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Old 10-08-08 | 11:36 PM
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Evil commute with helmet cam today...

Just goes to show how a bicycle in the right hands can flow through downtown traffic like water through a pasta strainer and pretty much beat the snot out of those silly metal gas-wasting boxes. I pity them and hate them at the same time.

The New Video

Some points of interest:

00:23 - Wrong-way cyclist gets out of my way.
00:24 - J-walker.
00:27 - J-walker pushes bike right in front of me.
00.42 - You can see the crosswalk but 2 J-walkers ignore it.
02:14 - Man pushes luggage cart right into my path.
02:42 - J-walker gets brushed.
03:42 - I have to stop for the FIRST TIME.
03:59 - Female cyclist proves it ain't just me running reds in NOLA.
04:45 - I nail an EVIL "double" intersection and almost take out a sidewalk biker on a silly chopper thingy.
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And here are a few examples of how I get treated when I bike by the rules:

04:57 - I get brushed.
05:06 - Parked car disrespects me.
05:23 - ANOTHER parked car disrespects me.

Last scene is a regular shortcut just few blocks from my house:

06:20 - I end up in a cemetery (still breathing) but check it out - the only cemetery in NOLA where the dead are under ground - below the water table! By far, most are buried in above ground crypts here called "Cities of the Dead" because our water table is as little as 6 inches below ground.

BTW...for those of you who don't know me and want to trash my riding style, it has ALL been said over at A&S. I post this note for those here who like this stuff.

Ride Safe - Have Fun!

Joey
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