>>>>It gets old having mostly people on high end road bikes dressed in full bike gear thinking they should not have to follow the rules <<<<<<
I'm not sure that's really the case. Perhaps it's just the ones on high-end road bikes dressed in full bike gear that we notice and expect more of? |
Originally Posted by Papa Tom
(Post 17731238)
....It's hard enough when you see strangers pull this kind of crap. But what do you do when it's a friend or family member? For my part, I have enough responsibilities and worries, and enough friends and family I care for and about, that I don't see any need to fritter away energy over concerns about strangers, especially since there's so little I can do about it anyway. Years ago, I used to join a local weekly pickup ride, that often had 30 or more riders. This was a very fast paced bunch ride, and over a number of years grew to become very sloppy with an accident/injury rate as befits riding that way. Solution--- I stopped riding with those people. The ride is still going strong, and there are still regular crashes, but it's no longer my problem |
Originally Posted by Colorado Kid
(Post 17730957)
A racer type blew not one but two red light, right in a row.
Originally Posted by Colorado Kid
(Post 17730957)
What should I've done in this case?
Originally Posted by Colorado Kid
(Post 17730957)
Said nother or chase him down and give him a ear full?
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Originally Posted by Papa Tom
(Post 17731248)
>>>>It gets old having mostly people on high end road bikes dressed in full bike gear thinking they should not have to follow the rules <<<<<<
I'm not sure that's really the case. Perhaps it's just the ones on high-end road bikes dressed in full bike gear that we notice and expect more of? I rode in the Muncie In. area often and did not see it near as much So what ??...Did he put you or other people in danger when he did that ?? Absolutely nothing, Keep your mouth shut and just ride your bike. It's not your job to lecture other cyclists on cycling etiquette. If it's friends you don't see eye to eye with you save the friendship by not riding together Sooner or later the people that blow throw stop lights/signs will get broke of it the problem is the people who the run in front of, and the people that try to keep them alive till help gets there suffer. |
Originally Posted by plumberroy
(Post 17731423)
Yes blowing through stop signs put the people he may not see in danger trying to miss him
Sooner or later the people that blow throw stop lights/signs will get broke of it the problem is the people who the run in front of, and the people that try to keep them alive till help gets there suffer. I don't need friends that think they are above the rules/shouldn't have to follow the laws no great loss |
Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 17731511)
Ever heard of the Idaho stop law? Look it up.
I think it's difficult to be happy if you are not friends with yourself. I almost never speed these days since I intentionally drive well under the speed limit but when I do speed I do not beat myself up. I also don't dress my friends down when they speed occasionally. There is also a difference in someone who gets caught speeding then whines, cries, *****es that Cops are just picking on them for the next year , and the person who gets caught owns up, pays the fine and that is the end of it . I can live with the second type of person I have no use for the first type |
There is a big difference in blowing through stop signs , most of the time not even touching the brakes... this essentially never happens (at least not intentionally). |
Lets not forget that in many if not most states it is legal for bikes to run red lights if it is safe and if it is one of those lights that are activated by the metal in a car.
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Originally Posted by caloso
(Post 17731088)
Your answer to the following question is dispositive:
Are you a peace officer? |
Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 17732616)
this essentially never happens (at least not intentionally).
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Originally Posted by plumberroy
(Post 17731220)
It isn't assault when someone puts you or yours in danger hit one of my grandkids being stupid and it may turn into assault when I beat them with their carbon bike.
You act like an idiot I will tell you about it You are free to stop and discuss it It gets old having mostly people on high end road bikes dressed in full bike gear thinking they should not have to follow the rules Roy |
Don't turn yourself into a public crusader. If the offender is a motorist he or she is putting others in danger so call 911 and leave the road-ragers to the cops. If the offender is a cyclist or a pedestrian he or she is putting him or herself in danger and fate will catch up to him.
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be sure to don your junior deputy badge before approaching this scofflaw cyclist
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I am 61 ,ride about 6 days a week, maybe 20 miles at a time mostly on a fixed gear bike. I run lights at least 3 or 4 times every ride and dont care what anyone thinks about it.
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Originally Posted by howeeee
(Post 17733217)
I am 61 ,ride about 6 days a week, maybe 20 miles at a time mostly on a fixed gear bike. I run lights at least 3 or 4 times every ride and dont care what anyone thinks about it.
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
(Post 17733238)
I suppose someone chasing you down to lecture you about it is highly likely to get you to change. (don't respond, it's rhetorical)
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I got a cell phone, which can be used to report unsafe/illegal activity. 80% of the time, my call results in police catching the person.
- Andy |
I usually fully stop at the light look both ways and if it is safe to continue then I start going. I have done that couple of times and so far nothing has happened.
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Originally Posted by Papa Tom
(Post 17731248)
>>>>It gets old having mostly people on high end road bikes dressed in full bike gear thinking they should not have to follow the rules <<<<<<
I'm not sure that's really the case. Perhaps it's just the ones on high-end road bikes dressed in full bike gear that we notice and expect more of? On my favorite group ride we always got "the talk" about obeying traffic laws. This ride was sponsored by a particular bike shop and lots of riders were wearing their kit. They didn't want their name associated with scofflaws I guess. In spite of "the talk" not everyone abided by the rules all the time. Especially those that were at the tail end of a pack as the light turned red. |
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17733288)
I got a cell phone, which can be used to report unsafe/illegal activity. 80% of the time, my call results in police catching the person.
- Andy |
Originally Posted by Papa Tom
(Post 17731248)
>>>>It gets old having mostly people on high end road bikes dressed in full bike gear thinking they should not have to follow the rules <<<<<<
I'm not sure that's really the case. Perhaps it's just the ones on high-end road bikes dressed in full bike gear that we notice and expect more of? |
Originally Posted by Colorado Kid
(Post 17730957)
A racer type blew not one but two red light, right in a row. What should I've done in this case? Said nother or chase him down and give him a ear full?
A. Why do you care? B. Who are you to "give him an ear full"? C. If you really think it's that big a deal, call the police. They enforce traffic laws for a living. But you don't, right? |
Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 17733412)
I highly doubt that police would respond to a such a call and waste their time looking for some cyclist who ran a red light or a stop.
- Andy |
Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 17733412)
I highly doubt that police would respond to a such a call and waste their time looking for some cyclist who ran a red light or a stop.
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The only thing to do, is to try and find out if his frame size will fit you, and hope it does not get badly damaged in the accident.
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