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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:05:08 PM EDT
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They should be single file when a car approaches from behind, of course this is just a snapshot in time.
The riders could have tried to make a single file line after the picture was taken, It can be tough to do with that many riders. That rider that is pointing is trying to move over, this is what he is trying to tell the others behind him. Chill out OP. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:07:15 PM EDT
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Can we have them wearing civil war uniforms, and they were on their way to an abortion clinic? While listening to rap and having just eaten a strict Paleo breakfast. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:10:12 PM EDT
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Here in Madison WI, where the city is striving to be the most bike friendly city in the universe, where the bike paths are cleared of snow before the roads... If you honk at bikers doing that, you might get reported to the police! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe you need to explain a little more. Considering they are riding on what appears to be a neighborhood street, and wearing helmets with the wind making it hard to hear, they may not hear you stalking them. A tap on the horn usually gets them to one side, allowing you to pass safely. Or, they are just being dicks. Your lack of info is staggering and one sided. I'm going with this... Here in Madison WI, where the city is striving to be the most bike friendly city in the universe, where the bike paths are cleared of snow before the roads... If you honk at bikers doing that, you might get reported to the police! What's the charge? Honking at assholes? Fuck Madison. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:11:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryMay be a cunt hammer who simultaneously follows the law. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:19:46 PM EDT
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I fucking hate those people  Those idiots do that a lot here, most of the rural roads are narrow 2 lanes they will take up the entire lane and be stretched out enough making it hard to get by them. Also they don't stop at stop signs and go slow enough to piss you off oh and when there are bicycle lanes provided by the cities they dont use them, instead they take that lane plus the one next to it. And too boot not a single one is wearing anything remotely reflective or bright colored so you can see them before getting up too close. There are only a few who have their heads on straight. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:23:26 PM EDT
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Just as a point of clarification - almost ALL of the hate on arfcom for "cyclists" are for people on ROAD BIKES - and most of those "100s of miles of bike trails" are not suitable for road bikes. There still are some excellent paved trails, but it's not that many. When I added up the trails on your list, it's about 20 miles of asphalt. The O&D trail is excellent (and connects to the Custis trail), but I don't see it mentioned. Don't get me wrong - I am not defending those who are inconsiderate assholes - but the suggestion of 100s of miles of trails for road bikers in Fairfax Co. is incorrect. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I used to be an avid cyclist, until riders like this pretty much ruined it for me and everyone else. Now everyone hates cyclists, and you know what? They've got good reason to. They say it's for safety, but in reality it works in reverse. It's just like people doing the speed limit in the passing lane on the freeway. Pissing off everyone behind you does not make you safe. I despise them even more when I know they came out of counties (like Fairfax Co. here in Virginia) that have 100s of miles of bike trails they could use. Yet everywhere you see those assholes parked you see Fairfax County stickers on their fag-mobiles. Just look at all the places those filthy pieces of trash have to ride in Fairfax Co. alone. 
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/bikes2a.htm But fuck no they think the bike trails they lobbied for are above them and they trek to "the country" to pester the locals. Fuck them.
I swear one evening I came around a curve on a country road after dove hunting and there was a couple of those pukes stopped in the fucking road talking! After I swallowed my heart the best I could muster was just to flip them off. Just as a point of clarification - almost ALL of the hate on arfcom for "cyclists" are for people on ROAD BIKES - and most of those "100s of miles of bike trails" are not suitable for road bikes. There still are some excellent paved trails, but it's not that many. When I added up the trails on your list, it's about 20 miles of asphalt. The O&D trail is excellent (and connects to the Custis trail), but I don't see it mentioned. Don't get me wrong - I am not defending those who are inconsiderate assholes - but the suggestion of 100s of miles of trails for road bikers in Fairfax Co. is incorrect. Road bikers....OK so now you are splitting hairs. 
That's like saying you can't shoot your precision rife because your range is maxed-out at 100 yards and you need 600yards to wring it out. Well guess what, you go to a range you can wring it out on. You don't go find you a stretch of straight road to shoot down. 
I suspect the ungrateful pricks have plenty of suitable trails between Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties so let them ride the bikes that are appropriate for the trails they lobbied for or find them another hobby. Our fucking country roads are not bike friendly....And neither are the locals that encounter them. 
