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Old May 15th 05, 07:24 AM
John David Galt
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is against California law. There are
no exceptions for "safety reasons."


So what? I'd break that law if I felt safety required it. But that
should rarely be true for adults, unless the only available route has
a narrow right lane, no shoulder, and a high average speed. That's
the kind of road a bike rider should simply not be on.

I agree with you that you had right of way, but the rider did stop
and you should have let him by. Blocking the entire width of ANY
path or road is wrong unless it's because people are waiting in line
or it's your private property.
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Old May 15th 05, 07:25 AM
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di wrote:
Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to
behave as you think they should.


Generally Scott's site is right on. Though I don't agree with his
prejudice against fat people.
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Old May 15th 05, 08:50 AM
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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the

need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

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Adult cyclists should almost never ride on sidewalks but having said
that what pedestrians is this particular pair endangering, the
photographer? If so, that cameraman must have amazing reflexes to be
able to narrowly escape being run over and still be able to whip out
his trusty camera in time to capture that photograph as the pair...
ummmm... "sped" away.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

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Old May 15th 05, 08:55 AM
Skip Elliott Bowman
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"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:

My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As



Would you have moved into single file had you met another pedestrian?
...or would you have insisted on staying side by each?

...now be honest.


Yield the sidewalk to another pedestrian? Sure. Yield the sidewalk to a
bicyclist? I don't think so. One is legal and safe; the other isn't
either.

You were not exactly courteous with your "****head" and "lard-asses"
comments or refusal to share the sidewalk.


Scott lives for times like these.


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Old May 15th 05, 09:24 AM
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Old May 15th 05, 09:54 AM
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"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:27:18 GMT, "DD"
wrote:

Wow, you sure do spend a lot of time hating, don't you?


More like getting irritated.


I recommend riding a bike more often. It really helps allieviate those
stresses and strains of life.


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Old May 15th 05, 12:00 PM
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On Sun, 15 May 2005 09:24:52 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
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I'd say the meter should be pegged at 11 ("..eleven - it's one louder
isn't it?..." - N. Tufnell), and smoke should be pouring out of said
meter. A bit hard to do using ascii-art, but there you go...

- To all who tried to argue with/reason with/abuse the Original
Pillock:

YHBT. YHL. HAND.


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Old May 15th 05, 12:52 PM
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As
we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.

I know I'm feeding the troll but here goes. In Pennsylvania a bicycle
is considered a vehicle and as such is required to obey the same laws,
ie DON'T RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK. That being said, I have been stopped by
local township police and told to ride on the bike path (which is for
pedestrians and bicycles). Note: I ride a Bianchi Alfana with American
Classic Hubs, Nisi Laser rims, and Time peddles, not your average
'cycle. I (we) politely informed him that in the view of safety we
would stick to the road where we belong.

Back to the troll, calling someone a '**** head' is rude and uncalled
for even if he just rode over your foot. People like this give good
courteous law-abiding pedestrians a bad name.

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Old May 15th 05, 02:01 PM
Dan
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As
we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.


Granted, bicycles should not ride on the sidewalk. Having said that, I
frequently ride on a trail system made up of 2 sections, a city portion
officially designated a "Bike Path" and a metro park portion designated
a "Multi-use trail", uses including bikes. In an average trip on this ~
10 mile route, I will encounter no fewer than 4 pedestrians alone or in
groups who are totally oblivious to their surroundings and other traffic
on the path, sauntering along with the same awareness they must exhibit
when stumbling from bed to toilet at 3:30 in the morning... except my
guess is on THAT trip they are not listening to headphones turned up
full blast. There is no attempt to stay to the right, runners using the
path typically run right in the middle, and if a bike approaches from
the rear & they DO notice its presence, the reaction as often as not is
to step INTO it's path! In addition to that, on the city BIKE PATH
portion which is not adequately policed, it's not unusual to encounter
walkers who are accomanied by un-leashed dogs (ohhh, Patches wouldn't
hurt anyone... CHOMP... ). While we're upbraiding bikers for
inconsideration, let's not leave out the often self-absorbed pedestrians
as well. They walk like they drive; which makes me even LESS likely to
venture into the street with them. At least bike on walker I have a
chance, bike on SUV and it's no contest.

Dan
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Old May 15th 05, 02:11 PM
Joe Canuck
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Dan wrote:

Scott en Aztlán wrote:

My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very
narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As
we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the
call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was
ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from
ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and
thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a
stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very
petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to
express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him
and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our
heads in disbelief.

Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on
the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk:

http://tinypic.com/539poy

There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to
call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need
to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!?

People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a
bad name.


Granted, bicycles should not ride on the sidewalk. Having said that, I
frequently ride on a trail system made up of 2 sections, a city portion
officially designated a "Bike Path" and a metro park portion designated
a "Multi-use trail", uses including bikes. In an average trip on this ~
10 mile route, I will encounter no fewer than 4 pedestrians alone or in
groups who are totally oblivious to their surroundings and other traffic
on the path, sauntering along with the same awareness they must exhibit
when stumbling from bed to toilet at 3:30 in the morning... except my
guess is on THAT trip they are not listening to headphones turned up
full blast. There is no attempt to stay to the right, runners using the
path typically run right in the middle, and if a bike approaches from
the rear & they DO notice its presence, the reaction as often as not is
to step INTO it's path! In addition to that, on the city BIKE PATH
portion which is not adequately policed, it's not unusual to encounter
walkers who are accomanied by un-leashed dogs (ohhh, Patches wouldn't
hurt anyone... CHOMP... ). While we're upbraiding bikers for
inconsideration, let's not leave out the often self-absorbed pedestrians
as well. They walk like they drive; which makes me even LESS likely to
venture into the street with them. At least bike on walker I have a
chance, bike on SUV and it's no contest.

Dan


I often encounter pedestrians on bike paths, not unusual here since we
share them. However, these pedestrians insist on walking towards the
oncoming bike/pedestrian traffic in whatever lane they happen to be in.
I figure their logic is they want to see what is coming and would rather
not be approached from the rear by a fast moving bike. When the path is
not busy this is no big deal, but it can create quite the obstacle
course when the path is busy.

Even worse, sometimes these pedestrians meet someone they know and stop
for an extended chat in one or both lanes of the path effectively
creating an obstacle... rather than moving off to the side. Then there
are those mixed standing-still groups of pedestrians and cyclists having
a chat on the path.

Are these the same folks who stop in the middle of the freeway at night
with no lights on in their vehicles?

 




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