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On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:46:23 PM UTC-8, Claus Aßmann wrote:
Tom Kunich wrote: I was saying that I didn't think that self driving vehicles would work. Are you talking about self-driving bicycles or why are you posting this here? [since it is off-topic here I won't post a reply about the object recognition problems....] -- Note: please read the netiquette before posting. I will almost never reply to top-postings which include a full copy of the previous article(s) at the end because it's annoying, shows that the poster is too lazy to trim his article, and it's wasting the time of all readers.. Claus, this is a continuation from another string. And the significance of it is that self driving cars do not get road rage and run people on bicycles over. |
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On 23/12/2019 18.04, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:46:23 PM UTC-8, Claus Aßmann wrote: Tom Kunich wrote: I was saying that I didn't think that self driving vehicles would work. Are you talking about self-driving bicycles or why are you posting this here? [since it is off-topic here I won't post a reply about the object recognition problems....] -- Note: please read the netiquette before posting. I will almost never reply to top-postings which include a full copy of the previous article(s) at the end because it's annoying, shows that the poster is too lazy to trim his article, and it's wasting the time of all readers. Claus, this is a continuation from another string. And the significance of it is that self driving cars do not get road rage and run people on bicycles over. However, if they get off their bicycles, alas, they do :-( |
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On 12/22/2019 8:16 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, 22 December 2019 20:05:40 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 5:43 PM, jbeattie wrote: Bicycle content: F*** cars! I was channeling Chalo today on a ride on our woefully inadequate old farm roads that now service sprawling suburban McManson developments. Those are the worst. I was on this narrow arterial dodging all the aholes in Canyoneros pouring out of this suburban mega-church. I guess God told them to go out and flatten a cyclist. Many years ago, I was riding my bike to our church, on a two lane highway. About a block from the church, a guy came flying down his driveway in reverse, headed toward me. I yelled loudly and he stopped, but then he began to tailgate me impatiently. So I moved even further into the lane and slowed to about 12 mph. "Let him stew," I thought. I turned into the church's parking lot, and so did he. Apparently, he was rushing to get to church on time. I locked my bike as he parked his car. We entered almost simultaneously, him just ahead of me. I took a seat at the left, he took one at the right. Neither of us said anything, and I don't know who he is. (It's a pretty big parish.) I figure kindness on the roads would be a good practical sermon. In fact, a parish could devote an entire year to that theme. -- - Frank Krygowski You're lucky he didn't get road rage and run you over and then claim he didn't see you. I can see moving more into the lanr but deliberately slowing down just to **** the guy off is just asking for an escalation. Well, it worked out. Perhaps because oncoming traffic would have provided witnesses. FWIW, I do something similar when a driver is tailgating my car. First I flash the brake lights three times. Most idiots then realize they're too close and they back off. But if an idiot stays close (or as some do, gets even closer) I slow down. I'm determined not to reward obnoxious or dangerous behavior. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 12/23/2019 1:04 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:46:23 PM UTC-8, Claus Aßmann wrote: Tom Kunich wrote: I was saying that I didn't think that self driving vehicles would work. Are you talking about self-driving bicycles or why are you posting this here? [since it is off-topic here I won't post a reply about the object recognition problems....] -- Note: please read the netiquette before posting. I will almost never reply to top-postings which include a full copy of the previous article(s) at the end because it's annoying, shows that the poster is too lazy to trim his article, and it's wasting the time of all readers. Claus, this is a continuation from another string. And the significance of it is that self driving cars do not get road rage and run people on bicycles over. It's true the self driving cars don't deliberately try to run over cyclists. But there are real concerns over their ability to reliably detect bicyclists and respond appropriately. And it's not a simple problem. For one thing, bicycles and bicyclists come in a dizzying array of configurations. Someone riding with loaded panniers can "look" different than a person pedaling an unladen bike. Tandems, recumbents, trikes, enclosed velocars, bike trailers, etc. can mess with the detection. For another thing, bicyclists have much more variation in behavior than do other vehicle operators. Riding wrong way, turning left from a right side bike lane, running red lights etc. are more common for people on bikes than people in motor vehicles. The normally useless League of American Bicyclists is lobbying for legal standards for self driving cars. I think there should be tests that the systems must pass, which includes detecting a wide variety of bicyclists. ISTM we need something analogous to a driver's test, but for the self driving system. I'm surprised it's not already a requirement. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 5:46:23 AM UTC, Claus Aßmann wrote:
