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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:40 AM Original message |
Bicyclist runs red light, badly injures pedestrian |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Because DU has a large contingent of people who LOATHE all bicyclists. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. If it were up to me, every road in the country would have a 6 foot bike lane with.. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
43. We really do not even need the barrier |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. I understand. I've never understood why so many people in the states think of Bikes as... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Some cyclists are annoying and it's easy to generalize |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. "The bicyclist remained at the scene after the collision..." |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I see cyclists blow through red lights all the time. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I see cars and trucks blow through stop lights as well. Not all drivers of |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
47. Who says they're morons? |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. When you say "...self-interested assholes..." you are referring to all drivers |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. You can if you wish. |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
58. +100000000000000 |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. I fucking HATE bicyclists who don't obey traffic signs and signals |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Of course, they have the same right to be on the road. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Funny, I fucking hate drivers who don't obey those same signs and signals. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Same thing when you are riding... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. There are idiots on every conveyance. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. Me too |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. The count of injuries and accidents caused by negligent cyclists is miniscule |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. My biggest single pet peeve on the road is drivers who are distracted |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
55. I see a ratio of probably 20 bicycles going through red lights to each car |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. And I fucking HATE right-wing trolls. n/t |
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Thegonagle (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. On my bicycle, I respect right of way of other road users, especially peds, but I don't always |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. Before this thread becomes a hate-fest |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. How do you feel about allowing motorcycles to split lanes? |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I'm against it because as vehicles going at automobile speed, they ought to remain in a lane. |
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Thegonagle (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. I'm against lane splitting by motorcyclists because all too often, |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. perfectly acceptable as far as i'm concerned.. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I disagree |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. No; it's that whole "You want the rights of a car? Obey the laws of a car." mindset. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. The law says that not even a pedestrian is supposed to go through a red light. |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. That mindset is not really accurate, or useful, because |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. rules of the road... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. CA is considering it, and as a cyclist I'm ambivalent about it for red lights. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Thats pretty much the way I ride |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
62. READ THE POST ABOVE, folks. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Did forget my third law. |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. The same thing almost happened to me yesterday. I was crossing a busy |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. there are alot of dumbasses on bikes and in cars. in my last 10 years of urban trekking |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. As there are |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. I try to avoid the bile lanes... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's "Stop" = "Yield" here |
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mythology (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is reason number 2 that I always stop at stop signs and red lights |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm not anti-cyclist; I'm anti-bicycle messenger |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. I'm anti male cyclist over 60 wearing bike shorts |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. As a male cyclist approaching 60 |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. So what should happen in the event that this woman loses her life from the injuries? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. The cyclist will face the same charges, as the cops have already made clear. |
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athenasatanjesus (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. Is this one instance supposed to indict all cyclists? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. Sometimes car drivers don't see bikes; sometimes bike riders don't see walkers. BUT OBEY THE LAWS! |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. The next time I see a cyclist stop at a red light or a stop sign will be the first. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. You should get your eyes checked |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Wow, my very first direct contact with an actual deity! Tell me, your omniscienceness ... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. I have no idea. I was just responding to a post you made in this thread |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. you should get out more often |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Oh, I get out and about. Often on my Schwinn. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. You should follow me around. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. 33,808 people killed in auto crashes in 2009.. |
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nobodyspecial (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
37. And this made news because it happens so infrequently |
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Thegonagle (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. . |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
51. Why an I not surprised by this? |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
52. I see more morons on motorcycles that worry me than I do on bicycles. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
60. And I'd do it again. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. LOL n/t |
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