tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post4432199064703207528..comments2009-08-19T08:33:00.717-04:00Rule 12 (f)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11074646087163691209noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-87988821289920977462009-08-19T08:33:00.717-04:002009-08-19T08:33:00.717-04:00<a href="http://www.watchmvp.com/Omega.html" rel="nofollow"> Omega watches</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.watchmvp.com/Oris.html" rel="nofollow"> Oris watches</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.watchmvp.com/Rado.html" rel="nofollow"> Rado watches</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-28667113207351263162009-05-02T23:25:00.000-04:002009-05-02T23:25:00.000-04:00What's the deal with freaking pedestrians??? They think they own the roads and the sidewalks. Just the other day I saw this guy walk in front of a car and the car had to hit his breaks. Then I saw a pedestrian yell at a biker who rode around him! And then last week two pedestrians asked another for the location of a restaurant and then beat him up! Pedestrians are a danger to everyone on the roads/sidewalks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-27701547174200572232009-05-02T16:52:00.000-04:002009-05-02T16:52:00.000-04:00Full disclosure: I have yet to comment on this thread, but the 51 comments intrigued me. I do have to say, w/re: to "Have you ever seen a biker hit a pedestrian?" - yes. Although I think most responsible cyclists stick to the road, my biggest gripe is with little douches who think it's appropriate to not only cycle on the sidewalk, but speed back someone from behind without warning. This is incredibly dangerous and has personally gotten me hurt more than once in C'ville while walking to class. If you see someone doing this, please go Nancy Kerrigan on their wheels. You're not 7 anymore. Get your bike off the sidewalk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-925538136806883362009-04-30T15:49:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:49:00.000-04:00eco-terrorists?<br /><br />this officer thought so:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgothamist.com%2F2008%2F07%2F29%2Fcyclist_thrown_from_bike_by_cop_is.php&amp;feature=player_embeddedjustincrediblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16648978471636687065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-32197693711572914222009-04-30T13:29:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:29:00.000-04:00http://www.lvrj.com/news/15713602.html<br /><br />People in cars killing people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-76883599421214861982009-04-30T13:19:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:19:00.000-04:00"80% of cyclists dangerous lawbreakers"<br /><br />http://the-riotact.com/?p=707<br /><br />the author failed to mention that 3 of those 4 illegal acts were murder.<br /><br />hth.justincrediblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16648978471636687065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-86583062262785810012009-04-30T11:07:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:07:00.000-04:00Dear 4:52, 6:49, 7:20 and probably others,<br /><br />You sir(s) seem to lack all sense of rationality about this issue. You have yet to countenance the point of the original post, which is that car drivers should stop at crosswalks. (No, this is not a referendum on pedestrian and biker responsibility - read the title of the post.) Instead you seem to believe that Americans have the right to drive whenever, however, and wherever - even if that means on the sidewalk (which crosswalks are an extension of - notice there are no crosswalks on the highway). <br /><br />What makes this funnier (more sad?) is that you have no problem labeling (we'll use that term instead of "name calling") other posters as tawdry or insensitive all the while. <br /><br />This leads me to conclude you must have a personal/emotional stake in these issues. I'm guessing one of the following:<br /><br />1. Your dad assembles cars for a living.<br />2. You caught a bicyclist peeping into your sister's bedroom.<br />3. Your college $$$ went to pay for the medical bills of a hippie druggie when your mom ran him over in a crosswalk. <br /><br />One more thing before you respond - its just a blog.<br /><br />AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-24611876194865395682009-04-30T10:08:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:08:00.000-04:00"/44021267.html" -- should have been at the end of that first link -- sorry for the confusion, don't know why I am too challenged to post the entire link w/o it cutting off. Anyway, it was a local news story that the c-ville police are cracking down on drivers who do not respect crosswalks and handed out a ton of violations downtown the other day.Hallamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413603992506929477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-32456192373255424682009-04-30T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hallamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413603992506929477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-73074464504275486602009-04-30T07:20:00.001-04:002009-04-30T07:20:00.001-04:00Yes, a highly unfortunate but isolated incident of a tractor trailer striking a pedestrian definitively settles the debate of whether pedestrians and bikers have any responsibility to act prudently on the roads. Let's not be