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Bicyclists & Runners Take Care....Some Are Out To Kill You

Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Recently found.....
Bike Trail Trap- Cord Strung on Bike Trail Injures 69-Year-Old Cyclist
  • A trap set along a Colorado Springs bike trail severely injured a 69-year-old rider late last month.
  • Nard Claar suffered a broken right clavicle, three broken ribs, a concussion, and road rash when his bike got caught in a parachute cord intentionally strung across the trail.
  • Police are investigating the case as criminal assault. Claar won’t be able to ride again for 2-3 months.
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Claar’s crash came a few days after a San Diego cyclist reported narrowly avoidingbarbed wire strung neck-high across another trail. Last fall, three men in Portland, Oregon, were arrested for stringing twine across a popular bike and pedestrian path, causing injuries to a rider’s face and neck.
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As some know, I had a drive try to kill me once.
(I survived, btw.)
Be careful out there, folks.
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
I've been faced with a similar situation often when riding a rail-to-trail. I think the spiders are out to get me, and once they figure out how to reinforce the web, I'm done for.
 
Nakosis

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
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Some folks feel they own the road.
 
Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown

Well-Known Member
Revoltingest said:
Recently found.....
Bike Trail Trap- Cord Strung on Bike Trail Injures 69-Year-Old Cyclist




As some know, I had a drive try to kill me once.
(I survived, btw.)
Be careful out there, folks.
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I've been hit three times by other, younger bike riders. At my age, it hurts awfully to get knocked down. Portland, Oregon has lots of very nice paved trails but some of them are now unsafe due to people leaving used needles and trash on them. I won't ride alone on the outlying ones any more.

I used to try to maintain 10-15 miles per hour but this year, I am doing good to even get to 10. I hope to get stronger soon. It feels very dangerous to be on the same path with those who imagine themselves to be elite riders and are doing 20> miles per hour. Some of them do this on very crowded routes that contain walkers and slow riders. So far, cars have not taken aim at me.
 
Jollybear

Jollybear

Hey
Revoltingest said:
Recently found.....
Bike Trail Trap- Cord Strung on Bike Trail Injures 69-Year-Old Cyclist

As some know, I had a drive try to kill me once.
(I survived, btw.)
Be careful out there, folks.
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One time, about say 30 years ago, i was driving my peddle bike. Speeding on the side walk. Drove across the side road and out comes a pickup truck, taps me and i fall over on my side with the bike.

I should have stopped and looked before crossin the rd.

I got up, waved at the guy and said "im ok!" Then got on bike and left.
 
Daemon Sophic

Daemon Sophic

Avatar in flux
Nowhere Man said:
Well you know it's much safer for bicyclists to ride in the road instead of the sidewalk.

It's the law.
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The law varies from state to state in the U.S. And where it is law, the cops won’t even look your way if you ride on the sidewalk.

It is MUCH more dangerous to ride in the road. It is the cars that are the big hazard.
Also; if you have to ride in the road, then for goodness’ sake, ride on the left side, against traffic. At least then you have a chance of ditching when that drunk or distracted wannabe killer crosses the solid white line. Believe me, I’ve seen enough of cyclists who were taken out from behind because the were naïve enough to actually ride along with traffic off the right side of the road. :(
 
Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown

Well-Known Member
Here, where I live most of my riding is on trails designated for pedestrians and bikes. Where on the side of the road, there is usually a lane set aside for bikes. Here in downtown, I will ride with traffic very cautiously, I have ridden on the sidewalk but very slowly and cautiously because pedestrians get irate. I have walked my bike there.
 
Valjean

Valjean

Veteran Member
Premium Member
Nowhere Man said:
Well you know it's much safer for bicyclists to ride in the road instead of the sidewalk.

It's the law.
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Where there are no designated bike lanes, slow bikes can be a traffic hazard and an annoyance to drivers. Me, I prefer riding on the sidewalks -- which, except in business districts, are usually devoid of pedestrians anyway. No-one's ever stopped me, nor have I run over any pedestrians.
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
Valjean said:
Where there are no designated bike lanes, slow bikes can be a traffic hazard and an annoyance to drivers. Me, I prefer riding on the sidewalks -- which, except in business districts, are usually devoid of pedestrians anyway. No-one's ever stopped me, nor have I run over any pedestrians.
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I especially hate it when they swerve out into traffic with vehicles coming from both directions. Or just suddenly swerve out in front of traffic at all. But I think it's a "50/50" sort of rule where pedestrians can potentially be dumb. And then even when they aren't swerving into traffic (I seriously want to suddenly open more door for the next crotch rocket that weaves/zooms by), traffic congestion can be bad enough without adding a slow moving bike into the mix.
And then there are those idiots, on bike or foot, in the middle of the road while it's dark, wearing all black and nothing that is reflective or a source of light.
 
