How to p*ss of a local

I haven't read Chicago yet but L.A. seems to share the sentiment of most auto drivers.

9. Take up a whole lane with your bike

 "We’re chill here in LA. But not that chill. This is still a car city and no matter how laid-back, it’s never OK to take up an entire lane with your bike. Do it and we’ll take a selfie of ourselves running you over."

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Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on January 5, 2015 at 9:43am

That's not at all chill.

Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on January 5, 2015 at 1:01pm

Wow, not chill at all. "A selfle of running me over?"---bikes are traffic too, sometimes you take the lane.--- and please change "of" to "off" so I know you are p*ssed off not p*ssed "of".

Permalink Reply by ChiBeerGuy on January 6, 2015 at 7:59am

This is the first time I have heard of people from LA being described as chill.

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on January 6, 2015 at 11:39am

I've never been to L.A. so I wouldn't know but I assume the car culture is much like Detroit's and is built for cars only.

The difference being that Detroit has a city able to hold 2 million people but has only 600K so riding around it it easy and relatively safe, not too many destinations but open lanes.

Not meaning to start a fight with any Californain, it was more humourous with the other cities and the ways to p*ss them off were true but not so hostile.

Examples: Chicago:say thin crust is better

Nebraska: ask if everyone is a farmer?

Detroit: referencing Journey’s mention of “South Detroit” — South Detroit isn’t a real place.

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on January 6, 2015 at 12:44pm

Where is that quote from? 

I've been taking the lane since the snow started because the bike lanes aren't cleared and I don't want to crash, and some SUVs in my neighborhood haven't been loving it.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on January 6, 2015 at 2:54pm

I've been to L.A. my experience is anecdotal of course, but my observations suggest that the car culture there is vastly superior to Chicago's car culture. Once I walked to the edge of pretty busy street near Marina Del Rey, not at a crosswalk or anything and all the traffic STOPPED to let me cross. California drivers are taught to respect pedestrians apparently.

Mike Zumwalt said:

I've never been to L.A. so I wouldn't know but I assume the car culture is much like Detroit's and is built for cars only.

The difference being that Detroit has a city able to hold 2 million people but has only 600K so riding around it it easy and relatively safe, not too many destinations but open lanes.

Not meaning to start a fight with any Californain, it was more humourous with the other cities and the ways to p*ss them off were true but not so hostile.

Examples: Chicago:say thin crust is better

Nebraska: ask if everyone is a farmer?

Detroit: referencing Journey’s mention of “South Detroit” — South Detroit isn’t a real place.

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