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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Prisoner#1]
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I dont ride a bike, but being from Austin I do fully agree with share the road.  This is tho all cyclists obey the same rules/laws of the road as everyone else.

Its hard to argue a case sometimes when a percentage of the people you are arguing for disobey shit. But yet again, there are more fuckers who disobey laws while driving!  So, eh I will shut up with this....

I think sharing the road is needed!

[Edit] I missed the whole point,  I dont feel that violence is an answer but yes, the driver deserves some shit to happen.


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dont fuck around.
do it right.
try again.
"You cant stretch nature, give it time, it will come.  Be patient."

Edited by RyeH (09/30/09 03:37 PM)

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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Radar]
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They usually see me spit which is all I care about, they're running a red at the last second while they can clearly see me waiting/starting to pedal.

You have to bike very defensively when you bike on the road, constantly knowing if there's a car behind you and whatnot.

to clarify the situation I mentioned earlier. While crossing the intersection where I have the green, cars perpendicular to me who turn on the red look up the road for cars but don't look right to see if someone is walking or biking across the road. I usually have to wait until I can get them to catch my eye so I can go. I'm always scared some retard will just punch it without looking though. In my experience bikers pay ALOT more attention than drivers because we're the ones exposed and they're the ones in potentially huge killing machines.

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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Glenners]
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Glenners said:
They usually see me spit which is all I care about, they're running a red at the last second while they can clearly see me waiting/starting to pedal.

You have to bike very defensively when you bike on the road, constantly knowing if there's a car behind you and whatnot.

to clarify the situation I mentioned earlier. While crossing the intersection where I have the green, cars perpendicular to me who turn on the red look up the road for cars but don't look right to see if someone is walking or biking across the road. I usually have to wait until I can get them to catch my eye so I can go. I'm always scared some retard will just punch it without looking though. In my experience bikers pay ALOT more attention than drivers because we're the ones exposed and they're the ones in potentially huge killing machines.



Yeah I can understand that.  I think the problem is they dont really teach kids or adults about watching for bikes while driving, and I think they really should start.  I mean I would have the same problem while on my bike (harley) I would get ran off the road or close to it alot, and my shit was loud even.


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dont fuck around.
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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Glenners]
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Glenners said:
They usually see me spit which is all I care about, they're running a red at the last second while they can clearly see me waiting/starting to pedal.

You have to bike very defensively when you bike on the road, constantly knowing if there's a car behind you and whatnot.

to clarify the situation I mentioned earlier. While crossing the intersection where I have the green, cars perpendicular to me who turn on the red look up the road for cars but don't look right to see if someone is walking or biking across the road. I usually have to wait until I can get them to catch my eye so I can go. I'm always scared some retard will just punch it without looking though. In my experience bikers pay ALOT more attention than drivers because we're the ones exposed and they're the ones in potentially huge killing machines.


The only way your scenario would create an accident is if you're going the wrong way. If they're looking in the direction of the oncoming traffic then they should be looking in your direction.

Unless you're riding on the sidewalk and crossing like a pedestrian. Then I can understand your complaint.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: makaveli8x8]
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makaveli8x8 said:
bikers and pedo's are just insane, just because the law says you have the right away doesn't mean you get to just put your shit on autopilot and cross roads without looking or signal left turns right when a hummer is passing you.

there's some smart people out there but most of them just arn't.  i think what the problem is the people who can't get drivers licences end up being bikers but honestly you should need a test for that as well, and a stiffer one.


What kind of crack are you smoking? Drunk bicyclists kill how many people a year again?


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: laserpig]
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laserpig said:
Who would I contact about writing a bill? I would like one drafted to the following effect:

If I am on my bike
and you are in a car
and you turn into my path without signaling
I get to drag you from your vehicle and fucking murder you in the street.


if you would follow the same rules as vehicles, then as a driver i would respect your opinion. but considering i still have yet to see a cyclist who doesn't run stop signs, whip out in front of cars expecting US to emergency brake for them, and generally just be elitist pricks ALL the time....sorry, i would vote against your bill.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Shroomism]
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Last year drunk bikers killed 6. All six were themselves drunk bikers.
(yes I made that number up)


jewunit said:
The only way your scenario would create an accident is if you're going the wrong way. If they're looking in the direction of the oncoming traffic then they should be looking in your direction.


That IS his complaint. Drivers take the most cursory of glances, say "uhp, no cars" and go, completely failing to check for bikers who, in that situation, have the right of way. It's bullshit.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Syle]
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Car going 45 hits dumb cyclist: car gets a couple dents. Cyclists dies.

Cyclist hits a dumb car going 45: Cyclist dies. Car get a couple dents.

I don't understand where some of you people get your rational from that riding a bike is somehow the same responsibility as driving a 2 ton motorized block of metal.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: doom876]
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doom876 said:
Bicyclists really only get sympathy from other bicyclists.
Well, we should get it anyway. If we have a head on collision, we may break a bone at worst, if one of you hot-rodding motherfuckers hit us, it's bloody. Makes me wanna go to Europe. Just because your metal death trap is bigger, doesn't mean you should drive like a biker wont do more then dent it. Then the drivers that come up and honk. It gets to the point where I carry something heavy just so I can chuck it at em; what if that surprise scares me right off into the road? If it wasn't for the death, I'd like it to happen so my family could ruin these people and make an example. Deadly streets in the USA, we all have the mentality of middle-schoolers and call each other "gay".


how is a large protective metal juggernaut of a machine a death trap when compared to your unarmored, 30 lb frame made from cloths hangers?!

get a grip.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Shroomism]
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Shroomism said:
Car going 45 hits dumb cyclist: car gets a couple dents. Cyclists dies.

