{"id":393,"date":"2018-06-07T15:50:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/?p=393"},"modified":"2022-04-02T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T09:41:44","slug":"fietsportret-cycle-portrait-ralph-pina-it-director-university-of-stellenbosch-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"Fietsportret\/Cycle Portrait: Ralph Pina (IT director, University of Stellenbosch, 60)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hoe lank ry jy al met jou fiets werk of winkels toe?<\/p>\n<p><em>Ten minste 25 jaar. As skoolseun het ek elke dag 5 km skool toe en 5 km huis toe gery. Dit was tussen 52 en 42 jaar gelede.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Hoe het dit jou lewe verander?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Gee mens tyd om te dink, asem te haal, om rond te kyk, om minder gestres te wees. Maar dit was amper altyd so.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Hoe\u00a0ver ry jy elke dag?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>So 10 km, hang af hoeveel vergaderings ek moet bywoon.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Vertel ons meer\u00a0van jou fiets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Dis \u2018n Rocky Mountain 29er, \u201csingle suspension with panniers\u201d. Die fiets toer lekker op grondpaaie ook.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Do you have any advice for people who would like to cycle to work?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Don&#8217;t cycle at peak times.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Always watch a driver&#8217;s eyes; make sure they see you.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ride assertively. Make a driver&#8217;s mind up for him or her.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Force drivers to stop at crossings such as the Merriman circle. Educate them by asserting priority and cyclist rights.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Demand that businesses provide racks if they want your business.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>How can Stellenbosch improve cycle infrastructure and how can we make our town more cycle friendly?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Open Jan Marais Park as a thoroughfare for cyclists i.e. open the eastern gate again.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Allow cyclists to cycle both ways in one-way streets as a general rule. Allow cyclists to turn left at red lights.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>More modern cycle racks in more locations, especially at Simonsrust.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Limit cars on central campus by closing streets at certain times, traffic calming. Make it unpleasant for students to drive around campus.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Safer and special crossings of the Somerset West road at Die Boord and Merriman.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Create protected bike lanes on main thoroughfares such as Merriman-Martinson.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Be harsh on drivers who park on bike and pedestrian paths. This makes me mad!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoe lank ry jy al met jou fiets werk of winkels toe? Ten minste 25 jaar. As skoolseun het ek elke dag 5 km skool toe en 5 km huis toe gery. Dit was tussen 52 en 42 jaar gelede. Hoe het dit jou lewe verander? Gee mens tyd om te dink, asem te haal, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/?p=393\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fietsportret\/Cycle Portrait: Ralph Pina (IT director, University of Stellenbosch, 60)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rider-profiles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions\/398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellenboschfietsry.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}