|
Smythe posted:take another look at the video bruv.... they're very realistic nowadays
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:02
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 24, 2024 02:27 |
|
|
One of my
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:04
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:One of my Give them a li'l hood slap, the look on their faces is always fun.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:53
|
|
|
Karach posted:Give them a li'l hood slap, the look on their faces is always fun. Sometimes I do, but most people around here get way aggressive. I've got a pretty loud report so a "HEY" usually works. The incredulous expressions are indeed fun.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:57
|
|
|
^And once you've got their attention, mime the exaggerated stepping over the big rock in the road.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:57
|
|
|
Karach posted:Give them a li'l hood slap, the look on their faces is always fun. Until you get arrested for battery
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 22:58
|
|
|
^ lmao touchéBeeSeeBee posted:^And once you've got their attention, mime the exaggerated stepping over the big rock in the road. I like to deal with sidewalk cyclists similarly: If I see them coming I stand in the middle of the sidewalk and do an exaggerated yawn and full-body stretch.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:03
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:One of my i do this when im walking, stop line is back there buddy out my way.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:06
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:One of my there are a lot of vacation rentals (which means lots of grubhub and whathaveyou) in my neighborhood and the end result of this is that there is almost always a car parked on a sidewalk or walkable grass median with someone sitting in it just loving around on their phone when I go for a walk. my dog thinks that every stopped car with a person in it has stopped so that they can visit her and her tail always gets a little extra waggy so I make sure to walk nice and close to the car and treat the occupant to a couple of loud thunks from the well-exercised, excited tail of a 75lb lab mix
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:11
|
|
|
cars much like corporations are people
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:29
|
|
|
Smythe posted:cars much like corporations are people people = made by other people if corporations = people and cars are made by corporations, then it absolutely follows that cars = people
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:29
|
|
|
Smythe posted:cars much like corporations are people Yes. Cars, corporations, and uhh, guns, are all people. People, however, are not people. Depeche Mode was wrong on that one. I hate sidewalk parkers too, used to mouth off at them a lot but I've cooled off on that one a bit since it's a non-moving violation and I, personally, am not affected by it. That said, I'm not getting out of the way. If that means I walk into your mirror and it ends up bent the wrong way, that's not on me. I did have a funny encounter a few years ago, as a third party, with a sidewalk parker. There was plenty of space on the other side of the road but she parked her luxury SUV on the wrong side curb to unload her groceries with her child. I was just coming back from the grocery store on foot (lede) and wasn't going to say anything, just sighed as I approached. But a cyclist riding down the street started calling her out for it, and he pointed to me and said "Yeah, you ARE inconveniencing people, like this guy!" I thought for a second and was like "Hey yeah, he's right! You're not setting a good example for your kid, lady."
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:45
|
|
|
Greg12 posted:I like how once in a while someone will be jailed for letting their child walk home from school. https://reason.com/2022/11/16/suburban-mom-jailed-handcuffed-cps-son-walk-home/ I'm starting to become agoraphobic just because it seems so easy for someone to give you the evil eye in public, point and go "HIIIIIIM", and then their friends if not the actual police come to gently caress up your entire life for the crime of existing where they can see you. The solution to that is just not being visible at all, though this is almost certainly the CPTSD talking.
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:54
|
|
|
BeeSeeBee posted:^And once you've got their attention, mime the exaggerated stepping over the big rock in the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUBUbkELEU
|
|
#
?
