"Premium Rush" (bike messenger thriller movie) opens August 24

[Jason]

Awesome, now we will see more scenesters on SS and fixies blowing through lights, riding without helmets or lights, and cutting you off on the paths. Hopefully they will stick to the blackcat and such.

[Certifried]

I saw a trailer for it last night, and it looked pretty bad. The bike chase special effects I saw looked pretty low budget. Then again, I’m a sucker for a good story, so hopefully it has that. SFX aren’t always everything.

[Dirt]

Watching the trailer gave me some great ideas that need to be incorporated into my daily commute. I’m sick of being a responsible cyclist. I need to up the body count for my commutes.

JUST KIDDING!!!! I love and respect all mankind.

On-topic: I imagine it will be JUST as good as Quicksilver was….. Though I don’t think Kevin Bacon is in it. Serious bummer.

[pfunkallstar]

How can this be bad?

[5555624]

@pfunkallstar 28202 wrote:

How can this be bad?

Haven’t you been paying attention? Check the post above yours, #4 in the thread — Kevin Bacon isn’t in it!

[Dickie]

….and then there’s this: http://vimeo.com/43954522. I believe this is the guy Bicycling wrote about and then received an enormous amount of flack from their readers for promoting dangerous riding….. DUH!

[Brendan von Buckingham]

I may be dreaming, but I’m in that vimeo clip at 1:50. It was one of the 5 Boro Bike New York rides. I forget the year. On one of the bridges, soome whackjob was biking on top of the center median. Skilled but whacked. I swear I passed him just as a marshal stopped him and yelled at him to use his head.

[PotomacCyclist]

@Dickie 28307 wrote:

….and then there’s this: http://vimeo.com/43954522. I believe this is the guy Bicycling wrote about and then received an enormous amount of flack from their readers for promoting dangerous riding….. DUH!

Whoa! How many pedestrians did they run over, and how many traffic accidents did they cause over the course of 10 years of “alleycat” racing? Not good.

At least “Premium Rush” is fictional. (Or is it?)

[mstone]

@PotomacCyclist 28356 wrote:

Whoa! How many pedestrians did they run over, and how many traffic accidents did they cause over the course of 10 years of “alleycat” racing? Not good.

At least “Premium Rush” is fictional. (Or is it?)

Thank god nobody makes movies about street racing in cars.

[PotomacCyclist]

Exactly where is it that I approved of dangerous street car racing? I don’t approve of extremely dangerous activity on the public roads, no matter the form of transportation, whether it’s bicycles, cars, motorcycles, etc.

[Tim Kelley]

@PotomacCyclist 28370 wrote:

Exactly where is it that I approved of dangerous street car racing? I don’t approve of extremely dangerous activity on the public roads, no matter the form of movement, whether it’s cyclists, cars, motorcycles, etc.

My interpretation, based on the following link, is that there was a heavy dose of sarcasm implied in that last post.

[Tim Kelley]

BTW, 2 was the best. 3 was the worst. 6, 5, 4 were all okay, but 1 is where the legend started.

And if you disagree with me, I’ll Strava race you anytime, anywhere. Just as soon as my legs allow me to stand up out of a chair without looking like I’m 90 years old.

[PotomacCyclist]

@Tim Kelley 28372 wrote:

My interpretation, based on the following link, is that there was a heavy dose of sarcasm implied in that last post.

I got the reference. But I think he was still calling me out for criticizing any cyclist. The rogue cyclists in that movie do a lot of harm to other cyclists, by creating an extremely bad reputation among non-cyclists. It makes it a little too easy for bike-hating car drivers to justify aggressive actions on the roads. It also provides ammunition for opponents of bike infrastructure funding. I think it’s important for other cyclists to call out the people in that movie and make it clear that most cyclists don’t support that type of behavior. (At least I hope most don’t.)

[Tim Kelley]

You already summed it up above, but if you need to tell someone, just remember, “Be a PAL.“

[krazygl00]

@PotomacCyclist 28374 wrote:

I got the reference. But I think he was still calling me out for criticizing any cyclist. The rogue cyclists in that movie do a lot of harm to other cyclists, by creating an extremely bad reputation among non-cyclists. It makes it a little too easy for bike-hating car drivers to justify aggressive actions on the roads. It also provides ammunition for opponents of bike infrastructure funding. I think it’s important for other cyclists to call out the people in that movie and make it clear that most cyclists don’t support that type of behavior. (At least I hope most don’t.)

While I understand this viewpoint, I respectfully disagree with it (and have for a long time). While I don’t think the Lucas Brunelle variety of behavior is helpful I just don’t think it is as harmful as many do. Overall I’m rather neutral; if they choose to behave as outlaws then the responsibility for it is theirs alone, and I refuse to accept the premise that I or any other law-abiding cyclist is responsible.

I’ve never believed that my right to use the road on a bike depended on the collective reputation of all cyclists everywhere. The right of motorists to use the road certainly doesn’t depend on their collective reputation (imagine if it did!). I don’t believe it provides ammo to the bike-infrastructure opponents because they will always be able to point to anecdotal evidence of abuse. That argument falls apart on the basis of logic anyway: we’re going to withhold funding for biking infrastructure because some cyclists disobey traffic laws. I believe the two are separate issues.

If we truly believe we have a right to use the road we should avoid a posture of apology and adopt one of assertiveness and confidence in our rights.

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