tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post4931690183860137363..comments2023-04-17T08:44:13.092-07:00Comments on Crazy with a side of Awesome Sauce: On Sharing the RoadAndygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-5038272062704665722010-12-31T16:30:17.512-08:002010-12-31T16:30:17.512-08:00dude I've been to NYC a bunch and I can't ...dude I've been to NYC a bunch and I can't even imagine cycling there. hell, I can't even imagine driving there. that's nuts!<br /><br />I think we have Critical Mass here too, but it's more like a one-time event thing. I think.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-40556983550117089092010-12-31T16:26:31.366-08:002010-12-31T16:26:31.366-08:00We have this pro-bicycle group here in New York Ci...We have this pro-bicycle group here in New York City called Critical Mass. For the most part, they are lovable pot-heads who come outside every Friday of the month to show off their goofy bikes. But 25% of the group are these crazy, punk-arsed, militant bike protesters who ride to "defend" their right to take over Manhattan. They stop traffic, cause fights, and are generally so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-17511712984016408692010-12-29T01:10:03.646-08:002010-12-29T01:10:03.646-08:00and makes me scared to ride my bike!and makes me scared to ride my bike!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-18133644524336528432010-12-28T18:56:06.643-08:002010-12-28T18:56:06.643-08:00me. too.me. too.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-59009538291017532132010-12-28T13:52:30.422-08:002010-12-28T13:52:30.422-08:00I am okay with cyclists and drivers who follow the...I am okay with cyclists and drivers who follow the rules. I hate cyclists and drivers who are a$$holes and drive/bike like jerkoffs. I am an equal opportunity hater.Kimber Leszczuk.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10600447859414457126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-81245399953105868622010-12-28T00:55:06.595-08:002010-12-28T00:55:06.595-08:00:) The double decker buses rule the road. Don'...:) The double decker buses rule the road. Don't tell but I was pretty excited myself the first time I was on one. :) The Dubln busdrivers however are something special... they all think it is a Ferrari they are driving. I have seen my share of bus wing mirrors flying by the window. :DNushhttp://ivyblaise.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-68065547334894595522010-12-27T14:51:18.425-08:002010-12-27T14:51:18.425-08:00Nush- don't laugh. but I was so excited to rid...Nush- don't laugh. but I was so excited to ride the double decker bus in Dublin. hah! here, the bicycles often have a bike path right next to the street, but often they share the road right with the cars.<br /><br />brandy- well thanks for reading! I'll try the horn thing next time. ;) or maybe I'll get a horn on my bike.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-69774222037989898352010-12-27T14:45:54.540-08:002010-12-27T14:45:54.540-08:00I'm all about pulling up behind the asshole on...I'm all about pulling up behind the asshole on the bike and honking my horn at them to scare the shit out of them. Works good for me.<br /><br />I am finally getting around to reading your blog. Nice writing chica!brandy-son Zen master flashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821756161248509204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-2463073192525482592010-12-27T14:24:16.139-08:002010-12-27T14:24:16.139-08:00What ever you do...do not try cycling in Dublin, I...What ever you do...do not try cycling in Dublin, Ireland... unless you want to get run over by a double-decker bus of course. Side-walks are the only way to cycle here. Have too many friends that had too close encounters with cars, pavements and other much harder objects then themselves. <br /><br />What is wrong with proper cycle paths, i.e the ones you share with pedestrians? They work and are Nushhttp://ivyblaise.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-79204654221891041302010-12-27T12:02:06.487-08:002010-12-27T12:02:06.487-08:00Satan- yeah I could do that. but it's also the...Satan- yeah I could do that. but it's also the cyclists who scare me. and crossing big streets too. <br /><br />Israel- I know! I used to live in LA and know that area well.<br /><br />Bonnie- haha!<br /><br />Liz- I'd be curious to know what he thinks about this.<br /><br />Heather- exactly! :)Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-37892964748981232092010-12-27T09:03:54.871-08:002010-12-27T09:03:54.871-08:00Holy crap!! It's the fucking same here in Sea...Holy crap!! It's the fucking same here in Seattle. I almost got hit by a bicycle while crossing the street...IN the crosswalk when I had the light. This a-hole was going so fast that if he had actually hit me I shudder to think how long I would have been in the hospital. And, side note; what's with all the gear like they are actually IN a race when clearly they are just on their way Heather (aka Sugar Free)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09962640148972128288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-49828011593918663012010-12-27T07:24:41.301-08:002010-12-27T07:24:41.301-08:00my cousin is newly transplanted Portlandian (is th...my cousin is newly transplanted Portlandian (is that what you guys call yourselves?). i know he's a hardcore cyclist, though I don't know how impassioned he is about this debate.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022297670179924365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-89665372972412033092010-12-27T03:37:18.836-08:002010-12-27T03:37:18.836-08:00These kinds of confrontations really pedal me off....These kinds of confrontations really pedal me off.<br /><br />Happy holiday, BoonieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-31292756344303177002010-12-27T00:17:41.178-08:002010-12-27T00:17:41.178-08:00It's a similar situation in Los Angeles near t...It's a similar situation in Los Angeles near the Los Feliz area where the cyclists often are the biggest A-holes on the road. I side with the drivers on this one.ISRAEL CARRASCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182949218295349171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-70831027326523149912010-12-27T00:14:09.888-08:002010-12-27T00:14:09.888-08:00and regarding bikes...
use the side streets!!!
not...and regarding bikes...<br />use the side streets!!!<br />not the main roads. i lived off NE alberta, and i always rode a block off the road, no matter how annoying the stop signs are. it's just less traffic - and also less 30-mph bikers who zoom by me and scare the crap out of me on their freakishly skinny road bikes - i've got a cruiser from '69 or '70 so it doesn't have &Satanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924927495555847410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-58849608467365694292010-12-27T00:09:00.212-08:002010-12-27T00:09:00.212-08:00btw - i found that coloring book at the downtown p...btw - i found that coloring book at the downtown powells - so i bet you could find it fairly easily!!!Satanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924927495555847410noreply@blogger.com