Tom Kunich wrote: I was saying that I didn't think that self driving vehicles would work. Are you talking about self-driving bicycles or why are you posting this here? [since it is off-topic here I won't post a reply about the object recognition problems....] -- Note: please read the netiquette before posting. I will almost never reply to top-postings which include a full copy of the previous article(s) at the end because it's annoying, shows that the poster is too lazy to trim his article, and it's wasting the time of all readers.. You're fighting a battle long since lost, Claus. I have a forum I started and operate to give third world people and non-anglophones a chance to shine, or just be heard in one of my professions. The c25,000 members and growing by the size of RBT most days, stay on topic not because of strong moderation (which is absent since I can't be bothered) but because it is so obviously in their self-interest. RBT isn't like that at all; even the interest in bikes is splintered between different kinds of bikes, with owners who believe their bikes types should have precedence, the roadies being the worst offenders not because they're worse than anyone else but simply because there are more of them. It also makes sense if a poster will add only a line or two or a short paragraph to a long exchange, which he cannot cut without undermining it's sense, to post his own contribution at the top ending below his sig line with "No further text from me," or NFTFM. As fascist enforcement of rigid netiquette, I've been here perhaps a dozen years, and it was already a lost case when I arrived. As an enthusiastic supporter of free speech, I wouldn't want it otherwise. Andre Jute When will the counter putsch start putting the politically correct in front of firing squads? |
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On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:24:30 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 12/23/2019 1:04 PM, Tom Kunich wrote: On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:46:23 PM UTC-8, Claus Aßmann wrote: Tom Kunich wrote: I was saying that I didn't think that self driving vehicles would work. Are you talking about self-driving bicycles or why are you posting this here? [since it is off-topic here I won't post a reply about the object recognition problems....] -- Note: please read the netiquette before posting. I will almost never reply to top-postings which include a full copy of the previous article(s) at the end because it's annoying, shows that the poster is too lazy to trim his article, and it's wasting the time of all readers. Claus, this is a continuation from another string. And the significance of it is that self driving cars do not get road rage and run people on bicycles over. It's true the self driving cars don't deliberately try to run over cyclists. But there are real concerns over their ability to reliably detect bicyclists and respond appropriately. And it's not a simple problem. For one thing, bicycles and bicyclists come in a dizzying array of configurations. Someone riding with loaded panniers can "look" different than a person pedaling an unladen bike. Tandems, recumbents, trikes, enclosed velocars, bike trailers, etc. can mess with the detection. For another thing, bicyclists have much more variation in behavior than do other vehicle operators. Riding wrong way, turning left from a right side bike lane, running red lights etc. are more common for people on bikes than people in motor vehicles. The normally useless League of American Bicyclists is lobbying for legal standards for self driving cars. I think there should be tests that the systems must pass, which includes detecting a wide variety of bicyclists. ISTM we need something analogous to a driver's test, but for the self driving system. I'm surprised it's not already a requirement. Have self driving cars been authorized for use on U.S. highways? Singapore, I know has done some tests of self driven busses with the eventual intent of having automated busses but to date they apparently haven't been successful. -- cheers, John B. |
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On Monday, 23 December 2019 16:16:12 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 12/22/2019 8:16 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Sunday, 22 December 2019 20:05:40 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 5:43 PM, jbeattie wrote: Bicycle content: F*** cars! I was channeling Chalo today on a ride on our woefully inadequate old farm roads that now service sprawling suburban McManson developments. Those are the worst. I was on this narrow arterial dodging all the aholes in Canyoneros pouring out of this suburban mega-church. I guess God told them to go out and flatten a cyclist. Many years ago, I was riding my bike to our church, on a two lane highway. About a block from the church, a guy came flying down his driveway in reverse, headed toward me. I yelled