Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle! - Page 64 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-15-2004, 08:35 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, tk wrote:

> > > Geese can't be expected to know what they're doing.
> >
> > I don't stop for geese, they then either abort their road crossing
>
> Let us not foget, the are Probably Canadian Geese.

Let us not forget, they are called "Canada Geese".

06-15-2004, 08:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> >> My plate's been showing an expired sticker for a couple of years now
> >> (though it's actually properly registered).

> >OK, I'll bite: How's that work?

> I keep forgetting to put the sticker on it.

Horse****. Tell us the real reason you haven't done it.

06-15-2004, 08:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> >> My plate's been showing an expired sticker for a couple of years now
> >> (though it's actually properly registered).

> >OK, I'll bite: How's that work?

> I keep forgetting to put the sticker on it.

Horse****. Tell us the real reason you haven't done it.

06-15-2004, 08:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> >> My plate's been showing an expired sticker for a couple of years now
> >> (though it's actually properly registered).

> >OK, I'll bite: How's that work?

> I keep forgetting to put the sticker on it.

Horse****. Tell us the real reason you haven't done it.

06-15-2004, 08:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> >> My plate's been showing an expired sticker for a couple of years now
> >> (though it's actually properly registered).

> >OK, I'll bite: How's that work?

> I keep forgetting to put the sticker on it.

Horse****. Tell us the real reason you haven't done it.

06-15-2004, 08:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> >> My plate's been showing an expired sticker for a couple of years now
> >> (though it's actually properly registered).

> >OK, I'll bite: How's that work?

> I keep forgetting to put the sticker on it.

Horse****. Tell us the real reason you haven't done it.

06-15-2004, 09:51 PM

"Chris B." <bikerider@-no-spam-thanks-rogers.com> wrote in message
news:fghnc0tbrqeq2n00rpiqd4v58jqbvgb5fj@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:49:09 -0400, "Paul"
> <UPS_SUCKS!@slower_traffic_get_to_the_right.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Daniel T." <postmaster@eathlink.net> wrote in message
> >news

ostmaster-D81410.17142012062004@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> >
> >> I'm not going to claim that what Mr. Stern says never happens, but I
> >> expect that when something like that happens but its a car rather than
a
> >> bike that is "ramming" through a busy intersection against the light, a
> >> hell of a lot more damage occurs.
> >
> >What Stern is seeing (and what lots of other drivers see) is cyclists
disregarding
> >the laws that they are supposed to be obeying. The difference is that the
car driver
> >gets a ticket, fine and higher insurance when caught. The cyclist just
gets away with
> >it.
>
> Not always, though. On my bicycle last year here in Toronto, I
> received a ticket for failing to stop at a red (it wasn't an
> especially blatant offence either, really - I turned right on the red
> without stopping). It is legal to turn right on the red here,
> provided that you stop first and then yield to pedestrians and cross
> traffic.
>
> Hopefully Mr. Stern (who appears to suffer from a very severe case of
> C.I.S.) will sleep a great deal better knowing that I paid the ticket
> (about $190 CDN). Not being a poor, victimized motorist, I didn't
> think to come whining to usenet about it at the time, though.

As a pedestrian the other night I almost got hit by a motorist who ran a red
light to do a right on red. If he had proper observational skills, it
wouldn't have been a problem.

If it were a cyclist in the same situation, and there was a collision, there
would be a much higher chance that he/she would be injured.

06-15-2004, 09:51 PM

"Chris B." <bikerider@-no-spam-thanks-rogers.com> wrote in message
news:fghnc0tbrqeq2n00rpiqd4v58jqbvgb5fj@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:49:09 -0400, "Paul"
> <UPS_SUCKS!@slower_traffic_get_to_the_right.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Daniel T." <postmaster@eathlink.net> wrote in message
> >news

ostmaster-D81410.17142012062004@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> >
> >> I'm not going to claim that what Mr. Stern says never happens, but I
> >> expect that when something like that happens but its a car rather than
a
> >> bike that is "ramming" through a busy intersection against the light, a
> >> hell of a lot more damage occurs.
> >
> >What Stern is seeing (and what lots of other drivers see) is cyclists
disregarding
> >the laws that they are supposed to be obeying. The difference is that the
car driver
> >gets a ticket, fine and higher insurance when caught. The cyclist just
gets away with
> >it.
>
> Not always, though. On my bicycle last year here in Toronto, I
> received a ticket for failing to stop at a red (it wasn't an
> especially blatant offence either, really - I turned right on the red
> without stopping). It is legal to turn right on the red here,
> provided that you stop first and then yield to pedestrians and cross
> traffic.
>
> Hopefully Mr. Stern (who appears to suffer from a very severe case of
> C.I.S.) will sleep a great deal better knowing that I paid the ticket
> (about $190 CDN). Not being a poor, victimized motorist, I didn't
> think to come whining to usenet about it at the time, though.

