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Unsafe to Ride! [YouTube video of youths trying to mug cyclist]
YouTube.com ^ | 6/26/13 | George Wells

Posted on 07/14/2013 7:19:58 PM PDT by stillonaroll

The old I-280 and Buckeye Basin Greenbelt Parkway bike path is not safe to travel. It is littered with broken glass and stones.

There are gangs of kids loitering and blocking the path, trying to prevent cyclists from passing through.

Monday, June 24 2013, three boys attempted to attack me and prevent my passage. I recorded the event with a GoPro camera mounted on my bike.

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TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: crime; cycling; ohio
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To: pterional

Is a CCW permit from Fresno valid throughout CA? Can a resident of another county get one?


21 posted on 07/14/2013 8:13:12 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: stillonaroll

But the race-baiters insist that there should be no place in America where a person has to be scared about passing freely.

Ha.

Whites know there are entire districts that we simply should not walk.


22 posted on 07/14/2013 8:20:29 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: stillonaroll

If Obama had a brood of children they would look like these thugs.


23 posted on 07/14/2013 8:20:44 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: stillonaroll
"It's difficult to get a CCW permit here in CA.

It's much easier to just give up cycling. :(
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Go to Chinatown. Be humble and unassuming. Find out where to pay to train with a whipchain or ropedart while riding a bicycle.


24 posted on 07/14/2013 8:25:13 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
A Google search of "bike path robbery" returns 925,000 hits.

In the past, I would ride bike paths in late afternoon or early evening. I'm not likely to do so again.

25 posted on 07/14/2013 8:32:10 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: stillonaroll

little bastards (most likely)


26 posted on 07/14/2013 8:32:51 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: stillonaroll

As fast as the guy was going, that idiot would have broken his foot or ankle if he’d have connected with that kick. He’d have looked like a thanksgiving wishbone.


27 posted on 07/14/2013 8:33:01 PM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: bigbob

Indeed, it is about 75% likely they are fatherless.


28 posted on 07/14/2013 8:37:48 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: Slump Tester
Yes, the perp would might have injured a foot or ankle, but the intended victim would have been sent flying off his bike. Best case: road rash. Worst case: multiple broken bones plus a beating/robbery by the youths.
29 posted on 07/14/2013 8:50:07 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: bicyclerepair
Grab that little punk’s foot and flip him on his @ss.

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That would take some serious bike-fu skills. :)

30 posted on 07/14/2013 9:01:37 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: stillonaroll
A CCW issued in Fresno County is good anywhere in California but they recommend that you don't take firearms into San Francisco. You have to apply within the county that you reside.
31 posted on 07/14/2013 9:21:10 PM PDT by pterional
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To: stillonaroll

carry a can of pepper spray and give the sob’s a shot the next time they get in your way.

you have the right to remain safe and to ride unmollseted by the virmine.

its also a great idea to record video for evidence of the crimes committed against you.


32 posted on 07/14/2013 9:31:30 PM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: stillonaroll

If you can get a cab to come to your location after dark. There are places in lots of cities that cabs won’t go to at night. I got stuck at one of those locations once. Luckily the Mexican cleaning couple were just finishing up and I gave them $20 to give me a ride to a motel on the other side of town.


33 posted on 07/14/2013 9:37:29 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
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To: puppypusher

Pepper spray is expensive.

A better option is a spray bottle filled with mostly water but a little bit of dish soap and two or three tables spoons of ammonia like you use to mop a floor with. You could rob a store with that concoction as it works like tear gas. If the police ask whats in the bottle you can honestly say “soap”

The issue is that even a pistol is not much good against an ambush.

There is no real answer to the problems created by the liberals in inner cities that is worse than I want to write about.


34 posted on 07/14/2013 9:45:38 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: stillonaroll

I bike all over San Jose and the hazard on our trails are homeless and addicts living by the creeks next to the trails. I created a handle out of 550 lb. paracord that is attached to my 33oz stainless steel Oakley Water Tank that I keep in my bottle cage. Very effective weapon to swing at someone’s head. (If I ever do, I’m ditching the cord because it is “illegal” as a flail).

I have a 5lb Kryptonite lock in the back loop of my messenger back. At night, I carry a surefire tactical flashlight on my strap pad to wreck the night vision of an assailant, plus it has a crenelated “striking bezel” as an impact weapon.

In my front pocket, I have always have one of my three Kershaw knives with speed-safe as well. Luckily, I’ve had no problems even riding in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. I made a wrong turn once by a housing project up there and rode as fast as I could with my knife in my hand. As a general rule, I stay out of Oakland or places with a lot of Trayvons around.

I plan to move back to Arizona or go to Texas in the next couple years. Then I can just carry a handgun when I’m on my bike.


35 posted on 07/14/2013 10:46:22 PM PDT by Conservative Vet
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To: Fai Mao

A better option is a spray bottle filled with mostly water but a little bit of dish soap and two or three tables spoons of ammonia like you use to mop a floor with. You could rob a store with that concoction as it works like tear gas. If the police ask whats in the bottle you can honestly say “soap”

The issue is that even a pistol is not much good against an ambush.

There is no real answer to the problems created by the liberals in inner cities that is worse than I want to write about.

The thing about pepper spray is that it will not only incapacitate most people to the point their drooling uncontrollably is they are also marked as the perpatrators because the stuff is bright orange and its very hard to remove from yourself and clothing.

Just be sure to get a large can.

It’s legal in most of the 50 states.


36 posted on 07/15/2013 3:21:32 AM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: stillonaroll

What else is new? This is America now. Only wealthy people who can afford to live in gated communities can enjoy things like “bike paths” and “parks” and “beaches.” The rest of us pay for them, don’t dare use them, and don’t dare open our mouths about it.

Celebrate diversity!!!


37 posted on 07/15/2013 8:33:45 AM PDT by Nea Wood (When life gets too hard to stand, kneel.)
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To: pterional
That’s good info...thanks. I’ve heard it’s very difficult to get a CCW permit in Santa Clara County. Maybe I’ll get an apartment in Fresno. :)
38 posted on 07/15/2013 6:41:04 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: Fai Mao
A better option is a spray bottle filled with mostly water but a little bit of dish soap and two or three tables spoons of ammonia like you use to mop a floor with.

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Intriguing. How big a spray bottle?

39 posted on 07/15/2013 7:51:49 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: Conservative Vet

I also used to bike all over the South Bay, but I’m too old and slow to dodge the bums these days. Stationary bike in front of a TV is a lot safer. :)


40 posted on 07/15/2013 8:13:23 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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