Cyclist Rear Ended at 55mph
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A similar incident comes to mind. This man was riding top the right off the fog line on a 4 lane divided highway. He didn't survive.
Cancer survivor training for pelotonia struck and killed while riding bike
What do we learn from these incidents? Is riding a bicycle inherently unsafe on roads where closing speed exceeds 25 mph?
MUPs and bike lanes make me feel comfortable, safe, and like a second class user. Infrastructure is designed for motor vehicles, not bikes.
Cancer survivor training for pelotonia struck and killed while riding bike
What do we learn from these incidents? Is riding a bicycle inherently unsafe on roads where closing speed exceeds 25 mph?
MUPs and bike lanes make me feel comfortable, safe, and like a second class user. Infrastructure is designed for motor vehicles, not bikes.
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Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
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Nah, just ride on the shoulder instead of out in traffic.
Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
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So as a bailout training video, I have to consider how I would react to a quickly upcoming car, and make the decision to bail, especially with an inhospitable shoulder.
Nah, just ride on the shoulder instead of out in traffic.
Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
In the “cycling community” there are two schools of thought about riding in traffic:As Far Right as Possible: close to the curb; or Take the Lane to be out there and visible to cars. Bike lanes encourage the former behavior, likely more tolerated by motorists.
Bike lanes are not that wide, but then cyclist is in the “door zone” in danger of opening doors from parked cars.
Bike lanes are not that wide, but then cyclist is in the “door zone” in danger of opening doors from parked cars.
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I do agree with this in principle; however the prudent rider should recognise the shortcomings of other road users as well as the probability that certain conditions may enhance these shortcomings.
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Use airplane pilots as as comparison. When you go to flight school you're taught to maintain a constant scan of your instrumentation and your surroundings. You are also taught this in driver's ed, but clearly one is enforced better than the other. A pilot has to continuously prove they are capable of safely operating an aircraft by passing biennial flight reviews, which consist of a ground course followed by in-air evaluation (typically 1.5-2 hours total). With airplanes you have so much physical space around you that you have more time to recover from an error. In a car you don't have that luxury, yet somehow we think it's appropriate to hand teenagers licenses and never expect them to demonstrate safe operation for as long as they live.
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In just a few weeks, I am moving from an urban setting, to a semi-rural setting. Where the main traffic artery is just like this:
1. 55mph
2. No traffic lights or stop signs
3. Poor conditions on the shoulder
To say the least.
I agree...
One of the problems with the rumble strips is that if one is to the left of the rumble strips, one can't easily move right when traffic comes up behind.
The other thing is that the cyclist must also be aware of the sun in the eyes problem.
If the cyclist can't see, then the drivers behind him also can't see (so, proceed with that in mind).
That is a high speed, 4 lane hwy... One of the types of roads that I try to avoid. But, if I have to ride one, then I try to get as far away from the cars as is practical.
I do ride skinny tires, but that might be an argument to go fatter if it is part of a regular route (and the shoulder is rough, hard to tell from the video).
During low traffic times, I'll often ride close to the white line, or sometimes in the lane, but move over when cars approach (which the rumble strip precludes).
I've ridden rumbles... downhill, they can be really bad.
One of the problems with the rumble strips is that if one is to the left of the rumble strips, one can't easily move right when traffic comes up behind.
The other thing is that the cyclist must also be aware of the sun in the eyes problem.
If the cyclist can't see, then the drivers behind him also can't see (so, proceed with that in mind).
That is a high speed, 4 lane hwy... One of the types of roads that I try to avoid. But, if I have to ride one, then I try to get as far away from the cars as is practical.
I do ride skinny tires, but that might be an argument to go fatter if it is part of a regular route (and the shoulder is rough, hard to tell from the video).
During low traffic times, I'll often ride close to the white line, or sometimes in the lane, but move over when cars approach (which the rumble strip precludes).
I've ridden rumbles... downhill, they can be really bad.
When I originally got my road bike in 2003. It came with 700x23. I eventually went to 700x25. I don't think that will be much help with rumble strips. Even if I have the tire pressure. At the top of the PSI rating.
