The Grumpy Cyclist Thread - The Chainlink2024-03-29T06:04:02Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/tempted-to-start-a-new-category?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1105876&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe guy with the orange flag…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-14:2211490:Comment:11062132018-09-14T16:40:13.582ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
<p>The guy with the orange flag waving cars into a parking garage-- usually they do a good job of not waving cars in when bikes are coming through and tell the drivers to hold up.</p>
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<p>But this idiot today on Washington just west of Wells, he's waving a car in and thankfully the driver didn't blindly trust him otherwise she would've plowed into 3 cyclists. She stopped and looked back as this idiot continued to wave her in like a numbskull. I yelled something to him like "What the hell…</p>
<p>The guy with the orange flag waving cars into a parking garage-- usually they do a good job of not waving cars in when bikes are coming through and tell the drivers to hold up.</p>
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<p>But this idiot today on Washington just west of Wells, he's waving a car in and thankfully the driver didn't blindly trust him otherwise she would've plowed into 3 cyclists. She stopped and looked back as this idiot continued to wave her in like a numbskull. I yelled something to him like "What the hell are you doing waving her in?"</p> SHOALLER ! You've gone over…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11060512018-09-12T22:35:24.313ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>SHOALLER ! You've gone over to the dark side. There now is no chance to save your soul !!</p>
<p>SHOALLER ! You've gone over to the dark side. There now is no chance to save your soul !!</p> Were they locked?tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11061822018-09-12T20:36:51.623ZErnesto Lubehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErnestoLube
<p>Were they locked?</p>
<p>Were they locked?</p> Today I was riding in the sub…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11060492018-09-12T20:02:56.799ZPaul Lazzarohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PaulLazzaro
<p>Today I was riding in the suburbs. I saw a couple of bikes parked at a grocery store. I don't care how their owners ride; I say, God bless them for dealing with the madness of suburban street design and the arrogant ignorance of suburban drivers.</p>
<p>Today I was riding in the suburbs. I saw a couple of bikes parked at a grocery store. I don't care how their owners ride; I say, God bless them for dealing with the madness of suburban street design and the arrogant ignorance of suburban drivers.</p> Yesterday, I shoaled the Divv…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11062832018-09-12T18:41:36.239ZErnesto Lubehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErnestoLube
<p>Yesterday, I shoaled the Divvy shoalers. </p>
<p>Yesterday, I shoaled the Divvy shoalers. </p> It's even more aggravating wh…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11061352018-09-12T16:14:57.205ZArgonne69https://thechainlink.org/profile/Argonne69
<p>It's even more aggravating when the cyclist in front of you shoaled you.</p>
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<p>It's even more aggravating when the cyclist in front of you shoaled you.</p>
<p></p> The thing that makes me grump…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-12:2211490:Comment:11061262018-09-12T14:41:33.099ZAlex Zhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlexZ
<p>The thing that makes me grumpy is when the cyclist ahead of me at a red light doesn't "get moving" when the light turns green. I should just relax and enjoy the time on my bicycle but for whatever reason it always grinds my gears when the cyclist ahead of me is not alert. Posting this as a reminder to myself to not worry about it. :)</p>
<p>The thing that makes me grumpy is when the cyclist ahead of me at a red light doesn't "get moving" when the light turns green. I should just relax and enjoy the time on my bicycle but for whatever reason it always grinds my gears when the cyclist ahead of me is not alert. Posting this as a reminder to myself to not worry about it. :)</p> I also get grumpy when I'm cl…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-11:2211490:Comment:11060232018-09-11T17:17:31.623ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>I also get grumpy when I'm climbing a tough hill and an eScooter buzzes past me. I bite my tongue instead of yelling, "lazy!" which is what I'm thinking (so judgy!). </p>
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<p>Don't even get me started about eScooters and eBikes on the sidewalks when they have a perfectly good bike lane. Grrrrr!</p>
<p>I also get grumpy when I'm climbing a tough hill and an eScooter buzzes past me. I bite my tongue instead of yelling, "lazy!" which is what I'm thinking (so judgy!). </p>
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<p>Don't even get me started about eScooters and eBikes on the sidewalks when they have a perfectly good bike lane. Grrrrr!</p> I don't mind if they do it fo…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-11:2211490:Comment:11060172018-09-11T15:19:32.396ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
<p>I don't mind if they do it for even longer than that, I just insist that they pass me on the left. </p>
<p>I'm not going to weave out in front of traffic that I can't see to make room for someone biking against traffic, who can see the traffic coming, and yet still wants to pass me on the inside.</p>
<p>I don't mind if they do it for even longer than that, I just insist that they pass me on the left. </p>
<p>I'm not going to weave out in front of traffic that I can't see to make room for someone biking against traffic, who can see the traffic coming, and yet still wants to pass me on the inside.</p> I don't want to defend the po…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-10:2211490:Comment:11059972018-09-10T18:49:08.686Zlft_rathttps://thechainlink.org/profile/lft_rat
<p>I don't want to defend the post you're responding to above, but I feel impelled to point out that you're assuming that people must believe their own existence or birth must have been justified, and that the previous generation's moral considerations are unchanged. I think both are untrue. </p>
<p>I don't want to defend the post you're responding to above, but I feel impelled to point out that you're assuming that people must believe their own existence or birth must have been justified, and that the previous generation's moral considerations are unchanged. I think both are untrue. </p>