Awesome rider, Crazy driver
09-24-08, 09:09 AM
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Awesome rider, Crazy driver
Here is a compare and contrast for you.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens
. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens
. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
09-24-08, 09:17 AM
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My wife could commute in heels, but she would worry about scuffing her new $650 boots. Seriously, who buys $650 boots? They're nice and all, but DAMN...
I see drivers doing the no-hands thing all the time. The doppeltext is a new one - spooky...
I see drivers doing the no-hands thing all the time. The doppeltext is a new one - spooky...
09-24-08, 09:44 AM
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Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
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09-24-08, 09:52 AM
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Texting/surfing is a great way to die. From all the near misses I've seen of pedestrians walking obliviously into the path of an oncoming car, drivers texting and drifting from lane to lane and cyclists texting and riding straight into potholes or drifting out of their lane, deaths from avoidable accidents will be way up in the next couple years until someone loads speech to text software on these devices.
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09-24-08, 09:54 AM
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Here is a compare and contrast for you.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens
. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.The good, the bad, and the ugly. They are everywhere.
BroadStPhilly, Are you part of the sons of Ben?
09-24-08, 10:19 AM
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You mean the insane group of Philadelphians who support a football club that does not even exist yet. The club of high minded individuals who go to matches simply for the purpose of taunting other supporters? No I am not a member but I support all they are doing. The are quintescentially Philadelphian and I love them for it.
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https://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/
...and before there are the usual "omg, that's so creepy" and "stalker" comments apparently most of the photo's are taken by the wife (husband and wife blog) at traffic stops while she's cycling to work.
...and before there are the usual "omg, that's so creepy" and "stalker" comments apparently most of the photo's are taken by the wife (husband and wife blog) at traffic stops while she's cycling to work.
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This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
09-24-08, 12:17 PM
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yes
Here is a compare and contrast for you.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
Most days on my way home I pass a young female cyclist in dressy type pants, rolled up on one side of course, and a office appropriate top cruising along. She has either a helmet cam or a light on her helmet and she ride the street (Broad ST for you Philly commuters.)
And she goes at a pretty good pace. I would say around 17 mph. But the icing on the cake is that she does it in heels. Very impressive. If I wasn't married this is the type of girl I would talk to.
Contrast:
This morning I saw a young female driver typing into TWO handheld thingies cell phones, blackberries, palms, or some mixture there of. That is right no hand on the wheel staring at two screens
. The mind boggles. Anyway she did not come close to hitting me but I saw it and it was insane so I wanted to note it.
09-24-08, 12:29 PM
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You mean the insane group of Philadelphians who support a football club that does not even exist yet. The club of high minded individuals who go to matches simply for the purpose of taunting other supporters? No I am not a member but I support all they are doing. The are quintescentially Philadelphian and I love them for it.
09-24-08, 02:03 PM
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I will take that as a complement capejohn.
AdamD I think you either have a whole lot more cojones than I or your post illustrates the difference between Philly and Cali.
AdamD I think you either have a whole lot more cojones than I or your post illustrates the difference between Philly and Cali.