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I've seen this multiple times in the thread and it's inappropriate. This accident was avoidable. The overtaking driver's responsibility was to not hit anything in front of them. End of Story. The rider chose his line for his own reasons, flats, upcoming turns, whatever. The rider has a right to use the road and not get killed or maimed as a result.
I consider riding to the left of the rumble strips and riding in the door line to be highly risky behaviour and try to minimize it. I commute every day on a 4 lane highway with a wide shoulder but no rumble strips. Despite the wide shoulder I generally ride within 3' of the fog line (usually 1-2' to the right) to avoid debris in the shoulder. I occasionally have to ride on, or to the left, of the fog line to avoid an obstacle but when I do I'm checking over my shoulder to ensure no cars are coming. I take a fair number of risks on the bike bombing down high speed mountain descents but I wouldn't be riding to the left of those rumble strips and consider that to be an unnecessary risk. Perfectly legal and within the rider's rights but playing with fire.
If my kid showed me a video of him riding like that I'd slap him upside the head (figuratively speaking).
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I had no trouble seeing the rumble strips. The rest of the asphalt, on the shoulder. Made it impossible to ride on the shoulder.
Agreed, It wasn't a direct hit. But, While not intentional, it definitely wasn't a grazing. Because, The SUV's front bumper. Made direct contact with the back wheel. The SUV started to drift to the right. But the driver not stopping, after the collision. Is heinous by itself.
I am glad you survived. I wish him a speedy recovery.
In just a few weeks, I am moving from an urban setting, to a semi-rural setting. Where the main traffic artery is just like this:
1. 55mph
2. No traffic lights or stop signs
3. Poor conditions on the shoulder
Hit-n-Run, is certainly applicable here.
To say the least.
I unfortunately am moving to an area. Where the 'main artery', is a road just like this. I would have to stay on it for 1.4mi., before I could get off of it. So I am still wondering what I will do.
When I originally got my road bike in 2003. It came with 700x23. I eventually went to 700x25. I don't think that will be much help with rumble strips. Even if I have the tire pressure. At the top of the PSI rating.
Agreed, It wasn't a direct hit. But, While not intentional, it definitely wasn't a grazing. Because, The SUV's front bumper. Made direct contact with the back wheel. The SUV started to drift to the right. But the driver not stopping, after the collision. Is heinous by itself.
I am glad you survived. I wish him a speedy recovery.
In just a few weeks, I am moving from an urban setting, to a semi-rural setting. Where the main traffic artery is just like this:
1. 55mph
2. No traffic lights or stop signs
3. Poor conditions on the shoulder
Hit-n-Run, is certainly applicable here.
To say the least.
I unfortunately am moving to an area. Where the 'main artery', is a road just like this. I would have to stay on it for 1.4mi., before I could get off of it. So I am still wondering what I will do.
When I originally got my road bike in 2003. It came with 700x23. I eventually went to 700x25. I don't think that will be much help with rumble strips. Even if I have the tire pressure. At the top of the PSI rating.
I advocate for taking the lane, precisely because that's where an alert driver will be looking for traffic. If the road sees heavy traffic when you ride, that can be in your benefit because a driver will be expecting to stop, or you'll potentially gain a 2 ton guardian on your six while everyone creeps along. A bright rear light helps, maybe two, one flashing (something novel for the driver) and something solid to help gauge distance if light or visibility is poor. However, if there are tighter curves with vegetation that blocks the sightlines, it might be too much of a risk. I want the driver to have as much time to react as possible so I only have to deal with impaired or reckless drivers. If you know your route, you can plan on where to be to either maximize visibility (say, drift toward the center on a tight curve to be in a sightline earlier rather than later in the curve) or well out of the way (shoulder inside the curve).
One of the (poorer planned but necessary) bike routes I regularly use has a chicane followed by a long gentle downhill curve. The city planned this because it's a posted 10mph curve coming from a 25 mph zone transitioning to a 35 mph zone after. They put a bike lane on the shoulder of the curve, but then they're also working on the overpass and have that choked with gravel and debris. The chicane makes me nervous because cars regularly move through it at 25 mph (I'm one of them), so positioning is important there to give traffic time to react. Unfortunately, as infrequently as I use it, I've still had an impatient and reckless driver overtake me down the hill with oncoming traffic, so he could get to the T and stop at the bottom.
