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Hit & Run SUV vs Cyclists in Four San Francisco Attacks

They say that social trends begin in California, and move east. Let's hope this is a trend that stays in the Golden State:

"Hit & Run Driver Leaves a Trail of Terror in SF"

...Madden didn't know it at the time, but he'd just become victim No. 3 in a nighttime rampage by the driver of a Nissan Rogue crossover sport
utility vehicle. The driver was hunting for cyclists to smack into,
police say, and after he hit Madden, he roared a few more blocks away to
the corner of 17th and Missouri streets. There, he mowed down his last [bicycling] victim...

Check the bottom left corner of the page linked above in the "Read More" box for updates to the story. Apparently the police have apprehended the culprit....and he's claiming that his SUV was carjacked, and it wasn't he who hit all those cyclists, one after the other.

Watch those SUV's that are following behind you...

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on June 5, 2010 at 5:17pm
Let's not hope this stays in the Golden State. Let's hope the guy they arrested is found guilty on all counts.

As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!

Anyway, save the bees, save the trees.
Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on June 5, 2010 at 10:13pm
cars are worse than guns
Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on June 6, 2010 at 8:44am
How am I going to fit Explosively Formed Penetrators in my handlebar bag?
Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on June 6, 2010 at 9:24pm
This reminded me of a study I came across some few years ago. My recollection of it is a bit fuzzy, but I distinctly remember that one of its more significant findings was that drivers of vehicles adorned with bumper stickers tended toward riskier and more aggressive behavior on the road than those without. The stickers seemed indicative of extroverted personalities with short tempers. So by the numbers it is more prudent to be wary of people in Subarus sporting those idiotic and completely tone deaf "Coexist" proclamations than people driving buck naked Suburbans. Sadly, considering the typical placement of bumper stickers - on the rear of the vehicle - a cyclist might not notice them until after he or she is done scraping themselves up off of the pavement.


Clark said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
...As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!....

Yeah, true. But I'm with those that believe SUV drivers are more hostile than drivers of smaller cars...as soon as they get behind the wheel. Just my observation, from biking around Chicago for many years. And Prius drivers are just the opposite.

Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 7, 2010 at 10:13am
Christ, did you really sit down, type that out and not realize what a hateful and generalizing jerk you sound like?

Statements like that remove your right to ever be upset when people make generalizations about you because you ride a bike or do not own a car.

'Clark, fighting injustice with ignorance since 1979'

Clark said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
...As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!....

Yeah, true. But I'm with those that believe SUV drivers are more hostile than drivers of smaller cars...as soon as they get behind the wheel. Just my observation, from biking around Chicago for many years. And Prius drivers are just the opposite.

Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on June 8, 2010 at 11:37am
That's been my experience. I've had way too many unpleasant encounters with road raging SUV drivers. Seems like a fairly high percentage of SUV drivers have anger management issues. I've never had that kind of experience with a Prius (or Insight) driver. Just my $0.02...

Clark said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
...As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!....

Yeah, true. But I'm with those that believe SUV drivers are more hostile than drivers of smaller cars...as soon as they get behind the wheel. Just my observation, from biking around Chicago for many years. And Prius drivers are just the opposite.

Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on June 8, 2010 at 11:41am
Dug - Maybe it sounds like generalizing to you, but Clark's comment has matched up pretty well with my experience. There are certain types of cars I try to stay clear of due to past experience with typical behavior by drivers of those cars. Big SUVs, Mustangs and BMWs are high on my list of cars to avoid, right up there with cabs.

notoriousDUG said:
Christ, did you really sit down, type that out and not realize what a hateful and generalizing jerk you sound like?

Statements like that remove your right to ever be upset when people make generalizations about you because you ride a bike or do not own a car.

'Clark, fighting injustice with ignorance since 1979'

Clark said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
...As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!....

Yeah, true. But I'm with those that believe SUV drivers are more hostile than drivers of smaller cars...as soon as they get behind the wheel. Just my observation, from biking around Chicago for many years. And Prius drivers are just the opposite.

Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 8, 2010 at 1:25pm
Sorry but I can only view statements like that as ignorant. I understand that stereotypes often exist for a reason but that still does not mean we should perpetuate them or judge others based on that sort of thing.

I find that most people, in my experience, who ride bikes to be left leaning but I would never think to make the statements that bike riders are liberals or that they get that way after getting behind the bars of a bike.

I continually hear people bemoan how they get judged as a cyclist by the generalizations people make about cyclists because of the bad behavior of a certain percentage of a certain type of cyclist; is it not exactly the same thing with you judging motorists based on the same thing?

I give SUVs a wide berth because I have had a fair amount of issue with them; they have large blind spots and are often driven by people not good at handling that large a vehicle. However, I do not make judgments about the people driving them beyond my feelings that they are making a inefficient choice. There is a very big difference between avoiding a common hazard passing judgment.

Anne Alt said:
Dug - Maybe it sounds like generalizing to you, but Clark's comment has matched up pretty well with my experience. There are certain types of cars I try to stay clear of due to past experience with typical behavior by drivers of those cars. Big SUVs, Mustangs and BMWs are high on my list of cars to avoid, right up there with cabs.

notoriousDUG said:
Christ, did you really sit down, type that out and not realize what a hateful and generalizing jerk you sound like?

Statements like that remove your right to ever be upset when people make generalizations about you because you ride a bike or do not own a car.

'Clark, fighting injustice with ignorance since 1979'

Clark said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
...As for the SUV remark, a f'ing Prius could run you over just as well - and be 'green' while doing it!....

Yeah, true. But I'm with those that believe SUV drivers are more hostile than drivers of smaller cars...as soon as they get behind the wheel. Just my observation, from biking around Chicago for many years. And Prius drivers are just the opposite.

Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on June 8, 2010 at 2:15pm
Ah, there it is. I somehow must have missed it the first time.

Why does nearly everyone that decries ownership of larger vehicles invariably link the tendency to size variations in male genitalia? The claim is always that larger vehicle choices are indicative of compensation for smaller, allegedly insufficient genitals. Should I read this to mean that large male genitals are a superior trait to possess? Is it ultimately desirable to inflict physical pain on your intimate partner with superhuman length and girth and hence achieve dominant male status?

Riddle me this, progressives.

Clark said:
Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 8, 2010 at 2:41pm
How 'bout Lincoln Park/Bucktown Soccer Moms in front of Starbucks in Range Rovers and Acura SUV's?

Hermaphrodites?
Extraordinarily large (or small) Vage?
Large or small breasts?

Jeff Schneider said:
Yes.

Michael Perz said:
Ah, there it is. I somehow must have missed it the first time.

Why does nearly everyone that decries ownership of larger vehicles invariably link the tendency to size variations in male genitalia? The claim is always that larger vehicle choices are indicative of compensation for smaller, allegedly insufficient genitals. Should I read this to mean that large male genitals are a superior trait to possess? Is it ultimately desirable to inflict physical pain on your intimate partner with superhuman length and girth and hence achieve dominant male status?

Riddle me this, progressives.

Clark said:
Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 8, 2010 at 3:21pm
So this means because I have to drive a van for work I have a small peep?

Jeff Schneider said:
Yes.
Michael Perz said:
Ah, there it is. I somehow must have missed it the first time.

Why does nearly everyone that decries ownership of larger vehicles invariably link the tendency to size variations in male genitalia? The claim is always that larger vehicle choices are indicative of compensation for smaller, allegedly insufficient genitals. Should I read this to mean that large male genitals are a superior trait to possess? Is it ultimately desirable to inflict physical pain on your intimate partner with superhuman length and girth and hence achieve dominant male status? Riddle me this, progressives.

Clark said:
Can you really imagine a Prius driver driving as fast and aggressively as most SUV's? Two different personalities and penis sizes.
Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on June 8, 2010 at 4:38pm
Gentlemen, crossing pork swords is scarcely a form of civilized discourse, now is it?

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