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Subject: Re: cyclist hippies was Re: Driving Pet Peeves
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From: "Nathan J. Nagel" <nn22+@andrew.cmu.edu>
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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 10:44:57 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.950614173841.27556E-100000@odin.cbu.edu>
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
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Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Excerpts from netnews.rec.autos.driving: 14-Jun-95 cyclist hippies was
Re: Dri.. by Indian Outlaw@odin.cbu.e
> > I'm a cyclist too and I agree. Then again, when a cyclist messes up he
> > generally only hurts himself, while when someone driving a 3,000 pound
> > car screws up he can kill whole families at once.
> What about when hesheit "messes up" and causes a car to swerve into
> another car transporting a whole family????
>
> > I've been hit 6 times...all were the fault of the car driver (btw-5 out
> > of six of the drivers were female). Average damage to bike was 900 dollars.
> 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.
> 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.
A *real* biker will proabbly be going almost as fast as the flow of
traffic. I think you can slow down enough to let a car by. Also, my
bike takes up less than two feet of space on the road, usually there's
more than enough room that I can move over and a car can pass me without
crossing the double yellow, should the need arise.
>
> > PS: I saw Thurlow Rodgers riding today (84 olympic team, 7-11 team,
> > rode in the tour de France, etc.) He was riding partially in the lane
> > (just far enough so cars had to get partially into the next lane to
> > get around him). That's exactly what you are supposed to do.
>
> 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.
>
> *** 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.
>
> BRENT VAUGHAN
Nerve, stupidity, or necessity.... I can afford to ride my bike to
work, all it costs is a little extra pasta. I just can't afford to keep
my car insured so I can drive 4 miles every day.
later,
Nate
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