#2 2011-02-27 16:22:55
Hope they caught em.
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#3 2011-02-27 17:18:21
http://translate.google.ca/translate?u= … =&ie=UTF-8
It says he plans to turn himself in tomorrow.
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#4 2011-02-27 20:02:41
People have to understand that a bicycle is a vehicle.
Not to gloss over what happened in Brazil - the dipshit in the car should have the book thrown at him - but it astounds me how many bicyclists in San Francisco seem to forget that rule, as well. I was nearly run over again a couple days ago by another friggin' cyclist for whom the rules regarding signal lights and cross walks apparently didn't apply.
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#5 2011-02-27 20:29:57
Looks like Critical Mass needs moar Critical Inertia.
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#6 2011-02-27 20:53:21
Taint wrote:
I was nearly run over again a couple days ago by another friggin' cyclist for whom the rules regarding signal lights and cross walks apparently didn't apply.
One encounters the "but it's me!" syndrome in California all the time. The state is full of entitled assholes who think they're exempt from following traffic and public safety rules, and exempt from being civil when dealing with strangers and tradespeople. It's one of the things I don't miss.
For those who have never lived in California, let me explain a few of the traffic rules:
1. When the light turns red, it means that at least three more cars may go through the intersection before the cars with the green light may begin entering the intersection
2. The larger or more expensive car always has the right of way
3. Cyclists can do whatever they damn well please
4. A five inch clearance between your car and the one in front of you is an acceptable distance when traveling at 70 MPH
5. One should have a 2" clearance between the cars that will be in front and back of you when changing lanes on the freeway
6. It's an acceptable move to cut across 6 lanes of traffic at the last second to make your exit
7. Parking rules, fire lanes, speed limits, etc. are only suggestions; they can be ignored
8. Pedestrians be damned!
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#7 2011-02-27 21:36:11
fnord wrote:
For those who have never lived in California, let me explain a few of the traffic rules:
1. When the light turns red, it means that at least three more cars may go through the intersection before the cars with the green light may begin entering the intersection
2. The larger or more expensive car always has the right of way
3. Cyclists can do whatever they damn well please
4. A five inch clearance between your car and the one in front of you is an acceptable distance when traveling at 70 MPH
5. One should have a 2" clearance between the cars that will be in front and back of you when changing lanes on the freeway
6. It's an acceptable move to cut across 6 lanes of traffic at the last second to make your exit
7. Parking rules, fire lanes, speed limits, etc. are only suggestions; they can be ignored
8. Pedestrians be damned!
Sounds like New Jersey to me.... although there you'd need to do all of this whilst putting on mascara, texting and/or reading the newspaper.
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#8 2011-02-27 22:21:05
In Florida you can do any of that while driving a 53 foot RV, peering through your trifocals and adjusting your hemorrhoid cushion.
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#9 2011-02-27 22:57:04
whosasailorthen wrote:
fnord wrote:
For those who have never lived in California, let me explain a few of the traffic rules:
1. When the light turns red, it means that at least three more cars may go through the intersection before the cars with the green light may begin entering the intersection
2. The larger or more expensive car always has the right of way
3. Cyclists can do whatever they damn well please
4. A five inch clearance between your car and the one in front of you is an acceptable distance when traveling at 70 MPH
5. One should have a 2" clearance between the cars that will be in front and back of you when changing lanes on the freeway
6. It's an acceptable move to cut across 6 lanes of traffic at the last second to make your exit
7. Parking rules, fire lanes, speed limits, etc. are only suggestions; they can be ignored
8. Pedestrians be damned!Sounds like New Jersey to me.... although there you'd need to do all of this whilst putting on mascara, texting and/or reading the newspaper.
I remember the East Coast traffic light rule as: You have one nanosecond to begin moving through the intersection when the light turns green; any longer and all of the cars behind you will begin honking
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