Deleted User:
That and...put down the cell phone. Put down the burger/fries/soup, etc. Don't carry a dog, cat, child or weasel on your lap. Look to the sides using eye movement and check the mirror, make sure you are not a left lane squatter. That causes others to pass on the right, not good.
Homer:
Wait what!!! No weasels??? thats harsh!!!
Maynard:
never hit a biker....on the other hand one of those asshole bikers who like to weave in and out of cars like a total douche hit me. next biker i hit i'll call it even.
Homer:
was he on a rice rocket? ^
Maynard:
^^nope, a harley. he hit the scort'
Homer:
That bastard!!! ^ weaving in an out is usally a rice rocket kid thing to do..
Maynard:
dude went rolling up onto the sidewalk, then in typical biker fashion tried to blame me and was getting in my face. he was wearing a helmet so that helped him not die!
Riverrat:
Bikers need to slow down also. When they are going double the speed limit it's easy to pull out in front of them because the closing rate is hard to judge and they are on top of you a lot faster with something that is harder to see to begin with. I had a neighbor killed doing 70 in a 35 zone and a lady pulled out in front of him. The lady wasn't charged for the accident. My niece witnessed one where a kid was doing in excess of 100 in a 45 and a guy in a Suburban pulled in front of him. Rolled the Suburban and killed the driver as well as the biker.
KingHade:
WTF does "closing rate" have to do with anything? You should NEVER pull infront of someone... Ever... You are supposed to YIELD until the coast is clear... Sometimes that means sitting there for a long time... But blaming "closing distance" is bullshit...
Riverrat:
It has everything to do with it. If they are a block away doing 70mph they will be on top of you before you can finish the turn. If they are going the speedlimit you have plenty of time.
KingHade:
^If a vehicle is coming, regardless of speed, you WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS PASSED, before you enter the roadway... End. Of. Story.
Riverrat:
I gather you do a lot of sitting at intersections while you wait for the vehicle a mile away to go past you before turning.
KingHade:
^No... But when I turn infront of them, I'm breaking the law, AND expect to be held accountable for any accidents that occur (but, not being an idiot, I have never caused an accident like that... knock on wood)...
Maynard:
Riverrat: I gather you do a lot of sitting at intersections while you wait for the vehicle a mile away to go past you before turning......bwhahhahahahahhahhaa!!!!!!!!
Fleedle:
The motorcyclists are usually very safe aside from the organ donors zipping around on crotch rockets. Bicyclists are the ones that piss me off-
Pickles:
Bicyclists piss me off too, and I am one. It's a big part of why I rarely ride with groups these days. Plus, I ain't got loudt pipes.
Pickles:
Also, drivers piss me off. Motorcyclists piss me off. Pedestrians piss me off. People in general piss me off.
Riverrat:
You could eat beans before riding your bike then fart a lot. That would give you the loud pipe effect.
Homer:
Everyone piss's me off get the fuck off my god damn road!!
BigJay:
Agrees with 5's
Maynard:
bikers (with and without engines) suck!!!!
BigJay:
Maynardt, this may come as breaking news, butt there is no "typical biker fashion". Some of'em ever wear white sneakers after Labor Day...
Maynard:
bigjay, this may come as breaking news, i don't give a fuck!
BigJay:
I doesn't actually. We all know yer taste in fashion is lacking. You post pix...
Deleted User:
I agree with 5S
gettheledout:
If I followed kinghade's rule I may as well retire because I'd never be able to get out of my hood in the morning to go to work.
gettheledout:
Btw, we have a new law in CA which requires drivers of autos give at least three feet of space to bicyclists before passing them, regardless of if there is a bike lane or not. Which, when you have the large groups of bicyclists on a road without a bike lane, effectively renders a two lane road into a one lane road
Riverrat:
We have that same law and same problem in FL. What really pisses me off is when I'm going down East Lake Rd. which has a nice paved bike lane wide enough to drive a car on about 20 feet off the road that the guys that think they are pro bike riders with their spandex suits and funny helmets refuse to use it and drive down the road. The only ones that are smart enough to use the bike lane and not snarl up 50mph traffic are kids.
gettheledout:
Most cyclists out here are courteous and they have a right to the road too. There are some who think the laws don't apply to them and blow off the stop sign or the red light. Those are the only ones who bother me
gettheledout:
Sometimes when they're in a big group they think they have funeral procession rights. That's a pain in the ass too
BigJay:
^ Maybe they are in a funeral procession. Maybe they're just on a poker run to raise money for a kid with cancer. (Most poker runs are $15-25 for the rider and at least $10 for a passenger). Maybe they don't know where they are headed and the last thing they needt is some mutherfucker cuttin in line. If there's a gap, it's probably because the following rider is unexperiencedt. Prolly a goodt idea to cut in right in front of them... Yer minivan will fit, right...
Riverrat:
Bigjay, we are talking about people on peddle type bikes like pickles ride. Not motorcycles.
BigJay:
Oh. Them fuckers... Spandex wearin sombitches all gotta wear a yella shirt...
gettheledout:
I'm talking about bicyclists. As far as bikers it don't matter if you're on a poker run the laws still apply to you. That mother with her kids in a mini van has as much right to the road as you. She should be able to drive within the boundaries of the law without worrying about being harassed by some bikers
BigJay:
^ She does... She just doesn't pay as close attention. Soccer practice is much too important... Cuttin into a line of bikers just ain't a goodt idea. Just ain't...
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