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re: Has anyone ever seen a cyclist stop at a stop sign?

Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:22 pm to
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9697 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:22 pm to
Do you ride the Death Ride?

I'll be out there this afternoon.

Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
9698 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:23 pm to
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This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 3:27 pm
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
22147 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:26 pm to
Everyone knows that cyclists don't have to obey road rules, they own the roads.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:27 pm to
Never even heard of it, but I just looked it up and it looks like a killer loop.

They have a group that does it?
This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 3:27 pm
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9697 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:27 pm to
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That is satire from Top Gear...


LOL, actually, I have seen it. I just didn't remember it.

My reaction was more to the whole thread of anti-cyclists.

I get that riding a bike in the South is seen as about as normal as playing soccer. Maybe worse.

But, along with being a spandex clad euro lover, I also lift, hunt, fish, drink beer, yell my lungs out at Tigers games, and ogle gorgeous women. I'm a dude just like the rest of y'all.

I just like to ride my bike to keep from weighing a metric ton like too many of my bayou brothers and sister.

Some of you gym rats ought to get out on a bike sometime, it's still as fun as it was when you were 12. You'd be surprised.
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:28 pm to
How often do cars stop at stop signs? Not often around here.
Posted by geauxturbo
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
4317 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

you are behind a cyclist and y'all come to a stop sign, would you rather the cyclists come to a full stop or treat the stop sign as a yield sign like some states allow


Full stop or very close to one, so I know what he/she is doing. Predictability assists motorists in not plowing a cyclist. I'm not in a big hurry. I'll give you the whole lane when I pass. Enjoy your ride. But, I do like to know what you'll do so I can plan to steer my 4500 lb vehicle around your 200 lb arse without having to test the laws of physics.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9697 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:30 pm to
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Full stop or very close to one, so I know what he/she is doing. Predictability assists motorists in not plowing a cyclist. I'm not in a big hurry. I'll give you the whole lane when I pass. Enjoy your ride. But, I do like to know what you'll do so I can plan to steer my 4500 lb vehicle around your 200 lb arse without having to test the laws of physics.


Amen. That's something I preach to new riders. BE PREDICTABLE. Both to drivers AND other cyclists.
Posted by jdani11
Member since Nov 2006
571 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:31 pm to
They dont really bother me, except when they get in their packs on backroads in west feliciana and it becomes impossible to pass them. oh well, i just ride behind them.

now my father on the other hand, is gonna go all out to war with them. They have like this 100 mile race up there every year, rouge roubaix or something.

He lives way out in the country on a single lane paved road that is part of the end of the route. After picking up 3 garbage bags of empty water bottles the day after the race, he has had enough.

First of all, his tractor is going to have a flat next yr on that one lane road. Secondly, we are going to have a large skeet shoot and barbeque in his field that is 2' from this road, approx. 1/2 mile from where the tractor will have mechanical problems or a flat.

third, we will have a water table setup handing out cups of water, i mean vodka.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:32 pm to
What's the pace like for the death ride? Every tues and thurs?
Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
Member since Nov 2013
13740 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

I also stay in line in traffic and not jump to the front. I ride single file. I also hate critical mass because they do exactly what you shouldnt do on a bike.


Thank you.....i was coming to post about this. It pisses the shite out of me when I'm in traffic and there is a cyclist who skips to the front at every red light. Which then causes all the cars to have to go around him in between every light.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9697 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:36 pm to
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What's the pace like for the death ride? Every tues and thurs?


It's pretty fast.

If you went to LSU and did the Training Races out on river road..... that kind of pace.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27580 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:38 pm to
Sometime I stop. Sometime I don't. Just depends if anyone is around. I do the same in my car. So do most people. Get over it and quit bitching.
This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 3:45 pm
Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa-Here to Serve
Member since Aug 2012
14446 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

Topwater Trout


quote:

quote:
26 of them were all racing together in one huge group and they all ran a stop sign like they were in the Tour de France.


My hatred for them reached its peak when about 2-300 (conservative estimate) ran a stop sign in front of me one night. Just because they choose to go on a bike ride with a bunch of other riders doesn't mean you can just ignore street signs. I sat there for at least 5 minutes.


You need to keep a stick in your truck. Insert stick into lead assholes spokes.

Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:43 pm to
Didn't start road riding until after I left LSU so I don't know much about that. It looks like it's only 17-18 miles, but if you guys are moving at 22+mph I'd never last.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:45 pm to
Not surprised a guy from Tuscaloosa posted that.

Bet you've never even stepped foot into an Alabama classroom, but you'll surely scream Rawl Tahhd on Saturdays.
Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa-Here to Serve
Member since Aug 2012
14446 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

jdani11
quote:

They dont really bother me, except when they get in their packs on backroads in west feliciana and it becomes impossible to pass them. oh well, i just ride behind them.

now my father on the other hand, is gonna go all out to war with them. They have like this 100 mile race up there every year, rouge roubaix or something.

He lives way out in the country on a single lane paved road that is part of the end of the route. After picking up 3 garbage bags of empty water bottles the day after the race, he has had enough.

First of all, his tractor is going to have a flat next yr on that one lane road. Secondly, we are going to have a large skeet shoot and barbeque in his field that is 2' from this road, approx. 1/2 mile from where the tractor will have mechanical problems or a flat.

third, we will have a water table setup handing out cups of water, i mean vodka.


He could try 10-15 gallons of hydraulic fluid in a sharp curve.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29842 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:50 pm to
I always do.
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
22147 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

e will have a water table setup handing out cups of water, i mean vodka.


Please provide the correct name for this cycling event. I want to enter and just quit at your Dad's place and drink vodka and shoot skeet!
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
45330 posts
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:54 pm to
quote:

some states also have the "Idaho stop" as part of the law for cyclists

just means that cyclist can use stop signs, not red lights, as yield signs

which makes the most sense IMO


I know you are all for cycling and being a part of the road and all. But I know of someone who died in this exact situation. Ran a stop sign and was hit by a car. I dont really care about your safety, but I dont want to be punished because you decided to do something stupid.
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