GET OFF THE STREETS, YOU MORONS!
There should be one "Run Over A Bicyclist Day" per year.
(and I don't mean kids so lighten up, i mean yogurt eating %$%*ing yuppies)
Strong proof that the natural selection part of Darwin’s theory has merit. His Theory may not explain the origins of man, but it sure clears up that thinning of the heard part when it comes to making a healthy species...
Good thinking. Felony hit & run.
My joints ache just reading this article.
GET OFF THE STREETS, YOU MORONS!
There should be one "Run Over A Bicyclist Day" per year.
(and I don't mean kids so lighten up, i mean yogurt eating %$%*ing yuppies)
I just can’t figure out why so many Americans are fat. Let me re-read the article to remember.
I used to bike commute when I could. I took the time to learn the rules of the road (e.g., the law). Where I lived, 2/3 of the cyclists obeyed it and 25% of the cars did.
Typically, pedestrians have the right of way, then cyclists, then cars. That’s oversimplified, but a decent rule of thumb.
I moved to Texas and only ride on occasion. The immigrants here follow no rules, either in their cars, on their bikes or while walking.
To anyone wishing to follow the advice of the author, a decent number of cyclists have conceal carry permits. I wouldn’t threaten one if I were you, no matter how cute you think it is.
When I was a kid, I loved riding my bike in the winter on ice or in snow. First you had to pry the tires loose, since they were frozen to the ground. The seat was usually covered with snow or ice and it took my butt a while to melt it. Pedalling took a bit of practice, since every time you push down on the pedal, the back tire kicked out to the side.
I wanted to take the tires off and drive short nails from the inside so I could have studded tires, but I never got around to it.
Good article. Around here the bicyclists come for vacation and drive right up the middle of the dirt roads, forcing drivers of cars to slow down to like 5 miles an hour all the way up a steep hill or “run them over and squash them like a bug.”
It IS frustrating that so many of them feel they own the entirety of a barely two lane road. They’ve got no consideration for other people at ALL. I confess there’ve been plenty of times when I was tempted to get beside them and “accidentally” clip them with the side mirror.
This has never happened, of course. Still, I understand the author’s frustration.
Other than name recognition, I don't know what attracts them to Concord. Other than the National Parks (where they'd be arrested) it doesn't offer any special attraction. Other than the only hospital with an emergency room in the area. John Kerry was even photographed cycling there during the 2004 campaign. Go figger.
I am suprised Soucheray doesn’t do a show devoted to Patrick Reusse. I haven’t heard a personality on the radio so enfatuated with another man.
Well, I have not made my peace with the bicycle riding morons who think they are saving the planet by not driving a car!
If they are dumb enough to ride in the sleet, snow and mud, they better bring a change of clothes, because I love to splash them with my truck.
n then there’s
THEM JOGGERS..
Well I’ve been a trucker more than twenty years
From the Charleston coast to the Jersey piers
Sharin’ the road with race car nuts and loggers
Sunday drivers scouts on hikes Hells Angels on Harley bikes
I never met a roader I didn’t like cept them joggers...
Bobby Bare Jogger Lyrics:
http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bobby-bare/jogger/
The author is probably correct, if the conditions are as bad as described it is probably best to use a different mode of transportation.
Personally, I think we should be glad to see the bikers out there, they ARE reducing gas use, bringing down the price of petrol for the rest of us.
If I could ride one to work I would, but the farm is about 25 miles from Vancouver.
“Now, in the summer, a bicyclist can reasonably share the street and we motorists should just as reasonably share the streets with the cyclist, yes, even if they are wearing tight shorts and Italian racing jerseys. It is always important to remember that at home, they too have a Chevy Suburban and a worn-out video of “Breaking Away.’’”
Silent salute to all the Walter Mitty types out there...
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