Wasn't sure where to post this, so started this hopefully self-explanatory thread. <a href="http://www.thegavoice.com/opinion/thats-what-she-said/5860-melissa-carter-cars-arent-the-problem-with-share-the-road"> Melissa Carter: Cars aren’t the problem with ‘Share the Road’</a> If you feel the onset of despair as you read the words of this articulate ignoramous, hang on! The comments will, surprisingly, make you feel much better. Check it out!

A rare case when the comments were overwhelmingly better than the article.

This time it's a mayor in Texas. Here is his email address... krawietzb@ci.bulverde.tx.us His visage matches his words so well I had to include it. <blockquote> <img src="http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/21/20/05/4522367/3/628x471.jpg" alt="" /> It seems that more and more bicyclists from San Antonio are coming to Bulverde to ride on our streets. They say what attracts them is the wide open streets, picturesque scenery and rolling terrain. <p>To me there is a flaw in their reasoning. Our streets are not wide open. Most of our roadways lack any type of shoulder. As the roads wind through the hills they also are lacking any kind of safe-sight distance. <p>I was sitting in the parking lot of the post office April 15 when suddenly there was a loud and abrupt knock on my truck window. It turns out that a couple of cyclists did not like me passing them between Luke's Chevron and Bulverde Hills Drive. <p>Traffic was quite heavy at the time. School had just let out, there was a scramble to get income tax checks mailed and the evening rush was beginning. My patience was already worn thin and being stuck behind a couple of slow-moving cyclists riding side-by-side did not help. <p>So I gave a brief tap on the horn. The cyclists changed formation to single file. Then a break in traffic gave me the opportunity to accelerate and pass on a stretch of road that has a double-yellow center stripe which you can't cross. <p>I had to pass them quickly, but nobody was hurt and there were no close calls. When someone is dressed in their work clothing and using a bicycle to get to work, that's one thing. <p>However, it's another matter when someone is joyriding on an expensive bicycle all decked out in riding attire on probably the most dangerous roadway in the city. <p>What can we do? The cyclists do legally have a right to the road with some exceptions, but does this mean all motor vehicle traffic must suffer? <p>When and where these cyclists pick to ride is the real problem. They should stay to the less traveled roads at off-peak hours. They are only endangering themselves, the motorists behind them and those coming from the opposite direction. <p>For those at the post office that afternoon and heard me unleash on this pair, I apologize. <p>To the cyclists, just because you have the right to come and use our roads does not mean you are exempt from common sense. Pick your route wisely. <p>The last thing we want to do is to start ramping up citations for the littlest infractions to get you to notice. <p><em><strong>Bill Krawietz is mayor of Bulverde, Texas.</strong></em> </blockquote> Link:
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Re the "gay comment" thing - the first time I experienced that my natural reaction was to think I was being propositioned. My reply was something along the lines of "not gay, listen you'd probably have better luck at a gay bar" which resulted in a look of sheer confusion...light turned green and I rode on thinking the guy didn't stand much chance with those manners...

So, get this. The blowhard goes on TV, apparently interviewed in his lawyer's office (see books in background) and tries to defend himself. In the process, he blurts out it would have been easier to run over the cyclist. I kid you not! You have to see it.
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He has removed (or hidden) his Facebook page, Atlantic Adventures. The best part of this TV news story comes at the very end.

Point of grammar here. Can we change the name of this thread to ... "Who" need to be spanked? This bugs the fuck out of me.

Hey, I didn't realize the OP could edit the thread title. I can, and did. Thanks again.

He was asked by a certain celebrity here why he doesn't just change lanes. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEricCable?feature=watch">His answer</a>.

<blockquote>I have passed that individual HUNDREDS of times over the past six years. The problem is once you pass him, you get stopped at a red light. At that point he cuts in between the cars (NOT legal) then runs the red light (NOT legal) as indicated in the video. So then you have to pass him again. Honestly, if he would obey the law and not cut traffic and not run red lights I would have probably never noticed him.</blockquote>

So we can't really defend the red light running, except to point out it would be legal in Idaho (assuming he yielded appropriately).

But why is this motorist so annoyed about having to change lanes to pass slower traffic, twice. Is it really that hard? Not to mention that he was slowing down traffic just as much as the cyclist does was he drove behind him filming, apparently without incident.

These people just don't think.

Was this in Idaho? If not, the "Idaho Stop" law doesn't even remotely apply. Why even mention it otherwise?

The thing is, if he's passing again, then he's not really being held up by the bicyclist. He's being held up by the lights. If not for the lights, the bicyclist wouldn't catch him again. The bicyclist isn't really affecting his average speed, at least on the days when he moves over to pass.

sd_mike:Having to be a part of the cue at every light is a disadvantage for driving. His issue is indeed with all the other cars at the light, not the cyclist. The cyclist is just the easy target...

Exactly.

Really good satire, I think. I don't think it's possible to use the word "heathen" unless it's satirical.

Florida drivers kill more pedestrians and cyclists than those of any other state in the union.

Is this run by Strava-that would be good use of their power? It doesnt seem government run so I feel like the data collected may matter. I hope to get some satisfaction reporting.

https://www.facebook.com/SafeCyclingAustralia/photos/a.221459274568150.49398.220197534694324/789749501072455/?type=1

https://www.facebook.com/SafeCyclingAustralia/photos/a.520947954619279.1073741826.220197534694324/790047671042638/?type=1

This year's "Ride of Silence" was interrupted by an aggressive motorist along eastbound University. I'm sure most of us just tried to ignore him but he persisted then risked lives. The enraged self-important idiot started yelling insults, honking, then driving wayyyy closer than 3' several times, revving engine and escalating to a mock ramming (within inches)before turning left and finally leaving us alone. I typed his plate# in my phone but couldn't get a pic After the ride Samantha Ollinger requested photos/videos and indicated she would file a police report In the mean time, I filed a report on closecalldatabase.com and Sam sent me her photo, none other were received. Closecalldatabase emailed several times trying to vet the report's accuracy and then sent an email blast to our 87 local cyclists registered. You can see the report here:
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The best revenge for these deliberate incidents is to post them to closecalldatabase Help us out and tell your friends

This morning's U-T piece on sharrows on the Coast Highway has generated some ignorant comments. I've been blocked from posting comments on their website. Anyone else feel like responding to Cynthia Lambert's idiotic post?

Not sure what caused the block, but Tom Mallory at the U-T said it was Facebook, not the U-T. I originally thought it was because I referred to Douglas Manchester as "Papa Doc." Then I learned that a few other contributors to the U-T were similarly blocked after posting condemnations of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. If they are able to siphon off billions of US taxpayer dollars every year, they probably can control what gets posted on their boy Zuckerberg's internet pages.

https://www.facebook.com/Eoinm777/videos/922817491104501/

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/foul-mouthed-video-sees-reading-9769907

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