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November 1, 2011 at 4:12 pm #910544

DismalScientist
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What a shame to have this previous thread closed before I could insert my snide comments:

@washcycle: I find it interesting that you claim that one should not easily ascribe motives to bicyclists when one is driving a car. Many folks on a different forum might claim that drivers are out to kill us all.

@CCrew: Taking the lane on Clarendon Blvd west of Rosslyn? Don’t you know there’s a gravel and pothole strewn bike lane there? Get back in your assigned place! :rolleyes:
(Note: This previous comment is in jest; Is anyone interested in a conversation regarding sharrows vs. bike lanes?)

@Roscoe: Welcome. Your meteoric rise will give you the title of fastest ever full-fledged “member.”
Oh yes, and I found this quote: “I’ll be the one that’s only a fairly decent cyclist wearing pretty old and shaggy catalog clothes, but lucky enough to have an awesome 2nd-hand Scattante at a good discount from a friend who races.”
Don’t be such a snob; if you are in old, shaggy clothes, the only appropriate stead is a 25 year old steel bike with shifters on the downtube, as God intended.
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November 1, 2011 at 4:26 pm #931867

Mark Blacknell
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I will point out that I, in fact, objected to the thread closure. But Tim Kelley, whoever *that* is, just pretended like he couldn’t hear me.

Also, too:

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November 1, 2011 at 6:46 pm #931870

CCrew
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November 3, 2011 at 3:36 pm #931966

Usern Ame
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Just thought I’d chime in –

I agree with Roscoe that that it is rude to block traffic like that.

I’d compare it to those occasional jackasses in the far left lane that won’t let you past even though slower traffic is meant to stay right. Share the road. It cuts both ways, and I don’t think that phrase was meant to mean that cars should just slow everyone else down by taking up the whole lane.

November 3, 2011 at 5:13 pm #931980

mstone
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so you’re one of those people who just wants to speed along far in excess of the posted limit and expects everyone else to get out of your way. got it.

November 4, 2011 at 4:03 am #931994

washcycle
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@Usern Ame 10144 wrote:

Just thought I’d chime in –

I agree with Roscoe that that it is rude to block traffic like that.

I’d compare it to those occasional jackasses in the far left lane that won’t let you past even though slower traffic is meant to stay right. Share the road. It cuts both ways, and I don’t think that phrase was meant to mean that cars should just slow everyone else down by taking up the whole lane.

It’s rude to intentionally and unnecessarily block traffic.

It’s impossible to prove that it’s intentional and debatable as to what is necessary.

Thus you can never know if they’re being rude or just more cautious than you’d like. I guess we need to change the saying “You can never be too safe” to “You can never be too safe, unless it inconveniences drivers. Then you can be too safe.”

November 4, 2011 at 1:55 pm #932012

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@washcycle 10176 wrote:

It’s rude to intentionally and unnecessarily block traffic.

It’s impossible to prove that it’s intentional and debatable as to what is necessary.

Thus you can never know if they’re being rude or just more cautious than you’d like. I guess we need to change the saying “You can never be too safe” to “You can never be too safe, unless it inconveniences drivers. Then you can be too safe.”

I concur.

Figuring out what is in someone else’s head is difficult. And more often than not, if you allow for some uncertainty on the part of the “rude” driver/cyclist/pedestrian ahead of you, their actions may not be so “rude”.
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