Alright people, remember Barney and Friends? Remember that episode where they talked about watching where you're going?

[irishScott]

Happens every time. I'm on a college campus, and I like to eat at Panera on Main St (which is right next to campus) once or twice a week. Since Panera is basically across campus in terms of longitude, I take my bike. If it's late at night, there's no one on the sidewalks and I can speed there quickly; but if I try to get there at a sane hour, there are inevitably groups of morons who somehow can't see anything > 5 feet in front of their dicks, and feel the need to walk in a straight line taking up the entire sidewalk (there are no bike lanes on Main st). I'll be biking at a moderate speed, and I'll be aware of them when I'm ~50 ft away. So I naturally slow down, hug the right side of the sidewalk (which are ~8-10 ft wide) and wait for them to move. After all, a guy on a bike coming at them head-on in more-or-less broad daylight is pretty hard to miss right?

Apparently not, because 90% of the time I inevitably have to slam on the brakes about 10 ft away and come to a full stop to avoid a collision. Then they give a much-delayed "woah" and look at me like I'm an ax-murderer. Then they move. :|

Tonight it went to a new, ironic level. There was the normal group of guys blocking the entire sidewalk, but they were highly evolved beings and opened up when I was about 20 ft away. However, there was a lone Asian guy walking about 10 ft in front of them right in front of the hole that I was to pass through. So I cut left to go around him. I guess I didn't cut hard enough to trip the guy's diminutive depth perception, because HE FUCKING FOLLOWED ME (as in sports fake-out style)! Stayed in front of me blocking my path. So to avoid the mutual-double-fake I slow down to walking speed and keep going left. Guess what he does? I end up cutting around to his left just barely avoiding a collision and he stumbles to the right, gives me a blank stare. I didn't smell any alcohol.

And it's ALWAYS guys. Either dumbass fatass chain-wearing wanna be pimp guys in Dollar Store T-shirts and flat brimmed hats, or douchebag dumb jocks who's wife-beaters and/or polos are so tight and swagger is so pathetic that they might as well be pogo-sticking on their steroid enhanced erections.

Girls are nice and spatially aware. I've biked toward packs of stumbling, wasted girls, and they still move. Once they even shouted warnings that I'm coming to another large crowed of people in front of me (who still don't listen, but it's the thought that counts) to which I shouted thanks. Alcohol is not an excuse.

Fuckers.

/rant

Edit: Read the thread before responding, lots of info you're missing...

Here's a sampler: Biking on the sidewalk is legal where I am.

 

[tfinch2]

I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

 

[Baked]

Yeah because the sidewalk is for pedestrians. Ride on the road so you can get run over by SUVs.

 

[spaceghost21]

Bikes belong in the street, not the sidewalk.

It's called a sidewalk, not a sidebike.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

Biking the wrong way on a one-way street is dangerous and usually illegal, douchebag. Also, biking on sidewalk is illegal. Also, you're a douchebag.

Seriously, entitled prick bicyclists like yourself are who give the rest of us a bad name. Move to San Francisco to be with your asshole buddies and get off our streets.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

Biking the wrong way on a one-way street is dangerous and usually illegal, douchebag. Also, biking on sidewalk is illegal. Also, you're a douchebag.

Seriously, entitled prick bicyclists like yourself are who give the rest of us a bad name. Move to San Francisco to be with your asshole buddies and get off our streets.

My point exactly. Is your sarcasm meter broken? I did use the "roll" emoticon...

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

On occasion I see 2-3 foreign students driving the wrong way on one way streets around campus, should I do it too?

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

I on occasion I see 2-3 foreign students driving the wrong way on one way streets around campus, should I do it too?

Apples and Oranges.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

Biking the wrong way on a one-way street is dangerous and usually illegal, douchebag. Also, biking on sidewalk is illegal. Also, you're a douchebag.

Seriously, entitled prick bicyclists like yourself are who give the rest of us a bad name. Move to San Francisco to be with your asshole buddies and get off our streets.

