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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 02:40 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,526
Posted By billdsd

http://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2006/os47.htm...

http://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2006/os47.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 02:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 659
Posted By billdsd

SDCM lost the original mission of CM several...

SDCM lost the original mission of CM several years ago. There are too many people with alternate agendas and/or the need to make it about confrontation.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-29-12, 11:24 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 17,856
Posted By billdsd

The thing is if any of the exceptions in CVC...

The thing is if any of the exceptions in CVC 21202 apply then there is no requirement to ride as far right as practicable so there can be no argument that riding two abreast is violating the keep...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-29-12, 02:50 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 17,856
Posted By billdsd

I am not aware of that case law. I am aware...

I am not aware of that case law.

I am aware of a CHP spokesman claiming that logic. That CHP spokesman was an idiot.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-28-12, 07:41 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 17,856
Posted By billdsd

The problem is that you don't understand bicycle...

The problem is that you don't understand bicycle safety AT ALL.

Please take a class from a League of American Bicyclists certified instructor or from Cycling Savvy if you're lucky enough to live...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-20-12, 07:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 792
Posted By billdsd

http://smh.drive.com.au/witness-says-warne-hit-cyc...

http://smh.drive.com.au/witness-says-warne-hit-cyclist-20120119-1q8g1.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-24-11, 11:15 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,793
Posted By billdsd

Yesterday I had a motorist throw a complete...

Yesterday I had a motorist throw a complete hissyfit at me while I was riding in the middle of the lane IN MY CAR. I was driving AT THE SPEED LIMIT. I had changed lanes in front of her with plenty...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-21-11, 05:01 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,793
Posted By billdsd

Top Gear (a car show) did one of their host...

Top Gear (a car show) did one of their host challenges as a race between a bicycle, a car, a speed boat on the Thames and public transit (including rail) from one end of London to the other during...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-11-11, 04:09 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,305
Posted By billdsd

Just had a new rear wheel made with a Veolicty...

Just had a new rear wheel made with a Veolicty Dyad with the reflective powder coat. It also has a Marathon Supreme on it, so there's reflective sidewall in there that appears to be between 1/8" and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-06-11, 05:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,692
Posted By billdsd

...

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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-19-11, 03:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,621
Posted By billdsd

Of course, this latest one chose someone who...

Of course, this latest one chose someone who agreed with him and didn't bother to learn a thing from all the postings from people who knew what they were talking about.

His response to the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-18-11, 06:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,173
Posted By billdsd

antidooring.org

It amazes me that some people care so much about the subject of not sharing the road with bicyclists:

http://www.antidooring.org/

A Facebook rebuttal page:
...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
11-16-11, 08:33 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,550
Posted By billdsd

Funny you should pick that law and ignore this...

Funny you should pick that law and ignore this one:

http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d16_7/vc39004.htm

Maximum fee for the first year: $4
Maximum renewal fee per year: $2

Yeah, they'll make...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-11, 08:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,621
Posted By billdsd

There are a few responses from the haters that...

There are a few responses from the haters that have gotten so many thumbs down that their post is in the minimized "hidden" state due to too many negative ratings. It would be good to click on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-11, 07:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,621
Posted By billdsd

We've got another real winner here: ...

We've got another real winner here:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111115123145AAr8g8U
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-14-11, 03:09 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,032
Posted By billdsd

I keep forgetting that it's far more important...

I keep forgetting that it's far more important that everyone else goes just as slow as you than going faster yourself.

Apparently these cyclists are cheating in the imaginary race.

However,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-09-11, 01:34 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 3,792
Posted By billdsd

The Santa Ana River trail (which is 30 miles...

The Santa Ana River trail (which is 30 miles long) is 10mph max, though it doesn't run adjacent to any federally owned roads that I'm aware of. It would not surprise me at all to see paths in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-01-11, 10:36 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 6,045
Posted By billdsd

It's absolutely amazing that she's even fighting...

It's absolutely amazing that she's even fighting this. The evidence against her is overwhelming. She should take whatever plea deal she can get.

I hope that when she's sentenced, the judge gives...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-01-11, 10:31 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,783
Posted By billdsd

Assuming that the person is bright enough to...

Assuming that the person is bright enough to figure out that a sharrow marker means "bikes go here" (a big assumption apparently), they may tend to assume that bikes aren't supposed to be in the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-01-11, 10:28 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,783
Posted By billdsd

"A-Frame" of some car? A tow bar maybe?

"A-Frame" of some car? A tow bar maybe?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-01-11, 12:47 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,783
Posted By billdsd

There is a reason. I'm sure she thinks that the...

There is a reason. I'm sure she thinks that the reason is that bikes aren't supposed to be on the road. Of course, she's wrong about that.

I haven't encountered actual rage in sharrows. I've...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 10:09 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

I ride far right when the lane is wide enough to...

I ride far right when the lane is wide enough to allow safe passing distance and I don't have to avoid parked cars or other hazards on the right and I'm not getting close to an intersection where...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 08:13 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Specifically how have you studied it? Did you...

Specifically how have you studied it? Did you take a Traffic Skills 101 course; a cycling Savvy course; an Effective Cycling course?I didn't really understand how controlling the lane worked until I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 02:09 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Eh? I never said anything like that. It does...

Eh? I never said anything like that. It does make sense on certain roads. Go ahead. Ride to the far right on India Street between Laurel and Washington. Tell me how safe you feel.I don't know...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 04:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,237
Posted By billdsd

I've been tempted but never done that when I knew...

I've been tempted but never done that when I knew someone was back there. I knew he was there because I passed him. However, I have been surprised to find people back there before. I've got...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 04:06 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,237
Posted By billdsd

I usually go 8-10mph up that hill but the wind...