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I unfortunately am moving to an area. Where the 'main artery', is a road just like this. I would have to stay on it for 1.4mi., before I could get off of it. So I am still wondering what I will do.
When I originally got my road bike in 2003. It came with 700x23. I eventually went to 700x25. I don't think that will be much help with rumble strips. Even if I have the tire pressure. At the top of the PSI rating.
When I originally got my road bike in 2003. It came with 700x23. I eventually went to 700x25. I don't think that will be much help with rumble strips. Even if I have the tire pressure. At the top of the PSI rating.
But, if you stay to the right of the rumbles, you should be OK. Also, you can hear if a car is hitting the rumbles.
If you have to cross the rumbles, slow down to 5-10 MPH, and you can make it across, even with the road bike and 25mm tires.
The worst... in the past, people have posted accident reports where shoulders were narrow, and rumble strips were cut the entire width of the shoulder, forcing the cyclist to ride on the road.
I posted a funny map of a river crossing a few days ago. 10 miles out of the way to cross a river... but there are many things that take me to that extra loop specifically to avoid a 4-lane road, wide shoulders, and rumbles... (and where I have encountered rumbles after midnight, and 170+ miles down the road, and exhausted).
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I don't see notes of a hit & run.
State with no front license plates? This might be a reason to require front licenses.
It wouldn't take much to track down the make/model/year/color of the car. If the driver is local, the police could track down every similar car and check them out.
Lots of car parts seem to be left at the scene. Mirror, perhaps a rear bumper cover (license?)
State with no front license plates? This might be a reason to require front licenses.
It wouldn't take much to track down the make/model/year/color of the car. If the driver is local, the police could track down every similar car and check them out.
Lots of car parts seem to be left at the scene. Mirror, perhaps a rear bumper cover (license?)
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Sigh. FWIW, the shoulder is covered with loose chip seal.
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
-mr. bill
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
-mr. bill
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Are you in Witness Protection or something? Why are you 'unfortunately' moving to an area you know will be hostile to your cycling centric lifestyle? None of my business. Your life. I wouldn't do it. I've seen many of your posts and you have racked up an impressive amount of negative interactions with motor vehicles already. What gives? Not why you are moving, that's obviously personal. Why you seem to be such a magnet for road rage, that's what I am genuinely curious about.
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Sigh. FWIW, the shoulder is covered with loose chip seal.
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
-mr. bill
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
-mr. bill
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Sigh. FWIW, the shoulder is covered with loose chip seal.
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
Road positioning on those busy streets is complex, with all the road debris on the shoulders.
-mr. bill
For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.
For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.
For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.
Road positioning on those busy streets is complex, with all the road debris on the shoulders.
-mr. bill
Rumbles? If I heard them 50 feet behind myself, they would be a strong wake-up.
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I advocate for taking the lane, precisely because that's where an alert driver will be looking for traffic. If the road sees heavy traffic when you ride, that can be in your benefit because a driver will be expecting to stop, or you'll potentially gain a 2 ton guardian on your six while everyone creeps along. A bright rear light helps, maybe two, one flashing (something novel for the driver) and something solid to help gauge distance if light or visibility is poor. However, if there are tighter curves with vegetation that blocks the sightlines, it might be too much of a risk. I want the driver to have as much time to react as possible so I only have to deal with impaired or reckless drivers. If you know your route, you can plan on where to be to either maximize visibility (say, drift toward the center on a tight curve to be in a sightline earlier rather than later in the curve) or well out of the way (shoulder inside the curve).
One of the (poorer planned but necessary) bike routes I regularly use has a chicane followed by a long gentle downhill curve. The city planned this because it's a posted 10mph curve coming from a 25 mph zone transitioning to a 35 mph zone after. They put a bike lane on the shoulder of the curve, but then they're also working on the overpass and have that choked with gravel and debris. The chicane makes me nervous because cars regularly move through it at 25 mph (I'm one of them), so positioning is important there to give traffic time to react. Unfortunately, as infrequently as I use it, I've still had an impatient and reckless driver overtake me down the hill with oncoming traffic, so he could get to the T and stop at the bottom.
