Tough day for cyclists

Fred said:

The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle accidents in one day in our
area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was the cyclist's fault (ran
a traffic light.) Tough day for cyclists to be sure.

Today some asswipe came within about an inch of intentionally running me off the road.

I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

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(Burn Gum! It Melts!) said:

Fred said:

The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle accidents in one day in our
area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was the cyclist's fault
(ran a traffic light.) Tough day for cyclists to be sure.

Today some asswipe came within about an inch of intentionally running me off the road.

I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

For all the good it will probably do.

Here's hoping the cops do more than roll their eyes.

-Luigi

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I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

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For all the good it will probably do.

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Here's hoping the cops do more than roll their eyes.

Statistical anomalies make good copy. You're far less likely to die on the road on a bicycle than
you are to die in Afghanistan on a search and destroy mission.

Why haven't my tax dollars bought me Osama bin Laden's head on a stick?

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Eric S. Sande said:

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I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

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For all the good it will probably do.

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Here's hoping the cops do more than roll their eyes.

Statistical anomalies make good copy. You're far less likely to die on the road on a bicycle than
you are to die in Afghanistan on a search and destroy mission.

The postmodern mind can't deal with rational risk analysis. There is a great propensity to magnify
statistically-insignificant risks....

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Why haven't my tax dollars bought me Osama bin Laden's head on a stick?

Every time I hear Osama's name spoken, I think of Elvis.

How many Elvis sightings do you think there are, a year?

-Luigi

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How many Elvis sightings do you think there are, a year?

Hundreds of thousands?

Nevertheles I expect my tax dollars to buy me a severed head, tagged with irrefutable DNA data, that
Osama bin Laden is dead.

I want it now, dragged before me in my palace, or I am not going to vote Republican next year.

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Luigi de Guzman said:

For all the good it will probably do.

Here's hoping the cops do more than roll their eyes.

If those guys don't get put in jail, there will be a lawsuit.

I will pursue this case until there's consequences.

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Eric S. Sande said:

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How many Elvis sightings do you think there are, a year?

Hundreds of thousands?

Nevertheles I expect my tax dollars to buy me a severed head, tagged with irrefutable DNA data,
that Osama bin Laden is dead.

I want it now, dragged before me in my palace, or I am not going to vote Republican next year.

That is hugely comical, but it ignores the fact that Osama's followers will consider their efforts
to be a failure if there IS a next year.

And their allies include the democrats who think that anything that makes people stop voting
Republican is just ducky.

And when was the last time a bunch of guys with DA haircuts and tight jeans rammed planes full of
innocent civilians into buildings full of innocent civilians?

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Fred said:

The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle

accidents

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in one day in our area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was the
cyclist's fault (ran a traffic light.)

Tough

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day for cyclists to be sure.

Today some asswipe came within about an inch of intentionally running me off the road.

I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

Good luck. Last time I checked, "almost hit me" wasn't a crime. As for intent, well, "sez who?"

RichC

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Fred said:

The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle

accidents

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in one day in our area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was
the cyclist's fault (ran a traffic light.)

Tough

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day for cyclists to be sure.

Today some asswipe came within about an inch of intentionally running me off the road.

I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

Good luck. Last time I checked, "almost hit me" wasn't a crime. As for intent, well, "sez who?"

You just gave a good reason for vigilante justice.

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Quoted message said:

The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle

accidents

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in one day in our area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was the
cyclist's fault (ran a traffic light.)

Tough

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day for cyclists to be sure.

What part of South Bend was it?

I can think of some places I'd be reluctant to drive, let alone ride my bike because of other
drivers....

Elkhart always had a fair number of car vs. bike encounters...

Rich Clark said:

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I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

Good luck. Last time I checked, "almost hit me" wasn't a crime. As for intent, well, "sez who?"

Given the recent rise in incidents of "Road Rage" and their related publicity most communities have
enacted laws that make aggressive and reckless driving (at the very least) finable.

Under that scope, "almost hit me" is certainly a crime.

Jake

I know for a fact that if you report someone for driving unsafely the police will make a trip to the
car owners residence. Of course this was years ago... and my dad was sort of upset about it.

take care Liz

Hey! Look what "Rich Clark" <[email hidden]> wrote :

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I got their license plate number, and the police were promptly notified.

Good luck. Last time I checked, "almost hit me" wasn't a crime. As for intent, well, "sez who?"

RichC

William Blum said:

Elkhart always had a fair number of car vs. bike encounters...

Gee, I wonder why.

Is it just a coincidence that all the places that are conservative politically are also the most
unfriendly to bicyclists?

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Good luck. Last time I checked, "almost hit me" wasn't a crime.

Depends on where you live. Some states have a 3 foot minimum separation requirement when
passing bicycles.

Chris Neary [email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the
elements I loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

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The South Bend Indiana Tribune had an article about 3 auto/bicycle

accidents

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in one day in our area. (wednesday Sep. 10.) One of them killed the cyclist. One of them was the
cyclist's fault (ran a traffic light.)

Tough

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day for cyclists to be sure.

What part of South Bend was it?

I can think of some places I'd be reluctant to drive, let alone ride my

bike

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because of other drivers....

Elkhart always had a fair number of car vs. bike encounters...

If I remember right, one was near downtown north of town, one was near Cleveland Road and the other
was in Niles. I never ride in town. I'm happy negotiating the country roads around my home.

Fred

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Is it just a coincidence that all the places that are conservative politically are also the most
unfriendly to bicyclists?

Is it just a coincidence that people who are liberal politically make sweeping generalizations?

Bill "enjoys riding in 'conservative' San Diego" S.

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William Blum said:

Elkhart always had a fair number of car vs. bike encounters...

Gee, I wonder why.

Is it just a coincidence that all the places that are conservative politically are also the most
unfriendly to bicyclists?

By that measure, Goshen should be downright hostile to bicycling, but I've never had any
troubles there....

IMHO, about 90% of Elkhart is ideal for recreational riding. The other 10% has been ruined by over
development, esp. along the Cassopolis Street corridor.

It wasn't the politics that drove me from Elkhart, it was the overdependence on one industry (RV
manufacturing) that made me think that there was little future in staying.

Sorni said:

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Is it just a coincidence that all the places that are conservative politically are also the most
unfriendly to bicyclists?

Ummm, compare NYC or even New Jersey to riding here in much more conservative Arizona and you come
to the opposite conclusion. Either way, it's a sub-sub-sub set of the population causing the
trouble, so it makes little difference either way (they're still there in San Francisco or
Billings).

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Is it just a coincidence that people who are liberal politically make sweeping generalizations?

I think it must be a law... ;-)

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Bill "enjoys riding in 'conservative' San Diego" S.

Heh.

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Zippy the Pinhead said:

And when was the last time a bunch of guys with DA haircuts and tight

Shimano makes Dura Ace haircuts now?

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