Jumi

Jumi

Well-Known Member
It never stops ceasing to amaze me that some fool would hate cyclists enough to bump some random cyclist with a car. Are they jealous or what motivates them? I'm just glad there's not many of them where I live, perhaps if we didn't have bike lanes in cities it would be different.
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
Jumi said:
what motivates them?
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I wish I knew because I am truly stupefied over it. Of all the things to hate someone for, they hate people for riding a bike? I don't even know any sort of ideology that promotes such a thing.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Ellen Brown said:
I've been hit three times by other, younger bike riders. At my age, it hurts awfully to get knocked down. Portland, Oregon has lots of very nice paved trails but some of them are now unsafe due to people leaving used needles and trash on them. I won't ride alone on the outlying ones any more.

I used to try to maintain 10-15 miles per hour but this year, I am doing good to even get to 10. I hope to get stronger soon. It feels very dangerous to be on the same path with those who imagine themselves to be elite riders and are doing 20> miles per hour. Some of them do this on very crowded routes that contain walkers and slow riders. So far, cars have not taken aim at me.
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Even when I'd ride fast, when nearing anyone I'd slow
down & ring a bell to ensure that no one is surprised.
You be extra careful, ya hear.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Valjean said:
Where there are no designated bike lanes, slow bikes can be a traffic hazard and an annoyance to drivers. Me, I prefer riding on the sidewalks -- which, except in business districts, are usually devoid of pedestrians anyway. No-one's ever stopped me, nor have I run over any pedestrians.
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Aye, as with so many things, putting thought into what one does is good.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Shadow Wolf said:
I wish I knew because I am truly stupefied over it. Of all the things to hate someone for, they hate people for riding a bike? I don't even know any sort of ideology that promotes such a thing.
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A theory.....
Driving a car makes us impatient. The high rate of speed might cause this.
And we've someplace to be....perhaps late for an appointment or meeting.
Anything which slows us down will upset us. And on we go...anonymous
when ensconced in several thousand pounds of steel.
Enter the cyclist....they're in our way....they're not one of us...they're different.
They look different, with their funny clothing & pedaling that odd contraption.
What does the average human do when confronted with someone different
who is in one's way?
Violence!
They deserve it...they're slowing us down!
They're vulnerable, & can't retaliate.
They don't even know who we are.
Oh, they're gonna get it!
 
Notanumber

Notanumber

A Free Man
I have just returned from a 27-mile circular bike ride and I crossed a major motorway twice. Each time there was standing traffic heading north.

I said to a couple of cyclists that had stopped on one of the bridges to look at the chaos that they would have been better off buying a bike.

No wonder motorists get frustrated when they see us free spirits on bikes.
 
K

Katja

Member
Daemon Sophic said:
The law varies from state to state in the U.S. And where it is law, the cops won’t even look your way if you ride on the sidewalk.

It is MUCH more dangerous to ride in the road. It is the cars that are the big hazard.
Also; if you have to ride in the road, then for goodness’ sake, ride on the left side, against traffic. At least then you have a chance of ditching when that drunk or distracted wannabe killer crosses the solid white line. Believe me, I’ve seen enough of cyclists who were taken out from behind because the were naïve enough to actually ride along with traffic off the right side of the road. :(
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I've always argued this. People say "bikes don't belong on sidewalks with pedestrians!" A bike is closer to a pedestrian than it is to a car. I argue: I and my bike might weigh 150 pounds total, soaking wet. I have a top speed of perhaps 7-10 mph, *if* I am making an effort to ride quickly (a great cyclist I am not). Why would I belong on the road with two-ton vehicles driving 35-55 mph??? (And why would I want to go out of my way just so I ride through quiet neighborhoods and avoid major roads, which is what you're told you should do if you're concerned about traffic on busy streets?)

Most sidewalks here are wide enough for people to pass, which includes me on a bike passing pedestrians. IF they are not walking three abreast and actually leave space for people to pass them (which is an issue for fellow pedestrians as well, and I will happily walk into someone who's not giving me space on the sidewalk because they and their friends can't drop into single file for three seconds to allow others to pass). And IF they are paying attention to my warning that I'm coming up from behind them rather than focusing on their headphones and then being startled when I pass them (which happens quite whether I'm on a bike, running, or walking).
 
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