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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-27-18, 03:07 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

or .. . the opposite. it made thenews becauswe it...

or .. . the opposite. it made thenews becauswe it wqas ... unusual, and therefore News.

Not a lot of headlines saying,. "The sun rose this s morning.. "

The idea is Not to learn the wrong...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-26-18, 04:38 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Thanks ... i asked about criminal charges, no...

Thanks ... i asked about criminal charges, no one else followed up.

I see he was NOT charged with attempted vehicular manslaughter or attempted murder or mayhem ... not even Assault.

District...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-19-18, 06:27 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

And it is precisely the opposite view that...

And it is precisely the opposite view that worries me. But no matter .... none of you are my peers.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-19-18, 10:08 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

And as fast as I can keep ignoring it, you keep...

And as fast as I can keep ignoring it, you keep inventing more.

Let us leave this one, shall we? Neither is going to convince the other.

I mean, I addressed every point of your "evidence" and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-18-18, 08:28 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Decade and a half in the Greater Orlando area,...

Decade and a half in the Greater Orlando area, before bike lanes---and while it was voted most deadly cycling city year after year. I know what I am talking about.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-18-18, 11:29 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Actually sir, you are wrong there. The legal...

Actually sir, you are wrong there.

The legal principle of “innocent until proven guilty” obviously only applies within the legal system.

The Concept of “presumed innocent until proven...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-18, 11:59 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

In fact, in this case there is a very simple...

In fact, in this case there is a very simple solution which the rider decided not to employ Twice----don't cut in front of a car in a sketchy situation. The first time the rider had to almost enter...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-18, 12:09 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

So, Mr. or Ms. Flip Flop Rider --- how did you...

So, Mr. or Ms. Flip Flop Rider --- how did you assess the mood of the driver inside a car with dark-tinted windows? We both watched the same video--- and we both know the driver's face and body were...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-18, 09:45 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Wow .... just .... Wow. First off,...

Wow .... just .... Wow.

First off, Flip-Flops says everyone is crazy. So ... he is crazy, "angry and mentally unbalanced" in his own words, and his thoughts should be judged accordingly.
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-18-18, 06:51 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

LOL .... this thread is finally descending into...

LOL .... this thread is finally descending into the deep muck of a true A&S masterpiece.

by the way ... njkayaker did Not use "circular reasoning." Not sure who understands that, or who...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-12-18, 03:24 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

That is insane. What you said is that since...

That is insane.

What you said is that since this guy got his windows tinted very dark maybe a few years ago, that proves he deliberately hit this cyclist however many years later?

That is so...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 07:15 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Thought about this some while out riding. ...

Thought about this some while out riding.

What is comes down to, for me, is this: if I had children and was teaching them to ride, i would have taught them to go behind the car which was trying to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 05:34 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Seems you asked and answered yourself there. ...

Seems you asked and answered yourself there.

Also watch the video or look at the stills in post 25. The car was in the bike path well before before the bike reached the car.

As YOU note, the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 02:49 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

All "right of way" is ultimately good for is...

All "right of way" is ultimately good for is assigning degree of fault after an accident.

"Rules of the Road" and plain common sense should be enough to prevent all accidents except mechanical...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 01:04 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Here is where we differ ... I might have slowed...

Here is where we differ ... I might have slowed more when i saw the driver not noticing me ... if I could.

I have had drivers (seriously, not metaphorically) come within a few inches of me in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 12:32 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Also ... the driver was pulling itno a large...

Also ... the driver was pulling itno a large private health/fitness facility called The Boulvard Club. The Boulevard Club - Toronto, ON - Home (http://www.boulevardclub.com/) We have no idea if the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 12:23 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Well ... if we can't hit each other with our...

Well ... if we can't hit each other with our cars while the others are riding, we can at least try to hit each other on the internet.

By the way, Mr. Kayaker .... the fact that the same driver...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 11:48 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Ah, i see,. Thanks for the clarification. In...

Ah, i see,. Thanks for the clarification.

In any case .... I have to ask, what a cyclist is doing, traveling at 30 mph through an intersection where there is already a car trying to cross?

if...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 11:42 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

Thanks for all that. i didn't think ti was legal...

Thanks for all that. i didn't think ti was legal to collide with cars, cyclists, or pedestrians in Canada.

The clarifyication i sought concerned the driver pulling up to the road's edge to pull...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 09:25 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

This. The driver should not have hit the...

This.

The driver should not have hit the bike. The driver should have looked back to the left before proceeding.

However ... the cyclist tried to speed through an intersection and In Front...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 09:20 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

The car did not suddenly come out of any driveway...

The car did not suddenly come out of any driveway ... the cyclist saw the car clearly. Also, the car was Moving the whole time the cyclist saw him ... so the cyclist Knew the car was rolling...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 09:14 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

He was not at a stop sign or a traffic light. He...

He was not at a stop sign or a traffic light. He was crossing perpendicular to traffic. Maybe you should watch the video a few more times. Your example bears no relevance to this situation.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-18, 12:33 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

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Thankfully I don't have to side with the cyclist ... because I am not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-10-18, 04:41 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,189
Posted By Maelochs

I have to say, I would not expect a driver to...

I have to say, I would not expect a driver to deliberately ram me. On another hand, I would certainly remember if I had some verbal altercation with some driver .. . and would definitely think k That...
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