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A Word to Recumbent Riders
"DennisTheBald" wrote in message ... Once again, a motorist - a member of a large class of people that have a demonstrated propensity to run over and kill 44,000 people each year (most of whom are other motorists) is claiming that the people that they are running over and killing are somehow producing the element of danger by being in a place where a motorist might wish to motor. There is coffee brewing, wake up and smell it you ****ing morons: cars are dangerous; cars are dangerous to pedestrians, cars are dangerous to bicyclists, cars are dangerous to motorists most of all. The situation is that either these 44,000 deaths in the US each year are merely accidents and no one is at fault (it could have happened to anyone), in which case everyone that operates a motor vehicle is equally culpable for these deaths whether they were involved in such an incident or not (because it could have happened to anyone that was driving one of these murderous contraptions). Or these incidents are situations in which a motor vehicle operator was negligent and should be held accountable for their actions (hang 'em!). Neither of these situations involve the idea of blaming the non-motoring public for being run over by these reckless, mindless idiots. Maybe if gas goes to $100 a gallon, that will permanently solve the problem of motorists killing everything in sight. The thing that gets me is how liberals complain about our war losses when they don't amount to a hill of beans compared to how many are being killed on our highways - or even to how many are being murdered by hoodlums in the streets of our big cities. Go figure! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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A Word to Recumbent Riders
To me, this is the key line: "I nearly crushed a bent rider last week
when I had to make a quick shift to the right lane to avoid a vehicle stopped in a turn lane." Why was it so important to make that 'quick shift'? Because a more cautious move would have interrupted precious forward progress? Really, what's the bleedin' rush? Where I live too many people drive like they are Gene Hackman in the French Connection. Bike, bike, bike, meow, ABS |
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On Aug 21, 4:04*pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
"DennisTheBald" wrote in message ... Once again, a motorist - a member of a large class of people that have a demonstrated propensity to run over and kill *44,000 people each year (most of whom are other motorists) is claiming that the people that they are running over and killing are somehow producing the element of danger by being in a place where a motorist might wish to motor. There is coffee brewing, wake up and smell it you ****ing morons: cars are dangerous; cars are dangerous to pedestrians, cars are dangerous to bicyclists, cars are dangerous to motorists most of all. The situation is that either these 44,000 deaths in the US each year are merely accidents and no one is at fault (it could have happened to anyone), in which case everyone that operates a motor vehicle is equally culpable for these deaths whether they were involved in such an incident or not (because it could have happened to anyone that was driving one of these murderous contraptions). *Or these incidents are situations in which a motor vehicle operator was negligent and should be held accountable for their actions (hang 'em!). *Neither of these situations involve the idea of blaming the non-motoring public for being run over by these reckless, mindless idiots. Maybe if gas goes to $100 a gallon, that will permanently solve the problem of motorists killing everything in sight. The thing that gets me is how liberals complain about our war losses when they don't amount to a hill of beans compared to how many are being killed on our highways - or even to how many are being murdered by hoodlums in the streets of our big cities. Go figure! Another civilian, go figure. The people we protect in the military, go figure. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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On Aug 21, 8:21*pm, Tom Sherman
wrote: wrote: It seems to me that If a driver can see the white lines on the road, they should be able to see a person on a 'bent. That, of course, presupposes that the driver is not drinking coffee, smoking a cigarette and sending a text message. * :-) I once had a distracted co-worker who missed seeing a full size dump truck (the dump truck won). -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia “Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.” A friend of mine once drove her civic into a parked, bright yellow school bus. It took her ages to live down, and I'd still give her **** about it if the right opportunity presented itself. These things do happen though - people just don't focus enough of their attention on driving. |
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I think the same rule applies to bicycles as was taught to me when I
took my motorcycle driving course, namely: 'Always drive like you're invisible to others'. That little dittie 'saved my bacon' three times in one month, when I first started riding. I consider it everytime I'm riding. |
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"Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message ... On Aug 21, 4:04 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote: "DennisTheBald" wrote in message ... Once again, a motorist - a member of a large class of people that have a demonstrated propensity to run over and kill 44,000 people each year (most of whom are other motorists) is claiming that the people that they are running over and killing are somehow producing the element of danger by being in a place where a motorist might wish to motor. There is coffee brewing, wake up and smell it you ****ing morons: cars are dangerous; cars are dangerous to pedestrians, cars are dangerous to bicyclists, cars are dangerous to motorists most of all. The situation is that either these 44,000 deaths in the US each year are merely accidents and no one is at fault (it could have happened to anyone), in which case everyone that operates a motor vehicle is equally culpable for these deaths whether they were involved in such an incident or not (because it could have happened to anyone that was driving one of these murderous contraptions). Or these incidents are situations in which a motor vehicle operator was negligent and should be held accountable for their actions (hang 'em!). Neither of these situations involve the idea of blaming the non-motoring public for being run over by these reckless, mindless idiots. Maybe if gas goes to $100 a gallon, that will permanently solve the problem of motorists killing everything in sight. The thing that gets me is how liberals complain about our war losses when they don't amount to a hill of beans compared to how many are being killed on our highways - or even to how many are being murdered by hoodlums in the streets of our big cities. Go figure! Another civilian, go figure. The people we protect in the military, go figure. Having served in the military, I can tell you that they are no better or worse than anyone else. The beauty of the present situation is that they all freely chose to be warriors. The risk of sudden death and injury is just part of the occupational hazard - and a remote one at that. No one, but no one, is the least bit concerned about their deaths, most especially not liberals. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote:
On Aug 21, 4:04 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote: ... The thing that gets me is how liberals complain about our war losses when they don't amount to a hill of beans compared to how many are being killed on our highways - or even to how many are being murdered by hoodlums in the streets of our big cities. Go figure! Another civilian, go figure. The people we protect in the military, go figure.... Sorry Peter, but Ed Dolan is ex-USN, just like yourself. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia “Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.” |
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On Aug 22, 9:25*pm, Tom Sherman
wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo aka Peter Chisholm wrote: On Aug 21, 4:04 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote: ... The thing that gets me is how liberals complain about our war losses when they don't amount to a hill of beans compared to how many are being killed on our highways - or even to how many are being murdered by hoodlums in the streets of our big cities. Go figure! Another civilian, go figure. The people we protect in the military, go figure.... Sorry Peter, but Ed Dolan is ex-USN, just like yourself. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia “Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.” When, where, etc. Black or brown shoe, bubblehead, gator, airdale, aviator, what? |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Sorry Peter, but Ed Dolan is ex-USN, just like yourself. When, where, etc. Black or brown shoe, bubblehead, gator, airdale, aviator, what? Ed Dolan served as a soot swabber on the coal ship USS Hannibal during the Spanish-American war. Chalo |
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