Comments on: Coward… http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robitj http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-107812 Robitj Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-107812 I say kill the driver...KILL HIM! KILL! KILL! KILL! AAAAHHHGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!.....sorry...got carried away.... I say kill the driver…KILL HIM! KILL! KILL! KILL! AAAAHHHGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!…..sorry…got carried away….

]]> By: Yvon http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-104379 Yvon Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:46:05 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-104379 Sorry RL, Looking at the picture you provided the only way you could be in the right here is to dismount and walk your bike in that crosswalk. Car drivers still must yield to anyone in that crosswalk regardless of who is right or who is wrong. Sorry RL, Looking at the picture you provided the only way you could be in the right here is to dismount and walk your bike in that crosswalk. Car drivers still must yield to anyone in that crosswalk regardless of who is right or who is wrong.

]]> By: Seat Belt Law Going http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-73211 Seat Belt Law Going Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:18:55 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-73211 <strong>Keep your Family Safe with a Pontiac Seat Belt...</strong> It is unavoidable that we use our vehicles whether it will be just a short drive to the grocery, on our way to work or a long trip with family and friends.... Keep your Family Safe with a Pontiac Seat Belt…

It is unavoidable that we use our vehicles whether it will be just a short drive to the grocery, on our way to work or a long trip with family and friends….

]]> By: Tanya http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5573 Tanya Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:18:03 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5573 What are you doing on your bike in a crosswalk anyway? I don't think that's legal - if you are riding your bike through it and not walking it. But yeah the driver would probably not have been that much nicer if you were walking the bike either... What are you doing on your bike in a crosswalk anyway? I don’t think that’s legal – if you are riding your bike through it and not walking it. But yeah the driver would probably not have been that much nicer if you were walking the bike either…

]]> By: Slow and Easy at Commute by Bike http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5542 Slow and Easy at Commute by Bike Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:08:47 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5542 [...] Now that I am riding the RedLine 925, I’ve been going slower just to make sure I can stop at a light since the 925 is a Fixie. However, I can’t but realize that ever since I’ve been cruising in to and from work, not only am I more relaxed, I’m happier and it seems like my rides have a bit less trouble than before. Well except last Monday’s ride. [...] [...] Now that I am riding the RedLine 925, I’ve been going slower just to make sure I can stop at a light since the 925 is a Fixie. However, I can’t but realize that ever since I’ve been cruising in to and from work, not only am I more relaxed, I’m happier and it seems like my rides have a bit less trouble than before. Well except last Monday’s ride. [...]

]]> By: dave http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 dave Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:57:31 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5495 1 what Moe said. You need to ride on the right side of the street, not in crosswalks and on sidewalks. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_cycling for more information, or, for that matter, your state's vehicle code. Yeah, the driver was a jerk, but if you cycle safely, you may live longer. 1 what Moe said. You need to ride on the right side of the street, not in crosswalks and on sidewalks. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_cycling for more information, or, for that matter, your state’s vehicle code. Yeah, the driver was a jerk, but if you cycle safely, you may live longer.

]]> By: Nick http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 Nick Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:52:35 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5481 It seems like city planners and lawmakers just group bicycles alternately with pedestrians and motor vehicles however is convenient. When they're trying to get you out of the way, you're a pedestrian, but when it comes to getting ticketed, you're a vehicle. It's a lousy double standard. The only way to make it better is if more people bike. My hope is that more activity and presence will foster the idea that bikes are in a category of their own, and can't just be grouped with whichever is convenient for a particular agenda. It seems like city planners and lawmakers just group bicycles alternately with pedestrians and motor vehicles however is convenient. When they’re trying to get you out of the way, you’re a pedestrian, but when it comes to getting ticketed, you’re a vehicle. It’s a lousy double standard. The only way to make it better is if more people bike. My hope is that more activity and presence will foster the idea that bikes are in a category of their own, and can’t just be grouped with whichever is convenient for a particular agenda.

]]> By: HH http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 HH Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:52:15 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5478 Reference to Nick: "The bike-on-a-crosswalk is a tricky issue". I agree. I posed the question to traffic enginners in AZ because a bike path was designed to cross crosswalk. (They know its generally not great to have such a design, but the situation just doesn't lend itself to anything else.) At least in AZ, they told me that it's not out-lawed, but you are in a legal gray zone. If a car hits you in a crosswalk while you are on a bike, you have less rights than if you had been walking. In another words, if it ever goes to court, the judge can go either way on it. Reference to Nick: “The bike-on-a-crosswalk is a tricky issue”.

