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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
I can't believe all these fruitcakes are blasting you for wanting to carry some personal protection when you are out alone, you're smarter than they are. You have every right to do whatever you feel is necessary, it's none of their business. A .38 is excellent personal defense gun for a woman, might be a little lightweight in some instances but with 125 grain hollow points, quite effective. Keep carrying it and don't worry about this bunch. Agreed, maybe a .357 would be better. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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riding a bike into no man's land
On May 3, 1:01 am, Bill wrote:
That's reasonable and it will make it to the Bicycle Statutes of the revolution. What kind of flowers are fit for a lane taker who gets in front of a 40 ton semi? Bill Baka- Well, I'd be more worried with the driver of a 5 ton SUV, since this one has very little training in driving, and chances are he/she would be attending to some other business other than driving. But if we make it a COORDINATED CAMPAIGN, and while one goes down, the other make a lot of noise, then things could be different. At least you die for a purpose, or a cause. Today I'll be riding in heavy traffic before I get into the calmer area, and I feel like I'm going into no man's land, 'cause, you know, it's very Darwinistic out there, even in a car... "We live in a society where things are moving so fast that nobody seems to appreciate life anymore," Police: Steer clear of road rage by KAREN HANNA HAGERSTOWN - An accident in Frederick County, Md., that killed two people who reportedly exchanged obscene gestures with a man in another vehicle has local motorists worried. Almost two weeks after Harrisburg, Pa., residents Christian Michael Luciano, 28, and Lindsay L. Bender, 25, died in the accident on Interstate 270, 1st Sgt. Chris Sasse said Maryland State Police in Frederick continue their search for the other driver. Sasse said Monday that police at the Frederick barrack might get as many as 100 complaints about aggressive driving on busy travel days, but police in Washington County said they only occasionally investigate incidents involving road rage. Josie Boon and her husband, Erik, said they cannot understand what possesses drivers to put other travelers in danger. "We live in a society where things are moving so fast that nobody seems to appreciate life anymore," said Boon, who talked about the accident while she and her family took in a baseball game Monday at Staley Park. http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=d...69&format=html |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On May 2, 9:54 pm, Wayne Pein wrote:
Mike Young wrote: "Wayne Pein" wrote in message It's safer. Traffic doesn't have to "squeeze by". And they will squeeze by. So? Squeezing by sucks, but few collsions are caused by this. Thus it is not dangerous. By being in the traffic line, motorists slow and exhibit caution. On the other hand, most collisions occur via turning/merging movements, and riding far to the side out of the normal traffic line exacerbates these. When I ride in a group we use the full lane. So? So. Do tell. Do you have thoughts resembling: "So what? I'm well within my right. By law!" I think, "I'm with a large group enjoying myself. I'm sorry some motorists are inconvenienced for a short spell." Hey Boy, the reason motor vehicles require licensing and restrictions is because they are dangerous to others. Bicycles are not, hence they are not required to have those things. Nothing is "granted" to bicyclists. Others are restricted. That's really warped. Do you consider yourself extreme? Or just typical? I consider myself knowledgeble and you not. You seem to think 40 is a right in your scenario. That is a MAX. In all my years of riding a bike, I've never had a queue behind me to the extent I had to pull over. In other words, it never occurred to you that you should pull over. Fair enough, but hard to believe. A queue of even 1 should be plenty. My word! A queue by definition in the states that have such a law is typically 6 motor vehicles. If a slow user (bicyclist, front loader, farm tractor) had to pull over every time there was one vehicle delayed they would never get anywhere. If the MAX is 40, and the only other impediment is your slow ass, what do you say to removing that from the picture? I think we're back on topic now. I say you need to understand the rules of the road and quit thinking that you can travel at whatever speed you like when you like. The role of a handgun is to impose your personal will, by threat of or actual use of deadly force. How should one respond to the imposition of your discourteous view of fair road use? Idiot. That is not the role of a handgun. Grow up. I agree, the role of my handgun is to not impose my personal will, it is for protection. Wayne |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On May 3, 12:53 pm, Turby wrote:
On 3 May 2007 05:33:08 -0700, evelyn wrote: Whatever. I do believe being groped, penetrated by anything, or sodomized is rape. Ladies, do you agree? The government doesn't. Groping is not rape. Penetration is the key. There is a _huge_ difference. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/rape.htm Rape - Forced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means penetration by the offender(s). Includes attempted rapes, male as well as female victims, and both heterosexual and homosexual rape. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape. -- Turby the Turbosurfer I agree there is a huge difference, but personally I would feel violated even if I were just groped against my will. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On Thu, 03 May 2007 09:03:29 -0400,
wrote: On Wed, 2 May 2007 21:53:31 -0700, "Bill Sornson" wrote: Stephen! wrote: You ever try to take a picture of yer own asshole? It ain't as easy as it sounds... Hard to get good sunlight on it. But SO many people have tried it on copiers. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On 3 May 2007 05:49:45 -0700, evelyn wrote:
I don't thing that when I'm riding my bike, someone will be able to "surprise" me and tackle me to the ground. I think that you're very wrong here. All someone has to do is push you while you bike past and you're lying on the ground wondering what happened. A stick in the spokes will do the same thing. A rock to the head and off you go. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On Thu, 03 May 2007 11:41:52 -0700, Turby
wrote: On 3 May 2007 10:08:43 -0700, wrote: On May 3, 12:49 pm, Turby wrote: The first cite says, "1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assulted in her lifetime." Really, that's not much of a citation. I see no source for the number, and no clue as to how it was determined. It's impossible to tell if it has any validity. Once again, somebody wants to quibble about numbers, rather than address the issue. Do you deny that the number of reported rapes is ridiculously excessive? Yep. Take Crystal Gail Mangum, for instance ... ( Duke rape case ). The liberals have made the word meaningless over the last 40 years. They've so redefined it and manipulated it so that now, if two kids in college get ( willingly ) drunk and have consensual sex, that's 'rape' ( against only one of them, apparently ), if the girl decides the next day or the next week that she wished she'd have had less to drink, and kept her panties on.. Without citing numbers, virtually all authorities agree that the actual incidence of rape is far higher than what is reported. -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/ |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On May 3, 3:01 pm, wrote:
The liberals have made the word meaningless over the last 40 years. They've so redefined it and manipulated it so that now, if two kids in college get ( willingly ) drunk and have consensual sex, that's 'rape' ( against only one of them, apparently ), if the girl decides the next day or the next week that she wished she'd have had less to drink, and kept her panties on.. I can't wait until some dude beats her to the punch and sues a female party hose for getting him trashed & "raping" him when he wakes up feeling like a coyote with a paw in a beartrap. Right guy, right lawyer, right circumstances and it just might take. I hate that any of this nonsense is happening, don't get me wrong. I'm just not above laughing at the absurdity of it when I'm in no position to fix it. |
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