And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
in my old age, I find myself slowing down for the cyclists because they are innocents out to slaughter themselves by ignoring the laws of physics. any bicyclist who wishes to challenge my seven thousand pound zero fuel weight truck like this fool did, is going to the grave. If I did manage to get it stopped, the rear tires would probably be on his neck. Here in CO. they keep trying to pass a law requiring cyclists to obey the state traffic laws. and it gets shot down every time. wonder why...
Cyclists have real contempt for the Rules of the Road. Because they are so virtuous. But I have had to replace tires on my F-150, because I have hit curbs, while swerving to avoid a cyclist, and broken a belt inside the tire. Of course, the twit on the bike has continued ti ride on, leaving me with two front tires that need replacing, as you can't replace just one well used tire, as that would give you front tires of different diameters, that plays hob with your handling.
Maybe I will put a deer smucker of the front of the F-150.
old locomotive cow/buffalo catcher design would probably work well. I can hear the lawyers screaming now "see, judge! he planned this accident all along!"
How strange - here in the people’s republik of Maryland, cyclist ARE expected to follow the same rules as any other road traffic. We just weren’t allowed into limited access highways (ones with speed limits higher than about 45 or that had on/off ramps) Learning how to ride at 30mph in traffic - before the helmet laws for cyclist - was a great way to learn the laws of physics AND improve your cardiac fitness. It’s about the only sane thing about this state.
Well, Paul - that is a very long story, but the long and short of it is that I don’t intend to live here for the rest of my life, but there are reasons sufficient to keep me here for the near term.
If you're riding a bicycle, you're not a pedestrian. In fact, in most jurisdictions, bicycles while ridden must obey the same laws as cars, not pedestrians, enjoy zero rights of way over vehicles, and riding them on pedestrian paths is streng verboten.
So stupid and law breaking, FTW.
But so far, backing up over them for a second crunch is still considered a party foul.
Sadly.
If they get caught in the undercarriage though, there's no time limit before you must pull over to check on them.
well, I wouldn't want to move my tire off his neck and cause even more injury. best wait for the fire dept with their "jaws of life" to lift it directly off his neck thus not causing more injury, let alone causing me a flat tire.
I'm seeing those thick stop lines across both lanes in the road, so it looks like everybody is granting the 'Stop' signs equal respect, in which case, mass always wins. You can choose to ignore bad choices, but you can't choose to ignore the consequences of bad choices.
After running the STOP sign, instead of using his brakes to avoid the collision, asshat biker clown throws his arms up in a "WTF?" gesture thereby eliminating his only chance to be self responsible for his own safety. I hope the judge sees this video, throws his lawsuit out, and finds for the motorist's countersuit.
He didn't stop at the stop sign. Yet all the angry spandex-people will rail against the evil killermobile driver.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I like trucks...
in my old age, I find myself slowing down for the cyclists because they are innocents out to slaughter themselves by ignoring the laws of physics. any bicyclist who wishes to challenge my seven thousand pound zero fuel weight truck like this fool did, is going to the grave. If I did manage to get it stopped, the rear tires would probably be on his neck. Here in CO. they keep trying to pass a law requiring cyclists to obey the state traffic laws. and it gets shot down every time. wonder why...
ReplyDeleteCyclists have real contempt for the Rules of the Road. Because they are so virtuous. But I have had to replace tires on my F-150, because I have hit curbs, while swerving to avoid a cyclist, and broken a belt inside the tire. Of course, the twit on the bike has continued ti ride on, leaving me with two front tires that need replacing, as you can't replace just one well used tire, as that would give you front tires of different diameters, that plays hob with your handling.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I will put a deer smucker of the front of the F-150.
old locomotive cow/buffalo catcher design would probably work well. I can hear the lawyers screaming now "see, judge! he planned this accident all along!"
Deletehood ornament.
ReplyDeleteHow strange - here in the people’s republik of Maryland, cyclist ARE expected to follow the same rules as any other road traffic. We just weren’t allowed into limited access highways (ones with speed limits higher than about 45 or that had on/off ramps) Learning how to ride at 30mph in traffic - before the helmet laws for cyclist - was a great way to learn the laws of physics AND improve your cardiac fitness. It’s about the only sane thing about this state.
ReplyDelete"It’s about the only sane thing about this state."
DeleteIf that is the case, why do you continue to live there?
Paul L. Quandt
Well, Paul - that is a very long story, but the long and short of it is that I don’t intend to live here for the rest of my life, but there are reasons sufficient to keep me here for the near term.
DeleteThank you, Brian, for the courtesy of a reply.
DeletePaul
Proving once again that having steel wrapped around you is better than you wrapped around steel. Is this not obvious?
ReplyDeleteIf you're riding a bicycle, you're not a pedestrian.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, in most jurisdictions, bicycles while ridden must obey the same laws as cars, not pedestrians, enjoy zero rights of way over vehicles, and riding them on pedestrian paths is streng verboten.
So stupid and law breaking, FTW.
But so far, backing up over them for a second crunch is still considered a party foul.
Sadly.
If they get caught in the undercarriage though, there's no time limit before you must pull over to check on them.
Huzzah!
well, I wouldn't want to move my tire off his neck and cause even more injury. best wait for the fire dept with their "jaws of life" to lift it directly off his neck thus not causing more injury, let alone causing me a flat tire.
DeleteSmugnitude does not override the laws of physics.
ReplyDeleteI'm seeing those thick stop lines across both lanes in the road, so it looks like everybody is granting the 'Stop' signs equal respect, in which case, mass always wins. You can choose to ignore bad choices, but you can't choose to ignore the consequences of bad choices.
ReplyDeleteGive that driver a medal for community serviced.
ReplyDeleteAfter running the STOP sign, instead of using his brakes to avoid the collision, asshat biker clown throws his arms up in a "WTF?" gesture thereby eliminating his only chance to be self responsible for his own safety. I hope the judge sees this video, throws his lawsuit out, and finds for the motorist's countersuit.
ReplyDeleteWell gee thanks, just spent over an hour watching this. Dinner is gonna be late.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely hilarious.
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