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Old 02-24-12, 07:27 PM
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Silly girl was driving her car on the SART today

It was a bit north of Angels stadium. I'm guessing she thought she was taking a shortcut to avoid traffic. I see her driving down the bike trail with her friend. They didnt look older than 21.

I got off my saddle and slowed down and gave them a good stare. At that moment she had a "Oh F*&*" expression on her face.

I thought it was quite rude of her to be taking up both lanes.

Hopefully she didnt kill anyone as she continued on her journey to find a way out.

Even our bike trails are no longer safe from idiot drivers!
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Old 02-24-12, 08:23 PM
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Where do you figure she got on?
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Old 02-24-12, 11:17 PM
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Funny, I once saw an older dude driving on the trail just south of the stadium. Dude looked lost. Old people, young people, glad I'm in between.
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Old 02-25-12, 12:48 AM
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Hopefully she'll run over a mugger or two.

Police cars or lifeguard trucks are a pretty common occurrence on the SGRT.
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Old 02-25-12, 11:01 AM
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Every now & then, folks will drive down the HB boardwalk. Sometimes it's an accident, other times they do it to save the 20 foot walk. I have dented three vehicles so far on the path. No, I don't feel bad. A car or an SUV rolling down a crowded MUP with pedestrians and small kiddies is a precursor to disaster.
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Originally Posted by ZippyThePinhead
Where do you figure she got on?
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Old 02-25-12, 07:11 PM
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Story about a car that managed to get onto the Venice Boardwalk, and the cyclist who stopped it.
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Originally Posted by Garfield Cat
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That's about 8 miles north of Anaheim Stadium, on the trail.
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Old 02-25-12, 10:33 PM
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I see the original title was changed. I wondered if that would stay.

Every once in a while, along parts of the SDRT, I see the gates open and wonder if maintenance vehicles are in there and on their way out. At the same time, I always think "what if someone turns in there." Guess it happens.
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Originally Posted by Garfield Cat
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Howd you know? I think that may have been the street.

There was a service truck that was on the trail. And i'm pretty sure I saw where she came in. The gates were opened up. I should have just stopped my bike in front of her, and told her to slowly back out the way she came.

On a side note, I made my way further north on the trail for the first time, and i'm impressed with how scenic and nice it is north of Anaheim. I hope to ride the whole trail sometime.

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Old 02-26-12, 11:32 AM
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Never underestimate stupidity.
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Once or twice when commuting early morning, I came up on TRAFFIC on SART. 3 cars. I think 1 truck and 2 passenger cars, all got on at Memory Lane and continued a few miles to where the construction there were working on was. All cars were going slower than cyclists.
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That jackwipe who drives the poopshack pump truck between Katella and Imperial is more dangerous than a couple of bimbos in mommy's car. That fool barged on me multiple times over the years. I stopped and asked him WTF one time about it and he didn't have anything to say. A real big man behind the wheel and just another punk out from behind it.
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