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Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:55 am to Honest Tune
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Meh, not a frick given.
You aren't doing a good job of dispelling the notion that bicycle-ers are insufferable d-bags.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:02 am to BHM
I’ve almost hit a few people that were running in the early morning. Every time it was some idiot wearing dark clothing and no reflective band or stripe on.
When I was in the Army we used to make fun of having to wear a reflective PT belt when we ran. Now I’m yelling at these idiots to wear one so they won’t get hit.
When I was in the Army we used to make fun of having to wear a reflective PT belt when we ran. Now I’m yelling at these idiots to wear one so they won’t get hit.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:04 am to oogabooga68
Your opinion - or anyone else’s of me - is as irrelevant as the day you were born.
This is the visibility I had going to work this morning. Like I said… the driver was either texting or looking away. There’s no excuse to not see someone if your eyes are on the road. No amount of PPE can save someone from a driver not looking at the road.
I could see an aborigine in a black contractor bag from a quarter mile away with my lights on regular beam.
Like I said in my original post… this will be a thread to shite on the biker. Most likely by a bunch of shite-squatty south Louisiana plant baws that can’t see over their own steering wheel and are hammered to wear PPE in every facet of their lives.
RIP to the dead man.
This is the visibility I had going to work this morning. Like I said… the driver was either texting or looking away. There’s no excuse to not see someone if your eyes are on the road. No amount of PPE can save someone from a driver not looking at the road.
I could see an aborigine in a black contractor bag from a quarter mile away with my lights on regular beam.
Like I said in my original post… this will be a thread to shite on the biker. Most likely by a bunch of shite-squatty south Louisiana plant baws that can’t see over their own steering wheel and are hammered to wear PPE in every facet of their lives.
RIP to the dead man.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 10:06 am
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:34 am to Honest Tune
Casting for low beam headlights is 200-ft. At 45-50MPH it takes roughly 60-70 feet for someone to react. Braking distance to a complete stop for a 1/4 ton pickup is 120-130 feet. Your 1/4 of a mile is BS even with highs visibility is less than 1/8 mile. This is why reflective is a must because it will cause a glare outside of the visible cast range (see the signs and striping outside of your headlight beam).
This is 100% on the biker.
This is 100% on the biker.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 10:35 am
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:38 am to Honest Tune
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I could see an aborigine in a black contractor bag from a quarter mile away with my lights on regular beam.
You sit on a throne of lies.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:41 am to BHM
idiot was probably riding in the middle of a road too.... if you're going to be one of these "share the road" asshats at least protect yourself.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:52 am to AwesomeSauce
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Your 1/4 of a mile is BS even with highs visibility is less than 1/8 mile.
It was a joke, baw. It’s still pretty damn visible.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:58 am to Ingeniero
quote:yea if im running early i always make sure i have light clothes if its cold and i have to have a sweatshirt or something on or my skin is visible (im white as heck so that covers me well
I usually defend the cyclists because people have their heads up their arse while driving...but this guy was riding with dark clothes and no lights or reflectors at 6am. I get the feeling this wasn't a "cyclist" in the sense that the OT thinks. Probably not the driver's fault, and now he has to live with that
). Im always amazed and how hard it is for others to do the same. Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:59 am to Honest Tune
quote:thats an 8th of a mile tops
Honest Tune
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:04 am to Honest Tune
You seemed to state is as fact and have throughout this thread blamed the driver for what happened. If he noticed the biker at the cusp of his light beam, reacted quickly, and had near perfect braking he would have still stopped within 10-20 feet of the rider. Chances are he saw him closer to 150ish feet when his whole frame would have been within the beam, took a few seconds longer to react because he was most likely headed to work and not at 100% reaction time, and his brakes probably operated at ~80% so he hit the biker with enough momentum to cause fatal damage. That's not even considering the biker could have pulled out of that side road there to jump on the shoulder within that time thinking he had enough time to get out of the trucks way or that the truck saw him turn off and in front of him.