My point exactly. Is your sarcasm meter broken? I did use the "roll" emoticon...

Dude, you're kidding, right? You shouldn't use the sidewalk OR bike the wrong way on a one-way street. YOU SHOULDN'T BE GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY STREET PERIOD. I know you like to think you're a pedestrian (except when you want car privileges of course) but you're not. It's usually illegal to go the wrong way in the street OR use the sidewalk, so again, the solution is take a different street like you're supposed to.

Also, go read "biking in the city 101" before you get yourself killed or hurt someone else. You're a clueless menace on the road right now.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

Why don't you be one of those self proclaimed super great rule following bike riders who never cause any problems and follow the fucking laws and ride on the street even if it means you have to go an extra block to get where you want legally. Oh wait, you already said you don't give a shit about the rules. nevermind.

 

[schizoid77]

Stay on the street.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

I on occasion I see 2-3 foreign students driving the wrong way on one way streets around campus, should I do it too?

Apples and Oranges.

No it's not. The comparision fits perfect for your idiotic reasoning/justification "Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it."

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

Why don't you be one of those self proclaimed super great rule following bike riders who never cause any problems and follow the fucking laws and ride on the street even if it means you have to go an extra block to get where you want legally. Oh wait, you already said you don't give a shit about the rules. nevermind.

So I should turn a 3 minute ride into a 10 minute ride to allow some spatially unaware douchebags the luxury of not looking where they're going?

Also, I'm pretty sure it's not illegal here. I've literally biked in front of cops standing on the sidewalk with no reprecussions.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

I on occasion I see 2-3 foreign students driving the wrong way on one way streets around campus, should I do it too?

Apples and Oranges.

No it's not. The comparision fits perfect for your idiotic reasoning/justification "Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it."

Hardly the point. Driving in the opposite direction in a car with the potential of head-on collisions with other cars at potentially high speeds is several orders of magnitude more dangerous than biking down a 10 ft wide sidewalk at low-moderate speeds.

 

[BigJ]

Here's how it breaks down. If you want to be a schmuck, don't expect anyone else to be any less of a schmuck.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I hate douchebags that ride their bike on the sidewalk. Get on the fucking street.

Yes, I should bike head-on into traffic on a busy one-way 2 lane street. :roll:

In some states/cities, it's even illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it. I generally see 2-3 other bikes round trip facing the same problems.

I on occasion I see 2-3 foreign students driving the wrong way on one way streets around campus, should I do it too?

Apples and Oranges.

No it's not. The comparision fits perfect for your idiotic reasoning/justification "Illegal or not, I'm not the only one who does it."

Hardly the point. Driving in the opposite direction in a car with the potential of head-on collisions with other cars at potentially high speeds is several orders of magnitude more dangerous than biking down a 10 ft wide sidewalk.

Again, I really hope you are either trolling, or at the very least understand what you sound like. THEY ARE BOTH ILLEGAL. If you live anywhere large enough to house a college, I can guarantee you it's illegal to use the sidewalk OR ride the wrong way in one-way traffic. You are such a clueless, entitled prick that you simply don't care, but that doesn't make it less dangerous.

Maybe your town will get lucky and you'll hit some pedestrian and get your pants sued off, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

 

[tfinch2]

I love backfire threads. :laugh:

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Again, I really hope you are either trolling, or at the very least understand what you sound like. THEY ARE BOTH ILLEGAL. If you live anywhere large enough to house a college, I can guarantee you it's illegal to use the sidewalk OR ride the wrong way in one-way traffic. You are such a clueless, entitled prick that you simply don't care, but that doesn't make it less dangerous.

Maybe your town will get lucky and you'll hit some pedestrian and get your pants sued off, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

Reading comprehension ftl it would seem.

