What do you wish existed for your commute?

[7rider]

How about these? http://www.safeturn.com/ $19 each.....I just may order a pair.

They still require that you take your hands off the bars to activate. I could see something that clips to my rear rack and maybe fork that I can activate from my handlebars, a la automobile blinkers.....

What do I wish for my commute? Well....not really a product for me...but a red light camera at the intersection of Colesville Road and Sligo Creek Parkway would be nice to discourage red light runners on Colesville Rd. DH saw a car get t-boned at that intersection and given the numbers of runners/cyclists crossing it (Sligo has a bike path that runs along side it), I think it's a prime candidate for a camera. It's only a matter of time before it's a runner or cyclist who gets t-boned...and I certainly hope it's not me!

[GLC1968]

NPR or other radio news station. Maybe piping through my helmet so that my ears aren't covered?

I guess I don't really need that kind of distraction, but that's the ONLY thing I miss about driving - my morning news bites.

[Aggie_Ama]

NPR or other radio news station. Maybe piping through my helmet so that my ears aren't covered?

For some reason this has me cracking up. Some mental image of looking slightly crazy like the voices are in your head. Okay this is probably only funny to me but for some reason music flowing into my scalp is just funny right now.

I would like an air conditioner, maybe a hub powered fan for the 100+ degree commute home.

[carback]

for drivers to have a clear understanding of the word 'share' in the Share the Road signs (with picture of bike and car happily travelling side-by-side) posted along my route.

[Melalvai]

Company

[7rider]

for drivers to have a clear understanding of the word 'share' in the Share the Road signs (with picture of bike and car happily travelling side-by-side) posted along my route.

You mean, as in "Share" does NOT mean "Get the %&*#$&# out of my way!"
Yeah...wouldn't THAT be nice.....<<sigh>>

[Tri Girl]

faster legs

[HillSlugger]

Less potholes on Twinbrook Parkway and an easier way to make a left there. Or, Monrose Parkway to be built through to Viers Mill Rd so that I can bypass Twinbrook altogether.

[GLC1968]

a hub powered fan for the 100+ degree commute home

Now it's my turn to snicker...isn't this just what the wind is as you are pedaling? Of course, that doesn't help at traffic lights when the heat rising up off the road is likely miserable in your neck of the woods.

For those that want coffee on your commute, here are two ideas:

http://www.somafab.com/morningrush.html

And this is what I have for mine:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.trav...-bottles.shtml
The Leak Proof Backpack bottle. It fits in my bottle cage, it's truly leak proof, and it keeps coffee pipping hot! Someone here recommended it, and it's awesome!

[7rider]

For those that want coffee on your commute, here are two ideas:

http://www.somafab.com/morningrush.html

And this is what I have for mine:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.trav...-bottles.shtml
The Leak Proof Backpack bottle. It fits in my bottle cage, it's truly leak proof, and it keeps coffee pipping hot! Someone here recommended it, and it's awesome!

I like the idea of that backpack bottle. This is what I use... vacuum sealed so it insulates better than a travel mug. The black paint is chipping off, and after 3+ years of steady use is about ready for retirement, but it's been pretty good for my needs.

[indigoiis]

I just thought of something.

Work appropriate mules or dress shoes with speedplay clips.

[GLC1968]

That's similar to the backpack bottle except that the backpack one opens with one hand so that you could drink while riding. I don't, but my commute is so short right now. I may end up using it to actually drink coffee on my ride in the future!

[Aggie_Ama]

Now it's my turn to snicker...isn't this just what the wind is as you are pedaling? Of course, that doesn't help at traffic lights when the heat rising up off the road is likely miserable in your neck of the woods.

Well the only thing that is a blessing and a curse is all summer I have a tailwind home. So it makes it less effort but the air feels stagnant.

I would like trees along my commute. Not the little brush cedars but real trees. It is not a shady commute and that is not to nice when it is 100. Wonder how hot it is going to be this afternoon. First commute home in a few weeks (had a lot on my plate).

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Sigh and here I was working on a coffee cup holder for my bike. Might as well buy that snazzy one!

I would like to have something that would hold my cellphone so I could see the face of it when it rings. I know there is something out there.

BELLS! I find there is a meager assortment of bells out there.

+1 on music for the ride..

AND how bout snazzier commuter clothes? Don't make me design my own!!! I found golf skorts are really cool for this as long as you don't need padded shorts because they pass for 'office wear' if you buy the IZOD ones.

[mimitabby]

windshield wipers.