Blatant stop sight running senior cager !
09-14-06, 04:55 PM
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Tell the police he opened the glove box to pull a weapon on you. They'll do something.
09-14-06, 04:57 PM
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Now I know why I lost all interest in women at the beginning of the year, I bought a bike and started riding again!
ROFLMAO. He's clearly got dementia and needs to lose his license.
ROFLMAO. He's clearly got dementia and needs to lose his license.
09-14-06, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by EricDJ
Tell the police he opened the glove box to pull a weapon on you. They'll do something.
09-14-06, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Az B
I'm so tired of people not paying attention and costing other people thier lives.
09-15-06, 01:46 AM
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can we get the address of this guy so we can all mail him replica stop signs.
09-15-06, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamingmb
can we get the address of this guy so we can all mail him replica stop signs.
I did not (and will not) ask the officer for the guys name and address.
Also, it is possible (yet very unlikely) that they lent the car to someone else and it was not the actual owners driving when this happened....
Anyway, I think I'll just store this one in the " lessons learned " box and be better prepared next time it happens to me.
Thanks to everyone who chimed in with ideas and help =)
09-15-06, 11:45 AM
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Tell the police he opened the glove box to pull a weapon on you
Like Ford, I am a Florida resident, and I can tell you that there isn't much hope of proactively removing a senior citizen's driving privileges down here. 28 million people live in Florida. 27 million of them are over the age of 75 but still make it to the polls on election day. Do the math.
(I have no idea of the actual elderly population of the state-numbers are for purposes of sarcasm only)
09-15-06, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Geraldo
I wouldn't advocate lying to the police. We have no idea of what he was or was not reaching for, since no weapon was seen.
09-15-06, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Geraldo
28 million people live in Florida. 27 million of them are over the age of 75 but still make it to the polls on election day.
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09-15-06, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by fordfasterr
*sign*
I caught this guy red handed..... I was visiting my mom after a long ride, and on the way out, I move from the parking lot toward the intersection which is a " T " with a stop sign on all 3 sides. They have been there for years, and are all clearly visible.
A black toyota matrix approaches the intersection in the same direction I am going and blows the stop sign completely, doesn't even tap the brakes.
I catch him 3 blocks ahead at a major intersection (red light, he was in left turning lane just like I was). The driver appears to be a senior citizen ,with a very elderly looking wife in the passenger seat ( this is a mostly senior-only area that I was in, Hallandale Beach Florida).
I caught this guy red handed..... I was visiting my mom after a long ride, and on the way out, I move from the parking lot toward the intersection which is a " T " with a stop sign on all 3 sides. They have been there for years, and are all clearly visible.
A black toyota matrix approaches the intersection in the same direction I am going and blows the stop sign completely, doesn't even tap the brakes.
I catch him 3 blocks ahead at a major intersection (red light, he was in left turning lane just like I was). The driver appears to be a senior citizen ,with a very elderly looking wife in the passenger seat ( this is a mostly senior-only area that I was in, Hallandale Beach Florida).
09-15-06, 03:48 PM
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I too wonder what your purpose was in confronting this motorist. Him blowing that stop sign, from a legal perspective (and that is the only one that people on this forum pay any attention too - since we all know that breaking the law on a bike is just fine) is in actual fact no different than a cyclist doing it. From a safety perspective, both are dead wrong, or will be soon (Darwin will sort the dangerous cyclist and the dangerous car driver). From an advocacy perspective, this whole thread is irrelevant. Also, you are not a police officer, and have no business in confronting someone over how they drive UNLESS THEY ALMOST HIT YOU WHICH THEY DIDNT DO.
09-15-06, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nelson249
So what exactly is the point of confronting this person?
Originally Posted by sgtsmile
I too wonder what your purpose was in confronting this motorist.
Originally Posted by Az B
if we all accept this ridiculous behaviour then we're saying it's ok.
Why is it not acceptable to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being? It does not sound like the OP started by yelling at the guy, just knocked on the window to let him know that there was a stop sign behind them that the driver missed seeing. Should I live in fear of talking to people because one of them might be upset by what I say? If that is the case, then every person should have their vocal chords removed at birth because then we could have a more peaceful planet.
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09-15-06, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Extort
I'll reply to the above quotes with another quote...
Why is it not acceptable to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being? It does not sound like the OP started by yelling at the guy, just knocked on the window to let him know that there was a stop sign behind them that the driver missed seeing. Should I live in fear of talking to people because one of them might be upset by what I say? If that is the case, then every person should have their vocal chords removed at birth because then we could have a more peaceful planet.
Why is it not acceptable to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being? It does not sound like the OP started by yelling at the guy, just knocked on the window to let him know that there was a stop sign behind them that the driver missed seeing. Should I live in fear of talking to people because one of them might be upset by what I say? If that is the case, then every person should have their vocal chords removed at birth because then we could have a more peaceful planet.
09-16-06, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Extort
I'll reply to the above quotes with another quote...
Why is it not acceptable to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being?
Why is it not acceptable to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being?
If you want to open up a reasonable, peaceful dialog with another human being talk to the motorist that slowed down and waited untill its safe to pass you, then passed at a safe distance.
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I think that nelson and cyclaholic kind of summed it up well......
09-16-06, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by N_C
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I would also spend the money at the DMV to find who this guy is & get his driving record. Maybe his record will show incidents proving this is not an isolated thing. As long as you pay the fee it is public record. From there you will have his address or access to it. Ride up & down his street if you can. Form a protest & a parade with other cyclists on your bikes in front of his house on the public road because of the way he drives. This is all legal provided you follow the guidelines for doing so & no harm can come to this person as a result. It is not stalking, it is a concerned citizen taking action against a bad driver legally.
I would also spend the money at the DMV to find who this guy is & get his driving record. Maybe his record will show incidents proving this is not an isolated thing. As long as you pay the fee it is public record. From there you will have his address or access to it. Ride up & down his street if you can. Form a protest & a parade with other cyclists on your bikes in front of his house on the public road because of the way he drives. This is all legal provided you follow the guidelines for doing so & no harm can come to this person as a result. It is not stalking, it is a concerned citizen taking action against a bad driver legally.
Get a life...