loudly and he stopped, but then he began to tailgate me impatiently. So I moved even further into the lane and slowed to about 12 mph. "Let him stew," I thought. I turned into the church's parking lot, and so did he. Apparently, he was rushing to get to church on time. I locked my bike as he parked his car. We entered almost simultaneously, him just ahead of me. I took a seat at the left, he took one at the right. Neither of us said anything, and I don't know who he is. (It's a pretty big parish.) I figure kindness on the roads would be a good practical sermon. In fact, a parish could devote an entire year to that theme. -- - Frank Krygowski You're lucky he didn't get road rage and run you over and then claim he didn't see you. I can see moving more into the lanr but deliberately slowing down just to **** the guy off is just asking for an escalation. Well, it worked out. Perhaps because oncoming traffic would have provided witnesses. FWIW, I do something similar when a driver is tailgating my car. First I flash the brake lights three times. Most idiots then realize they're too close and they back off. But if an idiot stays close (or as some do, gets even closer) I slow down. I'm determined not to reward obnoxious or dangerous behavior. -- - Frank Krygowski "Well, it worked out" is exactly what a lot of people say after they've done something dangerous or aggravating. Riding a bicycle in the middle of a traffic lane and then DELIBERATELY slowing down to impede traffic is a very silly thing to do. There are many areas of the country where such behaviour would have rather serious consequences for the bicyclist. Even without that, there is now one more ****ed off motorist to add their voice to those who would like to see bicyclists banned from the roads or herded into segregated bicycling chutes. If the guy behind your bicycle was that impatient would it really have hurt you to pull over and let him by? Yes, because it would have what? I look at it this way. My bicycle weighs between 20 and 25 pounds. A car is around 3000 pounds and the driver is totally protected by it. If push comes to shove my bicycle will lose every time. I prefer not to take the risk and thus I try not to do things to deliberately **** off a driver of a motor vehicle. Your beliefs and practices once again differ from what I think most bicyclists would do. Cheers Cheers |
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On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:19:51 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: On Monday, 23 December 2019 16:16:12 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 8:16 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Sunday, 22 December 2019 20:05:40 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 5:43 PM, jbeattie wrote: Bicycle content: F*** cars! I was channeling Chalo today on a ride on our woefully inadequate old farm roads that now service sprawling suburban McManson developments. Those are the worst. I was on this narrow arterial dodging all the aholes in Canyoneros pouring out of this suburban mega-church. I guess God told them to go out and flatten a cyclist. Many years ago, I was riding my bike to our church, on a two lane highway. About a block from the church, a guy came flying down his driveway in reverse, headed toward me. I yelled loudly and he stopped, but then he began to tailgate me impatiently. So I moved even further into the lane and slowed to about 12 mph. "Let him stew," I thought. I turned into the church's parking lot, and so did he. Apparently, he was rushing to get to church on time. I locked my bike as he parked his car. We entered almost simultaneously, him just ahead of me. I took a seat at the left, he took one at the right. Neither of us said anything, and I don't know who he is. (It's a pretty big parish.) I figure kindness on the roads would be a good practical sermon. In fact, a parish could devote an entire year to that theme. -- - Frank Krygowski You're lucky he didn't get road rage and run you over and then claim he didn't see you. I can see moving more into the lanr but deliberately slowing down just to **** the guy off is just asking for an escalation. Well, it worked out. Perhaps because oncoming traffic would have provided witnesses. FWIW, I do something similar when a driver is tailgating my car. First I flash the brake lights three times. Most idiots then realize they're too close and they back off. But if an idiot stays close (or as some do, gets even closer) I slow down. I'm determined not to reward obnoxious or dangerous behavior. -- - Frank Krygowski "Well, it worked out" is exactly what a lot of people say after they've done something dangerous or aggravating. Riding a bicycle in the middle of a traffic lane and then DELIBERATELY slowing down to impede traffic is a very silly thing to do. There are many areas of the country where such behaviour would have rather serious consequences for the bicyclist. Even without that, there is now one more ****ed off motorist to add their voice to those who would like to see bicyclists banned from the roads or herded into segregated bicycling chutes. If the guy behind your bicycle was that impatient would it really have hurt you to pull over and let him by? Yes, because it would have what? I look at it this way. My bicycle weighs between 20 and 25 pounds. A car is around 3000 pounds and the