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he fired a handgun at a bicyclist
On Jul 29, 8:53*pm, Peter Cole wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote: The easiest way to avoid getting hit by a car (whether on a bike, on foot, or in another car) is to simply not be an asshat. Keep riding noob, you'll learn. I can honestly say that I have never had a motor vehicle deliberately try to cause me harm on a cycle. (now I HAVE been deliberately run off the road a few times by impatient motorists while in a car; I guess they figure that if they don't kill me it's OK to trade paint.) The odds of running into a truly homicidal motorist IME are so slim that it's not worth losing any sleep over it. If I thought differently, I wouldn't be riding. nate |
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N8N wrote:
On Jul 29, 8:53 pm, Peter Cole wrote: Nate Nagel wrote: The easiest way to avoid getting hit by a car (whether on a bike, on foot, or in another car) is to simply not be an asshat. Keep riding noob, you'll learn. I can honestly say that I have never had a motor vehicle deliberately try to cause me harm on a cycle. (now I HAVE been deliberately run off the road a few times by impatient motorists while in a car; I guess they figure that if they don't kill me it's OK to trade paint.) "Trade paint" -- what a charming understatement. The odds of running into a truly homicidal motorist IME are so slim that it's not worth losing any sleep over it. If I thought differently, I wouldn't be riding. Yes, I'm sure "road rage" is a pure fabrication. The first step to fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Your attitudes towards cars belong in the Eisenhower administration. |
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he fired a handgun at a bicyclist
On Jul 31, 8:20*am, Peter Cole wrote:
N8N wrote: On Jul 29, 8:53 pm, Peter Cole wrote: Nate Nagel wrote: The easiest way to avoid getting hit by a car (whether on a bike, on foot, or in another car) is to simply not be an asshat. Keep riding noob, you'll learn. I can honestly say that I have never had a motor vehicle deliberately try to cause me harm on a cycle. *(now I HAVE been deliberately run off the road a few times by impatient motorists while in a car; I guess they figure that if they don't kill me it's OK to trade paint.) "Trade paint" -- what a charming understatement. The odds of running into a truly homicidal motorist IME are so slim that it's not worth losing any sleep over it. *If I thought differently, I wouldn't be riding. Yes, I'm sure "road rage" is a pure fabrication. "woad wage" in general is a BS term used to describe motorists becoming rightfully angry when someone does something stupid. Most recent "studies" I've read on the phenomenon count such activities as yelling at another motorist, honking the horn, or gesturing to be a sign of "woad wage." What the heck are you supposed to do when someone does something boneheaded in front of you? Of course I'm going to honk if someone cuts me off - not out of rage but simply because that needs to be communicated. Maybe the other driver was just inattentive or unobservant and needs a reminder to be more observant in the future. The first step to fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Your attitudes towards cars belong in the Eisenhower administration. The problem is on BOTH sides, not just with motorists. Oh, I forgot, cyclists are perfect, they could never do anything stupid. nate |
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N8N wrote:
On Jul 31, 8:20 am, Peter Cole wrote: Yes, I'm sure "road rage" is a pure fabrication. "woad wage" in general is a BS term used to describe motorists becoming rightfully angry when someone does something stupid. Most recent "studies" I've read on the phenomenon count such activities as yelling at another motorist, honking the horn, or gesturing to be a sign of "woad wage." What the heck are you supposed to do when someone does something boneheaded in front of you? Of course I'm going to honk if someone cuts me off - not out of rage but simply because that needs to be communicated. Maybe the other driver was just inattentive or unobservant and needs a reminder to be more observant in the future. OK, short answer is you do believe it's pure fabrication. I'm not surprised. The first step to fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Your attitudes towards cars belong in the Eisenhower administration. The problem is on BOTH sides, not just with motorists. Oh, I forgot, cyclists are perfect, they could never do anything stupid. People are people, the same people you are so infuriated with when walking and cycling are generally also drivers. Stupid behavior has much more serious consequences when piloting tons of vehicle at high speed, that's why drivers are held to higher standards. The standards aren't high enough, particularly when much more vulnerable people are in the road. This isn't rocket science. |
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he fired a handgun at a bicyclist
On Jul 31, 12:09*pm, Peter Cole wrote:
N8N wrote: On Jul 31, 8:20 am, Peter Cole wrote: Yes, I'm sure "road rage" is a pure fabrication. "woad wage" in general is a BS term used to describe motorists becoming rightfully angry when someone does something stupid. *Most recent "studies" I've read on the phenomenon count such activities as yelling at another motorist, honking the horn, or gesturing to be a sign of "woad wage." *What the heck are you supposed to do when someone does something boneheaded in front of you? *Of course I'm going to honk if someone cuts me off - not out of rage but simply because that needs to be communicated. *Maybe the other driver was just inattentive or unobservant and needs a reminder to be more observant in the future. OK, short answer is you do believe it's pure fabrication. I'm not surprised. The first step to fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Your attitudes towards cars belong in the Eisenhower administration. The problem is on BOTH sides, not just with motorists. Oh, I forgot, cyclists are perfect, they could never do anything stupid. People are people, the same people you are so infuriated with when walking and cycling are generally also drivers. Stupid behavior has much more serious consequences when piloting tons of vehicle at high speed, that's why drivers are held to higher standards. The standards aren't high enough, particularly when much more vulnerable people are in the road. This isn't rocket science. No, it's not. People need to learn that stupidity has consequences, and in a bike/vehicle collision fault should be assigned where it is appropriate - e.g. who did something stupid. NOT automatically on the driver. Why some readers of this NG have a problem with this, I don't understand. nate |
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he fired a handgun at a bicyclist
N8N wrote:
On Jul 31, 12:09 pm, Peter Cole wrote: People are people, the same people you are so infuriated with when walking and cycling are generally also drivers. Stupid behavior has much more serious consequences when piloting tons of vehicle at high speed, that's why drivers are held to higher standards. The standards aren't high enough, particularly when much more vulnerable people are in the road. This isn't rocket science. No, it's not. People need to learn that stupidity has consequences, and in a bike/vehicle collision fault should be assigned where it is appropriate - e.g. who did something stupid. As far as I know, it does. The punishment should also fit the crime, which is why "jaywalking" typically has only a nominal fine, rarely levied. Cycling is pretty much the same thing. NOT automatically on the driver. Why some readers of this NG have a problem with this, I don't understand. Because you're making it up? |
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