June 30, 2010: Bike Lane - Page 3

Lamplighter · 07-05-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ToastyOhs

I like to ride. Where I am in Maine you have to ride aggressively or people will not respect your space. We have laws, and "Share the Road" bumper stickers, but people driving a cars seem to instinctively hate cyclists. The last time most of them rode a bike, it had a banana seat and sure as heck didn't go 30 mph.

Also - Sidewalks are for pedestrians and dogs, not bicycles.

Sorry, but maybe that is part of the problem...

ToastyOhs · 07-05-2010, 11:17 AM

Yes, I agree, but I don't want to have someone put up a memorial for me.

Pete Zicato · 07-05-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ToastyOhs

Yes, I agree, but I don't want to have someone put up a memorial for me.

Me either.

Cause that would mean I was dead.

classicman · 07-05-2010, 04:07 PM

sorry - I've no dog in this fight either, but...

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Approximately 50 percent of Traumatic Brain Injuries are the result of motor vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian-vehicle incidents.

spudcon · 07-06-2010, 07:00 AM

Cats hanging from a snake, bikers getting hurt, and cellarites getting offended. Sheesh. Getting much to serious around here.

Griff · 07-06-2010, 07:16 AM

I'm gonna lighten up. Thanks for the heads up Spud.

Glinda · 07-09-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Cats hanging from a snake, bikers getting hurt, and cellarites getting offended. Sheesh. Getting much to serious around here.

No kidding.

It wasn't me. I wasn't there. I'd never do such a thing, and it's not remotely like being hit with a beer bottle, slapped in the back of the head, or run over. The image it conjures up just makes me laugh.

Sheesh.

Griff · 07-09-2010, 12:53 PM

No. It is the same. Any unexpected action that makes the cyclist hit the pavement is the same.

Glinda · 07-09-2010, 01:05 PM

Well, I guess I'm a horrible human because I laughed at something I imagined.

You all can hate me if it makes you feel better. *shrug*

Griff · 07-09-2010, 01:09 PM

I don't hate you Glinda, you're obviously a nice person, that is why your take on this shocked me. I guess people don't know the seriousness of what they're doing when they surprise cyclists.

spudcon · 07-06-2010, 09:52 AM

All part of the service. I save my sensitivity for politics, usually.

classicman · 07-09-2010, 01:01 PM

And the long-term life altering damage it can cause to not only the bicyclist who has fallen, but also his/her caregivers bring no such smirk to my face.

classicman · 07-09-2010, 01:08 PM

nope - you aren't horrible. Other people laugh at drive by shootings with paintball guns too. I don't see the humor in that either.

Of course, I'm an opinionated asshole - so take it for what its worth.

07-06-2010, 07:00 AM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Cats hanging from a snake, bikers getting hurt, and cellarites getting offended. Sheesh. Getting much to serious around here. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-06-2010, 07:16 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm gonna lighten up. Thanks for the heads up Spud. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-09-2010, 12:53 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	No. It is the same. Any unexpected action that makes the cyclist hit the pavement is the same. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-09-2010, 01:09 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I don't hate you Glinda, you're obviously a nice person, that is why your take on this shocked me. I guess people don't know the seriousness of what they're doing when they surprise cyclists. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-06-2010, 09:52 AM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	All part of the service. I save my sensitivity for politics, usually. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-05-2010, 11:17 AM	#2
ToastyOhs Discontinued Breakfast Food Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Coastal Maine, USA Posts: 58	Yes, I agree, but I don't want to have someone put up a memorial for me.

07-09-2010, 01:05 PM	#9
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Well, I guess I'm a horrible human because I laughed at something I imagined. You all can hate me if it makes you feel better. shrug

07-09-2010, 01:01 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	And the long-term life altering damage it can cause to not only the bicyclist who has fallen, but also his/her caregivers bring no such smirk to my face. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 07-09-2010 at 01:07 PM.

07-09-2010, 01:08 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	nope - you aren't horrible. Other people laugh at drive by shootings with paintball guns too. I don't see the humor in that either. Of course, I'm an opinionated asshole - so take it for what its worth. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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