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:24:42 PM EDT
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I fucking hate those people FPNI yet again!
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:41:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Look at the road beyond that sign, not much choice there. Most places? Room to GTFO of the way. I know, I employ this technique a lot so I don't roll along slowing the world down like a self-important dick. Quote HistoryQuoted: Look at the road beyond that sign, not much choice there. Most places? Room to GTFO of the way. I know, I employ this technique a lot so I don't roll along slowing the world down like a self-important dick. I ride, but not like a prick. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:45:50 PM EDT
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I saw the height of irony once. A gaggle of those spandex wearing fags stuck on a narrow country road behind a tractor/hay-bailer. 
I really enjoyed following that mess. The fags finally gave up and stopped. When I got behind the hay-bailer he pulled over at the next driveway and waved me by. Now that was some major Farmer John trolling.  Nice! |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:52:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:I suspect the ungrateful pricks have plenty of suitable trails between Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties so let them ride the bikes that are appropriate for the trails they lobbied for or find them another hobby.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:56:58 PM EDT
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There's some kind of weird inherent psychological thing with people and vehicles that turns them all into self centered assholes when operating said vehicles in a group. The two wheeled variant operators seem to be the worst when it comes to thinking it's their god given right to commandeer an entire roadway.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:58:19 PM EDT
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If want to ride safely and single file, maybe 2 abreast that's cool. It's been my experience that if there's more than 2 they'll act like dicks. I really do appreciate the ones that are cool about it.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:58:37 PM EDT
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Quoted:I suspect the ungrateful pricks have plenty of suitable trails between Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties so let them ride the bikes that are appropriate for the trails they lobbied for or find them another hobby.
See, you don't need a fancy bike to pass the spandex crowd.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:58:41 PM EDT
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double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. Quote HistoryQuoted:
double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. Wha? Your logic is nurple. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:03:16 PM EDT
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Look at the road beyond that sign, not much choice there. Most places? Room to GTFO of the way. I know, I employ this technique a lot so I don't roll along slowing the world down like a self-important dick. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Look at the road beyond that sign, not much choice there. Most places? Room to GTFO of the way. I know, I employ this technique a lot so I don't roll along slowing the world down like a self-important dick. That's a bridge. Not a garden variety narrow road. I believe it is unwise to ride a bike on either. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:41:00 PM EDT
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We are such a wealthy society that we allow 300 pound bicycle and rider to consume the resource of the roadway that was designed for 65,000 pound trucks.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:57:00 PM EDT
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I hate dickheads that "roll coal" but if ever there was a justification to do so, this would be it.  no matter what EPA laws or rules are ever implemented to ban "rolling coal", this should be a valid legal exception. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:58:41 PM EDT
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Ban bicycling on the street god, that would be heaven. I live in colorado, where every lance-wannabe aspires to live. they're out 9 months of the year in their little herds and they flip you off if you honk, but take up the entire lane of a two lane winding mountain road. if i ever find out I have 24 hours left to live . . . |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:00:29 PM EDT
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double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. Quote HistoryQuoted:
double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. so which one of the douche cyclists is you ? |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:01:58 PM EDT
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Your roads are shittier than ours Quote Historyseeing those skinny delicate little road-bike tires makes me want to vote to pull funding from road care. my 35" tires don't mind it, and I'm sure it's a deterrent for all but the most hard-core lance wannabe's. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:02:59 PM EDT
