To the downtown cycler in the Flames jersey

[calf]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

I should take up the unicycle, just so I could unicycle to work down the busy streets.

I actually saw that last week at 3rd Ave and Centre Street...he was riding the sidewalks though.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by JayP

Completely different scenario. In your case the slower moving vehicle is probably doing 5 km/hunder the limit tops. With a cyclist he could easily be doing 25-30 under the limit.

Like I said before, if I was in my truck doing 30 km/h under the limit I could easily be pulled over by the cops for going too slow and impeding traffic. Why should cyclists play by a different set of rules?

The rules are that cyclists are allowed on that road. And again, that whole 5 seconds out of your day to switch to the next lane is going to ruin your day?

[habernac]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Its an f'ing highway.. That 10 car pile up you'll cause is definately worth your right to ride..

it's a pretty piss poor driver that would cause a ten car pileup because he wasn't paying attention to the road ahead of him. How do you deal with other such nuisances, like an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the road? Do you lock up your brakes and cause an accident? Or do you slow down and get around them safely?

[llama64]

This thread is going places:

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by habernac

it's a pretty piss poor driver that would cause a ten car pileup because he wasn't paying attention to the road ahead of him. How do you deal with other such nuisances, like an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the road? Do you lock up your brakes and cause an accident? Or do you slow down and get around them safely?

Have you driven around this city??

Theres plenty of piss poor drivers to go around..

[habernac]

that there is.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by fotze

Shut up you granola munching, pubic hair non-shaving, tree hugging, sweat dripping, hemp necklace wearing, herb smoking, sunnyside living, Canmore hiking, flax eating hippie!

[4X4]

Dont forget incense and dreads.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by habernac

this is a mistake made by motorists as well. When I pull up to the four way stop, you don't need to wave me through, I'll wait my turn, thanks.

Agreed. Or worse you have a stop sign, the other direction doesn't and someone stops to let you go. It's usually unnerving because you don't know if the other lane is going to stop. I've often wished I had a sign I could pull out saying "I have the stop sign, you don't."

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I find it rediculous theres speed limits on bike paths.. Like people said its forced them from the path to the road which makes things so much safer..

Problem is there are no bikepaths in the city. it's a pathway system which is shared by bikers, bladers, runners, strollers, grandmas, and everything in between. It's friggen scary riding your bike on the path within a km or two of Eau Claire. It's like the cyclist to you on a car - never sure what's going to happen. Worst are the bladers just because of leg action, they take up a bunch of room....actually they aren't the worst, the running classes are the worst because they don't run in single file and getting around them is super tough.

Every year the city does a bicycle survey and every year I put down the need for dedicated bike lines. Lots of European cities have a bike lane and a pedestrian lane.

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

I should take up the unicycle, just so I could unicycle to work down the busy streets.

There are a couple of people who do, but they seem to try and stick mainly to the sidewalks.

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by llama64

Never misjudge the power of righteous ignorance and the overpowering sense of entitlement. Bikes are allowed to be on the road too, so move over fatty SUV driver!

Well, some cyclists are like that. But no one posting on this board would be dumb enough to subscribe to that particular view

I never debated the presense of cyclist on the road with cars, but they should obey the same traffic rules that cars do and not bob and weave through traffic because they are more vulnerable out there.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by habernac

you're talking Memorial Drive? I know some of the faster cyclists take the road because they get speeding tickets on the bike paths.

Which is hilarious, when you think about it. Cyclists - and there are plenty of a-holes on pedals - whine about how cars need to share the road with them, but these same whiners won't share the paths with others because they have to slow down for various reasons.

The hypocricy of those cyclists doesn't really help the cause of the pedallers.

Speaking of idiots on a bike, I nearly hit a ###### at the Chinook station parking lot because he figured he had the right to weave all over the road. I simply kept right, and expecting him to be a moron, I was almost stopped when he nearly pedaled right into my hood. I gave the idiot the finger and continued on with my day, but there really are a ton of idiot cyclists trying to get themselves killed.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by habernac

The rules are that cyclists are allowed on that road. And again, that whole 5 seconds out of your day to switch to the next lane is going to ruin your day?

You know you don't have argument when all you're essentially saying is "rules are rules - follow them blindly". I'm saying the laws are stupid and should be changed.

How is riding on the sidewalk going to ruin your day? The reason cars have to share the road is because cyclists whined about the very same things about sharing the road with walkers. At least in those cases an accident meant a couple bumps and bruises...

[RatherDashing]

Originally Posted by JayP

You know you don't have argument when all you're essentially saying is "rules are rules - follow them blindly". I'm saying the laws are stupid and should be changed.

How is riding on the sidewalk going to ruin your day? The reason cars have to share the road is because cyclists whined about the very same things about sharing the road with walkers. At least in those cases an accident meant a couple bumps and bruises...

Are you sure about this? I've always thought that cyclists were required to use roads as opposed to the sidewalk for the safety of pedestrians.

If it was the other way around, shouldn't bikes be allowed on the sidewalks?

[moon]

Originally Posted by habernac

How do you deal with other such nuisances, like an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the road? Do you lock up your brakes and cause an accident? Or do you slow down and get around them safely?

I treat them like a cyclist and just drive over them.

[sadora]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Maybe we could, if the sidewalk wasn't filled with 500 pound McDonald hamburger pounding behemonths belching on the way to their SUVs bitching about cyclists as they prepare to bumber-to-bumper it to their overpriced cardboard boxes in suburbia.

When was the last time YOU saw YOUR toes?

That's awesome.

I hate the drivers in this city. Everyone is in such a hurry and get pissed when they get stuck in traffic. Don't leave your house so late to get to where ever you're saving lives(which is the only excuse to drive like an idiot) and give yourself time to spare. Cyclist have as much right as the next person to be on the road and they're not all doing it for environmental reasons. Not everyone in this city can afford these d!ck enhancers that we have dominating our roads.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by sadora

That's awesome.

I hate the drivers in this city. Everyone is in such a hurry and get pissed when they get stuck in traffic. Don't leave your house so late to get to where ever you're saving lives(which is the only excuse to drive like an idiot) and give yourself time to spare. Cyclist have as much right as the next person to be on the road and they're not all doing it for environmental reasons. Not everyone in this city can afford these d!ck enhancers that we have dominating our roads.

From what I've seen 3/4 of cyclists have a perfectly good Subaru Forester sitting at home.. They just chose to ride to work..

[sadora]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

From what I've seen 3/4 of cyclists have a perfectly good Subaru Forester sitting at home.. They just chose to ride to work..

Is that just in your neighborhood? Or have you actually done some research on this?

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by sadora

Is that just in your neighborhood? Or have you actually done some research on this?

All the cyclists I work with have cars... I didnt realize there was a downtrodden sect of society toiling away on their $200 supercycle mountain bikes going to $5 an hour jobs..

[sadora]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

All the cyclists I work with have cars... I didnt realize there was a downtrodden sect of society toiling away on their $200 supercycle mountain bikes going to $5 an hour jobs..

LOL. I was asking because stating something 3/4 makes it seem like you actually know what you're talking about.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by fotze

Its a Nissan xterra sitting at home.

That must be an exception

I was out at elbow falls last summer, there were 4 or 5 foresters in a row on the side of the road with a cyclist on the end loading up a mitsubishi, I yelled at him wondering where his subaru was..? He laughed and said its on order..