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The A&S forum exists largely to vent the frustrations of a cycling community caught in the bizarro world reality stemming from the fact that a tortured system of inequality that favors overwhelmingly those Americans that drive motor vehicles exists. It has turned the Criminal Justice System into an absolute joke with respect to restitution for the non-driving victims of motorist violence. The rare exceptions arise mainly when the driver belongs to a scapegoat class of American. Recently in NYC a young ethnic driver's egregiously reckless behavior resulted in the death of another person. He will be paying for his and others' crimes for some time to come. The planets won't align like that again for some time. In the meantime ... carry on ...
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Cyclist rides in breakdown lane and we are not having this discussion. When did it become safe to ride in the travel lane of an interstate?
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Hmmm...
The only problem with the rumble strips, is. While they will alert me to a vehicle behind me. They won't keep a vehicle from hitting me.
Ok
[QUOTE=CliffordK;21110721]The worst... in the past, people have posted accident reports where shoulders were narrow, and rumble strips were cut the entire width of the shoulder, forcing the cyclist to ride on the road.
There aren't many alternatives.
[QUOTE=CliffordK;21110721]The worst... in the past, people have posted accident reports where shoulders were narrow, and rumble strips were cut the entire width of the shoulder, forcing the cyclist to ride on the road.
I posted a funny map of a river crossing a few days ago. 10 miles out of the way to cross a river... but there are many things that take me to that extra loop specifically to avoid a 4-lane road, wide shoulders, and rumbles... (and where I have encountered rumbles after midnight, and 170+ miles down the road, and exhausted).
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I don't see notes of a hit & run.
State with no front license plates? This might be a reason to require front licenses.
It wouldn't take much to track down the make/model/year/color of the car. If the driver is local, the police could track down every similar car and check them out.
Lots of car parts seem to be left at the scene. Mirror, perhaps a rear bumper cover (license?)
State with no front license plates? This might be a reason to require front licenses.
It wouldn't take much to track down the make/model/year/color of the car. If the driver is local, the police could track down every similar car and check them out.
Lots of car parts seem to be left at the scene. Mirror, perhaps a rear bumper cover (license?)
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A similar incident comes to mind. This man was riding to the right off the fog line on a 4 lane divided highway. He didn't survive.
Cancer survivor training for pelotonia struck and killed while riding bike
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What is your point? Is that [US-6] the road the cyclist was hit on?
The A&S forum exists largely to vent the frustrations of a cycling community caught in the bizarro world reality stemming from the fact that a tortured system of inequality that favors overwhelmingly those Americans that drive motor vehicles exists. It has turned the Criminal Justice System into an absolute joke with respect to restitution for the non-driving victims of motorist violence. The rare exceptions arise mainly when the driver belongs to a scapegoat class of American.
The A&S forum exists largely to vent the frustrations of a cycling community caught in the bizarro world reality stemming from the fact that a tortured system of inequality that favors overwhelmingly those Americans that drive motor vehicles exists. It has turned the Criminal Justice System into an absolute joke with respect to restitution for the non-driving victims of motorist violence. The rare exceptions arise mainly when the driver belongs to a scapegoat class of American.
The road is apparently US-95 in AZ. Not an interstate highway, but part of the US route system. Interestingly, AZ apparently does not ban bicycles from the interstate highways if there is no suitable alternative route. This is a state highway.
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I approached a crossing earlier, and a sports car stopped for me. I didn't want the sports car to stop, I'd have preferred it if the sports car had just gone past, so it'd have been clear for me to proceed quicker and without confusion.
Yeah, this didn't happen. I'm just pointing out how tacky, long-winded and unnecessary it is to call a car an SUV. It's a car. And your car is a car.
And it's especially a car when it's a Toyota Camry.
Yeah, this didn't happen. I'm just pointing out how tacky, long-winded and unnecessary it is to call a car an SUV. It's a car. And your car is a car.
And it's especially a car when it's a Toyota Camry.
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