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11-26-17, 09:16 PM
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You don’t have to “take” something which is already yours. The lane belongs as much to bicycles as cars. It only makes sense to show cars they have no chance of occupying it with you.
Very few folks know what the word “practicable” means in most states’ road usage regulations. It means “likely to be successful”, not “practical”. So the law requires bikes to ride as far to the right as is likely to be successful. That basically means far enough left to not allow cars into the lane. Also many jurisdictions have requirements for cars to give bikes 3 feet of clearance. That generally makes it impossible for cars and bikes to occupy the lane together. Reminding cars of this only makes sense.
Very few folks know what the word “practicable” means in most states’ road usage regulations. It means “likely to be successful”, not “practical”. So the law requires bikes to ride as far to the right as is likely to be successful. That basically means far enough left to not allow cars into the lane. Also many jurisdictions have requirements for cars to give bikes 3 feet of clearance. That generally makes it impossible for cars and bikes to occupy the lane together. Reminding cars of this only makes sense.
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11-26-17, 09:23 PM
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I can't keep up with 1300+ comments and some on top of that in a week...You guys are not amateurlific. Later.
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11-26-17, 09:23 PM
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I know you don't like to argue, so I will just say that a not angry driver who tries to fit in a lane with a bike is a bigger hazard than an angry one who sees there is no room to get by. If you can’t take the lane, don’t ride that road. Bikes have no place in the gutter.
11-26-17, 09:26 PM
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11-26-17, 09:30 PM
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This was Knoxville a few hours ago:
I wanted to bring in @RUOkie because Tennessee was on the verge of hiring the former Rutgers coach, Greg Shiano.
When word of that got out, VolTwitter/SportsRadio went into immediate meltdown mode. People were pi$$ed.
On campus:
Even local and state politicians were weighing in.
Within a few hours the whole deal blew up. He got fired by the fans before he was even announced. I don't recall seeing anything like this. Amazing.
I wanted to bring in @RUOkie because Tennessee was on the verge of hiring the former Rutgers coach, Greg Shiano.
When word of that got out, VolTwitter/SportsRadio went into immediate meltdown mode. People were pi$$ed.
On campus:
Even local and state politicians were weighing in.
Within a few hours the whole deal blew up. He got fired by the fans before he was even announced. I don't recall seeing anything like this. Amazing.
I don't know ruokie, he was gone before I got here I guess.
11-26-17, 09:35 PM
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11-26-17, 09:36 PM
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11-26-17, 09:40 PM
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Today was the first time I'd bet on football since the early '90s. I should never have picked it up again.
11-26-17, 09:43 PM
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11-26-17, 10:01 PM
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11-26-17, 10:03 PM
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So how was the pizza? You don’t like something more on the pie besides cheese?
11-26-17, 10:18 PM
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11-26-17, 10:18 PM
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I don't ride right in the gutter. I keep left when riding allowing space for the cars. I also stay far enough into the lane so that I won't get doored. Most of my cycling is done in peak hours on busy roads on my daily commute. I mostly do not excercise my legal right to take the same space as a car for two reasons.
1. It is playing chicken with things bigger than me and it only takes a moment for an (more likely) inattentive driver to hit me if I'm in the middle of the lane.
2. It would be slower to ride in the middle of the lane when the traffice is backed up. When it is not backed up I'm not a fast enough rider not to be a hazard or impediment for other road users (that's also against the law here).
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11-26-17, 10:19 PM
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11-26-17, 10:20 PM
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I don't get the idea of a plain cheese pizza though. Is it just cheese on the base or does it come with some sauce as well?
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11-26-17, 10:21 PM
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11-26-17, 10:22 PM
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All this talk of pizza is making me hungry. I think I'll walk down to my local pizza place and get some. It's only a fifteen minute walk and it's a nice fine warm evening.
Work can wait. it isn't going anywere.
Work can wait. it isn't going anywere.
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11-26-17, 10:23 PM
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Ok. That is acceptable. I've done similar things at home with just a plain red sauce/tomato paste and cheese. I thought that it was just cheese alone on the base and I couldn't see the point of that.
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11-26-17, 10:27 PM
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You can get Ray's Pizza delivery via UberEats but it takes 45 minutes. I had not intended to buy pizza and wings but I was on the way to the bus stop and noticed the place was there. LoP likes their cheese pizza so since I was so close I texted to ask if he wanted one, he answered in the affirmative and I bought one and hopped on the bus to go home. I saved 25 minutes and the $4.99 processing fee.
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11-26-17, 10:50 PM
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11-26-17, 10:52 PM
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11-27-17, 01:00 AM
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11-27-17, 04:27 AM
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11-27-17, 04:32 AM
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