Gentle Reminder for Every Week

[thirsty moore]

Great idea.  I'm surprised the couriers haven't picked up on that yet.  
 
 

Originally posted by Bollocks:
 RICKSHAWS! I'm going to buy a fleet of rickshaws to transport the burbanites about....we can sit and wait at the state line and just pick them up on the way into town.

[grotty]

True story: I once had to perform a sobriety test after being 'pulled over' on my bicycle.
 
 Friends don't let friends bike drunk.

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by grotty:
  True story: I once had to perform a sobriety test after being 'pulled over' on my bicycle.
 
 Friends don't let friends bike drunk.

I have been terrified of getting a BUI but found out for real... in DC, you will NOT get a DUI/BUI.  you can get charged with reckless endangerment if you're punch drunk and rolling full speed down the 13th street hill.  or disorderly conduct if you're biking and disrobing.  or running a red light.  but there's no BUI in DC!

[mankie]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
   

Originally posted by grotty:
  True story: I once had to perform a sobriety test after being 'pulled over' on my bicycle.
 
 Friends don't let friends bike drunk.

I have been terrified of getting a BUI but found out for real... in DC, you will NOT get a DUI/BUI.  you can get charged with reckless endangerment if you're punch drunk and rolling full speed down the 13th street hill.  or disorderly conduct if you're biking and disrobing.  or running a red light.  but there's no BUI in DC! [/b]

Then why don't they ticket those arsehole messengers for running reds then?

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  I've heard bicycle theft is really bad there.  People steal bikes and then toss them in the canals.
 
 EDIT -- this is in Amsterdam, which is in no way representative of Holland as a whole!  
 
   

Originally posted by Bollocks:
 You should try Holland, I think that is the cycling country of the world....they have government owned bikes that people just take and ride as needed, then leave them for the next person.

[/b]

Screw Holland!  It's strictly dog eat dog there.  
 
 "Even the dog food has dog in it..."

[thirsty moore]

There's a bulletin board called bikeforums that I lurk on where there was a whole discussion devoted to cyclists rights to run red lights and stop signs.  At the risk of sounding like an old codger... unless there's a good reason to run a red light, I don't see why cyclists should.
 
 As to why cops we never see cops ticket them, who knows.  Perhaps cops are embarassed to ticket cyclists.  
 
 

Originally posted by Bollocks:
 Then why don't they ticket those arsehole messengers for running reds then?

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  There's a bulletin board called bikeforums that I lurk on where there was a whole discussion devoted to cyclists rights to run red lights and stop signs.  At the risk of sounding like an old codger... unless there's a good reason to run a red light, I don't see why cyclists should.
 
 As to why cops we never see cops ticket them, who knows.  Perhaps cops are embarassed to ticket cyclists.  
 
   

Originally posted by Bollockbusters:
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[ggw]

Do DC cops ever actually issue moving violations to anybody?

[brennser]

don't be shy thirsty - we don't bite over there - post away
 
 as for me, if the light is red and theres no traffic.....well lets just say I view it as one of the perks of biking.....
 
   

There's a bulletin board called bikeforums that I lurk on where there was a whole discussion devoted to cyclists rights to run red lights and stop signs. At the risk of sounding like an old codger... unless there's a good reason to run a red light, I don't see why cyclists should.
 

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
   

Originally posted by grotty:
  True story: I once had to perform a sobriety test after being 'pulled over' on my bicycle.
 
 Friends don't let friends bike drunk.

I have been terrified of getting a BUI but found out for real... in DC, you will NOT get a DUI/BUI.  you can get charged with reckless endangerment if you're punch drunk and rolling full speed down the 13th street hill.  or disorderly conduct if you're biking and disrobing.  or running a red light.  but there's no BUI in DC! [/b]

well, that's interesting. one of my friends got bike-jacked in san diego comeing back from the bar. he was pretty fucked up, i hear

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  There's a bulletin board called bikeforums that I lurk on where there was a whole discussion devoted to cyclists rights to run red lights and stop signs.  At the risk of sounding like an old codger... unless there's a good reason to run a red light, I don't see why cyclists should.
 
 

How about... cuz it makes us get there fast, faster than cars!  I run red lights whenever it's safe.  I don't roll out in front of traffic, but if it's clear, I go.
 
 I also beat all the cars I see headed to/from downtown on my commute.  The light running helps.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
  How about... cuz it makes us get there fast, faster than cars!  I run red lights whenever it's safe.  I don't roll out in front of traffic, but if it's clear, I go.
 
 I also beat all the cars I see headed to/from downtown on my commute.  The light running helps.

i bet you jaywalk too.

[mankie]

I bet you red light running bikers would be the first to piss and moan if you got whacked by a car who was very legally going through on green.
 
 Do Brennser and Chimbly also weave in and out of a line of cars then get all pissed off when they nearly get hit by a car very legally turning....do they also ride on the sidewalk and scare the crap out of pedestrians as they speed by, even though it's called a sideWALK, not a sideCYCLE?

[jkeisenh]

yup!  i do jaywalk.
 
 and i once had this great idea... 14th street was repaved this fall and it took them like a month to get the lines on it.  i wanted to go in the middle of the night and spraypaint on lines and fun icons the way i would do it... a running lane, a bike lane, a rollerblade lane, a bus lane, a dog walking lane, a baby stroller lane, a duck crossing lane, and then maybe, if there was space, a car lane.

[keithstg]

Originally posted by Bollocks:
  I bet you red light running bikers would be the first to piss and moan if you got whacked by a car who was very legally going through on green.
 
 Do Brennser and Chimbly also weave in and out of a line of cars then get all pissed off when they nearly get hit by a car very legally turning....do they also ride on the sidewalk and scare the crap out of pedestrians as they speed by, even though it's called a sideWALK, not a sideCYCLE?

Is there any doubt in your mind what the answer to this question is?