Sweet justice.
08-26-07, 10:57 AM
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Sweet justice.
Today I was on an early morning ride on a route used by hundreds of road cyclists. Two lane road with an 8-10 ft breakdown lane where the cyclists ride. One lane had been closed off because of a triathalon.
Going down a tall bridge, just in front of me was a group of cyclists in the breakdown lane. They were going fast and were keeping up with traffic, which was moderate but slow because cars only had one lane.
A road thug, driving a Ford Gargantua, not going any faster than the cyclists because of traffic, gets less than six inches from a guy who is completely to the right of the white line demarcating the breakdown lane from the traffic lane, and then lays on his air horn. You know, the type that trains have and for some reason are a big thing here is Miami, Fl. The cyclists are startled, of course.
I felt like getting some payback so right at the bottom of the hill, I go up to a cop who is directing traffic for the tri and tell him what happened. He radios up to another group of cops and they say they will pull him over. I ride up less than two miles and sure enough, they have him pulled over and are writing him a ticket for the illegal air horn.
That felt good.
Going down a tall bridge, just in front of me was a group of cyclists in the breakdown lane. They were going fast and were keeping up with traffic, which was moderate but slow because cars only had one lane.
A road thug, driving a Ford Gargantua, not going any faster than the cyclists because of traffic, gets less than six inches from a guy who is completely to the right of the white line demarcating the breakdown lane from the traffic lane, and then lays on his air horn. You know, the type that trains have and for some reason are a big thing here is Miami, Fl. The cyclists are startled, of course.
I felt like getting some payback so right at the bottom of the hill, I go up to a cop who is directing traffic for the tri and tell him what happened. He radios up to another group of cops and they say they will pull him over. I ride up less than two miles and sure enough, they have him pulled over and are writing him a ticket for the illegal air horn.
That felt good.
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1988 Ducati 750 F1
08-26-07, 11:04 AM
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Today I was on an early morning ride on a route used by hundreds of road cyclists. Two lane road with an 8-10 ft breakdown lane where the cyclists ride. One lane had been closed off because of a triathalon.
Going down a tall bridge, just in front of me was a group of cyclists in the breakdown lane. They were going fast and were keeping up with traffic, which was moderate but slow because cars only had one lane.
A road thug, driving a Ford Gargantua, not going any faster than the cyclists because of traffic, gets less than six inches from a guy who is completely to the right of the white line demarcating the breakdown lane from the traffic lane, and then lays on his air horn. You know, the type that trains have and for some reason are a big thing here is Miami, Fl. The cyclists are startled, of course.
I felt like getting some payback so right at the bottom of the hill, I go up to a cop who is directing traffic for the tri and tell him what happened. He radios up to another group of cops and they say they will pull him over. I ride up less than two miles and sure enough, they have him pulled over and are writing him a ticket for the illegal air horn.
That felt good.
Going down a tall bridge, just in front of me was a group of cyclists in the breakdown lane. They were going fast and were keeping up with traffic, which was moderate but slow because cars only had one lane.
A road thug, driving a Ford Gargantua, not going any faster than the cyclists because of traffic, gets less than six inches from a guy who is completely to the right of the white line demarcating the breakdown lane from the traffic lane, and then lays on his air horn. You know, the type that trains have and for some reason are a big thing here is Miami, Fl. The cyclists are startled, of course.
I felt like getting some payback so right at the bottom of the hill, I go up to a cop who is directing traffic for the tri and tell him what happened. He radios up to another group of cops and they say they will pull him over. I ride up less than two miles and sure enough, they have him pulled over and are writing him a ticket for the illegal air horn.
That felt good.
Hmm wonder if your laws are sim to ohios with regards to construction and events etc where fines are doubled.
08-26-07, 11:15 AM
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08-26-07, 12:56 PM
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If he was dumb enough to tell the police he was trying to scare the cyclist, it could be a very bad ticket as far as fine and insurance goes.
08-27-07, 10:54 AM
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The nice thing is if the guy gets pulled over again and the equipment violation isn't fixed, things could get worse.
This makes up for a rare problem I experienced on Sunday. I was descending a steep hill at almost 40mph, and some nitwits in a subcompact that was supposed to look souped up passed close while laying on the horn. We were just about to enter a series of turns with speed limits of 25mph and 20mph respectably, and neither one of us had the slightest chance of navigating them over 35.
Normally I don't mind getting buzzed too much, but at high speeds, it's very dangerous. I didn't have the presence of mind to remember the plate.
This makes up for a rare problem I experienced on Sunday. I was descending a steep hill at almost 40mph, and some nitwits in a subcompact that was supposed to look souped up passed close while laying on the horn. We were just about to enter a series of turns with speed limits of 25mph and 20mph respectably, and neither one of us had the slightest chance of navigating them over 35.
Normally I don't mind getting buzzed too much, but at high speeds, it's very dangerous. I didn't have the presence of mind to remember the plate.
08-27-07, 11:44 AM
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The nice thing is if the guy gets pulled over again and the equipment violation isn't fixed, things could get worse.
This makes up for a rare problem I experienced on Sunday. I was descending a steep hill at almost 40mph, and some nitwits in a subcompact that was supposed to look souped up passed close while laying on the horn. We were just about to enter a series of turns with speed limits of 25mph and 20mph respectably, and neither one of us had the slightest chance of navigating them over 35.
Normally I don't mind getting buzzed too much, but at high speeds, it's very dangerous. I didn't have the presence of mind to remember the plate.
This makes up for a rare problem I experienced on Sunday. I was descending a steep hill at almost 40mph, and some nitwits in a subcompact that was supposed to look souped up passed close while laying on the horn. We were just about to enter a series of turns with speed limits of 25mph and 20mph respectably, and neither one of us had the slightest chance of navigating them over 35.
Normally I don't mind getting buzzed too much, but at high speeds, it's very dangerous. I didn't have the presence of mind to remember the plate.
08-27-07, 02:14 PM
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08-27-07, 03:16 PM
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Exactly. I tried to see if the cop would write him a ticket for assault, but he was pretty busy doing traffic control so I didn't push it.
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1988 Ducati 750 F1
08-27-07, 03:22 PM
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08-27-07, 08:05 PM
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I was happy to see a revenge thread that involved calling the police and watching a ticket being written instead of kicking a car, spitting, or using a U-lock. Nice work.