driver is totally protected by it. If push comes to shove my bicycle will lose every time. I prefer not to take the risk and thus I try not to do things to deliberately **** off a driver of a motor vehicle. Your beliefs and practices once again differ from what I think most bicyclists would do. Cheers Cheers I have discussed with Frank his advise of "taking the lane" a number of times. I ride on roads where traffic is *normally* moving at speeds of 100 KPH or faster while on my bicycle I am thundering along at, perhaps, 25 KPH, and have voiced the opinion that riding out in front of several tons, in the case of trucks, traveling at four times my velocity may not the wisest thing to do. On the other hand, riding in a village where traffic is moving only slightly faster than one is on a bicycle perhaps "taking the lane" is viable. But even in those circumstances one should, in my opinion, always be aware of the fact, that in the event of a bicycle - motor vehicle collision it is inevitably the bicycle that receives the greatest damage and at highway speeds the most likely results will be the death of the cyclist. Thus it would seem to behoove the cyclist, for his own protection, to avoid, in any way possible, contact with other traffic. -- cheers, John B. |
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On 12/23/2019 6:19 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Monday, 23 December 2019 16:16:12 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 8:16 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: I can see moving more into the lanr but deliberately slowing down just to **** the guy off is just asking for an escalation. Well, it worked out. Perhaps because oncoming traffic would have provided witnesses. FWIW, I do something similar when a driver is tailgating my car. First I flash the brake lights three times. Most idiots then realize they're too close and they back off. But if an idiot stays close (or as some do, gets even closer) I slow down. I'm determined not to reward obnoxious or dangerous behavior. -- - Frank Krygowski "Well, it worked out" is exactly what a lot of people say after they've done something dangerous or aggravating. Riding a bicycle in the middle of a traffic lane and then DELIBERATELY slowing down to impede traffic is a very silly thing to do. There are many areas of the country where such behaviour would have rather serious consequences for the bicyclist. Even without that, there is now one more ****ed off motorist to add their voice to those who would like to see bicyclists banned from the roads or herded into segregated bicycling chutes. Sorry, Sir, I disagree. If every cyclist pulls over at every sign of motorist aggression, then more and more motorists are going to learn that it pays to be aggressive. More and more roads are going to be off limits to bicyclists. And I don't believe this guy ended up thinking "I'm going to try to get bicyclists banned from the roads." I think it's far more likely he ended up thinking "Man, I was being a real jerk." And in general, I think that's the normal result of the very rare confrontations I have. Let me give you two other incidents, both within the past five years. 1) I was on my way to a bike club ride, and I was ahead of schedule. At one narrow underpass there's no way to avoid taking the lane, except perhaps to get off the bike and walk a narrow dirt path by the side of the road. (Perhaps that's what you would do?) Anyway, a guy in a small pickup waited behind me until it was clear, then passed in the oncoming lane, as he should have; but he blared his horn all through the pass. Then, within 100 feet or so, he turned left into a plaza parking lot. I followed him and saw him just as he was walking into a pharmacy. I said "Is there something wrong with your horn?" He said "You're supposed to get out of the way!" I said "Wrong. Ohio law gives me full rights to the road, and if the lane is narrow I'm supposed to ride in the center." He said "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know that." 2) Same deal, different location, except the scrappy van passing me didn't have to wait at all. He immediately turned left into a residential street. I knew that neighborhood was essentially a cul-de-sac. I followed him. I found him about a block further on, pulled over on the left side of a very quiet street, talking with a guy who was standing on his front lawn. I rode up between them and said "4511.55" The driver looked shocked and nervous, and his buddy looked confused. The driver said "Pardon me?" "4511.55. That's the Ohio law that gives bikes full rights to the road." "Oh. I'm sorry." And I rode on. If the guy behind your bicycle was that impatient would it really have hurt you to pull over and let him by? Yes, because it would have what? If I had kowtowed to those three jerks, three people would have gotten the message that bullying works. Instead, by my count, there were four people that got educated about our legal rights to the road, counting the guy on the lawn. I look at it this way. My bicycle weighs between 20 and 25 pounds. A car is around 3000 pounds and the driver is totally protected by it. If push comes to shove my bicycle will lose every time. I prefer not to take the risk and thus I try not to do things to deliberately **** off a driver of a motor vehicle. And when you're driving your car do you pull