Cyclist hits a dumb car going 45: Cyclist dies. Car get a couple dents.


it's principle. what you stated seems like it should be an expected rule of thumb for cyclists on roadways. cyclists take the risk, and live with the risk. i am tired of the roadways constantly being catered for bikers who on average can add upwards of 15 min to my commute (i live in Seattle by the way...a huge cyclist population).


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: laserpig]
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But that gripe isn't exclusive to riding a bike.
Sucks that drivers are shitty wherever he's from, but most populated areas have drivers that are conscience of pedestrians.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Syle]
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The principle is that you can easily kill the fuck out of someone by not paying attention and hitting/running over them with your car.

A cyclist doesn't pay attention, he eats shit. And cars roll over him.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Shroomism]
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It's a lose/lose scenario half the time. In some places, it's illegal to ride on the sidewalks. Because you put pedestrians in danger.
But in some places, it's even more dangerous to ride on the road. So you take your chances on the sidewalk.
Then you still get hit by dumb motherfuckers peeling out of parking lots without stopping or looking. (Has happened to me on 3 separate occasions, and I am a very conscious and defensive rider. I stop at red lights.)
If you are driving a motorized fucking vehicle, you have a fucking responsibility to not fucking run people over, not bitch at bikers for slowing you down for 10 seconds and putting their fucking lives in danger. I don't give a fuck if half the bikers on the road don't obey the rules, that doesn't give you a pass to put their life in danger.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Shroomism]
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The bottom line is, most cities are very poorly laid out for cyclists. Drivers can bitch all they want, but the reality is we're doing the best we can with a system that was simply not designed with bikes in mind. And it's OUR lives that are in danger because of it.

Note that this is not meant to be a defense of bikers who run red lights and shit. I do not support disobeying the rules of the road.

Edited by laserpig (09/30/09 08:41 PM)

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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: laserpig]
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Neither do I. Luckily I live in a city now that has bike lanes, and tons of bikers, so it's great, and people are pretty conscious of them.

I've lived in other places though, where people just don't give a FUCK. Twice I've been hit and laying in the road and the fuckers just peel off.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Shroomism]
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Fuck man that's brutal. I've never been hit ... I can't imagine how pissed you must have been watching them drive away.


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: Syle]
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Syle said:
Shroomism said:
Car going 45 hits dumb cyclist: car gets a couple dents. Cyclists dies.

Cyclist hits a dumb car going 45: Cyclist dies. Car get a couple dents.


it's principle. what you stated seems like it should be an expected rule of thumb for cyclists on roadways. cyclists take the risk, and live with the risk. i am tired of the roadways constantly being catered for bikers who on average can add upwards of 15 min to my commute (i live in Seattle by the way...a huge cyclist population).


Yeah, principle, that's a reason to avoid facts.

So my one mistake should leave me in the ground while you mistake leaves me in thwe ground too? I'm doing the nice thing and riding the non-lethal, environmentally friendly, health promoting bike. Fuck your gas guzzling ass. I don't deserve to be flattened because of a miscalculation.

Bitch bitch. Rally? Let me wipe my tears away because of your fifteen minutes. If you are that impatient, then fuck you, go around, ride a bike yourself, take public.

Keep your dumb ass posts about how because of "principle" you shouldn't take more of the responsibility in your damn metal behemoths. People like you shouldn't drive. Your "principles" get people like me killed, I was lucky, and it was my mistake. I misjudged the distance and my feet slipped off the pedals once...then twice(and I knew I was screwed), I was just going into sixth grade.

Like I said, I've been run over. My arm was broken under me while I waited for the firemen to use air pillows to raise the car off of me. Untill my bike can leave you a bloody mess with scars and memories you'll never forget, and that was just a damn Mercury, then you should be cautious!


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Fight for a large loving government that can take care of its people, kill our criminals, and preform the huge industrial tasks our corporate overlords refuse(wanna greenwash me some more Exon?)

Not this weak travesty that let millions starve and sucks corporate cock while failing at every turn.

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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: doom876]
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doom876 said:
Yeah, principle, that's a reason to avoid facts.

So my one mistake should leave me in the ground while you mistake leaves me in thwe ground too? I'm doing the nice thing and riding the non-lethal, environmentally friendly, health promoting bike. Fuck your gas guzzling ass. I don't deserve to be flattened because of a miscalculation.

Bitch bitch. Rally? Let me wipe my tears away because of your fifteen minutes. If you are that impatient, then fuck you, go around, ride a bike yourself, take public.

Keep your dumb ass posts about how because of "principle" you shouldn't take more of the responsibility in your damn metal behemoths. People like you shouldn't drive. Your "principles" get people like me killed.

Like I said, I've been run over. My arm was broken under me while I waited for the firemen to use air pillows to raise the car off of me. Untill my bike can leave you a bloody mess with scars and memories you'll never forget, and that was just a damn Mercury, then you should be cautious!


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+5


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: laserpig]
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Both times were almost identical incidents too. I'm cruising on the sidewalk (after being too scared to ride on the road from crazy ass motherfuckers),
And you know how sidewalks go across the exits/entrance to parking lots and crap, well you're constantly crossing those....
I'm riding down the sidewalk, being very aware of whats going on around me. I see cars in the parking lots all the time yeah,
But both times, I SEE these cars way in advance, not anywhere near the entrance, sitting there... then as soon as I'm 5 feet away they decide that is the perfect time to not look and just PEEL out... I see them perfectly clear... they don't even look... and just nail me


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Re: Speaking as a commuter bicyclist, I would like to propose some legislature. [Re: laserpig]
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Shit man, I'm starting to think I should wear a helmet.

Fuck.
And my hair looks so sexy when I get off my bike, too.
I don't wanna trade that for helmet-hair ... but I guess it beats bein' in a coma.


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