But at the end of the day, is slowing down 10mph and moving over a bit that big of a deal? I glad I live rural and only need to commute short distances of pavement to get to dirt. Many don't have that option.Quote:
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But at the end of the day, is slowing down 10mph and moving over a bit that big of a deal? I glad I live rural and only need to commute short distances of pavement to get to dirt. Many don't have that option.Quote:
Originally Posted by highangle
I was one of those asshole cyclists yesterday. I got caught on an intersection where site line to the traffic signal is temporarily blocked by an overhead train track.
I saw green before the signal is blocked from view following behind cars. But when cleared under the track, the light was red and I was heading into cross traffic. I slowed as much as possible but could not avoid getting hit. [emoji21]
No damage to vehicle, but bike and body messed up.
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Damn, man, I hope you’re ok. Heal up
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Btw what’s a temporary overhead train track exactly?
The train track isn’t temporary. It over the road before the intersection and temporarily blocks site lines to the traffic lights.
There’s a downhill before the intersection. I could see the green light from up the hill over tracks. But when I went under the tracks I lost site of the lights until I was practically at the intersection at which point it had just turned red and I was going about 40mph.
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Jeezus, man... heal up quickly. Was this Mineral/Santa Fe?
the drivers around must have lit up 911. Cops and emergency vehicles came swarming after I walked away.
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Bold move heading into that blind spot at 40mph. I hope you're not too banged up and feeling it a day later... post up pictures of mangled bike/body if your up to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin
Do you mtn bike at all? If so, how much do you think your bike handleing skills helped slow/control your crash?
It's not a big deal, but highangle once saw a family towing a kid trailer on a busy road in AK when there was an adjacent shared use path he is still pretty riled up about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
I live in a urban area with bike lanes, marked cross walks, flashy lights, the works. Can't even get drivers to move their feet 4 inches to slow down/speed up when I'm with my kids in a marked cross walk.
Probably more stupid than bold. I should have anticipated light change.
I don’t consider my mountain bike skill that impressive. But have pretty good skills on the road bike.
After micro second evaluation of potential options I realized I could not clear the intersection and there was no bailout. I was going to hit a car. The choice was which one and how. My best chance for survival was to turn into the direction of traffic, lock the rear wheel, and slide sideways into the side of a van.
My shoulder, ribs, and hip took took the impact. I stood up off the road right away and did a fast body evaluation. No road rash or broken bones. Shoulder hurt, but had mobility. I grabbed my bike and got out of the way.
I haven’t looked at the bike in detail, but superficially you would not tell there’s much wrong. seat and handlebars got cut. Wheels appear to be slightly bent. Top tube has a dent from the handlebars. I need to see if the frame is bent and any pedal or drivetrain issues. Probably need need new tires.
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I would suggest that doesn't make you an asshole cyclist.... glad you're basically OK.
I frequently drive a busy two lane road on the north end of Lake Union. There is a large, smooth, gorgeous bike trail (Burke-Gilman) right next to this road. To me, the asshole cyclists (usually in spandex and faux-team gear) are the ones who constantly insist on riding ON the road instead of the path.
Usually it's too busy to pass them with any safety so I just follow at a safe distance (being followed on a bike by a car is uncomfortable to me) at low speed until they move or it's safe to pass which can be a long time, but it pisses me off. Use the fucking path they built FOR YOU FFS!
I can't figure out why they ride the road instead of the path. Maybe the path is too crowded, but so is the road? WTF?
I want to ride on the bike path. But there is road construction that has a section torn up and this intersection is the detour routed about a mile away. It's the only option. The intersection was never designed or modified to be biker or pedestrian friendly.
