I am in Finland, thankyouverymuch.FloppY_ wrote:
You americans are more accustomed to a gridlock I suppose, here in Europe highway traffic keeps moving and you obey the damn rules..Ultrafunkula wrote:
I have zero objections to mc's splitting on a highway that's standing still in the morning/afternoon traffic. If I see a bike splitting I always give more room. If the biker can get to his destination faster without murdering his clutch constantly, I'm happy to help. It's nothing away from me.
Having bikes running down middle of lanes is a recipe for disaster...
Jay-walking is illegal in America too buddy...Vilham wrote:
The cyclist was in the wrong, simple as, the pedestrian made a mistake, the cyclist was doing the WRONG thing. I have no idea how you think the legal issue isn't relevant either, right and wrong is the basis of law...
Because:Surgeons wrote:
Jay-walking is illegal in America too buddy...Vilham wrote:
The cyclist was in the wrong, simple as, the pedestrian made a mistake, the cyclist was doing the WRONG thing. I have no idea how you think the legal issue isn't relevant either, right and wrong is the basis of law...
We weren't discussing the legalities of it though, it's such a stupid topic I don't even know why I'm posting in it
As a kid I always used my bike on pavements, so much safer. I never knew you're meant to ride it on the roads.KingCheese wrote:
It seems to be a world wide issue that cyclists think the rules of the road don't apply to them. Every time I see one go through a red light I cross my fingers and hope they'll get smashed by a bin lorry. It also fucks me off when a fully grown man in lycra comes screaming past me on the PAVEMENT. Twats.
Yeah I know it is, hence why I said the UK people thinking this was the peds fault was stupid, because I very much doubt you guys would change your opinion on this if the same thing happened in the UK where crossing the road isn't illegal.Surgeons wrote:
Jay-walking is illegal in America too buddy...Vilham wrote:
The cyclist was in the wrong, simple as, the pedestrian made a mistake, the cyclist was doing the WRONG thing. I have no idea how you think the legal issue isn't relevant either, right and wrong is the basis of law...
We weren't discussing the legalities of it though, it's such a stupid topic I don't even know why I'm posting in it
Fucking Hitler's parents. It's all their fault. Shitbags.Surgeons wrote:
Basically it all comes down to this.
If Hitlers parents never went to that bar, they never would've met, Adolf would never have been born, he wouldn't have caused a kerfuffle in Europe, The cyclists grandfather would never have been stationed in Australia, he never would've had that fling with Sheila, she never would have given birth to Kevin (The cyclists father) he never would've emigrated to the US to find his father, meeting his future wife in the process whilst working at a restaurant to pay his rent. She never would've gone back to his and rode him silly. The cyclist never would've been born. And all this could've been avoided.
CHRIST,SPLIT-SECOND INCIDENT, ACCIDENT.Uzique wrote:
jesus fucking CHRIST are you guys seriously arguing over these hypotheticals?
it was a SPLIT-SECOND INCIDENT. there's this thing called an ACCIDENT, and sometimes... they just happen.
stop trying to mathmatically divide the blame between the two active participants. holy hell is it pedantic.
Biker needs to be punched, but its worth looking both ways, been caught out by cars going the wrong way down one ways, and cyclists going the wrong way on road-side cycle lanes....mtb0minime wrote:
True, heh. I still look both ways out of habit, even if it is a one-way street.DrunkFace wrote:
fix'dmtb0minime wrote:
Even though he has to only look one way, he still should have check both ways. 98% the douchebag biker's fault, 2% the pedestrian's fault.
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and 10% whoever taught you math . . .Surgeons wrote:
Actually, it's probably more around the area of 55% the bikers fault, and 35% the pedestrians.
burnzz wrote:
and 10% whoever taught you math . . .Surgeons wrote:
Actually, it's probably more around the area of 55% the bikers fault, and 35% the pedestrians.
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BullshitFloppY_ wrote:
The rules of traffic applies to everyone...JakAttaK wrote:
Dude, most of the reason people by motorbikes or peds or whatever is to get between traffic when its busy. Nobody likes to be sat around in traffic, and I sure as hell wouldn't if I could get between the cars.FloppY_ wrote:
kys...
Sometimes I just want to be driving a scrapper so I can open my door at motorcyclists driving between lanes...
It's illegal for a good reason...
What pisses me of the most though is people doing zigzags in the lanes between vehicles on the highway, they are a major danger to themselves and others...
Driving a motorcycle is - on paper - the same as driving a car...
Just because you have half the wheels doesn't mean you have the right to enter traffic anarchy...
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stop talking-Sh1fty- wrote:
BullshitFloppY_ wrote:
The rules of traffic applies to everyone...JakAttaK wrote:
Dude, most of the reason people by motorbikes or peds or whatever is to get between traffic when its busy. Nobody likes to be sat around in traffic, and I sure as hell wouldn't if I could get between the cars.
Driving a motorcycle is - on paper - the same as driving a car...
Just because you have half the wheels doesn't mean you have the right to enter traffic anarchy...
When you drive you can pass other vehicles, why shouldn't you be able to drive through them if they're stopped/slowly moving. When you can WALK faster than the traffic I don't see the fucking problem in driving through slowly with a motorcycle.
kys-Sh1fty- wrote:
BullshitFloppY_ wrote:
The rules of traffic applies to everyone...JakAttaK wrote:
Dude, most of the reason people by motorbikes or peds or whatever is to get between traffic when its busy. Nobody likes to be sat around in traffic, and I sure as hell wouldn't if I could get between the cars.
Driving a motorcycle is - on paper - the same as driving a car...
Just because you have half the wheels doesn't mean you have the right to enter traffic anarchy...
When you drive you can pass other vehicles, why shouldn't you be able to drive through them if they're stopped/slowly moving. When you can WALK faster than the traffic I don't see the fucking problem in driving through slowly with a motorcycle.
EDIT: Just because you're so mentally fucked up and can't balance on two wheels doesn't mean they're a danger to society. Telling me to kill myself? Get an AWM and fuck off.
