Tdf new danger - selfies
07-07-14, 11:27 AM
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Tdf new danger - selfies
It's tough enough that the riders have to negotiate spectators on the route, but now you have people turning their back to the cyclists trying to get their selfies with 200 cyclists racing towards them. What a crazy mix of vanity and stupidity just to get a picture of yourself in front of the approaching pack. Unfortunately, rather than hitting the spectator, the cyclist will often squeeze into the pack, sometimes taking someone down in the process.
07-07-14, 11:36 AM
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I suggest a snowplow be the lead vehicle.
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i love selfies.
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how about a post a selfie of yourself on your bike thread?
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During the coverage yesterday, when the crowed was crushing the lane down to 5 or 6 feet across, one of the riders reached out and swatted an iPhone out of a spectators hand. I was like YES! NICE MOVE!
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07-07-14, 12:00 PM
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this is a joke by the way.
i had an after-thought. someone might actually try and do this. DON'T.
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07-07-14, 12:03 PM
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I'll admit to that. Texting, making/answering calls, asking siri for directions, but that's about it. Browsing bikeforums.net should be my next "level up". :-)
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Scientists link selfies to mental illness, just sayin 
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someone got smoked by a cyclist during today's stage...he wasn't getting up...
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During my last two rides over the Brooklyn Bridge I saw riders doing exactly this...pedaling away, holding up their phone, trying to snap a shot, and completely oblivious of what was right in front of them...
I would love to just check folks like that off their bikes...just a fantasy.
07-07-14, 01:44 PM
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I've only followed pro cycling for a few years, but I am still amazed at the total lack of crowd control. Very dangerous for both athlete and spectator.
07-07-14, 01:52 PM
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Yes. I think I suggested tazers in a different thread.
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I've seen fans trip and fall while running alongside cyclists. I've seen a couple get run over by motorcycles. Then there's the time Lance got his bars hooked in a spectator's bag. He took the blame for that one. Thor Hushovd got whacked by a giant hand, nasty cut with 190bpm heartrate equals a lot of blood.
And of course, the errant dog that tacoed Marcus Burghardt's wheel. The dog was fine, Burghardt won the stage; I believe the dog's owner had to pay a fine.
The tv camera makes the fans on the mountain roads appear a lot closer than they are. I do wish they'd give the riders a bit more space, though. But I don't want there to be barricades all over the place like in Beijing.
Having the motorcycles plowing through the hordes works pretty well. And the gendarmes don't hesitate to take unruly fans "out back for a little chat".
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Not for fans with common sense. They'll be fine.
I've seen fans trip and fall while running alongside cyclists. I've seen a couple get run over by motorcycles. Then there's the time Lance got his bars hooked in a spectator's bag. He took the blame for that one. Thor Hushovd got whacked by a giant hand, nasty cut with 190bpm heartrate equals a lot of blood.
And of course, the errant dog that tacoed Marcus Burghardt's wheel. The dog was fine, Burghardt won the stage; I believe the dog's owner had to pay a fine.
The tv camera makes the fans on the mountain roads appear a lot closer than they are. I do wish they'd give the riders a bit more space, though. But I don't want there to be barricades all over the place like in Beijing.
Having the motorcycles plowing through the hordes works pretty well. And the gendarmes don't hesitate to take unruly fans "out back for a little chat".
I've seen fans trip and fall while running alongside cyclists. I've seen a couple get run over by motorcycles. Then there's the time Lance got his bars hooked in a spectator's bag. He took the blame for that one. Thor Hushovd got whacked by a giant hand, nasty cut with 190bpm heartrate equals a lot of blood.
And of course, the errant dog that tacoed Marcus Burghardt's wheel. The dog was fine, Burghardt won the stage; I believe the dog's owner had to pay a fine.
The tv camera makes the fans on the mountain roads appear a lot closer than they are. I do wish they'd give the riders a bit more space, though. But I don't want there to be barricades all over the place like in Beijing.
Having the motorcycles plowing through the hordes works pretty well. And the gendarmes don't hesitate to take unruly fans "out back for a little chat".
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