Just know…you can’t park in the bike lane. FU Amazon, cops, postal workers or random dudes who do. I’ll get my boy from the Twin Cities on your ass.
https://youtu.be/Mh-DbMrFrsQ
I've been on that path. If you are commuting it's OK, with joggers and walkers to avoid but OK. Parts are narrow. If you are entitled roadie trying to get a workout, you'd probably prefer to ride the road to keep your momentum going.Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
Unfortunately there are many other much more poorly designed bike paths that fucking suck to bike on unless you are a little kid going to get ice cream. When drivers get pissed at riders for not taking them, it's an impossible thing to explain (not saying this to you). It's frustrating, just give me a bike lane on the street instead of this meandering crowded path that I can't go over 10mph on! Or a real bike path that may be slow but designed well, like the S-Line path I use to commute to work in SLC>
Getting hit is the rudest thing you can do to a motorist. Most traumatic for everyone. Definitely more assholish to get hit than to delay someone for 12 seconds.
Heal up fast!
That one never gets old.Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
Definitely sounds like Mineral/Santa Fe. I used to forgo the bike path in that area because it went up to the Light Rail stop and it was invariably a mess up there. Once west of Santa Fe I'd get back on the path because the road section from Mineral to Ken-Caryl was generally a shitshow with traffic and no shoulders at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin
Speaking of shitty cycling path designs...
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-n...nver-less-safe
Visit to my ortho doc confirmed multiple cracked ribs and (hopefully) a sprained shoulder AC joint. Considering things could have been much worse, I’ll take this as a sign to be not so stupid.
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Damn, man, heal up!
Just don’t laugh, sneeze, cough, hiccup, or even fart vigorously.
(Still recovering from four broken ribs in June, fuuuuck)
Squeezing a pillow against the ribs for coughs etc helps…a little. Heal up!
My wife was driving to the thrift on Donner Pass Rd along the lake---bike lanes, solid double yellow, 35MPH with a serious speeding problem, a lot of curves, lots of driveways with people pulling out, and a fair amount of traffic even in the off season. 2 cyclists riding side by side, the one with a trailer riding down the middle of the car lane with a line of cars backed up waiting for a chance to pass. After 2 miles my wife--last in the line of cars--was able to pass and she rolled down the window and politely asked the cyclist to ride in the bike lane, for which she got a middle finger.
She was in the thrift when the cyclist came in--apparently they were headed to the coffee shop in the same strip as the thrift--and started screaming at her at length. My wife locked herself in a dressing room while the guy continued to scream and eventually left.
I don't view this as a cyclist problem. I view it as a Truckee/Tahoe entitlement problem. And as a problem of a very insecure, damaged person who has to take his aggression out on an old woman.
Yikes that's some straight up BS (borderline assault?), hope she isn't too shaken. (I sure would be)
-Cyclist
Damn, good on here for not ending up in this thread: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...uld-do/page259Quote:
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She needs a trunk monkeyQuote:
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Can I get, like, maybe a backpack monkey for lift line bullshit?Quote:
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This was someone looking for a fight and then happy they found one with an old lady.Quote:
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In no way do I condone their actions, but I will say, they knew they should have been in the bike lane and were just waiting for someone to say it. I wouldn't confront someone in that situation unless I was looking for a confrontation.
Good idea in concept, but do you really want to ski around with a 40L pack filled with fidgeting chimp?Quote:
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Oh, man, OG. You know I'm about as militant as anyone wrt cyclists' rights to use the road, but that behavior seems unhinged. That guy was clearly an asshole who happened to be on a bicycle. He would have been just as much of an asshole in another scenario.
The lifties at Mt Bachelor won’t let you on if carrying another life form. I tried with a doll in a chest carrier and got kicked off.Quote:
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Oh sure .... then the flakka baked chimp chews your face off.Quote:
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How about pregnant? Where do the lifties at Mt. Bachelor stand on whether a fetus is "another life form"?Quote:
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... not to mention other parasites.Quote:
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Yeah OG, fuck that guy. It's always surprising to me when people are that stupid, that's right up there with the nutjobs on motorcycles who think it's a good idea to brake check cars. Sorry your wife had to put up with that.
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I thought for sure Marcellus was gonna get medieval on his ass
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