At what point does this city start taking cyclist safety seriously?

[guido911]

Next time, I'll make sure I'm driving when she's under the influence of pain meds.  Damn it!

Go get em...

[heironymouspasparagus]

God forbid parents talk to the kids in the back seat. I'd like to see a study on that.

Can we make that retroactive about 50 years and get the old man to stay facing forward??   With both hands if possible.... (No real complaint - I deserved a lot more than I ever got caught for.)

[guido911]

Can we make that retroactive about 50 years and get the old man to stay facing forward??   With both hands if possible.... (No real complaint - I deserved a lot more than I ever got caught for.)

They had cars back then?

[heironymouspasparagus]

They had cars back then?

Chebbies!!  (Bow-Ties)  34, 48, 52, 57, 61, 64, 70.  Then on to the Buicks and Oldsmobiles!!

Three 57 Chevies in the family at one time!  Geez, I wish we had kept them!

[guido911]

I'm a runner as most know, and I also cycle. So am I offended by this? Nope. Hilarious, because I am a little guilty because I post run times on FB via Nike. And you can easily substitute cyclists for runners.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579186401818882202?mod=trending_now_2

[heironymouspasparagus]

I'm a runner as most know, and I also cycle. So am I offended by this? Nope. Hilarious, because I am a little guilty because I post run times on FB via Nike. And you can easily substitute cyclists for runners.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579186401818882202?mod=trending_now_2

I rode 3 centuries and one century and a half.  One of the centuries was the day after the the 1 1/2.... Went way up into Kansas to visit friends/family, then came back the next day...ran out of steam at 104 miles near Bartlesville, so had to get a ride the rest of the way.  Fantastic ride, though.  Gotta get back on that bike.

Rode 6,200 miles in 9 days on the Harley one time, with half day stop to visit friend in Spokane.  About as much fun between bicycle and 'bike'.... wind is good!  Looking forward to an "Iron Butt Rally" sometime soon....have done several Saddle Sore rides over the years.

[rebound]

I'm a runner as most know, and I also cycle. So am I offended by this? Nope. Hilarious, because I am a little guilty because I post run times on FB via Nike. And you can easily substitute cyclists for runners.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579186401818882202?mod=trending_now_2

"Why would someone want to get up at 5 a.m. and run 10 miles adorned with fluorescent tape to avoid being struck by someone who has the good sense to use a car for a 10-mile journey?"

I've heard that same gripe (critique, etc..) about almost every sport/recreational activity there is, and almost always by somebody who doesn't participate in that particular activity.  "Why would somebody want to drive all the way to South Dakota to hunt pheasants?",  "Why would anybody want to ride 100 miles on on a bike", etc.  But this guy sounds more like the purist who takes excessive pride in "doing it for the pleasure of it", and will lord it over anybody who (a) doesn't do it like he does, and/or  (b) ever mentions any sort of personal achievement to anyone.  I saw a similar rant the other day related to taking and posting the requisite "hero shot" of a big fish somebody might want to brag about, before the fish is released. 

I haven't caught a 20" Brown Trout, or finished a 100 miles on a bike in under five hours, or run a marathon.  ("yet", to all...), but if you did, brag about it.  You earned it, and it gives me something to shoot for.  Because really, if that idiot with the sticker on their car do it, I figure I can too.


       

[Conan71]

Yes, I have to confess to being guilty of having a "look at me" sticker on my car for the LT-100.  Being an LT finisher is a pretty neat feeling.  I'm going back for my third one next summer.

[ZYX]

Look at me stickers and t-shirts are awesome. If you worked hard enough to participate in the event then why not brag about it. Sports are hard work.

[guido911]

Wow. This writer has no problems calling it like he sees it. Someone tell Ed and Conan its just one side of the story. 

http://freebeacon.com/blog/bicyclists-are-terrible/

[Ed W]

Guido, you should ride with me sometime.

I saw that piece some time ago. The officer did indeed screw up by stepping out in front of a group of cyclists. Cops get hurt doing that and in a group ride, those in back can't see him. A sudden, unexpected change in speed or direction can cause collisions, too.

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[Conan71]

I'm going to start trolling 111th and ride right in the middle of the road 

[Red Arrow]

I'm going to start trolling 111th and ride right in the middle of the road 

Would you rather get hit by a car, SUV, or pickup?  No arrangements necessary.  It will happen.

[Ed W]

Contrary to popular belief, getting hit from behind is comparatively rare as it comprises about 8% of all crashes, and the majority are at night with unlit cyclists. If I remember right, about 60% of crashes occur at int err sections when someone fails to yield, and fault is about evenly divided btw cyclists and motorists. Riding in the middle of a lane that's too narrow to share safely side by side with a motor vehicle (almost all Tulsa streets) makes a bicyclist more visible and forces motorists to wait until it's safe to pass.

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[Conan71]

Would you rather get hit by a car, SUV, or pickup?  No arrangements necessary.  It will happen.

I'm holding out for a Caterpillar D-9