New Law for Bicycles stopped at red lights
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I've almost been killed by people's cravings for Big Macs. You need something less desirable
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maybe one of my glamor shots?
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
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One person's treasure is another person's garbage. Several years ago, I stopped into McDonalds for lunch, which was the first time I patronized McDonalds in many years, either my tastes have changed over the years or McDonalds has really downgraded their Big Mac.
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I go there occasionally, but all I can stomach anymore is their grilled chicken sandwiches and salads. Never occurs to me to order anything else (though at a burger king I'll order a whopper reflexively and at taco bell I'll go with a 7 layer burrito and whatever new thing they have and regret both choices later). Fortunately, there's no fast food in my town, so there's not that much temptation there. I still make bad choices at the chinese takeout, though but those few vegetables make me feel a little better about it.
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I considered starting a thread debating whether nice people are st00pid or st00pid people are nice, based on a couple of incidents on my commute home yesterday where people who were trying to be nice to me on the bike really just gummed up the whole thing because they refused to take their turn when they had the right of way. I was crossing a fairly busy 5-lane at one point. There was a gap in the southbound traffic so I went halfway, to the center left-turn lane. While waiting for northbound traffic to clear, one car in the left lane slowed down and eventually stopped, trying to let me go by. A nice gesture, but I don't trust the people in the right northbound lane to do likewise, so I waved him on. I wasn't in anyone's way in the center lane; no one was turning left. Just keep going and I'll wait until the light a quarter mile down changes, thank you very much....
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The other day at Park and High Street, there were cars coming from everywhere but my direction, so I dropped the kickstand, walked over and hit the ped crossing button, walked back, and got on my bike.
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Yeah, I've encountered that too.
I considered starting a thread debating whether nice people are st00pid or st00pid people are nice, based on a couple of incidents on my commute home yesterday where people who were trying to be nice to me on the bike really just gummed up the whole thing because they refused to take their turn when they had the right of way. I was crossing a fairly busy 5-lane at one point. There was a gap in the southbound traffic so I went halfway, to the center left-turn lane. While waiting for northbound traffic to clear, one car in the left lane slowed down and eventually stopped, trying to let me go by. A nice gesture, but I don't trust the people in the right northbound lane to do likewise, so I waved him on. I wasn't in anyone's way in the center lane; no one was turning left. Just keep going and I'll wait until the light a quarter mile down changes, thank you very much....
I considered starting a thread debating whether nice people are st00pid or st00pid people are nice, based on a couple of incidents on my commute home yesterday where people who were trying to be nice to me on the bike really just gummed up the whole thing because they refused to take their turn when they had the right of way. I was crossing a fairly busy 5-lane at one point. There was a gap in the southbound traffic so I went halfway, to the center left-turn lane. While waiting for northbound traffic to clear, one car in the left lane slowed down and eventually stopped, trying to let me go by. A nice gesture, but I don't trust the people in the right northbound lane to do likewise, so I waved him on. I wasn't in anyone's way in the center lane; no one was turning left. Just keep going and I'll wait until the light a quarter mile down changes, thank you very much....
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Running the light is not always an option. I was stuck at a light recently where it cycled between cross-traffic and oncoming left-turn lane (across me). It would have been suicide for me to run the red.
A biker (motor) came up and we discussed the problem for a bit until some opposite through traffic tripped the light our way, and we both agreed that it was a nice day to be riding.
A biker (motor) came up and we discussed the problem for a bit until some opposite through traffic tripped the light our way, and we both agreed that it was a nice day to be riding.
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wait two cycles? if the sensor is not detecting there will be no cycles.
this law will just give an excuse to not properly design, set up and maintain lights sensor.
this law will just give an excuse to not properly design, set up and maintain lights sensor.
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