Tasteless sign at Houston bar
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Tasteless sign at Houston bar
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...s-16564851.php
Or you can google something like "Truck Yard Houston bike accident sign"
Or you can google something like "Truck Yard Houston bike accident sign"
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Twitter...
https://twitter.com/HoustonCM/status...00236438925316
I'd just consider it a joke and ignore it. And, perhaps also ignore that establishment.
https://twitter.com/HoustonCM/status...00236438925316
I'd just consider it a joke and ignore it. And, perhaps also ignore that establishment.
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They owned it, apologized, and changed the sign. Move along.
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That's pretty much where i am with this.
At the same time it's disheartening to see such widely negative views of cyclists reinforced. Bring up cycling on a boat forum, hunting forum or motorcycling forum, and the attitudes range from unhealthy to downright dangerous. The teen who recently mowed down 6 cyclists in Texas had probably been subjected to enough negativity that he thought it was cool to roll coal on them. From an advocacy standpoint, I wish there were a way we could change the culture.
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Part of life is learning to take a joke about oneself, whether it is well thought out or not.
I'm sure jokes about other vehicles abound in Texas, whether they are about pickups or Priuses.
I'm sure jokes about other vehicles abound in Texas, whether they are about pickups or Priuses.
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Taking the joke would definitely not have been the proper response, that just reinforces that it's an acceptable attitude.
The bar basically called out their own stupidity for putting this up which I think was a classy and responsible thing to do. It was a total "no excuses" apology. So basically, I don't see the point in recounting this any further, all it does is make the damn sign a meme. If you ask me, that defeats the purpose of getting them to take it down.
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In October? Rarely is it over 100° In October here.
In downtown? I have to ride through downtown a half dozen times a year. I don’t think it’s been over 100°.
High temperatures when biking are less of a problem than many would expect. Wind speed is cooling. Hydration is the key.
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In 100°? Yes I do.
In October? Rarely is it over 100° In October here.
In downtown? I have to ride through downtown a half dozen times a year. I don’t think it’s been over 100°.
High temperatures when biking are less of a problem than many would expect. Wind speed is cooling. Hydration is the key.
In October? Rarely is it over 100° In October here.
In downtown? I have to ride through downtown a half dozen times a year. I don’t think it’s been over 100°.
High temperatures when biking are less of a problem than many would expect. Wind speed is cooling. Hydration is the key.
Riding at relatively high speed is ok in heat, slowly is murder, especially up hills. Slow downtown traffic conditions are probably not ideal in the heat, is Houston riding stop and go or can you maintain enough speed to evaporate sweat quickly?
The bike "ac" doesn't kick in for me below 15 mph. Below that, I think I'm generating more body heat by pedaling than I'm losing.
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Honestly, I don't think "if there were no cars, there would be no car crashes" is a point worth making.
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On a hunting forum's general BS forum I posted about the crash where a woman ran over a cyclist 3 times, killing him. Someone was pondering what the appropriate punishment should be. One guy joked that she couldn't be sentenced to community service because she had already done it. I actually LOL'd that because it was very obviously a joke, it was made in a very small venue, the venue allowed follow up conversation and it had a limited lifespan. This billboard feels very different from that joke.
Just my take and not intended to be argumentative.
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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...s-16564851.php
Or you can google something like "Truck Yard Houston bike accident sign"
Or you can google something like "Truck Yard Houston bike accident sign"
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I had a student write a book review once, and she ended it by stating that the book was a "great copulation in the field." I had to confine myself to suggesting she look that word up because I was pretty sure any other response would have gotten me in trouble.
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That's very micture of you.
I had a student write a book review once, and she ended it by stating that the book was a "great copulation in the field." I had to confine myself to suggesting she look that word up because I was pretty sure any other response would have gotten me in trouble.
I had a student write a book review once, and she ended it by stating that the book was a "great copulation in the field." I had to confine myself to suggesting she look that word up because I was pretty sure any other response would have gotten me in trouble.
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