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Subject: Re: cyclist hippies was Re: Driving Pet Peeves
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From: etreijs@bnr.ca (Ed Treijs)
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Date: 15 Jun 1995 14:23:18 GMT
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
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References: <3rkdg4$sud@park.rdcs.kodak.com> <jtchewDA6F97.5qC@netcom.com> <3rnjlu$8ls@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <Pine.OSF.3.91.950614173841.27556E-100000@odin.cbu.edu>
In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.950614173841.27556E-100000@odin.cbu.edu>,
Indian Outlaw <bvaughan@odin.cbu.edu> wrote:
> First, you got more dollars than sense if your bike cost more
>than $900 and you ride it in the city. My old Shogun was $400. I'd
>never pay that again for a bike.
First, you got more dollars than sense if you drive around in an overpowered,
gas-guzzling '73 SD-455 Trans Am rather than a nice, economical, '86
Chevy Sprint (heavens, NOT the turbo, that's for wild drivers!!).
There is a difference in bicycles. Just like with cars. 'Nuff said.
> Second, define "fault of the driver". Let me guess, he didn't swerve
>out of *your precious* way because a car was in the next lane? I don't know
>the legalities of this I'd admit, but I'll sacrifice my front right
>corner before I sacrifice my whole left side by side swiping the car to
>my left. When you shits pop up out of nowhere, it's hard to slam on the
>brakes, but I guess I'm supposed to brake for wheeled minorities, too.
>For every X hundred cars, there's one bicycle out there. Take a
>hint pal. If you want to hang with the big boys and do it on two wheels,
>get a motorcycle.
And if the bicycle is following a nice, straight path, a safe distance
out from the curb, and you see the bicyclist from a ways back ('cause
yer not blind, eh), do you still sideswipe 'em? As another thread
goes, "Doh, there was like a bale of hay in my way, and wouldn't get
out of my way, so I HIT IT!! YEE HAA!!!"
>Let me re-phrase: If I can't*** get out of the way of a pathetic jackass
>whose little bicycle belongs on less traveled residential roads, and I
>hit him, he'll probably sue me because I'll stop and see if he's okay.
>Then I will stick his fancy bike where the sun doesn't shine.
Well now, if you insist on driving yer nice old Pontiac on public roads
where it's clearly overpowered and gas-guzzling (rather than on a drag
strip or closed race course where all those "off-road-only" intakes,
cylinder heads, carburetors, and exhaust systems obviously belong)
then we'll just have to crush yer car for a pollution credit. Seems
fair to me.
>*** I do get out of the way when I can. I alike most have had close
>calls. It takes a lot of nerve or *stupidity* to take a bicycle into the
>domain of 3000lb vehicles.
Lessee, I'm getting in shape, the babes can admire my legs (or maybe not,
but, well....), I'm getting a nice tan, all from cycling in to work.
So on the weekend I can don my gold chains and cruise in my '78 gold SE
T/A with all the gas I've saved on the weekdays. Eh.
Ed (need strong legs for that 11" Centerforce clutch) Treijs