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11-07-06, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
I hit a new low in cager behavior this morning. I'm riding South on Ossington, about to merge into the center lane to turn left onto Harbord. I shoulder check and there's a gap (I'm already taking the lane because people drive far faster than the posted 40km/h), plus the traffic ahead at the intersection is stopped so I can easily switch lanes. I hand signal a left turn, and start moving out and then the guy approaching behind me leans on his horn. I glance back and finish moving over into the center lane. I take a better look over my right shoulder and the guy's window is down... I think this is a good thing since he'll actually hear me when I yell at him, but before I get a chance, as he drives by he actually grabs my arm! wtf?! It's just for a second, but still we're in traffic and he could have totally killed me! What if I was a fairly inexperienced cyclist? Not to mention the fact that he was obviously cutting it pretty close if he could reach out of his window and make contact. He's yelling something incoherent with a thick accent and I manage to flap my arm and yell "this means left turn" but then he was gone (the traffic at the intersection had started moving again).
The thing that annoys me the most is that I've taken to remembering arsehole drivers' license plate numbers, but I was so shocked by this guy's actions that I totally forgot to look.
*sigh*
Deep cleansing breaths.
The thing that annoys me the most is that I've taken to remembering arsehole drivers' license plate numbers, but I was so shocked by this guy's actions that I totally forgot to look.
*sigh*
Deep cleansing breaths.
11-07-06, 08:45 AM
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Taser....., with removable leads.
Or the shock coat, 10,000 volts through the jacket itself.
Or the shock coat, 10,000 volts through the jacket itself.
11-07-06, 09:09 AM
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cops will do nothing and don't care any more because when they arrest peeps the courts just let them go with little or no fines
11-07-06, 09:13 AM
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cool bike vid from Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86iUu-9qfIo&eurl=
11-07-06, 09:28 AM
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Thats it. I'm printing out a sign for the back of my bike today "DOES NOT RESPOND TO HONKING"
I would happily move over if the motorists would roll down their window and ask me politely like a human being. Maybe you have my best interests at heart, its just that that eardrum cracking honk from 2 feet behind me makes you come off as a huge jerk (Especially from your gigantic palace car; if you want to squeeze by people buy a smaller vehicle genius!). Its like coming up behind someone on the sidewalk and just screaming incoherently into their ear, and then expecting them to comply with your request and move.
Hell, if the horn honked to the tune of La Cucuracha I'd probably move.
I would happily move over if the motorists would roll down their window and ask me politely like a human being. Maybe you have my best interests at heart, its just that that eardrum cracking honk from 2 feet behind me makes you come off as a huge jerk (Especially from your gigantic palace car; if you want to squeeze by people buy a smaller vehicle genius!). Its like coming up behind someone on the sidewalk and just screaming incoherently into their ear, and then expecting them to comply with your request and move.
Hell, if the horn honked to the tune of La Cucuracha I'd probably move.
11-07-06, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Thats it. I'm printing out a sign for the back of my bike today "DOES NOT RESPOND TO HONKING"
I would happily move over if the motorists would roll down their window and ask me politely like a human being. Maybe you have my best interests at heart, its just that that eardrum cracking honk from 2 feet behind me makes you come off as a huge jerk (Especially from your gigantic palace car; if you want to squeeze by people buy a smaller vehicle genius!). Its like coming up behind someone on the sidewalk and just screaming incoherently into their ear, and then expecting them to comply with your request and move.
Hell, if the horn honked to the tune of La Cucuracha I'd probably move.
I would happily move over if the motorists would roll down their window and ask me politely like a human being. Maybe you have my best interests at heart, its just that that eardrum cracking honk from 2 feet behind me makes you come off as a huge jerk (Especially from your gigantic palace car; if you want to squeeze by people buy a smaller vehicle genius!). Its like coming up behind someone on the sidewalk and just screaming incoherently into their ear, and then expecting them to comply with your request and move.
Hell, if the horn honked to the tune of La Cucuracha I'd probably move.
11-07-06, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Thats it. I'm printing out a sign for the back of my bike today "DOES NOT RESPOND TO HONKING"
11-07-06, 10:01 AM
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Jeeze. I've never heard of that happening before somnambulant. You have my sympathies. Good thing you weren't hurt.
11-07-06, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
I want to hook up one of the Air Zound horns Spiderman webshooter style so I can put my hand right in the offenders window and give em a 120db blast in the face.
After a couple of weeks, the car horn burnt out, probably from excessive voltage-(or perhaps excessive use?) I'd love to make something like that again, only with a more efficient buzzer/horn and a more compact battery. The air zound is OK, but it really is too bulky, and the mount is kind of inelegant.
11-07-06, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
La Cucuracha
shiz, i actually tried to use your avatar but i got a "no animated gifs allowed" message.
you would think that enough complaints about a driver would prompt a cop showing up at their door or something. i know they monitor/record all inquiries to the police so it couldn't be something that could deny. only in a perfect world would everyone lodge a complaint though... glad that you're still in the land of the living sonam.
