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im gonna ride my bike into ur rear end in a top hat
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I wish there were more bike lanes and poo poo but drat I can't help but get annoyed at the guy slowing down traffic and causing bad drivers to freak out. Also even though there are a ton of sidewalks in my city it still isn't very bike friendly because there is a ton of dead space where you have to awkwardly cross traffic if you want to get to the next sidewalk/bike lane. It annoys me when one neighborhood puts in a sidewalk but the business next door doesn't have one. Sephiroth_IRA fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Jun 10, 2014 14:52
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ghetto wormhole posted:what kind of shittastic place do you live where it's ok to obstruct a sidewalk with your car internet dwelling retard " ghetto wormhole" finds the concept of an intersection with tree cover or other visual obstruction which requires vehicles to creep into the intersection completely unbelievable
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Jun 10, 2014 15:22
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fixed gear bikes are the devil unless you're racing in a division that requires them (why would you do this) or its on a mountain bike. just my two cents
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Jun 10, 2014 15:26
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azreal posted:No one cares about your opinion bc you're not american...sorry eurofag Americans are just angry because their big wide easy-mode roads have made them bad drivers unable to cope with real mixed traffic.
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Jun 10, 2014 15:31
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Entropic posted:Americans are just angry because their big wide easy-mode roads have made them bad drivers unable to cope with real mixed traffic. Its easier to ride a bike in traffic in EU BC they are all penny farthings so you can see above most cars American bikes are more down to earth and friendly
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Jun 10, 2014 15:56
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My guess is chances of survival are higher if you get hit by a care in Europe. Like that guy the griswalds kept hitting in European Vacation.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:00
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There are two types of d-bag cyclists: those who just want to get from one place to another in one piece but are too stupid to know how, and speed demons who like to pretend they have the ability to morph back and forth between pedestrian mode and vehicle mode depending on whichever suits their needs at that particular second. Both types make me want to support mandatory licensing for all bikes, including plates and the equivalent of an actual driving test. I'd certainly feel safer bike commuting if I knew the morons around me had to pass a test to ride in public. (Also, expand the 'mixed traffic' section of driving exams).
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Jun 10, 2014 16:16
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THS posted:yeah i can agree with this. i used to live in a rural, hilly area with a lot of narrow roads, no shoulders, sudden turns, blind turns, like it was scary to drive without cyclists. there were times where you could be going the speed limit, observing every possible precaution, and if an oncoming car and you met at a turn while there were cyclists someone was going to die. i was really surprised it didnt happen more often don't overtake on blind corners? ghlbtsk posted:There are two types of d-bag cyclists: those who just want to get from one place to another in one piece but are too stupid to know how, and speed demons who like to pretend they have the ability to morph back and forth between pedestrian mode and vehicle mode depending on whichever suits their needs at that particular second. sounds like a good use of resources and money for a thing which is totally not dangerous. maybe we should require tests+license plates for runners too? hemale in pain fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Jun 10, 2014 16:17
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Entropic posted:Americans are just angry because their big wide easy-mode roads have made them bad drivers unable to cope with real mixed traffic. roads in the northeast are tiny, filled with potholes, and lead to weird intersections. also cycling rules sorry fatties.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:20
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actually, people walking and getting in my way is very problematic. maybe people shouldn't be allowed outside without passing some sort of test? just a thought
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Jun 10, 2014 16:21
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hemale in pain posted:don't overtake on blind corners? man i dont know how to explain it other than there were a few close calls with no one doing anything wrong. some of those roads are scary as poo poo, and like i said if there were an oncoming car meeting at the same blind curve... u ever heard of the perfect storm?? im not necessary mad at the cyclists other than yea i would get mad because i was afraid someone would die 
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Jun 10, 2014 16:25
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went to dartmoor recently and the roads there are like that and scary but everyone is going like 5-10mph so no one is going to die.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:26
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http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-76-the-modern-moloch/
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Jun 10, 2014 16:29
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Levitate posted:Bike lanes usually have cars parked in them, runners in them, people opening their doors into them, construction in them...most of the time they're the shittiest bone to throw to cyclists and are more dangerous to ride in than the road. A good post No. 6 posted:Ideally people parking in bike lanes would get fines and towed. I guess some cities just suck for biking, and in those cases bikes should be on the road. Living in a state where it's illegal to park in bike lanes.  rock rock posted:I don't mind people riding bikes places , going to work, whatever. Round here those dudes are usually pretty chill and considerate and seem to realize they are in a situation where they could pretty easily die. Any dumbfuck complaining about lycra should be forced to ride 30 miles in jeans.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:48
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Irradiation posted:Any dumbfuck complaining about lycra should be forced to ride 30 miles in jeans. a good post
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Jun 10, 2014 16:56
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I ride on the road every once in a while. I loving hate drivers. I drive on the road every once in a while. I loving hate cyclists.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:57
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I'm pretty chill when I drive or bike. It's probably because I don't have metabolic syndrome induced hypertension.
