What goes through the typical Motorist's Mind when he passes you?
08-03-11, 05:05 PM
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Last night it was "lets see how close I can get to this guy on the bike w/o actually hitting him".
08-03-11, 07:21 PM
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"Quart of milk... Stick of butter... Hot dogs... Hot dog (WHOA) buns... Can of chili... Ice cream..."
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nice ass.
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08-04-11, 02:20 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
Oh cripes. I bike so I can feel like I'm still seven years old.
08-04-11, 02:35 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
Anyway, back OT --
In the morning? "Sheesh, he's up early, too."
After work? "There's another one. That's, what, six cyclists I've seen so far on this street?"
In the morning? "Sheesh, he's up early, too."
After work? "There's another one. That's, what, six cyclists I've seen so far on this street?"
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"Bicycle? What bicycle?"
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08-04-11, 08:37 PM
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Machka wins the thread. (And is apparently one of the few people around here who A) actually drives a car, and B) doesn't subscribe to the ridiculous theory that all car drivers are brainless monsters who dream of killing bicyclists.)
08-05-11, 08:16 PM
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When I move over into the other lane to make room for that cyclist, there will be car coming toward me...there always is. I think that's Murphy's Second Law.
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Look at that cute chick on the sidewalk . . . damnn bicyclist, gets outa the way!
08-05-11, 10:06 PM
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I can't wait to get home so I can go for a ride!
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08-06-11, 10:01 AM
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lol, that text was funny, and i have the perfect reply! <tap, tap, tap>
08-06-11, 10:12 AM
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"I wished this bicycle rider in front of me would go slower, especially up this upcoming hill. I'm already too early to get to work, so I need to slow down so I can be on time. I wished I had the physical stamina to ride a bicycle, instead of being stuck in this claustrophobic piece of steel."
08-10-11, 06:39 AM
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In the odd case that a cyclist is doing something noteworthy its usually; "God damn it you have a gigantic, (literally) 10+ft wide shoulder, why are you in the middle of the road?" on my commute.
08-10-11, 06:52 AM
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Fat guy on an old bike... Hey, nice jorts! Hmmm... I think I had that same beer T-shirt back in 1984... 
08-10-11, 08:04 AM
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My personal take on some motorists.
Male: "There's that stupid guy who rides his bike everyday, let's see what he does when I hit the gas pedal and slam on the brakes with my front bumper just a few feet off his back tire"
Female:"There's that stupid guy who rides his bike everyday, making me a few seconds late to my destination, why doesn't he get immediately out of my way, or ride the sidewalk like a good cyclist should."
Male: "There's that stupid guy who rides his bike everyday, let's see what he does when I hit the gas pedal and slam on the brakes with my front bumper just a few feet off his back tire"
Female:"There's that stupid guy who rides his bike everyday, making me a few seconds late to my destination, why doesn't he get immediately out of my way, or ride the sidewalk like a good cyclist should."
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08-10-11, 07:27 PM
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Well i am a cyclist as well. I think wow what a nice day to be on the bike. I should be on my bike right now!
08-10-11, 09:08 PM
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As I was driving home from work today, going up a very steep road, I was behind a lady in an SUV who was stuck behind what appeared to be a family of cyclists: an adult man, an adult woman, and two teenagers, all wearing the jerseys of a local club. They were taking over the entire lane (I ride the same hill almost daily and there isn't a reason in the world not to stay toward the right; the lane is, inexplicably, something like 30 feet wide) and going less than 10 MPH. The lady in the SUV couldn't pass safely in the lane, couldn't safely move into the opposite lane, and so was stuck. After 10 or 15 seconds of this, she tapped her horn, to which the woman and one the teenagers both gave her the bird. And still stayed spread out across the road, not giving anyone the chance to pass until they got to the top of the hill and made a turn.
And what did I think as we finally got past them? "No wonder motorists hate cyclists." And then I thought "And if I write this up on BF, nobody will get it - and will almost certainly come out against the woman in the SUV."
And what did I think as we finally got past them? "No wonder motorists hate cyclists." And then I thought "And if I write this up on BF, nobody will get it - and will almost certainly come out against the woman in the SUV."