Wow, he banned me via IP address. I didn't even say anything confrontational. I've never been banned. Kinda' cool in it's own fun way. I'll have to check from work now :-)
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Mitch Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Thanks for the update. I just read his little addition, and it's > funny/sad how small and pathetic people can be. Glad I didn't comment > on his site. > > --Mitch > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:02 PM, David Estes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > It sounds silly, but I've read this is related to control/lack of it that > a > > person has in their life. A lot of people subconsciously view cyclists > as > > "freeer" than they are, and this builds to resentment. Doesn't matter if > > the cyclist is riding 100% correctly/obeying all laws, they are still > > resented. A type of person that views the world this way isn't rational. > > That's why this is so disturbing. Angry RX is now saying "ha, ha, it's > just > > a joke" but I bet the sentiment is still quite real. > > > > DE > > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Mitch Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Not much evidence of rational thought there. > >> > >> Useful to read, though, because it does suggest how chaotic it can > >> feel for drivers when they can't predict when or how cyclists will > >> stop for lights and signs, or when their right of way at a stop will > >> be taken by a cyclist. Not to seem sympathetic to a murderous A-hole, > >> but cyclists who negotiate stop lights/signs/turns should try to see > >> it a little from his point of view. This is not to say that this > >> applies to riders who do a rolling stop through lights or signs when > >> no car is there or when there is no question of taking another's right > >> or way and no possibility of creating right of way confusion for > >> drivers and other vehicle users. This is another issue that we've > >> gone 15 rounds on in the boblist--whether strict adherence to stop > >> lights and signs in absence of the above possibilities is still a > >> necessary virtue. I'm ok with cyclists choosing either option, and > >> only hope cyclists observe right of way carefully, considerately, and > >> predictably. Anyway, that seems like a reasonable minimum that would > >> help keep peace on the roads. > >> > >> Another reasonable minimum for me in these discussions on cyclist > >> lawlessness is to acknowledge how little drivers observe and obey the > >> law. I've said this before, and we've gone the rounds on this on-list > >> too, and two wrongs don't make a right, etc. But this > >> pharmacist/narcissist, who's probably dipping into his class III > >> cabinet too often, is a perfect example of this blindness to reality, > >> seeing only the lawlessness of cyclists and suddenly unable to see the > >> drivers breaking laws all around him. The difference I think, is > >> probably just that drivers are more predictable about right of way at > >> lights and stop signs. > >> > >> But what also gives him away is his insistence that cyclists ride in > >> the center of the lane. He clearly doesn't want this because his > >> opening point is that he'll run over anyone who gets in front of him, > >> which would include any cyclist who rides the middle of the lane. So > >> why does he say this? Because he's full of petty resentment that > >> cyclists can move ahead of him in gridlock by riding along the edge of > >> a lane. Here's a simple sanity check for him: resent cyclists for > >> making stop lights chaotic?--fine. Resent that cyclists for using > >> small light maneuverable contraptions that move through gridlock with > >> less restriction than multi-ton 6 foot wide 12 foot long steel > >> boxes?--sad self-deception. > >> > >> BTW, is this the kind of comment that would be read and understood on > >> his site? Or would this comment just be ignored there or misunderstood > >> and contribute to noise? > >> > >> --Mitch > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:45 PM, David Estes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > Class-act there. I hope you all leave comments. I did. Will see if > it > >> > gets posted after "moderation"... > >> > > >> > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Keith (ne' trekman1420) > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Ran across a heated discussion of bike commuting here > >> >> > >> >> > http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2008/10/13/share-the-road-piss-off/ > >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Cheers, > >> >> David > >> >> Redlands, CA > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Internet-bob mailing list > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > search and browse the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > >> > unsubscribe: > >> > http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-bob > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. 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