A. I don't ride the wrong way into traffic EVER. No matter how light, simply because one wrong move = suicide.

B. So you've read the laws of Newark, DE? I'll see if I can dig them up.

C. Do you speed? I hope you rear-end some car with a kid in the back and get your ass sued, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

 

[Narse]

You really shouldn't bike on the sidewalk.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Again, I really hope you are either trolling, or at the very least understand what you sound like. THEY ARE BOTH ILLEGAL. If you live anywhere large enough to house a college, I can guarantee you it's illegal to use the sidewalk OR ride the wrong way in one-way traffic. You are such a clueless, entitled prick that you simply don't care, but that doesn't make it less dangerous.

Maybe your town will get lucky and you'll hit some pedestrian and get your pants sued off, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

Reading comprehension ftl it would seem.

A. I don't ride the wrong way into traffic EVER. No matter how light, simply because one wrong move = suicide.

B. So you've read the laws of Newark, DE? I'll see if I can dig them up.

C. Do you speed? I hope you rear-end some car with a kid in the back and get your ass sued, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

You go ahead and dig up the traffic laws in Newark, chief. When you fail to post the relevant rule that allows you to bike on the sidewalk, we'll all know it was because you figure out you're completely, utterly wrong.

And I didn't say you DID bike the wrong way in traffic, I'm just pointing out that your statement "what am I supposed to do, bike the wrong way in traffic?" as a response to us attempting to get into your thick head that what you're doing is illegal was ridiculously stupid.

That's like saying "I really wish people would stop freaking out when I stab somebody in the street" and being told "that's because it's illegal, moron" and replying "Well what am I supposed to do, shoot them?!"

Again, get off the roads until you somehow gain a modicum of common sense and intelligence.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Again, I really hope you are either trolling, or at the very least understand what you sound like. THEY ARE BOTH ILLEGAL. If you live anywhere large enough to house a college, I can guarantee you it's illegal to use the sidewalk OR ride the wrong way in one-way traffic. You are such a clueless, entitled prick that you simply don't care, but that doesn't make it less dangerous.

Maybe your town will get lucky and you'll hit some pedestrian and get your pants sued off, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

Reading comprehension ftl it would seem.

A. I don't ride the wrong way into traffic EVER. No matter how light, simply because one wrong move = suicide.

B. So you've read the laws of Newark, DE? I'll see if I can dig them up.

C. Do you speed? I hope you rear-end some car with a kid in the back and get your ass sued, which will at least keep your dangerous, clueless ass off the road.

You go ahead and dig up the traffic laws in Newark, chief. When you fail to post the relevant rule that allows you to bike on the sidewalk, we'll all know it was because you figure out you're completely, utterly wrong.

And I didn't say you DID bike the wrong way in traffic, I'm just pointing out that your statement "what am I supposed to do, bike the wrong way in traffic?" as a response to us attempting to get into your thick head that what you're doing is illegal was ridiculously stupid.

That's like saying "I really wish people would stop freaking out when I stab somebody in the street" and being told "that's because it's illegal, moron" and replying "Well what am I supposed to do, shoot them?!"

Again, get off the roads until you somehow gain a modicum of common sense and intelligence.

Because biking on a sidewalk at low-moderate speeds is definitely the same as stabbing random pedestrians. :roll:

Calm yourself, stop hurling random insults, and argue with intelligence please.

 

[destrekor]

Do most people realize, on college campuses, its basically accepted to ride a bike on sidewalks?
I did all the time, as do a LOT of people. Now, you'll have the people with roadbikes that actually ride on the road, but then sometimes thats worse... because they'll ride in the middle of the lane, often time making the car traveling behind them drive slower. Often that car is me. Some bikers have the courtesy to ride close to the curb, like they should.

But I had a BMX bike. Most people on campus have mountain bikes and BMX bikes, and they tend to ride on the sidewalks. Now, I'd ride on the road if the sidewalk was busy, but then there are the sidewalks/pathways that cut through campus where there are no roads, and they tend to be the more common avenues for bike riders and pedestrians, and thankfully most people aren't that bad about allowing a biker room. Sometimes I had issue, but only when the paths were full of people. On a campus with as many students as OSU, and campus is so concentrated, the paths would be full right around time class let out or class would be starting.
I miss my bike though. Some bastard stole it from the bike rack one night.

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