Nov 28, 2022 23:59
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:^ lmao touché Yeah bro gently caress cyclists.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 00:28
|
|
|
Loucks posted:Yeah bro gently caress cyclists. Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but if they're on the sidewalk, absolutely gently caress 'em, they shouldn't be there. All the time where I live there are people riding dangerously on the sidewalk, grown-rear end adults who should know better. Sometimes they will even ding their bells at pedestrians to get out of the way. I have sympathy for cyclists - in the spectrum of danger by stupidity they're pretty low - but sidewalk cycling is a dangerous nuisance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdIARGRMrk4 I don't doubt this monologue was inspired by a real encounter Dave had.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 00:35
|
|
|
Nah, I’m totally with you. If a cyclist is on the sidewalk there is definitely no acceptable reason for that and you should absolutely do anything in your power to try to cause them to crash and be injured. Bonus points for causing them to fall into traffic and die, as should be the fate of all who threaten the safety of pedestrians by riding a bike. Dreadful, dangerous things.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 00:55
|
|
|
Cup Runneth Over posted:Until you get arrested for battery No I'd tell the cop about the funny face the driver made, and we'd share a laugh.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:00
|
|
|
But seriously, riding dangerously on the sidewalk isnt cool, but there are circumstances where the sidewalk is the only safe option due to car-centric design. Posting puerile bullshit like this isn’t going to result in everyone standing up and clapping:Mister Speaker posted:I like to deal with sidewalk cyclists similarly: If I see them coming I stand in the middle of the sidewalk and do an exaggerated yawn and full-body stretch.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:02
|
|
|
Loucks posted:But seriously, riding dangerously on the sidewalk isnt cool, but there are circumstances where the sidewalk is the only safe option due to car-centric design. Posting puerile bullshit like this isn’t going to result in everyone standing up and clapping: OK, I can't get a read on you, but I don't really care. It's just a funny way to annoy an rear end in a top hat. Wait... is that your game???
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:05
|
|
|
I always grumble when someone bikes toward me on the sidewalk, but then I remember that their only legal option is to risk their life in the street with a bunch of psychopaths, and then I get over it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:08
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:OK, I can't get a read on you, but I don't really care. It's just a funny way to annoy an rear end in a top hat. Wait... is that your game??? No. Your post was bad and dumb. If you actually do that dumb poo poo instead of just lying about it online you’re too embarrassing for words. e: the idea that anyone who rides a bike on the sidewalk for any reason is an rear end in a top hat is plenty to dismiss you as an oblivious moron. Try riding a bike in a city for any length of time and then come back and post about bikes on sidewalks. Loucks has issued a correction as of 01:12 on Nov 29, 2022 |
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:10
|
|
|
Fitzy Fitz posted:I always grumble when someone bikes toward me on the sidewalk, but then I remember that their only legal option is to risk their life in the street with a bunch of psychopaths, and then I get over it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:10
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:I like to deal with sidewalk cyclists similarly: If I see them coming I stand in the middle of the sidewalk and do an exaggerated yawn and full-body stretch. this is car brain Mister Speaker posted:Sometimes they will even ding their bells at pedestrians to get out of the way. getting very red and mad at cyclists announcing their presence when overtaking pedestrians
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:11
|
|
|
God Hole posted:getting very red and mad at cyclists announcing their presence when overtaking pedestrians For real. The bell literally means “I’m trying to pass you without scaring you. Here I am! Please don’t lunge onto my side of the path without warning, I beg you,” a thing that regularly happens to me on MUPs around here..
