Comments on: “You Would Just Love to Lob Something at Their Heads” http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:26:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Spokker http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-20441 Spokker Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:26:04 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-20441 Deminski & Doyle talked about cycling again this week and had on Paul Alman of the Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition. http://dd.wcsx.com/?p=4324 Deminski & Doyle talked about cycling again this week and had on Paul Alman of the Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition.

http://dd.wcsx.com/?p=4324

]]> By: Spokker's Mom http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-20291 Spokker's Mom Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:41:02 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-20291 Spokker! Stop bothering those people. You were supposed to be home two days ago to wash the dishes, and now I'm eating straight out of the cat food cans again. Ah, where did I go wrong...? Spokker! Stop bothering those people. You were supposed to be home two days ago to wash the dishes, and now I'm eating straight out of the cat food cans again. Ah, where did I go wrong...?

]]> By: Spokker http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-20251 Spokker Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:39:42 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-20251 You know, I used to think that everybody, no matter what mode of transportation they choose to get around with, has the best of intentions and a few bad apples ruin it for everyone else. After driving around today I am convinced it's *everybody* who is fucking up. Just in the past 15 minutes I saw two examples, a cyclist and a driver, of bad behavior. One is the audacity of those driver to not even stop at a red before making a right hand turn. They don't even make a rolling stop! This is in broad daylight. Does anyone have any fear of a citation? The other was this professional looking cyclist, you know, the whole uniform and all, blowing through a four way stop. At the next signal he decides to go on a red, however it turned green when he was in the middle of the intersection. I have to go walk to the Rapid stop now. I'll let you know if pedestrians are fucking up too. You know, I used to think that everybody, no matter what mode of transportation they choose to get around with, has the best of intentions and a few bad apples ruin it for everyone else. After driving around today I am convinced it's *everybody* who is fucking up.

Just in the past 15 minutes I saw two examples, a cyclist and a driver, of bad behavior.

One is the audacity of those driver to not even stop at a red before making a right hand turn. They don't even make a rolling stop! This is in broad daylight. Does anyone have any fear of a citation?

The other was this professional looking cyclist, you know, the whole uniform and all, blowing through a four way stop. At the next signal he decides to go on a red, however it turned green when he was in the middle of the intersection.

I have to go walk to the Rapid stop now. I'll let you know if pedestrians are fucking up too.

]]> By: Spokker http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-20111 Spokker Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:56:11 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-20111 I just listened to the clip and they were doing a funny rap on cyclists taking themselves way too seriously. I think this blog post proves they were right. I just listened to the clip and they were doing a funny rap on cyclists taking themselves way too seriously. I think this blog post proves they were right.

]]> By: Spokker http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-20101 Spokker Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:48:32 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-20101 By giving them attention, well, you've given them what they want. The best solution was to simply ignore it. By giving them attention, well, you've given them what they want. The best solution was to simply ignore it.

]]> By: fpteditors http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19921 fpteditors Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:57:51 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-19921 The problem is the private auto. It was forced on us. It is not a good idea. It never was. It will never peacefully coexist with bicycles or pedestrians. It won't coexist with itself. It is a threat to the biosphere. It causes war. Its time is up. The solution is free public transit. The problem is the private auto. It was forced on us. It is not a good idea. It never was. It will never peacefully coexist with bicycles or pedestrians. It won't coexist with itself. It is a threat to the biosphere. It causes war. Its time is up.

The solution is free public transit.

]]> By: soledadenmasa http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19911 soledadenmasa Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:56:05 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-19911 <i>How many people have seen a <strike>bicyclist</strike> driver and you would just love to lob something at their heads. Because -- no, seriously, I'm not condoning it, I'm not saying that we do it, but I'm just saying, hasn't the thought gone through your head? Because seriously, how selfishly do some of these people <strike>ride</strike> drive their <strike>bikes</strike> cars?</i> Fixed. How many people have seen a bicyclist driver and you would just love to lob something at their heads. Because -- no, seriously, I'm not condoning it, I'm not saying that we do it, but I'm just saying, hasn't the thought gone through your head? Because seriously, how selfishly do some of these people ride drive their bikes cars?

Fixed.

]]> By: David Galvan http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19901 David Galvan Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:02:43 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-19901 I stopped listening to morning show / DJ talk radio something like 10+ years ago, and I have never regretted it. I prefer to spend my car time getting informed about what's going on in the world by NPR, rather than listening to utter morons makes stupid jokes and poorly-conceived ridiculous statements. The statements mentioned in this blog post are just as poorly thought out as any others I have heard from such shows, and therefore I don't consider them that big a deal in and of themselves, as I realize the DJs probably didn't give them more than a few seconds thought before spewing them over the radio waves. Obviously, the problem is that the country is filled with people who do listen to this crap, and some of them are stupid enough to actually agree with the on-air idiots. The only real solution is to have someone who knows what they are talking about explain the situation on the same radio show, so that the same audience that was contaminated with misinformation can be educated. Someone ought to volunteer to call in and have a conversation with these guys on the air. I stopped listening to morning show / DJ talk radio something like 10+ years ago, and I have never regretted it. I prefer to spend my car time getting informed about what's going on in the world by NPR, rather than listening to utter morons makes stupid jokes and poorly-conceived ridiculous statements. The statements mentioned in this blog post are just as poorly thought out as any others I have heard from such shows, and therefore I don't consider them that big a deal in and of themselves, as I realize the DJs probably didn't give them more than a few seconds thought before spewing them over the radio waves.

Obviously, the problem is that the country is filled with people who do listen to this crap, and some of them are stupid enough to actually agree with the on-air idiots. The only real solution is to have someone who knows what they are talking about explain the situation on the same radio show, so that the same audience that was contaminated with misinformation can be educated.

Someone ought to volunteer to call in and have a conversation with these guys on the air.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/07/%e2%80%9cyou-would-just-love-to-lob-something-at-their-heads%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19881 ubrayj02 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:09:41 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6731#comment-19881 Maybe it's that my neighbors are cool people, or that I always ride unique looking bikes - but I haven't had a problem with a motorist in Lincoln Heights for a long time now. Ignorant bastards with radio shows targeted at trapped commuters not withstanding, I think we are all collectively pedaling into the mainstream. Maybe it's that my neighbors are cool people, or that I always ride unique looking bikes - but I haven't had a problem with a motorist in Lincoln Heights for a long time now.

Ignorant bastards with radio shows targeted at trapped commuters not withstanding, I think we are all collectively pedaling into the mainstream.

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