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Jun 10, 2014 17:00
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I almost got taken out by a blind person a few weeks ago. They had just gotten off the bus and were sticking their blind person cane right across the bike lane, and they were obscured behind a tree. Those blind people canes are thin and hard to see too, so I was barely able to stop from flying over the handlebars due to blind assassins loving up my bike lanes. Outlaw blind ppl is what im trying to say, or at least make them get licenses and plates.
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Jun 10, 2014 17:05
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Rest assured, that jackass decked out in lycra on a $4000 bicycle, riding in the middle of the street and running red lights, is the same kind of dude who will go home after he's finished his workout, jump into his AMG Mercedes and drive like an even bigger rear end in a top hat.
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Jun 10, 2014 17:57
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azreal posted:Stick to bike trails and your designated lanes, rear end in a top hat...some of us have places to be. dunno where you live, but where i live bikes have right of way on all roadways in lanes up to 11', hth. we also have literally the worst rush hour commute times of anywhere in the country, and assholes on bikes are definitely not the problem. e: that said, I live 1/4 mile from where I work, because I think not walking to work makes you an rear end in a top hat.
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Jun 10, 2014 18:00
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i'm glad gbs continues to reveal awesome facts about itself, like how many people work IT in non metropolitan areas
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Jun 10, 2014 18:21
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Lord_ExDeath posted:Rest assured, that jackass decked out in lycra on a $4000 bicycle, riding in the middle of the street and running red lights, is the same kind of dude who will go home after he's finished his workout, jump into his AMG Mercedes and drive like an even bigger rear end in a top hat. not true. My bike cost more than my car and I'm a courteous driver. I get all of my douche bag antics out of the way when I ride. Suck it cagers
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Jun 10, 2014 18:31
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It's pretty easy to say my bike is worth more than my car when my car is an 11 year old saturn
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Jun 10, 2014 18:32
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My bike is worth about 8x more than my car and I think when I bought it cost more than all of my other possessions combined. edit: to clarify, I am not joking.
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Jun 10, 2014 19:43
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Salt Fish posted:My bike is worth about 8x more than my car and I think when I bought it cost more than all of my other possessions combined. 
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Jun 10, 2014 20:06
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I feel like you definitely get into diminishing returns past $1000 or so. BUT MY FRAME IS HALF A POUND LIGHTER AND MY WHEELS ARE SPECIALLY AERODYNAMIC SO I CAN GO .004 MPH FASTER!
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Jun 10, 2014 20:16
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Agreed, but mtn bikes are an exception. Every mountain bike I've owned has cost more than my motorcycle, but when you're buying a full suspension downhill bike you're basically buying a motorless motorcycle.
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Jun 10, 2014 20:22
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As long as close to the shoulder of the road as they safely can without hitting a pothole/grate and wrecking they dont bother me at all. the cars that ill sometimes be stuck behind who are too chickenshit to pass them without having to completely pull over into the oncoming lane once it appears clear out of fear of hitting them or whatever (idk why people do this) are more of a problem, and god forbid they spot a car heading directly towards them 1/4 mile down the road and jump on their brakes halfway through their overtaking maneuver. Most of the time I don't even have to cross the double yellow to drive past them, and I don't exactly drive something the size of a Ford Fiesta either...idk why people nearly have panic attacks when they are faced with having to pass someone on the road going 20-30mph on a bicycle, it isn't just old people that do this either. Sometimes early in the morning on weekends during the summer though large groups of spandex clad cyclists like to completely whore up entire heavily traveled roads in the suburbs to have their own Tour de human being, despite the occasion presence of actual dedicated/marked bike lanes, they insist of blocking all traffic in their direction of travel while going half the speed limit. I have no issue cutting into the oncoming lane and blowing by them at full throttle but most of the time people driving cars just get nervous amd freeze up, traffic just hangs up behind them, and any chance of over taking without killing urself and others becomes impossible unless you are driving a Lamborghini. Overtaking cyclists in an extremely loud and smokey two-stroke moped going just 10mph (or even slower than that) faster than they are is the greatest though. Mariana Horchata fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Jun 10, 2014 20:57
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*230lb poster* i saved 6lbs on my bike by spending an extra $1000!! Wayside Bazaar posted:Sometimes early in the morning on weekends during the summer though large groups of spandex clad cyclists like to completely whore up entire heavily traveled roads in the suburbs to have their own Tour de human being, despite the occasion presence of actual dedicated/marked bike lanes, they insist of blocking all traffic in their direction of travel while going half the speed limit. I have no issue cutting into the oncoming lane and blowing by them at full throttle but most of the time people driving cars just get nervous amd freeze up, traffic just hangs up behind them, and any chance of over taking without killing urself and others becomes impossible unless you are driving a Lamborghini. gently caress those people
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Jun 10, 2014 21:05
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Irradiation posted:Any dumbfuck complaining about lycra should be forced to ride 30 miles in jeans. Any dumbfuck wearing lycra for a 3 mile commute can be complained about.
