CHP Investigators Say Booby Trapped Road near Woodside is Targeted at Cyclists

NBC Bay Area ^ | 9/28/15 | Michelle Roberts

[1rudeboy]

Buy a helicopter.

[Crazieman]

Buy insurance.

[1rudeboy]

I have insurance, but thanks. I don’t own a bicycle, however . . . your comments reminded me I should buy one while I still have the liberty to do so.

[Crazieman]

Great. Obey the rules. Why all the fuss?

A lot of this screaming and hollering is based on the presupposition that cyclists are lawbreakers.

[1rudeboy]

Sorry, I’m tired. To clarify: I am not a bicyclist, but if it pisses the fuddy-duddy’s off, I’m in favor.

[Crazieman]

If you can’t meet the minimum speed limit, expect to be a smear.

[1rudeboy]

Someone upthread mentioned something about “entitlement mentality.” And your tax dollars pay for the road, correct?

[Crazieman]

If all you do is cycle, then you’re not paying.

Again, why the fuss?

[1rudeboy]

Again, funny. But if you cargo your bicycles with your car, you burn gasoline at a higher rate.

[Crazieman]

Cargo the bike for a bank robbery.

You’re still not obeying traffic law if you can’t meet minimum speed limits and want to linger in traffic lanes.

[1rudeboy]

You’re still not obeying traffic law if you can’t meet minimum speed limits and want to linger in traffic lanes.

Maybe in your State, but I doubt it.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Relax. You get stuck behind one for what, two minutes?

[a fool in paradise]

Many cyclists and drivers suspect that whoever is behind these incidents doesn’t want to share the country road.

Balderdash. Those same nails are a problem for car tires.

[a fool in paradise]

The cyclists I see don’t obey the laws as is. Running stop signs, crossing intersections against the light, turns from the wrong lane (without a signal no less).

Then there are the Mass Resistance anarchists...

[a fool in paradise]

You mean that you don’t see sweaty spandex clad men and women in the office? You don’t suppose they are just playing in the street for exercise, do you?

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe the driver’s feet were strapped to the pedals too.

[Sirius Lee]

If I was in your state I would lobby the legislature to pull your driving privileges immediately.

Scratch a gear queer in spandex and the crypto-nazi always comes out.

I can't stand my fellow cyclists. That's why I refuse to ride with anyone anymore. Too many d-bags sprawled three and four abreast trundling along and blocking traffic. If you are one of these types, then you are indeed a d-bag and you've ruined cycling for the rest of us. Congratulations.

[freedumb2003]

>>The cyclist who was strapped into his pedals couldn’t get enough momentum to free his feet, but the idiot behind the wheel kept squeezing him over to the curb. Both eventually stopped and the cyclist was able to brace against the side of the car.<<

By definition, the cyclist was unable to control his vehicle.

Grow up and get a car.

[RFEngineer]

Sounds like you need to work a little harder at not being run over.

[PLMerite]

“But riders, who are now being warned to pay close attention to the sidewalks, are afraid they are being targeted.”

So, are they riding on the road, or on the sidewalk? (Are they being a menace to drivers or pedestrians?) :)