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Maybe you need to explain a little more. Considering they are riding on what appears to be a neighborhood street, and wearing helmets with the wind making it hard to hear, they may not hear you stalking them. A tap on the horn usually gets them to one side, allowing you to pass safely. Or, they are just being dicks. Your lack of info is staggering and one sided. I have never. NEVER, I tell you :-) had a honk on the horn result in ANYTHING but the cyclists indicating that I'm number one with them. (colorado). |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:05:04 PM EDT
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Quote Historyi kindof felt bad for that cyclist. he wasn't doing anything wrong. :-( dammit, I better get my estrogen checked. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:05:23 PM EDT
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What's the charge? Honking at assholes? Fuck Madison. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe you need to explain a little more. Considering they are riding on what appears to be a neighborhood street, and wearing helmets with the wind making it hard to hear, they may not hear you stalking them. A tap on the horn usually gets them to one side, allowing you to pass safely. Or, they are just being dicks. Your lack of info is staggering and one sided. I'm going with this... Here in Madison WI, where the city is striving to be the most bike friendly city in the universe, where the bike paths are cleared of snow before the roads... If you honk at bikers doing that, you might get reported to the police! What's the charge? Honking at assholes? Fuck Madison. 77 square miles surrounded by reality It's the land of the perpetually offended. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:06:32 PM EDT
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I would ass hole them right back by doing a burnout in the left lane while I pass them. holy crap! what do you drive? |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:11:10 PM EDT
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Agree wholeheartedly. I love riding bicycles. However, I fully admit and understand that I am riding on roads engineered for cars and trucks, I am not on any equal footing as a vehicle nor do I pay fees, registration or insurance to lay claim to these roads. I'm not entitled to the road, I am a guest and can be a nuisance...so I look for little-traveled roads, stay far to the right, and ride solo so I am not a rolling roadblock for people making their living or trying to travel at a normal speed. I also obey all the traffic laws. I much prefer a bike path to the road anyway, and will seek them out whenever possible. I'd much rather contend with a dog or stroller than a 6,000lb truck who doesn't see me. Roadies can be the most selfish, passive-aggressive dickholes in society. The bigger the group, the more likely the asshole surfaces. because I know that the other cyclists here are going to web-rape you, let me take a moment to say how nice that is, what you said, and that you seem like a really nice person. I hope this helps a little with what is coming. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:12:01 PM EDT
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Cyclists are exactly like gays - they've become militant and middle-finger about their imagined "rights". They think they're superior beings, all fit and "green", and us motherfuckers in cars are just gonna have to settle down and wait for them. Cyclists figure: Don't like it? Fuck you. +1 |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:13:04 PM EDT
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A bicycle was how I got around before I was old enough to drive. I would spend about half of each day in the summer riding that damn thing. Usually there were two or three of us on our way to someones house, a gas station, and it was never a few blocks away. It was rural enough that the nearest gas station was easily five miles from my house.
SOMEHOW, even as a ten year old I managed to keep right, get the fuck out of the way of traffic, and keep my bike on the yellow damn line. Amazing how a bunch of grown ups are dumber than a damn ten year old.  |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:14:53 PM EDT
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Get an SUV with a rear windshield wiper.
Fine tune the nozzle........ |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:15:22 PM EDT
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Cyclists are the only reason I wish the wastegate on my truck was still open to the atmoshpere
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:17:32 PM EDT
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no, people that bike like that are dicks. I ride all the time, single file Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Bicycles are a menace. no, people that bike like that are dicks. I ride all the time, single file Same here. Another Arfcommer and I ride regularly and if there is any traffic at all, single file it is. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:23:09 PM EDT
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The bicycle riders need to pay taxes for the roads they use.
I pay every fucking time I fill up. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:54:17 PM EDT
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Maybe you need to explain a little more. Considering they are riding on what appears to be a neighborhood street, and wearing helmets with the wind making it hard to hear, they may not hear you stalking them. A tap on the horn usually gets them to one side, allowing you to pass safely. Or, they are just being dicks. Your lack of info is staggering and one sided. Yeah because honking the horn would do a lot of good...
