- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: EBR Councilman Buddy Amoroso struck, killed while riding bicycle in St. Francisville
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:05 am to Esquire
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:05 am to Esquire
quote:
Find one with a bike lane Lance.
Unfortunately bike lanes can be even worse if they're next to street parking. Many people don't bother to check their mirrors before opening their door right in front of a bike. They just ... open the door.
Or maybe they start their car and just pull into traffic without looking. That happened to a coworker, he was in a bike lane and a car he was passing just pulled out of the spot without warning. He spent a month in the hospital and eight more in rehab.
The real solution is that everyone on the road - everyone - needs to pay better attention.
0
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:08 am to Lsupimp
quote:
This is the most bicycle- unfriendly place in America
Then quit riding bikes here.
It’s unfriendly for outdoor weddings most of the year as well. That’s why they don’t have that many of them.
And I’m not criticizing cyclists or this guy (Buddy). Just suggesting we deal with the reality of the situation as it is, not as we’d like it to be.
This post was edited on 7/1/18 at 7:13 am
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:25 am to wadewilson
"By the time we had left the swamps and reached those rolling hills near Baton Rouge, I was getting afraid that some rural redneck might toss bombs at the bus. They love to attack vehicles, which are a symbol of progress, I guess." Ignatius
Replace vehicles with the word bicycles.
Its why people do not not come here. The level of idiocy in this region is off the charts.
Next, canoes/kayaks will hated for being on the water with all the drunk boaters creating a bottleneck. Next, it will be moms pushing jog strollers, grandmas taking a walk, etc.
Ive travelled the hilly and winding back roads of Colorado while living there and encountered many bicyclists. People, in general, are more accepting of other forms of recreation and remain alert.
66 is somewhat hilly and winding. Not so hilly and winding that an alert driver couldnt have seen two cyclists.
Ill wait for the facts to come out regarding this case but my heart goes out to all the families involved.
Replace vehicles with the word bicycles.
Its why people do not not come here. The level of idiocy in this region is off the charts.
Next, canoes/kayaks will hated for being on the water with all the drunk boaters creating a bottleneck. Next, it will be moms pushing jog strollers, grandmas taking a walk, etc.
Ive travelled the hilly and winding back roads of Colorado while living there and encountered many bicyclists. People, in general, are more accepting of other forms of recreation and remain alert.
66 is somewhat hilly and winding. Not so hilly and winding that an alert driver couldnt have seen two cyclists.
Ill wait for the facts to come out regarding this case but my heart goes out to all the families involved.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:36 am to seeinspots
quote:
Ill wait for the facts to come out regarding this cas
T
quote:
he level of idiocy in this region is off the charts
Sounds like you already made up your mind. Why pretend to be objective?
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:44 am to tigerinthebueche
Dumbass, my thoughts on the overall idiocy of this region are separate from the facts to be presented by this case.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:46 am to seeinspots
Trust me, it's not just Louisiana. It's really not just the South, either.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:47 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:
Then quit riding bikes here.
Folks, no need to come to LA. This says it all.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 7:59 am to Mudminnow
The horrific insurance rates stem from having had corrupt insurance commissioners in the past who kept rubberstamping premium increases while putting kickbacks in their pocket. With Louisiana's demographics, this forced a bunch of folks to just forego getting insurance altogether. Then, you combined the shitty drivers angle with having no insurance, you have wrecks and then you contact the Morris Bart's of the world. Lawsuits galore. More suits feeds the insurance premium dragon. Next thing you know, the whole vicious cycle started.
So here we are now, 20 years later. And the insurance rates still keep getting rubberstamped through - by a panel of most (yep, you guessed it) attorneys. No insurance, more lawsuits, more work for attorneys. Of course they wouldn't back down from insurance rate hikes.
Not saying your point isn't valid, but it's like blaming the problem of a failing air conditioner on the material of construction of the screws.
So here we are now, 20 years later. And the insurance rates still keep getting rubberstamped through - by a panel of most (yep, you guessed it) attorneys. No insurance, more lawsuits, more work for attorneys. Of course they wouldn't back down from insurance rate hikes.
