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People to Punch, Pet Peeves, and General Vexations (mega-merge)

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buckeyebri said:
Idiots who don't understand that pedestrians with a walk sign have the right to cross before you turn into them. Almost got hit today in Galveston crossing in a very pedestrian area. Then the assholes had the audacity to yell at my wife and I.
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Agreed. In my neighborhood, there are some patches where the sidewalk is pretty far from the road. 10-15 feet or so. Therefore, the crosswalks are 10-15 feet from the road. Cars fly right through the crosswalks to the edge of the road to see if they can turn. The stop sign is way back there BEFORE the crosswalk. People don't know that the stop sign is for stopping there - not up where you'd make your turn. We've learned that we need to be extra careful when crossing these streets.

On the flip side of the "pedestrians" coin, we also have wild herds of teenagers in our neighborhood. I don't think they live anywhere. They just roam the streets in herds. And they don't roam on the sidewalks - it's always right in the middle of the street. And if you want to pass, they yell and act like you should be praising them for getting out of your way. Sometimes I'm guilty of wishing someone would hit one of the kids so that they'd learn to stay out of the road. But I really don't want them to get hit. Really. Or so I say to myself. But I also don't want a driver to deal with having to deal with the hassle of hitting one of the kids.

Now you got me on a roll. I'll talk about bicyclists. I have no inherent issue with bicyclists. I have no problem sharing the road with bicyclists. But I get annoyed that they think they don't need to watch street signs or traffic signals. I've seen several people almost get hit because they don't stop at stop signs. And at traffic signals, some of them pass by all the stopped cars, look for traffic, and then go through the red light. So a quarter mile away, my light turns green, and we have to all merge into the left lane because the road isn't wide enough for 2 cars and a bike. Next light, same deal. Stop going through red lights!!
 
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Zurp said:
Agreed. In my neighborhood, there are some patches where the sidewalk is pretty far from the road. 10-15 feet or so. Therefore, the crosswalks are 10-15 feet from the road. Cars fly right through the crosswalks to the edge of the road to see if they can turn. The stop sign is way back there BEFORE the crosswalk. People don't know that the stop sign is for stopping there - not up where you'd make your turn. We've learned that we need to be extra careful when crossing these streets.

On the flip side of the "pedestrians" coin, we also have wild herds of teenagers in our neighborhood. I don't think they live anywhere. They just roam the streets in herds. And they don't roam on the sidewalks - it's always right in the middle of the street. And if you want to pass, they yell and act like you should be praising them for getting out of your way. Sometimes I'm guilty of wishing someone would hit one of the kids so that they'd learn to stay out of the road. But I really don't want them to get hit. Really. Or so I say to myself. But I also don't want a driver to deal with having to deal with the hassle of hitting one of the kids.

Now you got me on a roll. I'll talk about bicyclists. I have no inherent issue with bicyclists. I have no problem sharing the road with bicyclists. But I get annoyed that they think they don't need to watch street signs or traffic signals. I've seen several people almost get hit because they don't stop at stop signs. And at traffic signals, some of them pass by all the stopped cars, look for traffic, and then go through the red light. So a quarter mile away, my light turns green, and we have to all merge into the left lane because the road isn't wide enough for 2 cars and a bike. Next light, same deal. Stop going through red lights!!
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Don't even get me started on the Lance Armstrong wannabe's

Here is one of many questions I have for those fuckheads when they ride in large groups;

You all had to load up your little farie mobiles and drive to the place I encountered you. Why the fuck don't you go somewhere that has, you know an actual bike trail? Why drive somewhere in large numbers that isn't wide enough for bikes and cars?

As far as me stopping or risking a head on collision with another adult driving a car to avoid a spandex clad mo on a childs toy all I can say is it aint going to happen. They are nothing but a paint smear and a deductible to me. I can also say from long experience, they will get out of the way. They ALWAYS get out of the way.

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Jaxbuck said:
You all had to load up your little farie mobiles and drive to the place I encountered you. Why the fuck don't you go somewhere that has, you know an actual bike trail? Why drive somewhere in large numbers that isn't wide enough for bikes and cars?
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Meh - the roads I'm talking about have neighborhoods on both sides. Left turn or right turn and you're in a neighborhood. Of course, that brings up the question of why aren't they riding in those streets? I don't know the answer to that. Maybe because the city is planned out so the neighborhood streets aren't cut-throughs for cars. There is no straight side-street that goes from point A to point B. You need to go down this road, turn left, go to the next road, go left again, then an immediate right, etc. Maybe that's too dangerous for them because they keep having near misses with cars when they blow through stop signs?
 
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Jaxbuck said:
Don't even get me started on the Lance Armstrong wannabe's

Here is one of many questions I have for those fuckheads when they ride in large groups;

You all had to load up your little farie mobiles and drive to the place I encountered you. Why the fuck don't you go somewhere that has, you know an actual bike trail? Why drive somewhere in large numbers that isn't wide enough for bikes and cars?

As far as me stopping or risking a head on collision with another adult driving a car to avoid a spandex clad mo on a childs toy all I can say is it aint going to happen. They are nothing but a paint smear and a deductible to me. I can also say from long experience, they will get out of the way. They ALWAYS get out of the way.

:lol:
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Maybe if you stop ogling my arse and obhectifying me when you drive by we'll h ave less of an issue. Oh wait. You aren't that chick...
 
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Zurp said:
Meh - the roads I'm talking about have neighborhoods on both sides. Left turn or right turn and you're in a neighborhood. Of course, that brings up the question of why aren't they riding in those streets? I don't know the answer to that. Maybe because the city is planned out so the neighborhood streets aren't cut-throughs for cars. There is no straight side-street that goes from point A to point B. You need to go down this road, turn left, go to the next road, go left again, then an immediate right, etc. Maybe that's too dangerous for them because they keep having near misses with cars when they blow through stop signs?
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That and it is probably way more fun to go fast on a bike that cost more than my first truck.
 
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buckeyebri said:
Idiots who don't understand that pedestrians with a walk sign have the right to cross before you turn into them. Almost got hit today in Galveston crossing in a very pedestrian area. Then the assholes had the audacity to yell at my wife and I.
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We had that happen too (typical woman on a cell phone). Much more significantly, a bit over two years ago, a dude made a left turn into my wife, who was on foot and had the right of way in a crosswalk (he had the green to go straight but obviously not to turn into people). The police report indicated that she traveled 40-50 feet from the point of impact. Miraculously, she didn't sustain any head, neck or spine injuries, but she did break her right femur in two places a bit below the hip and crack three ribs. She's tiny, but tough as nails, and was back at work in two weeks and off crutches in about two months. But it was 4 1/2 months until she could start to run again, and several more before she had her conditioning back. No permanent issues. Just a couple of small scars and a rod in her leg.

Thankfully, the guy had decent insurance coverage and it wasn't a hit and run.
 
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