tawdry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-6147741570795459122009-04-30T07:20:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:20:00.000-04:00Yes, a highly unfortunate but isolated incident of a tractor trailer striking a pedestrian definitively settles the debate of whether pedestrians and bikers have any responsibility to act prudently on the roads. Let's not be tawdry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-29045895910589813802009-04-30T01:06:00.000-04:002009-04-30T01:06:00.000-04:00http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/44021267.html<br /><br />Hope this helps.Hallamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413603992506929477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-79216339473166448282009-04-29T19:51:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:51:00.000-04:007:09 =/= visionaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-14515690491350716612009-04-29T19:09:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:09:00.000-04:00I don't see how mass suicide from carbon monoxide inhalation would make the world a better place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-47930165023822726342009-04-29T18:52:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:52:00.000-04:00If car drivers spent more time sucking what's coming out of their tail pipes and less time letting it spew forth into the world, the world would definitely be a better placeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-85378635911095273322009-04-29T17:40:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:40:00.000-04:00If bikers spent less time on the road and more time hugging trees, the world would definitely be a much better place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-34148143630304899202009-04-29T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:23:00.000-04:00If only we could properly align into two groups:<br /><br />-Bikers and Drivers who abide by the rules <br />-Bikers and Drivers who don't<br /><br />Such a division makes so much more sense than this Biker v. Driver battle we seem to be having<br /><br />Also: as someone who thinks that riding bike's is great, I have a favor to ask of some people who have posted: Please, please, please stop making bikers sound so smug with your green-screaming-lecturing. Gives liberals and bike riders a bad name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-33918195818873795472009-04-29T10:51:00.000-04:002009-04-29T10:51:00.000-04:00Well, that's assuming you have any semblance of a bike left after you pass my car on the right while we are all stopped at a stop sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-11960815941324805422009-04-29T10:46:00.000-04:002009-04-29T10:46:00.000-04:00If you're going to hit me at will, I'll be slinging my bike lock through your car windows at will. Fair?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-47150266726338100912009-04-28T23:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T23:04:00.000-04:00Last!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-48580313052639787032009-04-28T22:15:00.000-04:002009-04-28T22:15:00.000-04:00Ok, how about not. The conclusion of this debate cannot be "it's fine to hit bikers because sometimes some bikers do illegal things." I can piece together who most of the people are in this thread, and I promise that none of you (including myself) are so important that you need to drive recklessly ever. <br /><br />I also know that none of you are so morally bankrupt as to think putting a biker in the hospital or in a coffin is an acceptable or correct outcome. So slow down, pass safely when you can, and STOP AT CROSSWALKS.J. Crew Modelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17848347900213030705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-34132318304722701632009-04-28T21:13:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:13:00.000-04:00I agree with 7:25. Bikers can drive as slow as they'd like and plainly disobey traffic regulations, as long as they accept getting clipped by the occasional car. Just. stop. complaining. Also, I'm starting an obese drivers support club, if anyone is interestedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-58597178299340864002009-04-28T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:29:00.000-04:00Bikers got offended up in here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-65392134582541916062009-04-28T19:25:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:25:00.000-04:00FWIW<br /><br />cyclists are annoying at times (like old people) but unlike when old people getting behind the wheel, they don't risk harm to anyone but themselves. as long as they accept the fact that i'm occasionally going to hit them, i can accept the fact that they are occasionally going to slow me down.justincrediblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16648978471636687065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20945908.post-80480122747058086012009-04-28T18:53:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:53:00.000-04:006:40 here,<br /><br />Just to clarifying, I wasn't "insulting people with weight problems", i was jst saying that there's a relationship between it and driving everywhere, as opposed to people who choose a more healthy and environmentally friendly form a transport - i apologize if it came off that way, just saying that if more people biked, we have less of a national obesity epdemic that comes from a sedentary lifestyle and, well, driving everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com