Cool CaBi Status Map

Wow…Real time System Data

Not much to say, but this site is great. Not sure the delay if any, but it shows current bikes being used, undocked, and the bikes at each station. While I don’t think it tells you how many at each dock, it does show empty or full and the coloration helps determine the rest. The spotcycle app for iPhone and Android shows current status of each station.

So if you are curious on patterns, check this site out during the morning commute, mid day, evening commute and the weekend to see where the CaBi riders are going ro and coming from.

Interactive Bike Share Usage Map

Ooh..Change the City or Country 🙂

London has over 4000 bikes!

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TPS Reports are back!

State Farm “Car Jacked” Commercial

Check it out! I even think the actor is wearing the same clothes, but I will have to dig out the VHS tape to verify 🙂 If only there was a red stapler and a fax machine 🙂 Ahh..where are quality movies like “Office Space” these days.

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27% of Americans don’t think the US will be around in 100 years

Granted this was on “The Power of 10” back in 2007 and I saw the re-run on GSN last night, but I was shocked!

The question

“What percentage of Americans believe the United States will exist as a country in 100 years?”

Answer

I don’t recall the exact number, but it was in the 70 – 80% range.

Thoughts

My thoughts in the matter…

Global warming may sink Hawaiian Islands, Florida, and California among others.
Plate Tectonics may shift Alaska off North America.
Texas may secede and become it’s own country. (They can already form a militia and fly their state flag at the same level as the US flag.)
The District of Columbia may someday become a state and have some representation in politics besides having all political matters reviewed by Congress.
The Dakota’s may become one to encourage tourism to the northern half 🙂

Seriously…

While the number of states may change, I believe the name “United States of America” will be used for the unforeseeable future to represent a country, even if not in the present form. It would have been curious to see of those who disagreed in the pole, what the demographics were of the group. Women, Men, Young Adults, etc.

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50% off CaBi membership!

Government Shutdown and Reduced Metro Service?

I have heard that if the government shuts down because congress cannot get their act together, that metro will run on a reduced weekend like schedule. Please don’t be the Sunday one! Do you really want to wait 20 minutes for a train? Try taking a bike to work 🙂

Livingsocial.com is offering 50% off an annual or monthly membership for the Capital Bikeshare in DC. This is a 2 year old initiative in DC. Maryland, and Virginia to provide on demand bike rentals much like Zipcar does with cars.

How Capital Bikeshare works…..

You must have a membership. $5 a day, $25 a month or $75 for the year. Right now you can save 50% on them!!!
Your membership includes 30 minutes each trip between stations. After that you pay $12 / hour.
Tip: Before your 30 minutes are up, dock your CaBi at a nearby station and rent another one 🙂
BYOH: Bring your own helmet. They are not provided or required if you are over 16 in most states, but please be responsible 🙂

Car Free DC!

Let’s cut out emissions from all those cars, decrease congestion, decrease deaths from vehicular accidents, and decrease the noise of our beautiful communities by selling your car and taking public transit, or a shiny red CaBi to work and for your errands 🙂

Livingsocial.com

So….Hop on over to Livingsocial ASAP to snag one or a few for family and friends at 50% off before they are gone!

8132 Memberships Sold!!!

Bikeshare Month ($12) or Year ($37) Membership

Sold: 8,132
Value: $75.00
Discount: 51%
Savings: $38.00