[ale] [OT rant] selfishness

[Jim Kinney]

Sidewalk riding is legal when there is no marked bike lane.
On Jan 12, 2013 11:24 AM, "Jay Lozier" <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On 01/12/2013 10:45 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>
>  Quit your job and find one  you can commute to on your bicycle.  The
> best solution I have found to  traffic is to avoid it.
>
>
>  -- CHS
>
>  Or telecommute., the commute is from bed to chair via kitchen for coffee.
>
> As bicycle commuter I have found and GDOT confirmed there are several
> metro Atlanta jurisdictions who do not know the traffic laws for bicycles
> (you are a vehicle with full privileges to your lane and you lane position
> is dictated by road and traffic conditions and riding on the sidewalk is
> technically illegal). Depending on where you live you will periodically be
> given a ticket by one of the local morons in blue and have to waste a day
> in court clearly your name. It is funny to watch the prosecutor's reaction
> when you plead Not Guilty and can produce the relevant parts of the statute
> proving the ticket is bogus.
>
>
>
>  On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Btw when I was in ATL a couple weeks ago, I missed Indiana drivers. In
>> Indy, during rush hour, most times, the traffic report is nil, if there is
>> an issue, people pull over, help out, and others just keep going. I have
>> only once seen a bottleneck at an accident. Most people seem to know how to
>> drive. I was in ATL for about 3 hours, then thought, wow, I miss Indy.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey, I live in Indiana. Btw I have lived everywhere. Usually when that
>>> happens, I get out of the car, and direct traffic. Also I volunteer for the
>>> American Red Cross's DAT. (Disaster Action Team). Take a look if you get a
>>> chance.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:53 AM, George Allen <glallen01 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'll second that. I grew up and learned how to drive in Texas, and good
>>>> manners was also part of the instruction. Then again, I've had people guess
>>>> I was from Texas just because Texans still know the words sir and ma'am.
>>>>
>>>> But I could do ok without .50cals and mk19s.... I just wish all cars
>>>> had very bright red strobe light that started flashing when going over
>>>> 45mph, and it detects another car within two car lenghts. Sortof a shock
>>>> collar for tailgaiters.
>>>>
>>>> Just the other day on 75 I was dri ving along at about the speed limit
>>>> at night with light rain, no one in the rear view. Then looked away for a
>>>> second, then glanced back and there was a car that had cut over from my
>>>> right, but was so close I couldn't see its headlights... probably half a
>>>> car length at full speed on the highway. No one has fast enough reaction
>>>> time to deal with that type of stupid... people wanting to do nascar
>>>> drafting and cut you off for using turn signals. I actually saw a 5 car
>>>> pileup happen in the lane right next to me on the connector one morning
>>>> because of this. Some one cut in too close to one guy, couldnt react when
>>>> that guy slowed down because he was tailgaiting too, and bumpercars ensued.
>>>>  On Jan 12, 2013 7:59 AM, "Mike Harrison" <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Whereas in Texas, drivers will routinely pull on the shoulder to let
>>>>>> you pass when on a two lane highway. Well, they did in the
>>>>>> late '70s....
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In Texas, even through the 80's it was that way. You "drive friendly"
>>>>> in a place where other drivers are probably well armed and have a beer in
>>>>> their hands..
>>>>>
>>>>> I was just in Dallas for a week, while it seems the open container law
>>>>> has changed, they still drive armed (I love Texas!) and mostly still..
>>>>> "drive friendly".
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