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Posted: 7/24/2014 9:59:37 PM EDT
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god, that would be heaven. I live in colorado, where every lance-wannabe aspires to live. they're out 9 months of the year in their little herds and they flip you off if you honk, but take up the entire lane of a two lane winding mountain road. if i ever find out I have 24 hours left to live . . . Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban bicycling on the street god, that would be heaven. I live in colorado, where every lance-wannabe aspires to live. they're out 9 months of the year in their little herds and they flip you off if you honk, but take up the entire lane of a two lane winding mountain road. if i ever find out I have 24 hours left to live . . . Pretty sure more of the Lance wanna-be's live here near Plano...where the real Lance is from. The "Bikes can use full lane" signs are common here. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:03:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see that shit almost every day. Yep. I live on an island and these dickheads think they own the road. Fuck road-biking; it's a goddamn snooze-fest.  |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:06:19 PM EDT
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The bicycle riders need to pay taxes for the roads they use. I pay every fucking time I fill up. lel. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:08:51 PM EDT
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Be glad they don't ride on the wrong side of the road. A lot of them do that here.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:13:11 PM EDT
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I'm all in favor of this. I've been to two fatal head on collisions caused by fucking retards like this. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban bicycling on the street I'm all in favor of this. I've been to two fatal head on collisions caused by fucking retards like this. I read that as "I was in two fatal head on collisions caused.." Dam, they killed you TWICE. RIF If posters here are proud of their hate for bicyclists, please come to my neighborhood and honk and throw beer bottles at the wonderful disadvantaged urban youth gang members who pedal around my neighborhood on undersized children's bicycles. Couldn't happen to nicer people. At least get the right people. Hippies aint it. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:18:14 PM EDT
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Yeah because honking the horn would do a lot of good... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe you need to explain a little more. Considering they are riding on what appears to be a neighborhood street, and wearing helmets with the wind making it hard to hear, they may not hear you stalking them. A tap on the horn usually gets them to one side, allowing you to pass safely. Or, they are just being dicks. Your lack of info is staggering and one sided. Yeah because honking the horn would do a lot of good... It would let they know you are behind them if they didn't already know it. Sometimes you are so wrapped up in the ride, you don't notice what's behind you. Climb out of your basement and shave some pounds off your ass and find out. 
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:23:52 PM EDT
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There's some kind of weird inherent psychological thing with people and vehicles that turns them all into self centered assholes when operating said vehicles in a group. The two wheeled variant operators seem to be the worst when it comes to thinking it's their god given right to commandeer an entire roadway. I seem to remember YouTube videos of large groups of motorcyclists evading cops. What I really want to know is, are these cyclist rolling roadblockers LIBERALS. That's the most relevant question. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:24:31 PM EDT
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I hate when they do that shit. Then curse you out if you drive around them.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:35:56 PM EDT
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F350 dually Rollin coal usually gets them to move over. If you ride a bike in South Dakota on the road like that your gonna be found broken in a ditch.
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:37:03 PM EDT
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That's one of the Very Few cases where "Rolling Coal" is permitted, if in front of the pack of bikes.
The bikers think they are God's gift to ecology and can do whatever they like, no matter the accidents they leave in their wake (and ignore, just keep going). We have similar law as the OP here, and I'd guess most places have laws stating bikes belong on street, but must allow vehicles passage in same lane. Now the police just need to nut up and ticket every one of them on a "Critical Mass" ride. Easy enough to fully box them in with a few cars and bikes on the sidewalk, with motorcycles to run down any "evading police" types and ticket them properly as well. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:37:41 PM EDT
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Bicycles are a menace. Yes. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:38:32 PM EDT
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Ban bicycling on the street Hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:40:37 PM EDT
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I'm all in favor of this. I've been to two fatal head on collisions caused by fucking retards like this. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban bicycling on the street I'm all in favor of this. I've been to two fatal head on collisions caused by fucking retards like this. That's right, they don't give a fuck if someone gets killed. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:49:12 PM EDT
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I should add that it's one thing if you don't have any wheels and have to ride a bike, but riding for sport is so damned dangerous.
It's dangerous for everyone invloved. It would be different if we tax payers didn't provide so many trails and parks. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:52:50 PM EDT
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The bicycle riders need to pay taxes for the roads they use. I pay every fucking time I fill up. lel. I don't like the "I pay a tax, so you have to pay a tax," thinking. It is interesting though how roads are being redone at the cost of millions of dollars, and all they fucking do, is add a bike lane. And this is where the dip shit spandex queen will still ride in the road or on top of the white line. I pay taxes for a bike lane that some fucktard will block traffic with. Shouldn't the bikers pay for the bike lane? I guess the same argument could be made for ADA compliancy in public right of way and privet sector. I get to pay increased taxes and consumer cost, so grandma can have a new pooper stall, truncaded domes, and building code law signage at the parking spots. I'm not sure how I'd weigh in there. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 11:04:10 PM EDT
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double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. Quote HistoryQuoted:
double yellow line. No passing zone. Sounds like OP is the dick. Going with this. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 11:04:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/24/2014 11:11:08 PM EDT
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Stay classy Arfcom.
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