Bike Hate in the NYT
07-20-06, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by teiaperigosa
no one said anything about beating anyone up...
he was road raging...people feel that they can aggrivate, honk, and say whatever they want to people when they are in their car...I didn't appreciate that
we were in a fuking parking lot in a strip mall...he was turning into a friendly's, and I was going no more than 8 mph, as I said watching him as he watched me the whole time...
his ego was the only thing breaking the law...big surprise cars hate bikes...to who? no surprise here...and 'get over it'...why?...no reason to if you gotta encouter it daily
he was road raging...people feel that they can aggrivate, honk, and say whatever they want to people when they are in their car...I didn't appreciate that
we were in a fuking parking lot in a strip mall...he was turning into a friendly's, and I was going no more than 8 mph, as I said watching him as he watched me the whole time...
his ego was the only thing breaking the law...big surprise cars hate bikes...to who? no surprise here...and 'get over it'...why?...no reason to if you gotta encouter it daily
07-20-06, 06:13 AM
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Why is it that car drivers assume bikers have no drivers license? I took drivers ed in high school long ago and passed all appropriate driving certifications and am licensed to drive on the road. I just choose to "drive" a bike.
07-20-06, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
you ran a stop sign, he called you on it, get a life.
07-20-06, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mrRed
I don't mind people enforcing the laws, but selective justice has always seemed pretty much terrible to me.
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The lady, this morning, who yelled "red light" at me did not understand that the twenty feet between us was more than sufficient room to get through safely (I had seen her crossing before she knew I was coming and positioned myself to avoid any collision) and that my running the red got me another block ahead of the cars that would eventually accellerate to 40mph (in a 30) and overtake me.
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The lady, this morning, who yelled "red light" at me did not understand that the twenty feet between us was more than sufficient room to get through safely (I had seen her crossing before she knew I was coming and positioned myself to avoid any collision) and that my running the red got me another block ahead of the cars that would eventually accellerate to 40mph (in a 30) and overtake me.
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07-20-06, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by visitordesign
judging by most of your posts, your life sounds exceedingly sterile. why not just ride rollers in a plastic bubble?
sterile because i obey traffic laws, or because i am prepared to accept the consequences of my actions when i don't, or because every third post of mine isn't compaining about how some motorist cut me off or some cop hassled me for going the wrong way down a one-way? those are small things, not worth even getting riled over anymore. life is too short to sweat the small stuff.
07-20-06, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoshi
The guy's from Annapolis. In other words, who gives a ****?*
*Note - I'm not against people from Annapolis. I am against people from Annapolis writing to the New York times about bike riders.
*Note - I'm not against people from Annapolis. I am against people from Annapolis writing to the New York times about bike riders.
when i went back in may i noticed a new bike shop near my parents house and popped in to take a peek.
after browsing around a bit i was walking past the counter and perchanced to overhear a conversation between a clerk and some customers. apparently annapolis' first critical mass is scheduled to take place this august. the customers weren't familiar with the idea of CM so the clerk briefly described what it was about (leaderless, environmental awareness, cyclists rights, etc.) and what the route would probably be like..then he said something that blew my mind..something to the effect of 'loading up squirtguns with motor oil and shooting them into open car windows'. i had to jump in at that point and explain to him that NO, violence does not belong on CM, and moreover it is an incredibly stupid and cruel thing to do. he didn't seem phased by this so i went on to explain to him what the NYPD was done to CM in NYC. still this didn't seem to register, nor was he willing to discuss it any further, so i left.
i don't ride in CM anymore, but if i could make it to annapolis in time for that ride i would do it..
too bad i'll be in the arizona desert, forty miles from the nearest town..
what will become of 'nap town?
oh, the bike shop is called 'capital bicycles' and its on chinquapin round rd.
sorry for the rant.
07-20-06, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mcatano
While I agree with the sentiment behind what you wrote, I do think it's a bit off for someone to complain about the selective enforcement of laws while advocating for the selective disobeyence of laws.