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:15
|
|
|
Loucks posted:No. Your post was bad and dumb. If you actually do that dumb poo poo instead of just lying about it online you’re too embarrassing for words. Lol you're a dumbass. I rode a bicycle across the busiest city in Canada every day for several years and I never had to ride on the sidewalk, even after a few minor collisions like the one I spoke of earlier ITT. Don't put words in my mouth, either. I never said that absolutist poo poo. There are absolutely fine cases (like an empty sidewalk in the middle of the night, or a child on a child's bike), but if you're going to defend someone dinging at people like the sidewalk belongs to them you're a dickhead. I'm not talking about multi-use paths, either. I used to ride the Martin Goodman Trail all the time and ding to announce an overtake. I'm talking about sidewalks. You know, for walking. That people walk on, and sometimes stand, sometimes in groups, sometimes smoking outside a bar or taking photographs of something interesting. A bell in that context is "get out of my way," and it's a total dick move. I'm done with you, let's stay on target here. Mister Speaker has issued a correction as of 01:21 on Nov 29, 2022 |
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:18
|
|
|
Why would someone not just step off their bike if they're forced to ride on the sidewalk and encountering a pedestrian? It's the polite way to do it and makes everyone chill out.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:22
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:Lol you're a dumbass. I rode a bicycle across the busiest city in Canada every day for several years and I never had to ride on the sidewalk, even after a few minor collisions like the one I spoke of earlier ITT. Don't put words in my mouth, either. I never said that absolutist poo poo. There are absolutely fine cases (like an empty sidewalk in the middle of the night, or a child on a child's bike), but if you're going to defend someone dinging at people like the sidewalk belongs to them you're a dickhead. OK buddy. Keep digging. 
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:22
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:One of my me too but drat, be ready to move. I was almost hit twice while out running in the past two weeks. the last fucker came within less than a foot of taking me out - never even slowed or acknowledged it either
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:25
|
|
|
Let the poster who has never fumed at an oblivious person walking super slowly in the middle of a narrow sidewalk cast the first stone.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 01:37
|
|
|
180khs Bollard: "I'm the driver now."
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 02:42
|
|
|
Fitzy Fitz posted:I always grumble when someone bikes toward me on the sidewalk, but then I remember that their only legal option is to risk their life in the street with a bunch of psychopaths, and then I get over it. Pretty much
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 02:51
|
|
|
cat botherer posted:It's nice when you stop for a pedestrian and they seem so pleasantly surprised I know what you mean, for a moment there's a nice bit of affirmation there. But I end up feeling like these moments are nice in the way that stories about, like, an aging walmart greeter with cancer getting a bunch of donations to cover his treatment are nice. It's great that it worked out this time, but if we're at the point where someone getting essential medical care or being allowed to safely cross a street are feel-good stories, then our circumstances are very badly hosed. I kinda want to roll down my window and say hey, buddy, this is your crosswalk. you're supposed to be there! next time give me the finger for driving a car instead of feeling like i've done you some huge favor by not running you down
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 04:49
|
|
.
|
cars kill people and I don’t like that ;(
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 05:30
|
|
|
Electro-Boogie Jack posted:I know what you mean, for a moment there's a nice bit of affirmation there. But I end up feeling like these moments are nice in the way that stories about, like, an aging walmart greeter with cancer getting a bunch of donations to cover his treatment are nice. It's great that it worked out this time, but if we're at the point where someone getting essential medical care or being allowed to safely cross a street are feel-good stories, then our circumstances are very badly hosed.  it's his crosswalk!
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 05:32
|
|
|
Fitzy Fitz posted:I always grumble when someone bikes toward me on the sidewalk, but then I remember that their only legal option is to risk their life in the street with a bunch of psychopaths, and then I get over it. Yep. I go onto the street to avoid pedestrians but if there's no one in the way you better believe I'm riding that loving sidewalk if I feel like the road isn't safe. gently caress you for bitching about it, I'm not putting my life in danger for you and I'm not gonna hit you
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 05:43
|
|
|
wow, sure would be bad for people if cities were to do some ableism just how bad of the ableism is it? they're putting in a bike lane and losing like 3 parking spots https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/10/12/berkeley-hopkins-bike-lanes-city-council-parking
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 08:37
|
|
|
sure seems like it sucks to be old! i'm glad no one ever had to deal with being old until the invention of the internal combustion engine
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 08:38
|
|
|
Pitting cyclists and pedestrians against each other is cool, just like pitting poor whites against immigrants is cool. Who benefits? Rich white people in cars.
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 10:01
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 24, 2024 02:27 |
|
|
Pedestrians here are so cucked by cars that they wave them through at crosswalks. It's so undignified
|
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2022 13:16
|
|