I agree. I posed the question to traffic enginners in AZ because a bike path was designed to cross crosswalk. (They know its generally not great to have such a design, but the situation just doesn’t lend itself to anything else.) At least in AZ, they told me that it’s not out-lawed, but you are in a legal gray zone. If a car hits you in a crosswalk while you are on a bike, you have less rights than if you had been walking. In another words, if it ever goes to court, the judge can go either way on it.

]]> By: Nick http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5473 Nick Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:20:45 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5473 The bike-on-a-crosswalk is a tricky issue. There's a great bike path on the west side of Manhattan, along the Hudson river, but the only way to get there south of 59th St. is by taking a crosswalk across the west side highway. So... what? Am I okay to ride on the crosswalk? Should I get off and walk my bike? If bikes aren't supposed to ride on crosswalks, and are considered vehicles, then why is it a pedestrian-and-bike path? Things no one has bothered to think through. I say if you're on a crosswalk, bike or no, you have the right of way over a turning driver. The bike-on-a-crosswalk is a tricky issue. There’s a great bike path on the west side of Manhattan, along the Hudson river, but the only way to get there south of 59th St. is by taking a crosswalk across the west side highway. So… what? Am I okay to ride on the crosswalk? Should I get off and walk my bike? If bikes aren’t supposed to ride on crosswalks, and are considered vehicles, then why is it a pedestrian-and-bike path?

Things no one has bothered to think through. I say if you’re on a crosswalk, bike or no, you have the right of way over a turning driver.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/comment-page-1/#comment-5471 Gordon Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:46:47 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/08/21/coward/#comment-5471 Ford Fusion... Well, you know that wasn't his first choice, no one would pick that card as their first choice... That being said, there are only three ways he could've found himself in a fusion: 1) It was a rental.. Rental companies love Fords for some reason. If he was renting it, and from out of town, I doubt he be so bold on streets he doesn't know.. But then again, everyone thinks we're weenies riding our bikes (I always think of 40-year Old Virgin (the movie, not RL) when I ride to work.. Nontheless, I doubt he was renting it... 2) Company car- Ah yes, the perks of either middle management for a lousy firm or worse, someone who drives a territory for work. That being the case, you definitely do not want to provoke anything with this guy. Why not? Cause you'll be dealing with him all the time as he drives that same stretch all the time.. Even if you beat him up, he'd go home that night and plan for your demise (a la Neuman....Hello Neuman.....!) You don't want that kinda trouble.. 3) Ok, the last way he could'v found himself in this car is that he really wanted a new BMW or maybe Infinit M or similar, but his wife nixed the idea, which is leaving him feel like a lesser man.. If this is the case, then definitely , without a doubt, take your chances with this guy.. If you find yourself losing, you could easily glance to the right and say, "oh man, your wife looks mad at you!"-- He will turn in fear, dreading his wife and her glare, all the while, leaving himself open for a haymaker.... Ford Fusion… Well, you know that wasn’t his first choice, no one would pick that card as their first choice… That being said, there are only three ways he could’ve found himself in a fusion:

1) It was a rental.. Rental companies love Fords for some reason. If he was renting it, and from out of town, I doubt he be so bold on streets he doesn’t know.. But then again, everyone thinks we’re weenies riding our bikes (I always think of 40-year Old Virgin (the movie, not RL) when I ride to work.. Nontheless, I doubt he was renting it…

2) Company car- Ah yes, the perks of either middle management for a lousy firm or worse, someone who drives a territory for work. That being the case, you definitely do not want to provoke anything with this guy. Why not? Cause you’ll be dealing with him all the time as he drives that same stretch all the time.. Even if you beat him up, he’d go home that night and plan for your demise (a la Neuman….Hello Neuman…..!) You don’t want that kinda trouble..

3) Ok, the last way he could’v found himself in this car is that he really wanted a new BMW or maybe Infinit M or similar, but his wife nixed the idea, which is leaving him feel like a lesser man.. If this is the case, then definitely , without a doubt, take your chances with this guy.. If you find yourself losing, you could easily glance to the right and say, “oh man, your wife looks mad at you!”– He will turn in fear, dreading his wife and her glare, all the while, leaving himself open for a haymaker….

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