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12-17-07, 10:41 PM
#102
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And I wasn't referring to you, snowflake boy. you Can't see that?
Tonight, turning left, I turned left between two lanes of turning cars. The horrors.
Tonight, turning left, I turned left between two lanes of turning cars. The horrors.
12-18-07, 12:19 AM
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I have a confession too. Sometimes, when car drivers honk at me, I don't assume it's because they're confused about my lane position.
12-18-07, 07:31 AM
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Bless me father for I have sinned, I went through a stop sign without stopping when there was no other traffic, car or pedestrian, within a block of me.
How many Hail Marins or Mea Campy's do I need for absolution?
How many Hail Marins or Mea Campy's do I need for absolution?
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Il faut de l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace
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12-19-07, 02:18 PM
#106
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I confess that I couldn't stand being a motorized commuter and realized with the use of our bike path system I can continue to enjoy a speedy trip that avoids the dangerous streets of Old Town Goleta and still get to work in a reasonable amount of time.
12-19-07, 02:40 PM
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They say 30 days of repeating the same routine makes it a habit. I'd say 10+ years of bike commuting makes driving a bit of a bore.
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12-19-07, 04:21 PM
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12-20-07, 08:01 AM
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After what, only one peep by me about "VC+" (which this thread has been searching, without success, for a definition of)?
Being a VC does not require that one motor. But those of us who do motor (more than the handful of times that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd does) have a perspective that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd doesn't. Having that perspective is what VC+ is.
Being a VC does not require that one motor. But those of us who do motor (more than the handful of times that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd does) have a perspective that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd doesn't. Having that perspective is what VC+ is.
12-20-07, 09:52 AM
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I confess that I told a newbie he should take the lane, and he was run down by the first car that came by. Oops!
12-20-07, 10:17 AM
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Last night in the storm I rode the sidewalk across a drawbridge versus the wet metal deck grating.
12-20-07, 06:46 PM
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This afternoon to get past a bus onloading a slew of passengers and resultant backup of cars I crossed a double yellow and rode in the opposing lane as traffic approached which I then split lanes with past the stopped bus.
I was splitting a lane with slow speed opposing traffic. the horrors.
I was splitting a lane with slow speed opposing traffic. the horrors.
12-25-07, 04:54 PM
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After what, only one peep by me about "VC+" (which this thread has been searching, without success, for a definition of)?
Being a VC does not require that one motor. But those of us who do motor (more than the handful of times that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd does) have a perspective that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd doesn't. Having that perspective is what VC+ is.
Being a VC does not require that one motor. But those of us who do motor (more than the handful of times that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd does) have a perspective that the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd doesn't. Having that perspective is what VC+ is.
You should get out more and make friends with people outside your opinionated comfort-zone. I daresay all of us would benefit from a little more of that.
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03-17-08, 12:13 PM
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What an idiot.
Where did he say he swerved into traffic? By keeping a level of situational awareness he knows when it is safe to swerve left if needed (specifically when there wouldn't be traffic there). This is smart.
I do the same thing, whether on a bike or in a car. It has gotten me out of plenty of close calls over the years.
-D
Where did he say he swerved into traffic? By keeping a level of situational awareness he knows when it is safe to swerve left if needed (specifically when there wouldn't be traffic there). This is smart.
I do the same thing, whether on a bike or in a car. It has gotten me out of plenty of close calls over the years.
-D
yeah well, this "maneuver" is ill advised and it has killed cyclists...
12-13-08, 05:35 PM
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I rode the street level route instead of the trail (40% longer) on a friday night.
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