Road Clash - Cyclists & Drivers - The Chainlink2024-03-29T01:39:23Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A145681&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSame here. Gotta speak up aga…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-01-05:2211490:Comment:1459262010-01-05T14:06:08.710ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
Same here. Gotta speak up against people who promote hate and violence.<br />
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<cite>Gabe said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=-1#2211490Comment145593"><div>Reported the page and will repost to my wall so my friends can do the same! That's ridiculous!</div>
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Same here. Gotta speak up against people who promote hate and violence.<br />
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<cite>Gabe said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=-1#2211490Comment145593"><div>Reported the page and will repost to my wall so my friends can do the same! That's ridiculous!</div>
</blockquote> I've seen other cyclists' clo…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-01-04:2211490:Comment:1458132010-01-04T20:21:46.733ZBelindahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BelindaM
I've seen other cyclists' close calls and it always amazes me when they have the tenacity to get in front of the car and yell. I've not yet had that reaction. Generally I've just been glad I wasn't hurt badly. I always remind myself of the times I thought I could make a yellow light when I really ran a red and the traffic waited. Or the times at a four-way stop I thought I was alone and didn't give a car the right of way. Considering the mistakes I make and laws I find myself breaking just…
I've seen other cyclists' close calls and it always amazes me when they have the tenacity to get in front of the car and yell. I've not yet had that reaction. Generally I've just been glad I wasn't hurt badly. I always remind myself of the times I thought I could make a yellow light when I really ran a red and the traffic waited. Or the times at a four-way stop I thought I was alone and didn't give a car the right of way. Considering the mistakes I make and laws I find myself breaking just because I'm on a bicycle, if someone forgets to check his mirror and opens a door in front of me... I've deserved worse things. I've been lucky. I try my best to always be conscientious and sometimes I fail. I try to assume that applies to all of us.<br />
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<cite>Jamie said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=-1#2211490Comment130474"><div>I knocked on the passenger side window and yelled so he could hear me... "pay attention, you nearly hit me!" I'm curious how others react after nearly being injured/killed?</div>
</blockquote> i find when i'm ridding my bi…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-01-04:2211490:Comment:1456812010-01-04T17:46:27.409ZTim M Hoveyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimMHovey
i find when i'm ridding my bike, allot of cars acting stupidly. i find when driving my car, allot of bikers acting stupidly.
i find when i'm ridding my bike, allot of cars acting stupidly. i find when driving my car, allot of bikers acting stupidly. Done and done!
willow naeco…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-01-04:2211490:Comment:1456642010-01-04T16:51:22.248Zmattbikes1https://thechainlink.org/profile/mattbikes1
Done and done!<br />
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<cite>willow naeco said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=-1#2211490Comment145589"><div>If you use facebook, please consider reporting this page as having inappropriate content for glamorizing/promoting violence against others:…</div>
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Done and done!<br />
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<cite>willow naeco said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=-1#2211490Comment145589"><div>If you use facebook, please consider reporting this page as having inappropriate content for glamorizing/promoting violence against others: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Theres-a-perfectly-good-path-right-next-to-the-road-you-stupid-cyclist/190080667052" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Theres-a-perfectly-good-path-right-ne...</a></div>
</blockquote> Reported the page and will re…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-01-03:2211490:Comment:1455932010-01-03T23:01:54.869ZVildahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Vilda
Reported the page and will repost to my wall so my friends can do the same! That's ridiculous!