Not saying your point isn't valid, but it's like blaming the problem of a failing air conditioner on the material of construction of the screws.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 8:03 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:There are also more school shootings in American than anywhere else. Stop sending your kids?
Then quit riding bikes here.
More hunting deaths here. Stop hunting?
More car wrecks. Stop driving?
More heat strokes. Stop going outside?
There’s also brain eating amoeba in the water. Stop drinking it?
Posted on 7/1/18 at 8:31 am to ell_13
quote:
There are also more school shootings in American than anywhere else. Stop sending your kids?
More hunting deaths here. Stop hunting?
More car wrecks. Stop driving?
More heat strokes. Stop going outside?
There’s also brain eating amoeba in the water. Stop drinking it?
Yes. That's EXACTLY what rational people do when the danger to them and possible repercussions of their action are too great for them to accept. They either do it and accept the risk or accept that they're going to quit doing it, not piss and moan while wearing garishly colored spandex shorts.
This post was edited on 7/1/18 at 8:33 am
Posted on 7/1/18 at 8:46 am to TigerstuckinMS
rational people don’t get upset or complain when driving and get hit by a bad driver? 
Okay.
You are literally shifting blame to the victim. “Repercussions of their actions”. Jfc.
Okay. You are literally shifting blame to the victim. “Repercussions of their actions”. Jfc.
This post was edited on 7/1/18 at 8:47 am
Posted on 7/1/18 at 8:46 am to Lsupimp
i wouldnt be a cyclist because i dont trust drivers in 2 ton vehicles.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 8:47 am to TigerstuckinMS
Add "in one area" to all of those questions
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:00 am to RealityTiger
quote:
And the insurance rates still keep getting rubberstamped through - by a panel of most (yep, you guessed it) attorneys
Wrong. Look at the insurance rating commission. 95% of them are insurance agents.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:15 am to Motorboat
Ok cyclist. Keep riding in the roadway bc you have the right to do so. You will continue to be run over. It is dangerous as shite!!!!
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:22 am to tigerinthebueche
Don’t ride bikes in South Louisiana? Yeah, Way ahead of you. When I lived in Colorado one year I rode over 5000 miles in a single year. I took my bike across Kyushu Japan , took a boat to Korea and rode across Korea. I did Ride The Rockies in the 90s. When I go on vacations I ride bikes. I love cycling with family and friends . Old man strength works on bikes. I feel amazing when I cycle . Two weeks ago I cycled , stopped my bike and randomly sat down on a bench and Don Cheadle was ten feet away. Cool stuff happens to me on bikes.
I would not ride a bike ( other than the neighborhood) in South Louisiana under any circumstances. Way, way too many low IQ baws looking to get even with the world for giving them tiny dicks. I mean, that’s obvious enough just driving in traffic, let alone cycling. I will just stick to my walks. Too many people raging on these shitty roads to cycle.
I would not ride a bike ( other than the neighborhood) in South Louisiana under any circumstances. Way, way too many low IQ baws looking to get even with the world for giving them tiny dicks. I mean, that’s obvious enough just driving in traffic, let alone cycling. I will just stick to my walks. Too many people raging on these shitty roads to cycle.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:24 am to countryboy2
quote:
But cyclist must take responsibility for participating in something so dangerous.
How can a cyclist possibly take responsibility for that? It is a drivers responsibility not to hit anything in the road.
Christ, you frickers are dense. Guarantee none of you assholes would give the same argument if it was a child on training wheels on a residential street.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:26 am to Nado Jenkins83
quote:
wouldnt be a cyclist because i dont trust drivers in 2 ton vehicles.
And the exercise part right?
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:29 am to countryboy2
quote:
Ok cyclist. Keep riding in the roadway bc you have the right to do so. You will continue to be run over. It is dangerous as shite!!!!
I agree.
In fact, if I run over a child on his training wheels in a neighborhood, it's the child's fault and he deserved to die.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:32 am to wadewilson
We wouldn’t have our child riding on the roadway.
Page 17 of 27
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News