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Jun 10, 2014 21:09
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gently caress I hate those douchebags. Plus often they are using up space on our winding shoulderless parkways instead of the bike specific paved trail that runs parallel to the road. These guys are the bike equivalent of ricer street racers basically. I got my drivetrain replaced on my cross country bike recently and the guys at the shop kept trying to upsell me on aluminum components and all this other weight weenie poo poo and I was like "give me the poo poo that will last the longest" to which they replied "well it all lasts a long time" (this is not true btw) and that it was "all about how light you want to go." gently caress that poo poo, give me steel everything you fuckin toolbags.
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Jun 10, 2014 21:10
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#NotAllBikers
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Jun 10, 2014 21:11
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spengler posted:dunno where you live, but where i live bikes have right of way on all roadways in lanes up to 11', hth. which makes sense, 1' from gutter + 2' bike width + 3' passing distance + 8' max vehicle width (even though that excludes mirrors) Captain Cool fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Jun 10, 2014 21:19
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hemale in pain posted:gently caress those people if ur that deadset on not riding single file on the shoulder or even in the bike lane that is already large enough to allow cyclist to ride 2-3 wide, and aren't doing some kind of sanctioned event with a police escort, at least go take ur pedal party through a quiet, scenic route like a 25-30mph road winding through a state park/forest...not the single lane 45mph main road everyone in town takes to get to the highway. And please attempt to pay attention and reasonably obey the same road signs that cardrivers have to before you get accidentally run over and someone has to live with killing some dude on a bike with a family who didn't want to bother stopping for a red light because it would have messed up their pace or whatever. Reflective clothing and/or lighting is a really smart investment too. That aside i have no issues 'sharing the road'...as i said cars attempting to share the road with cyclists usually create most of the problems/annoyances.
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Jun 10, 2014 21:31
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Why would you even go riding with a poo poo ton of people unless it's some sort of event. Bunch of twats went through the middle of reading ringing their loving bells a few weeks ago, I would of been super pissed if I wasn't chilling in a cafe and watching.
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Jun 10, 2014 21:33
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where I live the only people that ride bicycles are white yuppes in full spandex suits and they ignore traffic rules whenever they please stop sign lol nah I'm riding a bicycle here
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Jun 10, 2014 21:40
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Momplestiltskin posted:I almost got taken out by a blind person a few weeks ago. They had just gotten off the bus and were sticking their blind person cane right across the bike lane, and they were obscured behind a tree. Those blind people canes are thin and hard to see too, so I was barely able to stop from flying over the handlebars due to blind assassins loving up my bike lanes. Outlaw blind ppl is what im trying to say, or at least make them get licenses and plates. I was at a music festival a few weeks ago and felt something jam in to the top of my foot. I let out an "ouch", and ripped my foot away, ready to be angry at whomever was presumably trying to start a fight, and there was a blind guy, holding a cane and ambling around, poking other strangers in the feet as well. Ban the blind.
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Jun 10, 2014 21:41
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quote:Most of the time I don't even have to cross the double yellow to drive past them, and I don't exactly drive something the size of a Ford Fiesta either...idk why people nearly have panic attacks when they are faced with having to pass someone on the road going 20-30mph on a bicycle, it isn't just old people that do this either. Because most people have basically no physical situational awareness. They absolutely cannot figure out, for instance, how big their car is, what its turn radius is, etc; they literally have no clue just how far is the passenger door from their own body. These are the same dipshits who take twelve tries to parallel park. Sorry but the case is that the vast majority of people piloting massive murderous tons of steel actually have little to no idea how to operate their vehicles beyond "push pedal, turn wheel."
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5er posted:Any dumbfuck wearing lycra for a 3 mile commute can be complained about. This is fair.
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