Wearing a helmit saved my life twice. If not for that I'd be a human vegetable.

]]> By: J http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38953 J Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:24:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38953 A helmet will protect you when you're run over by a garbage truck? Noted! A helmet will protect you when you're run over by a garbage truck? Noted!

]]> By: Friend of Craig http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38935 Friend of Craig Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:05:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38935 Pitiful. Pitiful.

]]> By: Anonymous (you betcha) http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38928 Anonymous (you betcha) Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38928 As a driver, may I put in a good word for spandex? It is highly visible, so I will slow down and give you wide berth. I also think it is good marketing. A bicyclist in spandex always makes me feel flabby and dull. I urge you to stop shaming those who wear it. As a driver, may I put in a good word for spandex? It is highly visible, so I will slow down and give you wide berth. I also think it is good marketing. A bicyclist in spandex always makes me feel flabby and dull. I urge you to stop shaming those who wear it.

]]> By: d http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38923 d Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:16:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38923 I would think in a slow group ride - which this was - there is less of a need to wear a helmet than if one were commuting to work or riding by one's self, just as in Stockholm where there are separated bike lanes, fewer people feel the need to wear helmets than in NYC, where there bikes and cars share road space. Context, people, context. I would think in a slow group ride - which this was - there is less of a need to wear a helmet than if one were commuting to work or riding by one's self, just as in Stockholm where there are separated bike lanes, fewer people feel the need to wear helmets than in NYC, where there bikes and cars share road space. Context, people, context.

]]> By: cms http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38919 cms Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:42:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38919 is this really the conversation we need to be having in the context of craig murphey and making NYC streets safer for cycling? it is pretty pathetic that even a blog full of bike enthusiasts manages to put the onus back on the cyclist in the face of a life lost. we are on the same side. pick a fight somewhere else. is this really the conversation we need to be having in the context of craig murphey and making NYC streets safer for cycling?

it is pretty pathetic that even a blog full of bike enthusiasts manages to put the onus back on the cyclist in the face of a life lost.

we are on the same side. pick a fight somewhere else.

]]> By: Michael http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38916 Michael Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:20:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38916 cmu, Hmm, having lived most of my life ``the rest of the world'' i can't by that ``[they] do[es] not wear helmets.'' and i think wearing a helmet is a wise idea. However, i agree that mandating it by law is maybe not that smart ... cmu,
Hmm, having lived most of my life ``the rest of the world'' i can't by that ``[they] do[es] not wear helmets.'' and i think wearing a helmet is a wise idea. However, i agree that mandating it by law is maybe not that smart ...

]]> By: cmu http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38915 cmu Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38915 Oh, and I wrote the above before seeing the lovely quote by Guillermo ("Gil") Peñalosa "I tell my friends, 'Don't wear spandex when you bike!' We need to wear regular clothes so people know bikers are not crazy weirdoes!" Exactly. Oh, and I wrote the above before seeing the lovely quote by Guillermo ("Gil") Peñalosa "I tell my friends, 'Don't wear spandex when you bike!' We need to wear regular clothes so people know bikers are not crazy weirdoes!"

Exactly.

]]> By: cmu http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38914 cmu Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:07:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38914 Actually, it's exactly the opposite. It's possibly the "right thing to do" only in this country; the rest of the world does not wear helmets. And I could argue that cycling will never be a widely accepted, routine activity, if helmets were required. Actually, it's exactly the opposite. It's possibly the "right thing to do" only in this country; the rest of the world does not wear helmets. And I could argue that cycling will never be a widely accepted, routine activity, if helmets were required.

]]> By: Timz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38911 Timz Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:57:17 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38911 See, I think the one woman with the helmet looks the coolest... It's too bad the rest don't understand why it is so important to wear them. And I'm not just talking personal safety here, it really does help the fight for a bikable city when bikers do whats right first. And wearing a helmet is just the right thing to do. See, I think the one woman with the helmet looks the coolest... It's too bad the rest don't understand why it is so important to wear them. And I'm not just talking personal safety here, it really does help the fight for a bikable city when bikers do whats right first. And wearing a helmet is just the right thing to do.

]]> By: anon http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38910 anon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:53:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38910 Wow, kraz, you're a jackass. I suppose you give fashion critiques at the cemetery gates as well? As it happens these people must be "too cool" too: http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/04/building-a-better-bike-lane/ Wow, kraz, you're a jackass. I suppose you give fashion critiques at the cemetery gates as well?

As it happens these people must be "too cool" too:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/04/building-a-better-bike-lane/

]]> By: kraz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/comment-page-1/#comment-38906 kraz Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:14:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/10/22/memorial-held-for-craig-murphey/#comment-38906 Too cool for helmets. Too cool for helmets.

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