off the road for trucks? If you were on a motorcycle, would you pull off the road for a Honda Fit? I don't base my driving or riding practices on relative weight. I base them on the laws, and on what I've learned in about five different cycling courses, plus tons of reading and countless miles of riding. Your beliefs and practices once again differ from what I think most bicyclists would do. Oh, I'm sure most bicyclists don't ride as I do. Most bicyclists haven't bothered to consciously learn anything about riding. Many ride without lights at night, ride mostly on sidewalks, routinely blow stop signs and traffic lights, don't maintain their bikes, ride facing traffic, never signal turns or lane changes, don't know how to execute a proper left turn, can't ride a straight line, etc. I'm not going to emulate "most riders," just as my driving doesn't emulate "most drivers." -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 12/23/2019 7:33 PM, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:19:51 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Monday, 23 December 2019 16:16:12 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 8:16 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Sunday, 22 December 2019 20:05:40 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/22/2019 5:43 PM, jbeattie wrote: Bicycle content: F*** cars! I was channeling Chalo today on a ride on our woefully inadequate old farm roads that now service sprawling suburban McManson developments. Those are the worst. I was on this narrow arterial dodging all the aholes in Canyoneros pouring out of this suburban mega-church. I guess God told them to go out and flatten a cyclist. Many years ago, I was riding my bike to our church, on a two lane highway. About a block from the church, a guy came flying down his driveway in reverse, headed toward me. I yelled loudly and he stopped, but then he began to tailgate me impatiently. So I moved even further into the lane and slowed to about 12 mph. "Let him stew," I thought. I turned into the church's parking lot, and so did he. Apparently, he was rushing to get to church on time. I locked my bike as he parked his car. We entered almost simultaneously, him just ahead of me. I took a seat at the left, he took one at the right. Neither of us said anything, and I don't know who he is. (It's a pretty big parish.) I figure kindness on the roads would be a good practical sermon. In fact, a parish could devote an entire year to that theme. -- - Frank Krygowski You're lucky he didn't get road rage and run you over and then claim he didn't see you. I can see moving more into the lanr but deliberately slowing down just to **** the guy off is just asking for an escalation. Well, it worked out. Perhaps because oncoming traffic would have provided witnesses. FWIW, I do something similar when a driver is tailgating my car. First I flash the brake lights three times. Most idiots then realize they're too close and they back off. But if an idiot stays close (or as some do, gets even closer) I slow down. I'm determined not to reward obnoxious or dangerous behavior. -- - Frank Krygowski "Well, it worked out" is exactly what a lot of people say after they've done something dangerous or aggravating. Riding a bicycle in the middle of a traffic lane and then DELIBERATELY slowing down to impede traffic is a very silly thing to do. There are many areas of the country where such behaviour would have rather serious consequences for the bicyclist. Even without that, there is now one more ****ed off motorist to add their voice to those who would like to see bicyclists banned from the roads or herded into segregated bicycling chutes. If the guy behind your bicycle was that impatient would it really have hurt you to pull over and let him by? Yes, because it would have what? I look at it this way. My bicycle weighs between 20 and 25 pounds. A car is around 3000 pounds and the driver is totally protected by it. If push comes to shove my bicycle will lose every time. I prefer not to take the risk and thus I try not to do things to deliberately **** off a driver of a motor vehicle. Your beliefs and practices once again differ from what I think most bicyclists would do. Cheers Cheers I have discussed with Frank his advise of "taking the lane" a number of times. I ride on roads where traffic is *normally* moving at speeds of 100 KPH or faster while on my bicycle I am thundering along at, perhaps, 25 KPH, and have voiced the opinion that riding out in front of several tons, in the case of trucks, traveling at four times my velocity may not the wisest thing to do. On the other hand, riding in a village where traffic is moving only slightly faster than one is on a bicycle perhaps "taking the lane" is viable. But even in those circumstances one should, in my opinion, always be aware of the fact, that in the event of a bicycle - motor vehicle collision it is inevitably the bicycle that receives the greatest damage and at highway speeds the most likely results will be the death of the cyclist. Thus it would seem to behoove the cyclist, for his own protection, to avoid, in any way possible, contact with other traffic. So, ride in your basement on a wind trainer. Have at it, if that's all you can handle. But I feel sorry for you. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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