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12-17-21, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by roadsnakes
The cited incident is an extraordinarily rare sort of event, and I can think of no way to protect myself from it other than not ever riding my bike.
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12-17-21, 06:54 PM
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What the hell was the motive for doing that?
12-17-21, 07:03 PM
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I live in a rural area, so probably would never encounter something like this,
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12-17-21, 07:11 PM
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Don't see how being careful would have avoided this. Bear spray might have been useful.
12-17-21, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Lastmohecken
I live in a rural area, so probably would never encounter something like this,
Not that it's very likely that a guy will ever swing a bit metal pipe at you while you are riding your bike.
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12-17-21, 08:12 PM
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Where I ride, there would be no room to ride around him. Turn around, maybe. I doubt I will ever meet a guy with a pipe but other encounters could develop of even a more serious nature, and calling 911 is not going to do much good.
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12-17-21, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
If you see a guy coming out on the road, swinging a big metal pipe at you, it might be easier to just ride around him. Or turn around.
Not that it's very likely that a guy will ever swing a bit metal pipe at you while you are riding your bike.
Not that it's very likely that a guy will ever swing a bit metal pipe at you while you are riding your bike.
12-18-21, 08:39 AM
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Google "assaults on bike trails". They are not "extraordinarily rare"; so yes, be careful out there.
12-18-21, 09:15 AM
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Walkers and bikers don't mix, I'd stay off the paths and on the road then you just have to deal with crazy drivers. I usually load my bike in the car and drive to a remote place so I don't have to deal with either,it's worth the effort.
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12-18-21, 10:07 AM
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riding 20mph on a path shared by walkers and hikers is asking for trouble
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12-18-21, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Dominck
riding 20mph on a path shared by walkers and hikers is asking for trouble
What's so hard about: All trail users must keep to the right? Or: All dogs must be kept on leash?
Personal exceptionalism at it's finest.
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My lights are obscenly bright because drivers are dim.
I shouldn't have to "make myself more visible;" Drivers should just stop running people over.
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What does this guy do when hes driving a vehicle and encounters a rider?
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12-18-21, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Dominck
Walkers and bikers don't mix, I'd stay off the paths and on the road then you just have to deal with crazy drivers. I usually load my bike in the car and drive to a remote place so I don't have to deal with either,it's worth the effort.
Originally Posted by Mark Dominck
riding 20mph on a path shared by walkers and hikers is asking for trouble
You're demonstrating a remarkable lack of ability at calculating comparative risks. On a road, you have to deal with crazy drivers AND the risk of insane people with pipes.
12-18-21, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by zandoval
What does this guy do when hes driving a vehicle and encounters a rider?
He's clearly mentally ill. I wouldn't assume we really know whether he intended to assault a cyclist or if that just happened to be the first person he encountered.
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12-18-21, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
He's clearly mentally ill. I wouldn't assume we really know whether he intended to assault a cyclist or if that just happened to be the first person he encountered.
12-18-21, 03:52 PM
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Situational awareness! I would have sussed that freak before I ever got close. I'm not blaming you, I'm just super-tuned to the weirdos of the world. They stand out to me like they have flashing lights.
12-18-21, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by base2
What's so hard about: All trail users must keep to the right? Or: All dogs must be kept on leash?.
12-19-21, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Rider_1
Situational awareness! I would have sussed that freak before I ever got close. I'm not blaming you, I'm just super-tuned to the weirdos of the world. They stand out to me like they have flashing lights.
We're all very impressed by your 20/20 hindsight.
12-19-21, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
We're all very impressed by your 20/20 hindsight.
How does my foresight become hindsight? Way to miss the point of "situational awareness" LOL! Typical for this forum.
12-19-21, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rider_1
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How does my foresight become hindsight? Way to miss the point of "situational awareness" LOL! Typical for this forum.
How does my foresight become hindsight? Way to miss the point of "situational awareness" LOL! Typical for this forum.
Because you aren't exhibiting foresight, you're claiming you would have had it in hindsight.
What's typical of this forum is your "this couldn't happen to me because..." nonsense. You have no reason to believe you have any more situational awareness than the rider in the video or anyone else for that matter. That was an ambush and it's damn silly to claim that anyone would likely anticipate it. Despite your vapid disclaimer, there's a very obvious implied victim blaming in your post.
12-19-21, 11:01 PM
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^^^^^ "...victim blaming..." Is that like fat shaming, toxic masculinity, **** shaming, identity politics, TDS, intersexuality, manslaining, womansplaiining or countless other hipster buzzwords or phrases having entered contemporary vernacular in the last ten years? There are so many I begin to get salty tryna keep up.
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12-20-21, 01:39 AM
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just ride at night, there are never any weirdos out at night, except he guy who creeped out of the trailer park with a pipe bomb and scared the crap out of me,
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Originally Posted by Rider_1
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How does my foresight become hindsight? Way to miss the point of "situational awareness" LOL! Typical for this forum.
How does my foresight become hindsight? Way to miss the point of "situational awareness" LOL! Typical for this forum.
Originally Posted by livedarklions
Because you aren't exhibiting foresight, you're claiming you would have had it in hindsight.
What's typical of this forum is your "this couldn't happen to me because..." nonsense. You have no reason to believe you have any more situational awareness than the rider in the video or anyone else for that matter. That was an ambush and it's damn silly to claim that anyone would likely anticipate it. Despite your vapid disclaimer, there's a very obvious implied victim blaming in your post.
What's typical of this forum is your "this couldn't happen to me because..." nonsense. You have no reason to believe you have any more situational awareness than the rider in the video or anyone else for that matter. That was an ambush and it's damn silly to claim that anyone would likely anticipate it. Despite your vapid disclaimer, there's a very obvious implied victim blaming in your post.
I’d imagine treating every bike ride like a Combat Patrol would become exhausting very quickly, and you’re fooling yourself if you want us to believe that you’re that spooled up all the time. It’s the Katy trail, not Kabul.
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Originally Posted by GhenghisKahn
^^^^^ "...victim blaming..." Is that like fat shaming, toxic masculinity, **** shaming, identity politics, TDS, intersexuality, manslaining, womansplaiining or countless other hipster buzzwords or phrases having entered contemporary vernacular in the last ten years? There are so many I begin to get salty tryna keep up.
I am not surprised you can't get your mind around that you should be reluctant before saying or implying that a victim of assault was to blame when they get randomly attacked. Seriously, the rider in the video should have seen that coming? Anyone who says their situational awareness would have protected them from this guy is full of crap. Is that direct enough for you to understand?
I don't hold a lot of hope for you being able to keep up with much of anything because you obviously can't turn the cable "news" off long enough to actually think.
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