How to **** Off an Arrogant Pedalcyclist

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message
...
My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As
we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

--
Life is short - drive fast!
http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/


This behaviour by the cyclist was unacceptable. The "****head" was
unacceptable as well. There are times when it is necessary for safety
reasons to ride on a sidewalk (although perhaps not in this case). At all
times, the cyclist should not endanger the pedestrians, the pedestrians
should acknowledge the need to share the sidewalk and both cyclist and
pedestrians should be polite to each other.

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message
Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

--
Life is short - drive fast!
http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/

Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to
behave as you think they should.

di wrote:

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

--
Life is short - drive fast!
http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/


Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to
behave as you think they should.



Wow, I missed that on my first pass of his post.

Ok, so we now know why he carries the camera... to collect "evidence" to
support his hate-on website.

On Sat, 14 May 2005 19:34:22 -0500, di wrote:



"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message
Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

--
Life is short - drive fast!
http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/

Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to
behave as you think they should.


hello pot.
meet kettle.

di wrote:
Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to
behave as you think they should.

Generally Scott's site is right on. Though I don't agree with his
prejudice against fat people.

Scott en Aztlán wrote:

My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As


Would you have moved into single file had you met another pedestrian?
....or would you have insisted on staying side by each?

....now be honest.

I don't think you would have. More on this later.


we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy


Wow, the sidewalk looks very crowded.

I can almost hear the pedestrians crying out in fear.

Granted, the street is not very busy either.



There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.


You were not exactly courteous with your "****head" and "lard-asses"
comments or refusal to share the sidewalk.

Sounds to me like you and your wife started off the walk in a cranky
mood and returned home in the same state with some photographic
"evidence" to support your collective bad moods and attitudes.

Like, give me a break ok, just because one is on the phone doesn't mean
their eyes stop working. I'm sure a pedestrian would have been equally
****ed-off when your wife would not make room to let them by on the
sidewalk as well.

"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:

My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As


Would you have moved into single file had you met another pedestrian?
...or would you have insisted on staying side by each?

...now be honest.

Yield the sidewalk to another pedestrian? Sure. Yield the sidewalk to a
bicyclist? I don't think so. One is legal and safe; the other isn't
either.

You were not exactly courteous with your "****head" and "lard-asses"
comments or refusal to share the sidewalk.

Scott lives for times like these.

WeatherGuy wrote:

There are times when it is necessary for safety
reasons to ride on a sidewalk

Bull****. If you want to ride, stay on the road with other traffic. If
you want to use the sidewalk, then you can *walk* with your bicycle.
Only idiot adults ride on the sidewalk.

On Sun, 15 May 2005 00:42:19 GMT, Arif Khokar
wrote:

WeatherGuy wrote:

There are times when it is necessary for safety
reasons to ride on a sidewalk

Bull****. If you want to ride, stay on the road with other traffic. If
you want to use the sidewalk, then you can *walk* with your bicycle.
Only idiot adults ride on the sidewalk.

Or stupid kids.Around here stupid kids ride like maniacs on the
sidewalk, with no regard for anyone or anything. The adults who do it
are old hippies on beatup bikes, other down-and out types, or elderly
people.

WeatherGuy wrote:
"Scott en Aztl=E1n" wrote in message
...
My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side.
As
we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what
was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached
from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to
him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking
our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes
on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the
need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

--
Life is short - drive fast!
http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/


This behaviour by the cyclist was unacceptable. The "****head" was
unacceptable as well. There are times when it is necessary for safety

reasons to ride on a sidewalk (although perhaps not in this case). At
all
times, the cyclist should not endanger the pedestrians, the
pedestrians
should acknowledge the need to share the sidewalk and both cyclist
and
pedestrians should be polite to each other.

The cyclist needs to recognize "right of way". On a sidewalk the
pedestrian has it. It is the cyclist who needs to give way, dismount
or whatever.

Harry K