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re: Anyone see this hit-and-run on Nicholson last night?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 9:50 am to Salmon
Posted on 5/5/15 at 9:50 am to Salmon
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You tried riding a road bike on the sidewalks in LA?
and then what happens when some family is taking a leisurely stroll with their kids onthe sidewalk and a group of cyclists come flying by?
cyclists certainly don't belong on sidewalks
Ask yourself this:
Cyclist hits person. What are the odds that someone dies?
Car hits cyclist. What are the odds that someone dies?
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Posted on 5/5/15 at 9:51 am to Salmon
there's been a cyclist who constantly gets in my way going down essen during rush hour. I want to mow him down, but I haven't.....so that's good, right?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 9:55 am to kingbob
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Cyclist hits person. What are the odds that someone dies?
Car hits cyclist. What are the odds that someone dies?
neither would turn out well
that is the issue
cyclist certainly don't belong on sidewalks, but nobody wants them on the roads either
but with the cycling culture growing as it is in urban areas, cities are going to have to do something
southern cities just seem to not want to invest in bike lanes and if they do, they are poorly planned
as my generation shuns the suburbs and moves more into urban areas, cycling is just going to become more popular, so all the rednecks better get used to it
it would be beneficial for everyone to have just a little bit of awareness of their surroundings, that goes for car drivers and cyclists
just simple awareness and kindness to your fellow human beings and we wouldn't have these goddamn problems
Posted on 5/5/15 at 9:59 am to Salmon
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that goes for cyclists
Start here.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:01 am to nc14
Please
The average car driver is much more of a nuisance than the average cyclist
The average car driver is much more of a nuisance than the average cyclist
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:04 am to Salmon
Everytime there is one of these threads that is proven to be incorrect. Quit being asses and then you'll be treated better.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:09 am to nc14
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Quit being asses and then you'll be treated better.
Just seeing a cyclist pisses some people off. I've been yelled at for riding on a neighborhood road by a guy going 60 mph. And I'm the a-hole?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:12 am to Salmon
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but the problem is in order for me to get to the bike path along the river, I have to ride about 1 mile on a 2 lane road with no shoulder that people drive about 50 mph on that road is the only road that connects my neighborhood with the bike path lack of infrastructure puts cyclists in bad positions sometimes
Can't you load your bike into your car/truck and park it by the bike path?
This post was edited on 5/5/15 at 10:13 am
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:14 am to Salmon
What about all of the people in New Orleans who ride outside the actual designated bike lanes? What's their excuse for getting hit?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:14 am to TigerNlc
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Can't you load your bike into your car/truck and park it by the bike path?
I mean...I could
but that is a big hassle just to cover a 1 mile stretch of road
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:15 am to Hammertime
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What about all of the people in New Orleans who ride outside the actual designated bike lanes? What's their excuse for getting hit?
did I claim there are not a-hole/dumb cyclists?
but a lot of bike lanes, especially in southern cities, suck balls
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:15 am to Salmon
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I mean...I could but that is a big hassle just to cover a 1 mile stretch of road
Seems like a better option than possibly being hit by a car and killed.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:18 am to TigerNlc
it is
if I want to ride the bike path, I do it early in the morning on the weekends when traffic is low
its just a shame that people lack such awareness that I fear for my safety riding on road
if I want to ride the bike path, I do it early in the morning on the weekends when traffic is low
its just a shame that people lack such awareness that I fear for my safety riding on road
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:25 am to TigerCLT
I know people have a thing against cyclists, but they should be able to use the roads and not be worried about getting killed if they are following traffic laws just like everyone else.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:27 am to TigerNlc
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Can't you load your bike into your car/truck and park it by the bike path?
What about the people who use a bike to get around and don't have a car? We just say stay at home? Don't go to work or school?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:30 am to dgnx6
quote:Seems to be the consensus here
What about the people who use a bike to get around and don't have a car? We just say stay at home? Don't go to work or school?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:34 am to dgnx6
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What about the people who use a bike to get around and don't have a car? We just say stay at home? Don't go to work or school?
I don't claim to have all the answers but 99% of people that live around me are recreational riders.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:37 am to Salmon
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southern cities just seem to not want to invest in bike lanes and if they do, they are poorly planned
as my generation shuns the suburbs and moves more into urban areas, cycling is just going to become more popular, so all the rednecks better get used to it
Are you saying that biking will become more popular as a means of general transportation? Just don't really see that happening in the south. At all actually.
I bet pretty much every biker in this thread is a recreational biker. No one is riding bikes to work in 90 degree heat and taking a shower when they get there.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:38 am to Salmon
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but with the cycling culture growing as it is in urban areas, cities are going to have to do something
The problem in BR is that there aren't that many cyclists and people don't see them everyday, along with there being no bike lanes, so people do nothing but bitch.
I don't really even think any different of cyclists on roads in NOLA anymore, and nobody ever seems to complain about it here.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 10:38 am to PhiTiger1764
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Are you saying that biking will become more popular as a means of general transportation? Just don't really see that happening in the south. At all actually.
yes..
its already happening
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No one is riding bikes to work in 90 degree heat and taking a shower when they get there.
its not 90 degrees all year round...
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