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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very > narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. Bzzzzzt. Bad grammar buzzer. Rest of rant deemed to be equally stupid and therefore deleted. Post again...one year. Bill "OK, I recognized the hate-monger's moniker" S. |
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Sat, 14 May 2005 20:27:34 -0700,
>, scud enslaved, witlle Scott en Aztlán > giggled to itself: >Heh heh - looks like I've managed to **** off a few MORE arrogant >pedalcyclists. I **** _on_ your scuds every day. Too bad you're all too distracted, drugged and sleep deprived to notice. -- zk |
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is against California law. There are > no exceptions for "safety reasons." So what? I'd break that law if I felt safety required it. But that should rarely be true for adults, unless the only available route has a narrow right lane, no shoulder, and a high average speed. That's the kind of road a bike rider should simply not be on. I agree with you that you had right of way, but the rider did stop and you should have let him by. Blocking the entire width of ANY path or road is wrong unless it's because people are waiting in line or it's your private property. |
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di wrote:
> Your website says it all, you are the asshole, everyone is supposed to > behave as you think they should. Generally Scott's site is right on. Though I don't agree with his prejudice against fat people. |
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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > http://tinypic.com/539poy > > There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to > call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need > to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!? > > People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a > bad name. > > -- > Life is short - drive fast! > http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ Adult cyclists should almost never ride on sidewalks but having said that what pedestrians is this particular pair endangering, the photographer? If so, that cameraman must have amazing reflexes to be able to narrowly escape being run over and still be able to whip out his trusty camera in time to capture that photograph as the pair... ummmm... "sped" away. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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"Joe Canuck" > wrote in message
... > Scott en Aztlán wrote: > >> My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very >> narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As > > > Would you have moved into single file had you met another pedestrian? > ...or would you have insisted on staying side by each? > > ...now be honest. Yield the sidewalk to another pedestrian? Sure. Yield the sidewalk to a bicyclist? I don't think so. One is legal and safe; the other isn't either. > You were not exactly courteous with your "****head" and "lard-asses" > comments or refusal to share the sidewalk. Scott lives for times like these. |
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> My wife and I went for a walk this afternoon. The sidewalk was very > narrow - only wide enough for my wife and I to walk side by side. As > we walked, our son (who is away at college) called, so she took the > call and was talking to him, not really paying attention to what was > ahead. Presently, an older gentleman riding a bicycle approached from > ahead of us. When he saw that my wife wasn't paying attention (and > thus was not going to step aside to let him ride past) he came to a > stop, then stood there glaring at us. As we passed by, he very > petulantly began to ring his little thumb-bell repeatedly, as if to > express his outrage that we didn't get out of his way. I turned to him > and said "use the bike lane, ****head." Then we walked on, shaking our > heads in disbelief. > > Why do supposedly mature adults think it's OK to ride their bikes on > the sidewalk? Here's another couple we saw today on our walk: > > http://tinypic.com/539poy > > There's a perfectly good bike lane (or shoulder, as Brent likes to > call them) not five feet from these lard-asses, yet they feel the need > to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why?!?!?!? > > People like these give good, courteous, law-abiding pedalcyclists a > bad name. > I know I'm feeding the troll but here goes. In Pennsylvania a bicycle is considered a vehicle and as such is required to obey the same laws, ie DON'T RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK. That being said, I have been stopped by local township police and told to ride on the bike path (which is for pedestrians and bicycles). Note: I ride a Bianchi Alfana with American Classic Hubs, Nisi Laser rims, and Time peddles, not your average 'cycle. I (we) politely informed him that in the view of safety we would stick to the road where we belong. Back to the troll, calling someone a '**** head' is rude and uncalled for even if he just rode over your foot. People like this give good courteous law-abiding pedestrians a bad name. |
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> On 15 May 2005 00:50:14 -0700, "Bob" > wrote: > > >>Adult cyclists should almost never ride on sidewalks but having said >>that what pedestrians is this particular pair endangering, the >>photographer? If so, that cameraman must have amazing reflexes to be >>able to narrowly escape being run over and still be able to whip out >>his trusty camera in time to capture that photograph as the pair... >>ummmm... "sped" away. > > > Actually, the camera was already out, taking pictures of the > landscaping in the right hand side of the photograph (I can post the > others if you'd like). My wife saw an unusual type of plant which she > thought might look good in our back yard, so I took some pictures of > it for her. Then these two chumps brushed by on their bicycles, so I > snapped them, too. > The sidewalk is for walking, not for creating an obstacle by using it as a platform for taking pictures or chatting on the cell phone. Want to chat on the phone or take pictures, move off to the side. |
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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > > > OBTW, in what way is it "trolling" to relate a TRUE STORY about my > experience with arrogant, sidewalk-riding pedalcyclists? Is it > "trolling" when I tell about the times some asshole in an SUV > practically ran me off the road when I was riding my bike? Based on your past performance, I'd say anything _you_ post is a troll unless ruled otherwise by a unanimous Supreme Court decision. But that's just my opinion. Have a nice day, Scott. ;-) - Frank Krygowski |
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