Color Blind Bicyclists.. - Page 6

09-13-2004, 05:44 AM

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:12:39 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:

>> I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who continue
>> to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>
>BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.

Well, he did say the light was busy, not the intersection. OTOH, if
the light is busy doing something other than what it is supposed to, I
think it is reasonable to roll right on through.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

09-13-2004, 05:44 AM

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:12:39 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:

>> I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who continue
>> to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>
>BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.

Well, he did say the light was busy, not the intersection. OTOH, if
the light is busy doing something other than what it is supposed to, I
think it is reasonable to roll right on through.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

09-13-2004, 05:44 AM

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 00:12:39 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:

>> I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who continue
>> to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>
>BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.

Well, he did say the light was busy, not the intersection. OTOH, if
the light is busy doing something other than what it is supposed to, I
think it is reasonable to roll right on through.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

09-17-2004, 10:07 PM

In article <id71d.355652$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net>,
"AustinMN" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <4CSYc.9223$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.com>,
>> "john smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>> > I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who
> continue
>> > to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>>
>> BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>> in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>> Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.
>
> OP was a cyclist.

Many drivers who complain about cyclists "being on the road"
claim to be erstwhile cyclists. The kind who drive their bikes
to the nearest car-free trail or levee-top and putter along for
three or four miles.

I suspect a lot of 'em are cabbies. I can't prove it, though.

cheers,
Tom

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09-17-2004, 10:07 PM

In article <id71d.355652$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net>,
"AustinMN" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <4CSYc.9223$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.com>,
>> "john smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>> > I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who
> continue
>> > to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>>
>> BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>> in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>> Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.
>
> OP was a cyclist.

Many drivers who complain about cyclists "being on the road"
claim to be erstwhile cyclists. The kind who drive their bikes
to the nearest car-free trail or levee-top and putter along for
three or four miles.

I suspect a lot of 'em are cabbies. I can't prove it, though.

cheers,
Tom

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09-17-2004, 10:07 PM

In article <id71d.355652$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net>,
"AustinMN" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <4CSYc.9223$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.com>,
>> "john smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>> > I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who
> continue
>> > to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>>
>> BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>> in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>> Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.
>
> OP was a cyclist.

Many drivers who complain about cyclists "being on the road"
claim to be erstwhile cyclists. The kind who drive their bikes
to the nearest car-free trail or levee-top and putter along for
three or four miles.

I suspect a lot of 'em are cabbies. I can't prove it, though.

cheers,
Tom

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09-17-2004, 10:07 PM

In article <id71d.355652$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net>,
"AustinMN" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <4CSYc.9223$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.com>,
>> "john smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>> > I am getting a little sick and tired of color blind bicyclists who
> continue
>> > to simply roll right through even the busiest red lights.
>>
>> BS. No cyclist lackadaisically rolls through against a red
>> in a /busy/ intersection unless they've got a death wish.
>> Cyclists are generally more heads-up than they get credit for.
>
> OP was a cyclist.

Many drivers who complain about cyclists "being on the road"
claim to be erstwhile cyclists. The kind who drive their bikes
to the nearest car-free trail or levee-top and putter along for
three or four miles.

I suspect a lot of 'em are cabbies. I can't prove it, though.

cheers,
Tom

--
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