As a pedestrian the other night I almost got hit by a motorist who ran a red
light to do a right on red. If he had proper observational skills, it
wouldn't have been a problem.

If it were a cyclist in the same situation, and there was a collision, there
would be a much higher chance that he/she would be injured.

06-15-2004, 09:51 PM

"Chris B." <bikerider@-no-spam-thanks-rogers.com> wrote in message
news:fghnc0tbrqeq2n00rpiqd4v58jqbvgb5fj@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:49:09 -0400, "Paul"
> <UPS_SUCKS!@slower_traffic_get_to_the_right.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Daniel T." <postmaster@eathlink.net> wrote in message
> >news

ostmaster-D81410.17142012062004@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> >
> >> I'm not going to claim that what Mr. Stern says never happens, but I
> >> expect that when something like that happens but its a car rather than
a
> >> bike that is "ramming" through a busy intersection against the light, a
> >> hell of a lot more damage occurs.
> >
> >What Stern is seeing (and what lots of other drivers see) is cyclists
disregarding
> >the laws that they are supposed to be obeying. The difference is that the
car driver
> >gets a ticket, fine and higher insurance when caught. The cyclist just
gets away with
> >it.
>
> Not always, though. On my bicycle last year here in Toronto, I
> received a ticket for failing to stop at a red (it wasn't an
> especially blatant offence either, really - I turned right on the red
> without stopping). It is legal to turn right on the red here,
> provided that you stop first and then yield to pedestrians and cross
> traffic.
>
> Hopefully Mr. Stern (who appears to suffer from a very severe case of
> C.I.S.) will sleep a great deal better knowing that I paid the ticket
> (about $190 CDN). Not being a poor, victimized motorist, I didn't
> think to come whining to usenet about it at the time, though.

As a pedestrian the other night I almost got hit by a motorist who ran a red
light to do a right on red. If he had proper observational skills, it
wouldn't have been a problem.

If it were a cyclist in the same situation, and there was a collision, there
would be a much higher chance that he/she would be injured.

06-15-2004, 09:51 PM

"Chris B." <bikerider@-no-spam-thanks-rogers.com> wrote in message
news:fghnc0tbrqeq2n00rpiqd4v58jqbvgb5fj@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:49:09 -0400, "Paul"
> <UPS_SUCKS!@slower_traffic_get_to_the_right.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Daniel T." <postmaster@eathlink.net> wrote in message
> >news

ostmaster-D81410.17142012062004@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> >
> >> I'm not going to claim that what Mr. Stern says never happens, but I
> >> expect that when something like that happens but its a car rather than
a
> >> bike that is "ramming" through a busy intersection against the light, a
> >> hell of a lot more damage occurs.
> >
> >What Stern is seeing (and what lots of other drivers see) is cyclists
disregarding
> >the laws that they are supposed to be obeying. The difference is that the
car driver
> >gets a ticket, fine and higher insurance when caught. The cyclist just
gets away with
> >it.
>
> Not always, though. On my bicycle last year here in Toronto, I
> received a ticket for failing to stop at a red (it wasn't an
> especially blatant offence either, really - I turned right on the red
> without stopping). It is legal to turn right on the red here,
> provided that you stop first and then yield to pedestrians and cross
> traffic.
>
> Hopefully Mr. Stern (who appears to suffer from a very severe case of
> C.I.S.) will sleep a great deal better knowing that I paid the ticket
> (about $190 CDN). Not being a poor, victimized motorist, I didn't
> think to come whining to usenet about it at the time, though.

As a pedestrian the other night I almost got hit by a motorist who ran a red
light to do a right on red. If he had proper observational skills, it
wouldn't have been a problem.

If it were a cyclist in the same situation, and there was a collision, there
would be a much higher chance that he/she would be injured.