[ale] [OT rant] selfishness

Sat Jan 12 21:34:29 EST 2013

In LA it is. Also you must follow traffic laws. I really wish they would
enforce those laws. Can't tell you how many cyclist run red lights/stop
signs.

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Geoffrey Myers <lists at serioustechnology.com
> wrote:

> As an avid cyclist, that one would be a new one to me. Everywhere I've
> ever lived it was against the law to ride a bike on a sidewalk. I'll have
> to do some research.
>
>
> --
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> Geoffrey Myers
>
> On Jan 12, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sidewalk riding is legal when there is no marked bike lane.
> On Jan 12, 2013 11:24 AM, "Jay Lozier" <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  On 01/12/2013 10:45 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>>
>>  Quit your job and find one  you can commute to on your bicycle.  The
>> best solution I have found to  traffic is to avoid it.
>>
>>
>>  -- CHS
>>
>>  Or telecommute., the commute is from bed to chair via kitchen for
>> coffee.
>>
>> As bicycle commuter I have found and GDOT confirmed there are several
>> metro Atlanta jurisdictions who do not know the traffic laws for bicycles
>> (you are a vehicle with full privileges to your lane and you lane position
>> is dictated by road and traffic conditions and riding on the sidewalk is
>> technically illegal). Depending on where you live you will periodically be
>> given a ticket by one of the local morons in blue and have to waste a day
>> in court clearly your name. It is funny to watch the prosecutor's reaction
>> when you plead Not Guilty and can produce the relevant parts of the statute
>> proving the ticket is bogus.
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Btw when I was in ATL a couple weeks ago, I missed Indiana drivers. In
>>> Indy, during rush hour, most times, the traffic report is nil, if there is
>>> an issue, people pull over, help out, and others just keep going. I have
>>> only once seen a bottleneck at an accident. Most people seem to know how to
>>> drive. I was in ATL for about 3 hours, then thought, wow, I miss Indy.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey, I live in Indiana. Btw I have lived everywhere. Usually when that
>>>> happens, I get out of the car, and direct traffic. Also I volunteer for the
>>>> American Red Cross's DAT. (Disaster Action Team). Take a look if you get a
>>>> chance.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:53 AM, George Allen <glallen01 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'll second that. I grew up and learned how to drive in Texas, and
>>>>> good manners was also part of the instruction. Then again, I've had people
>>>>> guess I was from Texas just because Texans still know the words sir and
>>>>> ma'am.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I could do ok without .50cals and mk19s.... I just wish all cars
>>>>> had very bright red strobe light that started flashing when going over
>>>>> 45mph, and it detects another car within two car lenghts. Sortof a shock
>>>>> collar for tailgaiters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just the other day on 75 I was dri ving along at about the speed limit
>>>>> at night with light rain, no one in the rear view. Then looked away for a
>>>>> second, then glanced back and there was a car that had cut over from my
>>>>> right, but was so close I couldn't see its headlights... probably half a
>>>>> car length at full speed on the highway. No one has fast enough reaction
>>>>> time to deal with that type of stupid... people wanting to do nascar
>>>>> drafting and cut you off for using turn signals. I actually saw a 5 car
>>>>> pileup happen in the lane right next to me on the connector one morning
>>>>> because of this. Some one cut in too close to one guy, couldnt react when
>>>>> that guy slowed down because he was tailgaiting too, and bumpercars ensued.
>>>>>  On Jan 12, 2013 7:59 AM, "Mike Harrison" <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Whereas in Texas, drivers will routinely pull on the shoulder to let
>>>>>>> you pass when on a two lane highway. Well, they did in the
>>>>>>> late '70s....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Texas, even through the 80's it was that way. You "drive friendly"
>>>>>> in a place where other drivers are probably well armed and have a beer in
>>>>>> their hands..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was just in Dallas for a week, while it seems the open container
>>>>>> law has changed, they still drive armed (I love Texas!) and mostly still..
>>>>>> "drive friendly".
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