Reported the page and will repost to my wall so my friends can do the same! That's ridiculous! I nearly had my ticket punche…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-10-29:2211490:Comment:1304742009-10-29T17:02:23.126ZJamiehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Jamie
I nearly had my ticket punched this morning. motorist pulled into the bike lane on Damen (southbound around Chicago) just so he could look up the road at all the traffic that was holding him up (it was a little more backed up than usual). I was able to avoid him.<br />
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I caught up to him at the next stop light (I didn't chase after him)...<br />
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I knocked on the passenger side window and yelled so he could hear me... "pay attention, you nearly hit me!" I'm curious how others react after nearly being…
I nearly had my ticket punched this morning. motorist pulled into the bike lane on Damen (southbound around Chicago) just so he could look up the road at all the traffic that was holding him up (it was a little more backed up than usual). I was able to avoid him.<br />
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I caught up to him at the next stop light (I didn't chase after him)...<br />
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I knocked on the passenger side window and yelled so he could hear me... "pay attention, you nearly hit me!" I'm curious how others react after nearly being injured/killed? I got a coke can thrown at me…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-10-29:2211490:Comment:1304402009-10-29T09:39:08.829ZGlennhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/FatTireFool
I got a coke can thrown at me from behind last summer. It was scary because it wasn't even opened. Lucky for me it missed me by a few feet. It scares me how sick people are to actually think its ok to chuck 12 ounce (metal) cans of pressurized soda at someones head for just trying to ride a bicycle, save a little money and maybe live a healthy life. I assume they where young because it was a rice burner.<br />
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Then last week I was actually chased by some high school-ers. leaving a game. They chased…
I got a coke can thrown at me from behind last summer. It was scary because it wasn't even opened. Lucky for me it missed me by a few feet. It scares me how sick people are to actually think its ok to chuck 12 ounce (metal) cans of pressurized soda at someones head for just trying to ride a bicycle, save a little money and maybe live a healthy life. I assume they where young because it was a rice burner.<br />
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Then last week I was actually chased by some high school-ers. leaving a game. They chased me around the block while yelling what I assume to be profanities at me. Lucky, again, me running a red usually doesn't result in a squad car. Again, young; still in high school.<br />
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Other then that the usual honk here and there or taunting by kids on the sidewalk.<br />
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Keep safe out there everyone. Just because this is a 1/3 world country doesn't mean we are all civil out there. safe travels. Interesting article with some…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-10-29:2211490:Comment:1303822009-10-29T00:39:47.321ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
Interesting article with some good comments. Thanks for sharing.<br />
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<cite>Alan Ortiz said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=6#2211490Comment130360"><div>Article in the NY Times:<br></br> <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/" target="_blank">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to...</a><br></br> <br></br>
It's about the relationship between…</div>
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Interesting article with some good comments. Thanks for sharing.<br />
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<cite>Alan Ortiz said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A2527&page=6#2211490Comment130360"><div>Article in the NY Times:<br/> <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/" target="_blank">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to...</a><br/>
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It's about the relationship between biking injuries and the increase in ridership, the related challenges, and some observed behaviors.</div>
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Article in the NY Times:<br />
<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/" target="_blank">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/</a><br />
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It's about the relationship between biking injuries and the increase in ridership, the related challenges, and some observed behaviors.
Article in the NY Times:<br />
<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/" target="_blank">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/do-more-bicyclists-lead-to-more-injuries/</a><br />
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It's about the relationship between biking injuries and the increase in ridership, the related challenges, and some observed behaviors. Brian Kennedy said:Perhaps th…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-08:2211490:Comment:986362009-07-08T21:22:27.669ZRyan Lhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RyanL
<cite>Brian Kennedy said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A98630&x=1#2211490Comment98630"><div>Perhaps that is why he's hosting conference calls in his bedroom.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>h3 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A98627&x=1#2211490Comment98619"><div>Congratulations to Ryan for having the longest post…</div>
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<cite>Brian Kennedy said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A98630&x=1#2211490Comment98630"><div>Perhaps that is why he's hosting conference calls in his bedroom.<br/> <br/>
<cite>h3 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A98627&x=1#2211490Comment98619"><div>Congratulations to Ryan for having the longest post on the chainlink forum!<br/><br/>(wait, that didn't sound right . . .)<br/><br/><cite>Ryan LaGasse said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:2527?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A98615&x=1#2211490Comment98615"><div>I apologize in advance for my long post. I was on the most boring conference call that had nothing to do with me so I wrote this out in my boredom</div>
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lol, I wish I was hosting those conference calls. That way it would only take 30 min for 6 people to realize they have no idea what's going on instead of 1 Hr 30 Min with nothing to show for it. On the plus side it allows me time to vomit my thought on the interwebs, although that is not always a good thing :)