Ugh, more cyclists.
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When I was building up my fitness I was quite careful to research my routes and avoid steep grades or excessive up & down... now I don't really think twice about moderate hills (<5% for <30m = 100ft of elevation), and know I can do larger hills (up to 12% grade and ~120m = 400 ft elevation). Larger than that is a mountain, and you kind of know where all those are.
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Depends on the time of day and the situation. I know that motorist hate cyclist because many of them run red lights blatantly. My morning commute starts usually at 530AM. This early there is very little traffic, so when I come to red light I will slow down to check traffic. There is not a car in sight, I run the red light. If there are cars, there is usually just one or two. I wait for them to pass then I run the red light.
On the commute home I generally wait for a green light along with other motorists. There is more traffic and it's much harder to get a gap long enough to cross safely on a red light. I am not reckless when it comes to these things.
On the commute home I generally wait for a green light along with other motorists. There is more traffic and it's much harder to get a gap long enough to cross safely on a red light. I am not reckless when it comes to these things.
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I find that motorists around my suburb community are actually quite courteous. I've been fortunate that I've had very few problems on the road with them. Downtown, now that's a bit different. I absolutely hate riding downtown. People just all seem to be on edge there.
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I find that motorists around my suburb community are actually quite courteous. I've been fortunate that I've had very few problems on the road with them. Downtown, now that's a bit different. I absolutely hate riding downtown. People just all seem to be on edge there.
Personally, I'm considering moving to someplace that doesn't have cyclists or cycling infrastructure. I hate everyone's lights and I hate the "facilities" they design for us. I'm happiest in the road, with no other cyclists. I'm strongly considering changing my route in to work for the next 6 months, as I work nights and so reverse commute and so am going against the stream at rush hour on what is probably the second busiest bike corridor in Seattle, and the past few days have been insane with all the strobing helicopter searchlight candlepower equivalent "headlights" everybody has decided they need to have now.
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I'm usually focused on the rider in front of me or if I'm pulling, I'm looking out for obstacles and trying to maintain a good pace.
It doesn't matter that you're not wearing lycra, although if there were several of you wearing a different type of kit, it might trigger an "attack".
There's really no offense intended.
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Personally, I'm considering moving to someplace that doesn't have cyclists or cycling infrastructure. I hate everyone's lights and I hate the "facilities" they design for us. I'm happiest in the road, with no other cyclists. I'm strongly considering changing my route in to work for the next 6 months, as I work nights and so reverse commute and so am going against the stream at rush hour on what is probably the second busiest bike corridor in Seattle, and the past few days have been insane with all the strobing helicopter searchlight candlepower equivalent "headlights" everybody has decided they need to have now.
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There is not. And I will never understand what compels otherwise reasonable people to make pronouncements such as this. Just a little application of rational thinking before hitting the send button would stop the slow erosion of credibility that follows revelations like the above.
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There is not. And I will never understand what compels otherwise reasonable people to make pronouncements such as this. Just a little application of rational thinking before hitting the send button would stop the slow erosion of credibility that follows revelations like the above.
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Grrr. I said nothing about the acceptability of running down babes in arms. I am talking about your references to them being punished more severely in an afterlife than... child molesters, investment bankers... Republicans...
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So, you think it is OK to run over people you don't like or agree with?
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I've got plenty of light myself, two thirds the cyclists here now have a completely rude and detrimental level of candlepower.
I'm moving, it's just going to take a little time to pull off.
Hate keeps me warm and happy. I'll always hate. I love that about myself.
Lots of things deserve hating.
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Yessirree-Bob, there is probably a special place in Heaven for cyclists who run "Masters of the Universe" in cross-walks. The problem is getting them out of their SUVs first.
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