WaPo on Why Cyclists Run Red Lights

[kwarkentien]

I saw this load of bull$&!+ this morning. What an asshat!!!!!

[rcannon100]

@kwarkentien 119086 wrote:

I saw this load of bull$&!+ this morning. What an asshat!!!!!

This is Scalia’s new America! I say we send in the Hippies!

[TwoWheelsDC]

I don’t know why people are upset…this guy totally has it right. When I “run a red light,” I come to a stop, look around carefully, then proceed with extreme caution, all while holding up a middle finger and screaming “suck on that motor vehicles!”

Total. Adrenaline. Rush.

[Crickey7]

My urban cycling had a green patina, until I cleaned it thoroughly.

[mstone]

Ignore the wapo’s latest effort at clickbait and for god’s sake DON’T READ THE COMMENTS

[bobco85]

Looks like we need to bring this back. I’m actually curious enough to do this for the article. I’ll check back in with my results.

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[bobco85]

Between yelling at the TV (watching the US World Cup match against China) due to both the soccer events on screen and the in/out reception that my TV antenna was giving me (it cut out RIGHT BEFORE we scored :mad:) , I had some fun and went through the comments on the WaPo article to play some bingo. The results? BINGO!

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[Steve O]

I’m waiting for this companion article:

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This is what makes drivers speed down the road
How motorists justify their dangerous behavior.

There are times when, as a motorist, I speed down the road. I’ve got momentum, I don’t feel like slowing, I’m running late.

I’m not alone. In America, about 865,000,000 drivers commuted to work each day. More than 99% of them sped on their way there…….

[Henry]

@Steve O 119103 wrote:

I’m waiting for this companion article:

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This is what makes drivers speed down the road
How motorists justify their dangerous behavior.

There are times when, as a motorist, I speed down the road. I’ve got momentum, I don’t feel like slowing, I’m running late.

I’m not alone. In America, about 865,000,000 drivers commuted to work each day. More than 99% of them sped on their way there…….

I believe Tom Vanderbilt literally wrote the book on that. It’s called Traffic. Excellent read:

[worktheweb]

+1 on Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic, a really smart book that gets into a good amount of detail while remaining an enjoyable read.

[cvcalhoun]

@rcannon100 119087 wrote:

This is Scalia’s new America! I say we send in the Hippies!

Sorry, but the hippies are all busy telling us we don’t need same-sex marriage. Of course, they are also telling us we don’t need opposite sex marriage. But Scalia only listens to them some of the time.

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