It sounds silly, but I've read this is related to control/lack of it that a person has in their life. A lot of people subconsciously view cyclists as "freeer" than they are, and this builds to resentment. Doesn't matter if the cyclist is riding 100% correctly/obeying all laws, they are still resented. A type of person that views the world this way isn't rational. That's why this is so disturbing. Angry RX is now saying "ha, ha, it's just a joke" but I bet the sentiment is still quite real.
DE On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Mitch Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Not much evidence of rational thought there. > > Useful to read, though, because it does suggest how chaotic it can > feel for drivers when they can't predict when or how cyclists will > stop for lights and signs, or when their right of way at a stop will > be taken by a cyclist. Not to seem sympathetic to a murderous A-hole, > but cyclists who negotiate stop lights/signs/turns should try to see > it a little from his point of view. This is not to say that this > applies to riders who do a rolling stop through lights or signs when > no car is there or when there is no question of taking another's right > or way and no possibility of creating right of way confusion for > drivers and other vehicle users. This is another issue that we've > gone 15 rounds on in the boblist--whether strict adherence to stop > lights and signs in absence of the above possibilities is still a > necessary virtue. I'm ok with cyclists choosing either option, and > only hope cyclists observe right of way carefully, considerately, and > predictably. Anyway, that seems like a reasonable minimum that would > help keep peace on the roads. > > Another reasonable minimum for me in these discussions on cyclist > lawlessness is to acknowledge how little drivers observe and obey the > law. I've said this before, and we've gone the rounds on this on-list > too, and two wrongs don't make a right, etc. But this > pharmacist/narcissist, who's probably dipping into his class III > cabinet too often, is a perfect example of this blindness to reality, > seeing only the lawlessness of cyclists and suddenly unable to see the > drivers breaking laws all around him. The difference I think, is > probably just that drivers are more predictable about right of way at > lights and stop signs. > > But what also gives him away is his insistence that cyclists ride in > the center of the lane. He clearly doesn't want this because his > opening point is that he'll run over anyone who gets in front of him, > which would include any cyclist who rides the middle of the lane. So > why does he say this? Because he's full of petty resentment that > cyclists can move ahead of him in gridlock by riding along the edge of > a lane. Here's a simple sanity check for him: resent cyclists for > making stop lights chaotic?--fine. Resent that cyclists for using > small light maneuverable contraptions that move through gridlock with > less restriction than multi-ton 6 foot wide 12 foot long steel > boxes?--sad self-deception. > > BTW, is this the kind of comment that would be read and understood on > his site? Or would this comment just be ignored there or misunderstood > and contribute to noise? > > --Mitch > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:45 PM, David Estes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Class-act there. I hope you all leave comments. I did. Will see if it > > gets posted after "moderation"... > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Keith (ne' trekman1420) < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> wrote: > > > >> > >> Ran across a heated discussion of bike commuting here > >> > http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2008/10/13/share-the-road-piss-off/ > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > >> > > > > > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> David > >> Redlands, CA > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Internet-bob mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > search and browse the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > > unsubscribe: > > http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-bob > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
