Baltimore Urbanite Mag - Road Rage Article
06-01-09, 11:45 AM
#1
Back in the Saddle Again
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Columbia, MD
Posts: 169
Bikes: '04 Kona Kikapu w/ tons of upgrades, in the market for a fitness roadie.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Baltimore Urbanite Mag - Road Rage Article
Baltimore, my city that I wholeheartedly love, is one of the least bike friendly cities on the east coast. The whole city is built around car traffic. A local had an article with points written from both perspectives. Give it a read, should get the blood sufficiently boiling.
https://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub...73&SectionID=4
https://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub...73&SectionID=4
06-01-09, 12:12 PM
#2
feros ferio
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Posts: 21,793
Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Mentioned: 44 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1390 Post(s)
Liked 1,322 Times
in
835 Posts
The blogs tell a sorry tale of the breakdown in civility and mutual respect in our society. Ironically, I'll bet some of the roadies who block traffic exceed the speed limit when they get into their cars.
__________________
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
06-01-09, 01:55 PM
#3
genec
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: West Coast
Posts: 27,079
Bikes: custom built, sannino, beachbike, giant trance x2
Mentioned: 86 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 13658 Post(s)
Liked 4,532 Times
in
3,158 Posts
Why is it they always end these sorts of articles with "Cycling Rules?"
Just once I'd like to see one of these "share the road" articles with "Rules for Motorists..." starting with "drive under the speed limit," and ending with "and remember, cyclists have the same rights to use the road as you... "
Just once I'd like to see one of these "share the road" articles with "Rules for Motorists..." starting with "drive under the speed limit," and ending with "and remember, cyclists have the same rights to use the road as you... "
06-02-09, 07:42 AM
#4
Argh!someness
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Shepherdsturd, WV
Posts: 127
Bikes: GF Cobia
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Some of these responses were just moronic. This has got to be the dumbest part of any response
Sure, getting stuck behind a slow cyclist that you can't get around at that point in time sucks, but as long as the cyclist is making an attempt to get where he's going so I can pass and not just leisurely pedalling down the street at 5mph, then There's no reason to get upset with them.
You don’t own the roads. I own the roads. I pay taxes, and you cyclists don’t.
Sure, getting stuck behind a slow cyclist that you can't get around at that point in time sucks, but as long as the cyclist is making an attempt to get where he's going so I can pass and not just leisurely pedalling down the street at 5mph, then There's no reason to get upset with them.
06-02-09, 11:24 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,760
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1109 Post(s)
Liked 1,200 Times
in
760 Posts
Some of these responses were just moronic. This has got to be the dumbest part of any response
Sure, getting stuck behind a slow cyclist that you can't get around at that point in time sucks, but as long as the cyclist is making an attempt to get where he's going so I can pass and not just leisurely pedalling down the street at 5mph, then There's no reason to get upset with them.
You don’t own the roads. I own the roads. I pay taxes, and you cyclists don’t.
06-02-09, 05:04 PM
#6
Cycle Year Round
"You don’t own the roads. I own the roads. I pay taxes, and you cyclists don’t."
Last edited by CB HI; 06-02-09 at 05:09 PM.
06-03-09, 07:10 AM
#8
Crankenstein
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Spokane
Posts: 4,037
Bikes: Novara Randonee (TankerBelle)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
__________________
"There is no greater wonder than the way the face and character of a woman fit so perfectly in a man's mind, and stay there, and he could never tell you why. It just seems it was the thing he most wanted." Robert Louis Stevenson
"There is no greater wonder than the way the face and character of a woman fit so perfectly in a man's mind, and stay there, and he could never tell you why. It just seems it was the thing he most wanted." Robert Louis Stevenson
06-03-09, 01:28 PM
#9
-=Barry=-
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Baltimore, MD +/- ~100 miles
Posts: 4,077
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
FWIW here is the the unedited version: https://www.baltimorespokes.org/artic...90601193807755
