Almost collided with a bicyclist today

On Jul 16, 1:48*pm, Kevan Smith wrote:
On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the

Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:
Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?

Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.

Kevan

Have you consider a mule?

I like my bikes loaded too, and wanted a real workhorse bike when I
had dreams of biking.

Now I live in reality.

On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:05:10 -0700 (PDT), Mrs Irish Mike
wrote:

On Jul 15, 12:20*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"
wrote:
I'm heading W and cyclist S. *4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. *So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. *No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

A full stop is not required from a bicyclist in many states. And in
many locales the bicyclist is to be given the right of way as is any
pedestrian. Check your local laws, you may have been at fault.

The idiot who started this thread is definitely at fault. Regardless
of whether or not the cyclist was required to stop, SFB still had a
responsibility to make sure the intersection was clear before
attempting to enter it.
--

Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS
(a.k.a. **** For Brains or SFB for short) admits to being
a murderer and child molester:

"Speeding is a crime just like murder and child molesting
is and the offenders definitely should pay a fine.
Stop being a criminal coddler."

--Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS, 11/27/08

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On Jul 17, 11:34*am, Phil W Lee wrote:
"His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of
Tantra-Hammock" considered Fri, 16 Jul
2010 07:42:59 -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write:



On Jul 16, 9:10*am, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:33:26 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock"

wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:11*pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
Movement of Tantra-Hammock" wrote:
On Jul 15, 9:04*pm, Cully J wrote:

I totally understand about drivers talking on their phones. Luckily,It
seems that *many drivers now have car-phones that enable you to talk
outloud while driving with both hands one the steering wheel. How do
you feel about those?

I'm OK with it. We need the cyclist to TAKE THE LANE to be seen
better, but I don't think he should should comply with every stop sign
and light out there. They do it at their own risk though.

The other day my girlfriend missed the green arrow because this lady
just walked in her path with a stroller. It's not fair where we had to
wait a couple of minutes and she only had to wait two seconds.

Obviously we were in the car here.

The single-most safety issue for a cyclist is to wear a bright vest.

I'd enforce some laws on cyclists:

1- NO SIDEWALKS!

2- Lycra suit OR bright vest OR visible shirt,

3- Lights at night,

4- No phone.

I wouldn't enforce the helmet. Too hot for some places.

I disagree with the NO SIDEWALKS! part. Mostly, of course, you're
correct. But there is one place on my commute where it is far safer to
use the sidewalk for a block than to be in the street. First off, the
pavement is so horrible that I have to concentrate on that rather than
watching the cars. And the cars are moving quickly and changing lanes
and turning.

We had a ghost cycle there for a while because a cyclist died at one
intersection on that block. So, if traffic is light and reasonable
I'll stay in the street. Otherwise I use the sidewalk with great
consideration fo the people walking on it, and not moving much faster
than them.

This only happens because there's no proper signs indicating bikes on
the road, and because nobody cares about cyclists anyway.

Why should drivers need signs to warn them that other types of vehicle
may be using the road?
Nobody would sympathise with a trucker who hit a car and complained
there were no signs warning that there might be cars there.
It's the roadway - all users should expect to meet all types of
traffic.

I totally agree, but there are SPECIAL CONDITIONS where signs may be a
necessary reminder. Blind curves could be one. Here's a curve that
goes over a draw bridge with griddles that most "seasoned" cyclists
avoid or take the sidewalk.

I just avoid the damn place, which happens to be the only connection
north to south.

SFB spewed:

I'm heading W and cyclist S. 4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

Your subject line should read, "Almost MURDERED a bicyclist today,"
you flag waving, "american," (sic) ****tard.

--
Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS (a.k.a. SFB) admits to being
a deadly speeder, psychopath and criminal coddler:

" Have you ever driven a car faster than the legal speed limit?

Yes, but never deliberately. In fact i got a speeding ticket about 5
years ago for doing 41 in a 25. I just about kicked the cops teeth in
cause i was sure he was lying. No way the SL on this wide open
stretch could be 25, i thought."

Pride of America (c.k.a. Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend/
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE/Speeders And Drunk Drivers
Are Murderers (SADDAM)), 10/3/2002
Message-ID:
http://tinyurl.com/5u4wg

Proof that POA is LBMHB/lbVH/SADDAM:
See the following: http://tinyurl.com/ahphj

On Jul 15, 11:05*pm, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
On Jul 15, 12:20*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"

wrote:
I'm heading W and cyclist S. *4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. *So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. *No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

*A full stop is not required from a bicyclist in many states. And in
many locales the bicyclist is to be given the right of way as is any
pedestrian. Check your local laws, you may have been at fault.

On Jul 15, 11:05*pm, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
On Jul 15, 12:20*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"

wrote:
I'm heading W and cyclist S. *4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. *So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. *No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

*A full stop is not required from a bicyclist in many states. And in
many locales the bicyclist is to be given the right of way as is any
pedestrian. Check your local laws, you may have been at fault.

Hey stupid. Don't gimme that "rolling stop" crapola. The cyclist was
doing 25!!!

On Jul 18, 7:49*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"
wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:05*pm, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:

On Jul 15, 12:20*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"

wrote:
I'm heading W and cyclist S. *4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. *So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. *No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

*A full stop is not required from a bicyclist in many states. And in
many locales the bicyclist is to be given the right of way as is any
pedestrian. Check your local laws, you may have been at fault.

Hey stupid. Don't gimme that "rolling stop" crapola. The cyclist was
doing 25!!!

So you want the death penalty for speeders and illegal u-turners AND
you want bicycles to stop to allow you progress. There is no pleasing
you is there? Pick one battle and stick with it. Cagers are murderers,
too.

On 2010-07-19, necromancer - ECHM wrote:

SFB spewed:

I'm heading W and cyclist S. 4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

Your subject line should read, "Almost MURDERED a bicyclist today,"
you flag waving, "american," (sic) ****tard.

Beg to differ. If the cyclist truely blew through the 4-way stop
intersection without stopping, it was more the cyclist's fault than the
motorist's.

--

-John )

On Jul 18, 11:06*pm, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
On Jul 18, 7:49*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"



wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:05*pm, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:

On Jul 15, 12:20*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are Murderers"

wrote:
I'm heading W and cyclist S. *4way stop. I stop but the cyclist just
flies thru at 25 mph and i assume he's going straight ahead. *So i
start my left turn and then he starts a left turn right into me. *No
crash but crap like that is why so many car drivers hate bikes.

*A full stop is not required from a bicyclist in many states. And in
many locales the bicyclist is to be given the right of way as is any
pedestrian. Check your local laws, you may have been at fault.

Hey stupid. Don't gimme that "rolling stop" crapola. The cyclist was
doing 25!!!

So you want the death penalty for speeders and illegal u-turners AND
you want bicycles to stop to allow you progress. There is no pleasing
you is there? Pick one battle and stick with it. Cagers are murderers,
too.

All cagers have a License to Kill, unless they are illegal
immigrants.

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Kevan Smith wrote:


On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:


Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?

Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.

You know, it's not really considered a "monster gear" when the big one
is in the BACK.


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