I take that road whenever I go to Cane Row to play, and in the early morning visibility isn't great, especially on that older section past the gas station headed towards the elementary school. I'd say less than 10% of the striping and reflectors still reflect light, not anywhere close to what you are seeing in your pic.
I take that road whenever I go to Cane Row to play, and in the early morning visibility isn't great, especially on that older section past the gas station headed towards the elementary school. I'd say less than 10% of the striping and reflectors still reflect light, not anywhere close to what you are seeing in your pic.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:15 am to Honest Tune
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this will be a thread to shite on the biker. Most likely by a bunch of shite-squatty south Louisiana plant baws that can’t see over their own steering wheel and are hammered to wear PPE in every facet of their lives.
You are too irrational, biased and emotionally invested in this to be taken seriously.
The BICYCLIST was foolishly wearing dark clothes.
Take this is a learning opportunity to inform others who might be similarly stupid instead of insulting the very people who make the world turn...
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:17 am to AwesomeSauce
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Casting for low beam headlights is 200-ft. At 45-50MPH it takes roughly 60-70 feet for someone to react. Braking distance to a complete stop for a 1/4 ton pickup is 120-130 feet. Your 1/4 of a mile is BS even with highs visibility is less than 1/8 mile.
F- you and your Science and facts, THIS MAN wants to insult Southern plant workers and this irresponsible dead man affords him that opportunity!
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:20 am to Honest Tune
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It said the guy today was riding at 6:30 am. Light is peeking through at that point. I know because I live close to Lafayette and was on my way to work at that hour.
That doesn’t matter much. I drive into downtown Charleston at that time for work, there’s always bicyclists or pedestrians in dark clothes darting out of shadows.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:48 am to riverdiver
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That doesn’t matter much. I drive into downtown Charleston at that time for work, there’s always bicyclists or pedestrians in dark clothes darting out of shadows.
It’s south Louisiana here man… there’s always people walking on the shoulder, biking where they don’t need to, kids waiting for school buses. It is imperative to always be alert behind the wheel because this state is full of people that obviously weren’t trained for survival. To just pin it on the biker without all the facts is absurd, if we are being honest.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:53 am to AwesomeSauce
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You seemed to state is as fact
The aborigine in a black contractor bag comment didn’t give it away that I was joking?
All that aside, I appreciate your taking the time to provide some insight into the physics of the situation regarding light/brake/stopping.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:58 am to BHM
Stupid games, stupid prizes.
I have nothing against cyclists. But if you are going to ride, you need to be aware that 2,000 pound metal boxes will be all around you. If I'm cycling, I'm looking out for the metal boxes so I don't die. If I'm cycling at night, I'm wearing reflective clothing.
I have nothing against cyclists. But if you are going to ride, you need to be aware that 2,000 pound metal boxes will be all around you. If I'm cycling, I'm looking out for the metal boxes so I don't die. If I'm cycling at night, I'm wearing reflective clothing.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 12:01 pm to BHM
Knew where it was before I read the article.
No shoulders and no sidewalk on that highway. Always someone riding a bike.
I pass twice a day, poor people in that area that obviously have no other transportation. Some guys riding to go fishing from the bridges. I have personally witnessed 3-4 close calls. Next will be the walkers that also frequent that road.
No shoulders and no sidewalk on that highway. Always someone riding a bike.
I pass twice a day, poor people in that area that obviously have no other transportation. Some guys riding to go fishing from the bridges. I have personally witnessed 3-4 close calls. Next will be the walkers that also frequent that road.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 12:03 pm to Honest Tune
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To just pin it on the biker without all the facts is absurd, if we are being honest.
Sort of the way you're pinning it on the driver without all of the facts?
Posted on 3/20/24 at 12:05 pm to Pfft
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poor people
This is why 99% of the people in this thread are ok with the deceased being hit, blaming the deceased for being hit, and outright celebrating the deceased being hit.
Tons of cucks in here.
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