Do dead cyclists go to Heaven or Hell?

On Dec 31, 12:28 am, Father Haskell wrote:

Make it the slow lane. Like it already is.-

That would require LANE DISCIPLINE, enforceable with SPEED CAMERAS,
and there's none to speak of where I live. I just had a thread about
it...

How much traffic riding do you do?

Just thought I'd ask.-

It depends whether I'm in the mood for martyrdom or not.

When I'm not, I just ride my cruiser bike with big baskets to the
store, barely 1 mile away through back streets.

When I'm in the mood and don't care to die (just like it happened to
Mrs. Bhutto), I go on my front street and ride with traffic in the
three lane street. Usually it requires more mental energy to ride with
the big predators (speeding left and right), than the actual physical
workout it takes to ride the 2 miles to work. So two of my bikes
rarely see any action. But I know sometime in the future, when real
democracy gets here, I won't feel intimidated for doing the right
thing.

"My mother always said democracy is the best revenge," said Mrs.
Bhutto's son.

On Dec 31, 11:38 am, OldMan wrote:
On Dec 30, 8:55 pm, donquijote1954
wrote:

Where's the people riding? I just don't see any, other than the winos
and daredevils out there.

Bike riding is fairly popular in my area, although the weather puts a
damper on it this time of year. I probably get close to 1000 miles a
year on my bike, including the 200 mile trip from Seattle to Portland
every year along with 9000 other 'winos and daredevils'.

Maybe it's because you live in a blue state, but I live in a red
state, and you know what Christian Republicans prefer to drive...

http://www.marketingshift.com/images...UV-7300cxt.gif

(and they send everyone looking for cover)

On Dec 31, 12:10 pm, OldMan wrote:
On Dec 31, 9:00 am, donquijote1954
wrote:

Maybe it's because you live in a blue state, but I live in a red
state, and you know what Christian Republicans prefer to drive...

I do live in a blue state but am a Christian Republican myself. And
if I have to drive, I prefer my 16 year old Dakota pickup that gets 23
MPG.


The blue state predominates over your party affiliation and driving
choices. It's like having Republicans in Key West (a blue town), where
biking still is practiced.

Hey, here's a good thought for a president that promised that more
exploration into new technologies was needed. Yes, the president
elected by the Religious Right...

Quote of the Month
We do not need more fuel efficient cars to get around. ... We already
have fuel-efficient means of transport, in the form of trains, trams,
buses, ships, bicycles, animals, and ultimately our feet. And all
those we can use today; we don't have to wait for our parliaments to
pass laws, or until 2020 or any other date.
Kyle Schuant

http://www.bicyclefixation.com/

donquijote1954 schrieb:


You never know when things get tense since it only takes an oversized
SUV with a driver distracted on the phone to send you to he...

Are American drivers that incompetent?

HEY, DO DEAD CYCLISTS GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL?

=v= I think that depends on the cyclist. H.G. Wells has
pointed out that cycle tracks will abound in Utopia, so
there is surely a veloway in Heaven.

=v= Meanwhile, we can also be assured that there are cars
and SUVs in Hell. That's why they paved the road to it.
For more details, there's an AC/DC album you can listen to.
_Jym_

Cyclists go to Heaven, P.O.B.'s (wrong way joses, etc) go to Hell or
New Jersey- whichever is closer

On Dec 30, 11:31*pm, donquijote1954
wrote:
(This is not a purely metaphysical question, since it can happen to
anyone riding a bike. I don't know who goes where, but my best guess
is that the moral go to a different place than the immoral. And nobody
rents donkeys where I live.)

On Dec 30, 9:08 pm, Immortalist wrote:





On Dec 30, 2:48 pm, donquijote1954
wrote:

A SYSTEM THAT GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AMONG 25 MODELS OF SUVs,
BUT NOT THE FREEDOM TO RIDE A BIKE, CANNOT POSSIBLY BE CALLED
"DEMOCRATIC" OR "CHRISTIAN." POLLUTING MUST BE A SIN. And, besides,
JESUS RODE A DONKEY.

The Revolution Will Not be Motorized
by Robin Buckallew
So you say you want a revolution? Well, we all want to change the
world. So what? Quit bitching and moaning, quit bellyaching, and get
off your duff. There is no way to change the world by sitting on your
ass in an air conditioned room, even if you listen to nothing but
early Dylan and read nothing but Hunter Thompson. You can't change the
world unless you change yourself first. As Gandhi used to say, "Be the
change you want to see in the world".http://www.faulkingtruth.com/Article...ning/1054.html

*WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO TAKE THE LANE*
Yes, why not. If we are some more than a nuisance to drivers, then we
too belong in the lane, the middle of the lane that is, since we can't
be happy with the scraps of riding in the gutter, and then be
terrorized there too, like when the bigger vehicle blows the horn with
the same intention the lion uses his roar: INTIMIDATION. As if their
mere presence wasn't enough to send everybody running.

Well, no more. BICYCLES BELONG TOO. Don't let fear make you miss a
healthy, fun and moral lifestyle. EVOLUTION IS PART OF LIFE. DINOSAURS
ARE A THING OF THE PAST! The Jungle may never be the same...

'RIDING A BIKE COSTS PEANUTS'http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote88

'WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE'http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote

When things get tense, ride on the sidewalk. Otherwise, stradle the
line and they will more likely go around since, the perception of a
need to go around is not tangled with conception of unfairness. The
closer to the line the less they think your trying to hog the lane.
Some people sew the city or county if there is not enough space.

You never know when things get tense since it only takes an oversized
SUV with a driver distracted on the phone to send you to he...

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donquijote1954 schrieb:


You never know when things get tense since it only takes an oversized
SUV with a driver distracted on the phone to send you to he...

Are American drivers that incompetent?

Not universally true, but in general, yes.

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HEY, DO DEAD CYCLISTS GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL?
motorists can all go to hell, surely.

for cyclists, I think we need to ask if he was carrying or wearing his
work clothes when he got hit.

then again it may be that old cyclists never die, they just smell like
it.

Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
From Dave Zabriskie's diary on Bicycling's website
http://www.bicycling.com/tourdefranc...4913-1,00.html
=====================
I was talking with Tom. I swear for every one million Tom Boonen fans there
must be at least one Dave Zabriskie fan...and I made sure that I pointed
each one out to him yesterday. Yes, I was really appreciating the fans, they
really helped me get through on a day like that.

But then Boonen comes up with this line. He says, "See those cows over
there? That's what happens when cyclist's die. They turn into cows."
=====================

I dunno. Look at the manure in rec.bikes.* and you'd think they've
already turned into cows.

On Dec 31, 1:33*pm, Jens Müller wrote:
donquijote1954 schrieb:



You never know when things get tense since it only takes an oversized
SUV with a driver distracted on the phone to send you to he...

Are American drivers that incompetent?

Well, they think of driving as a telephone booth or McDonald's on
wheels. They treat driving as casual, very casual. And the automatic
car lets them put everything on automatic. Automatic pilot is coming
soon.