Embarrassing

Plankton · 08-22-2013, 09:01 AM

I wiped out again last night, and tore the 30+ year old callous off of my thumb on my strumming hand. Blood everywhere.

Around here, where I live in the south side of Chicago, if you ride in the street, you get killed. Period. It's that simple.

**** sidewalks, and **** mother****ers who don't move the **** out of the way.

****!

Burning Down · 08-22-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I wiped out again last night, and tore the 30+ year old callous off of my thumb on my strumming hand. Blood everywhere.

Around here, where I live in the south side of Chicago, if you ride in the street, you get killed. Period. It's that simple.

**** sidewalks, and **** mother****ers who don't move the **** out of the way.

****!

They need bike lanes there!

The Batlord · 08-22-2013, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeah well I don't drive, so I don't appreciate it when someone comes flying along on a bike listening to their ipod or looking to one side while I have to dart out of the way. My belief is the road is the place for vehicles, so they should use it. As I say, I can't walk out in traffic, so why can bikes use the footpath? What if they run some kid down cos they're not looking, and nobody expects a bike to be on the path, although it happens way too often?

But yes, I agreed already: the guy was just being a knob.

Thing is, Fluff (I can't call you Christian, seriously man!) it's more a case of if you want to feel safe you get the choice of using road or path; pedestrians don't get that option, so it seems unfairly weighted on the side of the cyclist.

Question for ya, or other cyclists: do you stop at red lights or do you just sail through, and if the latter, why?

So in other words, your opinion is based entirely out of self-interest rather than principles. I imagine if you drove you would likely feel the opposite and tell those damn bicyclers to get the **** off your road. I'm self-interested too, and my self-interest about not being run over by a bus trumps your self-interest of not wanting to be slightly inconvenienced by having to step out of the way of an oncoming bike. And don't give that crap about being hit by a bike. I've never heard of anyone getting run over a bike, and even if they did they'd be able to get up and dust themselves off. Pwned.

**Frownland** · 08-22-2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

They need bike lanes there!

They have bike lanes here but there are oodles of shitty drivers here in San Diego that I fear for my life when I attempt to share the road with them. I've been hit twice and I usually keep it to the sidewalks. Whenever I come across pedestrians I hop off the curb before I pass them, though.

Plankton · 08-27-2013, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I wiped out again last night, and tore the 30+ year old callous off of my thumb on my strumming hand. Blood everywhere.

Around here, where I live in the south side of Chicago, if you ride in the street, you get killed. Period. It's that simple.

**** sidewalks, and **** mother****ers who don't move the **** out of the way.

****!

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

They need bike lanes there!

They do have them, but not everywhere.

Here's my 30 year old callous... or whats left of it:

No nylon acoustic for awhile.

Plankton · 08-27-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeah well I don't drive, so I don't appreciate it when someone comes flying along on a bike listening to their ipod or looking to one side while I have to dart out of the way. My belief is the road is the place for vehicles, so they should use it. As I say, I can't walk out in traffic, so why can bikes use the footpath? What if they run some kid down cos they're not looking, and nobody expects a bike to be on the path, although it happens way too often?

But yes, I agreed already: the guy was just being a knob.

Thing is, Fluff (I can't call you Christian, seriously man!) it's more a case of if you want to feel safe you get the choice of using road or path; pedestrians don't get that option, so it seems unfairly weighted on the side of the cyclist.

Question for ya, or other cyclists: do you stop at red lights or do you just sail through, and if the latter, why?

I give right of way to pedestrians as they do to me, but some people are just control freaks and feel the need to force their will upon anyone they come in contact with, like that meathead guy.

As far as red lights, if I didn't stop for them usually I'd be mowed down instantly, but in some instances there's a break in the traffic, and if it's safe, I'll cross.

Common sense really.

Dulce · 08-29-2013, 09:20 PM

The most embarrasing one for me is that my family are beyond amazed on how I'm not a mommy yet at my age, (29).

I've never had a boyfriend.

I'm still a virgin.

I have a crush on a musician.

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Dulce WILDFIRE Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 232	The most embarrasing one for me is that my family are beyond amazed on how I'm not a mommy yet at my age, (29). I've never had a boyfriend. I'm still a virgin. I have a crush on a musician.