I usually go 8-10mph up that hill but the wind tends to be at my back on this climb and is typically around 5-7mph so no, air resistance isn't really an issue there. He was still on my wheel. Don't...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-16-11, 03:53 AM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

I don't ride on single lane each way roads all...

I don't ride on single lane each way roads all that much but when I have, my experience has been the same as you describe.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-15-11, 10:40 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Where in San Diego are you riding? You still...

Where in San Diego are you riding? You still haven't answered that.

Where I ride, it's necessary in a lot of places.

You still haven't come up with an explanation for why I get harassed or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-14-11, 02:48 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,737
Posted By billdsd

It's just more whining from the crybabies who...

It's just more whining from the crybabies who can't handle sharing the road with bicyclists. It's not about respect for the law or safety. It's anger over delusions of entitlement. Nothing more.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-14-11, 01:41 AM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

I rode your way for 20 years. I've been...

I rode your way for 20 years. I've been controlling the lane for maybe 5. My overall mileage is well into six figures. Maybe 3/4's of it is riding far right and doing my best to stay out of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-13-11, 09:48 AM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Every time I control the lane, it's because the...

Every time I control the lane, it's because the lane is too narrow to share or there is a hazard on the right side (most often parked cars) or because I'm trying to avoid being right hooked at an...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-12-11, 12:57 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 8,235
Posted By billdsd

I usually don't hear "European" from the haters. ...

I usually don't hear "European" from the haters. They tend to prefer to claim that it's like China, because their agenda is to equate cycling with being poor and living under a totalitarian...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-12-11, 12:15 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,237
Posted By billdsd

I never stealth draft off people. Tonight on...

I never stealth draft off people.

Tonight on the way home I picked up a drafter going up a big hill. I passed him and he just decided to draft me the rest of the way. When we got to the top, I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-11-11, 08:30 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Yeah. Riding in a bike lane invites abuse. ...

Yeah. Riding in a bike lane invites abuse. How's that?

Riding to the far right also got me plenty of abuse back when I did it. Of course, I also got lots of close and scary passes back in those...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-11-11, 06:39 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

The fact is that I've been yelled at more times...

The fact is that I've been yelled at more times while riding in the bike lane than while riding in the traffic lane. Almost all of the times that I've had things thrown at me were while I was in the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-11-11, 02:19 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Then explain to me why I get harassed fairly...

Then explain to me why I get harassed fairly regularly even though I obey the rules and adhere to safe riding techniques as taught by the leading safety experts around?

Why is it that most of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-05-11, 09:13 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

I've driven over half a million miles in the last...

I've driven over half a million miles in the last 32 years.

The inconvenience of bicyclists is trivial and not typical. That doesn't matter to the haters. It doesn't matter to them one single...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-03-11, 02:17 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 14,264
Posted By billdsd

Despite their claims, this has nothing to do with...

Despite their claims, this has nothing to do with their concerns with safety. The "fairness" argument is pure B.S. as well, though I do believe that they genuinely feel like bicyclists are...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-21-11, 02:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 963
Posted By billdsd

What if you're hunting for the dregs?

What if you're hunting for the dregs?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-20-11, 07:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 608
Posted By billdsd

I haven't heard of much enforcement in states...

I haven't heard of much enforcement in states that already had the rule. I don't expect a lot of enforcement here either.

However, it does give law enforcement an extra tool if they feel like...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-19-11, 01:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 816
Posted By billdsd

This was a cross street collision. Keeping right...

This was a cross street collision. Keeping right or left is irrelevant.

Looking at the intersection in street view, I can't see a way that this collision could be the motorist's fault. The...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-15-11, 12:02 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 15,411
Posted By billdsd

Technically speaking, parking in a bike lane is...

Technically speaking, parking in a bike lane is not illegal in California. However, in my experience, if there is a bike lane, and it is not to the left of a parking lane, then there are nearly...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-12-11, 01:58 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,926
Posted By billdsd

It happens to me maybe 2-3 times per year. I...

It happens to me maybe 2-3 times per year. I take the lane pretty often and I ride almost every day. My regular daily commute probably has around 2-3 miles of taking the lane out of the 18 mile...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-10-11, 12:36 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,097
Posted By billdsd

Perfect :D

Perfect :D
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-11, 11:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,848
Posted By billdsd

Jerry Brown vetoed the cell phone bill. He said...

Jerry Brown vetoed the cell phone bill. He said that the current fine for drivers is high enough already ($20, seriously?).

The three foot law passed the assembly and has been sent back to the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-11, 10:03 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,313
Posted By billdsd

I'm not aware of a law that says that a car can't...

I'm not aware of a law that says that a car can't pass another car in the same lane. However, physical limits tend to come into play for most lanes, making it impossible to do. In places where it...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-05-11, 11:53 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 5,122
Posted By billdsd

I wonder what she would have done had the slow...

I wonder what she would have done had the slow thing in front of her been a bus? Would she have still had no choice but to "push" the bus off the road?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-11, 11:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,621
Posted By billdsd

I have trouble finding them in the real world. ...

I have trouble finding them in the real world. On the rare occasions that I do, they're gone in seconds and I never get to explain to them their lack of understanding of the law or safety.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-11, 08:03 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,248
Posted By billdsd

Would it be possible to determine where this...

Would it be possible to determine where this occurred and contact law enforcement in that jurisdiction? There has to be some law(s) being broken here.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-11, 07:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,621
Posted By billdsd

He's blocked me so that I can't see his questions...

He's blocked me so that I can't see his questions anymore.

Typical. These idiots can't handle being challenged.
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