Comments on: If You Can’t Take the Traffic, Stay in the ‘Burbs http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/ For Real Fri, 11 May 2012 20:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ceilisundancer http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Ceilisundancer Wed, 02 May 2007 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1149 Psst -- Jeff -- there isn't room for her in the burbs, either! Not until you get far up on, say, the C&O Canal. (If she leaves her attitude.) Have you tried biking there? Beautiful. Psst — Jeff — there isn’t room for her in the burbs, either! Not until you get far up on, say, the C&O Canal. (If she leaves her attitude.) Have you tried biking there? Beautiful.

]]> By: Ezra http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Ezra Tue, 01 May 2007 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1147 Some commenters here need to take it easy. There's a difference in alertness, signaling, etc. between walking and driving. There might be a land somewhere where policemen give out tickets to pedestrians who deviate from the right side of the sidewalk or fail to adequately signal when they stop and tie their shoes, but that's not a land I want to visit. I mean, I totally thought this was sarcasm: "Why does anyone think it's a good idea to walk down the middle of the sidewalk in a crowded city, oblivious to her surroundings? You can do that at home, or in the woods." Sounds like you could use a nice long walk to relax.<br/><br/>The problem is the road rage. When I'm biking I get people screaming obscenities at me from cars and from the sidewalk, for no reason other than their sense of entitlement. I don't begrudge a 'fuck you' back but it's a mistake to make a life philosophy out of joining a "side" in the dumbest war in the world. My advice: always expect people around you to do dumb shit, and just take it easy. Some commenters here need to take it easy. There’s a difference in alertness, signaling, etc. between walking and driving. There might be a land somewhere where policemen give out tickets to pedestrians who deviate from the right side of the sidewalk or fail to adequately signal when they stop and tie their shoes, but that’s not a land I want to visit. I mean, I totally thought this was sarcasm: “Why does anyone think it’s a good idea to walk down the middle of the sidewalk in a crowded city, oblivious to her surroundings? You can do that at home, or in the woods.” Sounds like you could use a nice long walk to relax.

The problem is the road rage. When I’m biking I get people screaming obscenities at me from cars and from the sidewalk, for no reason other than their sense of entitlement. I don’t begrudge a ‘fuck you’ back but it’s a mistake to make a life philosophy out of joining a “side” in the dumbest war in the world. My advice: always expect people around you to do dumb shit, and just take it easy.

]]> By: shrubs http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 shrubs Tue, 01 May 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1146 This would be unheard of in San Francicso, where bikers practically have their own union. That woman would have been summarily drawn and quartered and the pieces dumped into the Potomac. Its sad that the same mentality, as well as many others, do not translate to the other coast. This would be unheard of in San Francicso, where bikers practically have their own union. That woman would have been summarily drawn and quartered and the pieces dumped into the Potomac. Its sad that the same mentality, as well as many others, do not translate to the other coast.

]]> By: Katherine http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Katherine Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1144 NO SHIT. People need to fucking watch where they're going (walkers, drivers). Why does anyone think it's a good idea to walk down the middle of the sidewalk in a crowded city, oblivious to her surroundings? You can do that at home, or in the woods. But if you are too lazy to glance around occasionally and make sure you're not blocking anyone, I don't want you in my city. (Does that sound bitchy? Good. Every day I ride my bike to work, and I shuttle between the street, where drivers almost kill me on a regular basis, and the sidewalk, where bitches like that one give me major 'tude for trying to be safe.)<br/>PS: I have been hit by a car before and it sucks! NO SHIT. People need to fucking watch where they’re going (walkers, drivers). Why does anyone think it’s a good idea to walk down the middle of the sidewalk in a crowded city, oblivious to her surroundings? You can do that at home, or in the woods. But if you are too lazy to glance around occasionally and make sure you’re not blocking anyone, I don’t want you in my city. (Does that sound bitchy? Good. Every day I ride my bike to work, and I shuttle between the street, where drivers almost kill me on a regular basis, and the sidewalk, where bitches like that one give me major ‘tude for trying to be safe.)
PS: I have been hit by a car before and it sucks!

]]> By: sharon http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 sharon Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1143 Hey move to Denver. Twice as many bikes then peds and the bikers have better riding manners than anywhere else I have been Hey move to Denver. Twice as many bikes then peds and the bikers have better riding manners than anywhere else I have been

]]> By: Dan http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Dan Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1142 I'm a pedestrian way more than a bicyclist and I get being scared of a collision - those things are hard! But when you're walking in an area where lots of other people are you've got to take some personal responsibility for being aware of where other people are going.<br/><br/>No doubt that woman would be just as indignant if someone had bumped into her when she made her sudden directional change. I’m a pedestrian way more than a bicyclist and I get being scared of a collision – those things are hard! But when you’re walking in an area where lots of other people are you’ve got to take some personal responsibility for being aware of where other people are going.

No doubt that woman would be just as indignant if someone had bumped into her when she made her sudden directional change.

]]> By: Sweet http://andiamnotlying.com/2007/if-you-cant-take-the-traffic-stay-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Sweet Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/?p=392#comment-1141 Ugh totally. I've just started biking for the last month, and people that are oblivious like her drive me crazy! Ugh totally. I’ve just started biking for the last month, and people that are oblivious like her drive me crazy!

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