11-07-06, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
I want to hook up one of the Air Zound horns Spiderman webshooter style so I can put my hand right in the offenders window and give em a 120db blast in the face. Every night on my commute home I have to deal with some speedy jackass that I inevitably pass at a light down the road. I fear for what my anger might do someday.
Good game last night, thanks. Feels like I was stuck with one leg on the shore and one in the boat though.
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11-07-06, 10:45 AM
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Darkmother, wanna order a couple of these and split the shipping? https://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_...=1&p=01-170019
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Airzound is apparently 115db, but way bigger and more of a pain to mount.
PS. What a ******!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6UqV5oeR8
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Airzound is apparently 115db, but way bigger and more of a pain to mount.
PS. What a ******!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6UqV5oeR8
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11-07-06, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Darkmother, wanna order a couple of these and split the shipping? https://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_...=1&p=01-170019
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Airzound is apparently 115db, but way bigger and more of a pain to mount.
PS. What a ******!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6UqV5oeR8
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Airzound is apparently 115db, but way bigger and more of a pain to mount.
PS. What a ******!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6UqV5oeR8
edit: https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...88&pa=207888PS
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11-07-06, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Darkmother, wanna order a couple of these and split the shipping? https://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_...=1&p=01-170019
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
($9USD S&H for one, $10.50 S&H for two or three, and then it goes up by one USD each extra 2 units)
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Anyway, I'll go in on it with you if you want, I'd like to pick one of those up.
11-07-06, 11:00 AM
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Who knows the safety glass shattering frequency? 
11-07-06, 11:00 AM
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Bummer about the arm-grab thing. If he was enraged enough to forgoe thinking about the consequences he probably shouldn't be driving. Eventually, he probably will grab some other less experienced cyclist and we will hear about it on the news; you could have been seriously messed up if you had gone down.
Out of curiosity, are you a big guy? I find that people mis-judge how large or small a person is when they are on a bike and the couple of times I have had to stop and sort something out with a motorist, they were both surprised at how big I was. I am not huge or anything, 6'1, but I think that I appear to be smaller and this might contribute to their stupid behaviour, the whole suspension-of-disbelief while in their cars.
Do we all appear smaller on our bikes? Women cyclists must have a really hard time in Toronto as well because if someone is willing to **** with a guy my size, they wouldn't hesitate to give a female cyclist worse treatment.
Out of curiosity, are you a big guy? I find that people mis-judge how large or small a person is when they are on a bike and the couple of times I have had to stop and sort something out with a motorist, they were both surprised at how big I was. I am not huge or anything, 6'1, but I think that I appear to be smaller and this might contribute to their stupid behaviour, the whole suspension-of-disbelief while in their cars.
Do we all appear smaller on our bikes? Women cyclists must have a really hard time in Toronto as well because if someone is willing to **** with a guy my size, they wouldn't hesitate to give a female cyclist worse treatment.
11-07-06, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Out of curiosity, are you a big guy?
Not to mention the fact that they're in a 3000lb piece of metal, which certainly seems to make them feel invincible.Oddly enough, on my way to band practice last Friday I took a cab and had a great conversation about asshat drivers with him. They're not ALL *******.
11-07-06, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
It is 105db, small, easy to mount, thumb switch, takes regular batteries
Originally Posted by Nashbar
Loud electronic signal penetrates traffic noise
Used by police departments and alarms in power plants.
Used by police departments and alarms in power plants.
11-07-06, 11:15 AM
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Okay, well if you guys all confirm wanting one via PM I will go ahead and order them.
Right now its:
me
darkmother
somnambulant
my buddy jack at work
Any other takers? The more people the less you get hosed on shipping.
Right now its:
me
darkmother
somnambulant
my buddy jack at work
Any other takers? The more people the less you get hosed on shipping.
11-07-06, 11:19 AM
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P.S On bikeparts webpage they say this: Shipping outside the continental United States.
BikePartsUSA does NOT offer this service at the present time.
BikePartsUSA does NOT offer this service at the present time.
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huh?
https://www.amazon.com/Megalert-Mega-.../dp/B000AOA3DA
Even better, spend more than 75USD and shipping is free
edit: D'oh they only have 3 units at amazon
https://www.cyclingsolutions.com/Play...productadded=1
Available here as well for $20USD each (instead of $18USD), but ships via USPS (~$20USD for shipping 4 units)
https://www.amazon.com/Megalert-Mega-.../dp/B000AOA3DA
Even better, spend more than 75USD and shipping is free
edit: D'oh they only have 3 units at amazon
https://www.cyclingsolutions.com/Play...productadded=1
Available here as well for $20USD each (instead of $18USD), but ships via USPS (~$20USD for shipping 4 units)
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11-07-06, 11:32 AM
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11-07-06, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
I fear for what my anger might do someday.
op: no, not my cranks and yes, I know that's pretty much stock price - make 'em an offer.
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11-07-06, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
Yeah.. I'm also 6'1". But of the somewhat skinny variety, so I don't see that as being a deterrent. Not to mention the fact that they're in a 3000lb piece of metal, which certainly seems to make them feel invincible.
Not to mention the fact that they're in a 3000lb piece of metal, which certainly seems to make them feel invincible.