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[Graknorke]

Yes OW that is definitely how these things work.

[Tack]

Which reminds me.

We've had other threads like this. They all wind up locked or deleted.

The wheel of rage turns, and rages come and pass...

. . . And so the Rage was vanquished from the realm, sealed away in its unearthly prison by the mighty Toad.  One day it is said that the greed of man shall once more unleash its hatred upon us all like a blight, but until then it sleeps, dreaming of its return.

Iä, iä, Ragethulu WRAGHRLEBLARGLEAERGH

Argh. No guys.

It was the beginning of a rage, not The rage, for all rages come and pass on the wheel of whine.


Had to find the original quote and bludgeon it down:
"The Wheel of Whine turns, and rages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legends fade to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Rage that gave it birth comes again. In one Rage, called the third age by some, a Rage yet to come, a Rage long past, a whinge rose in the Mountains of Wist. The whinge was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings or endings to the turning of the Wheel of Whine. But it was A beginning."

[WillowLuman]

Problem is, the main pathway of the uni is absolutely plastered with bike racks (at least 3 in front of every building), is generally the best way to reach any point on campus, but has few access points to the bike-allowed pathways (otherwise you have to carry the bike up/down many stairs), and said bike-okay pathways have almost no bike racks. It's as if the main way was designed with bikes in mind, but they were later banned from it.

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So, um, do you guys think I'm a jerk for owning and using a bicycle? I've noticed kind of a prejudice around here before.

[MaximumZero]

"The Wheel of Whine turns, and rages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legends fade to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Rage that gave it birth comes again. In one Rage, called the third age by some, a Rage yet to come, a Rage long past, a whinge rose in the Mountains of Wist. The whinge was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings or endings to the turning of the Wheel of Whine. But it was A beginning."

I much prefer, "Wheel of Morality, turn, turn, turn. Tell us the lesson that we should learn. People who live in glass houses should get dressed with the lights out."

[Bauglir]

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So, um, do you guys think I'm a jerk for owning and using a bicycle? I've noticed kind of a prejudice around here before.

I sure don't. Bikes are great.

[Descan]

The problem is that cyclists then go on the road, and whine when they get killed by traffic that had no chance of stopping in time for the dumbass cyclist leaping out in front of them.

* Descan stares at Orange Wizard

Please tell me you're joking. Please. I can't handle actually tangentially knowing someone that stupid.

_please

[Orange Wizard]

The problem is that cyclists then go on the road, and whine when they get killed by traffic that had no chance of stopping in time for the dumbass cyclist leaping out in front of them.

* Descan stares at Orange Wizard

Please tell me you're joking. Please. I can't handle actually tangentially knowing someone that stupid.

I'm mostly joking. I know that's not quite how it works .

I merely find cyclists incredibly annoying.

[i2amroy]

The problem is that cyclists then go on the road, and whine when they get killed by traffic that had no chance of stopping in time for the dumbass cyclist leaping out in front of them.

* Descan stares at Orange Wizard

Please tell me you're joking. Please. I can't handle actually tangentially knowing someone that stupid.

_please

I've actually seen a number of cyclists at my college nearly fall into this category. Seriously, trying to cut across the road 10' in front of the oncoming bus at 25 mph is not a good way to get in anyone's good books (except God's maybe).

[WillowLuman]

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If you use the crosswalk, they hate you for getting into pedestrian space. If you wait for the green light and go directly across the intersection (with the flow of traffic!) they hate you for intruding on car space. Even if you're in the bike lane.

Sorry if I'm sounding defensive. It's just, I make a complaint related to cycling, people reply with a complaint about cyclists.

[Bohandas]

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If you use the crosswalk, they hate you for getting into pedestrian space. If you wait for the green light and go directly across the intersection (with the flow of traffic!) they hate you for intruding on car space. Even if you're in the bike lane.

Sorry if I'm sounding defensive. It's just, I make a complaint related to cycling, people reply with a complaint about cyclists.

The real problem is with the city planners. What they should do is set aside part of the sidewalk as a bike only lane, or a create a strip of the street between the sidewalk and the parked cars.

[BurnedToast]

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So, um, do you guys think I'm a jerk for owning and using a bicycle? I've noticed kind of a prejudice around here before.

Only if you ride it where people are walking.

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If you use the crosswalk, they hate you for getting into pedestrian space. If you wait for the green light and go directly across the intersection (with the flow of traffic!) they hate you for intruding on car space. Even if you're in the bike lane.

Sorry if I'm sounding defensive. It's just, I make a complaint related to cycling, people reply with a complaint about cyclists.

The real problem is with the city planners. What they should do is set aside part of the sidewalk as a bike only lane, or a create a strip of the street between the sidewalk and the parked cars.

In most areas bikes are considered vehicles and have to follow the same rules of the road as cars. That's why they put the bikes lanes on the side of the road, because bikes belong on the road with other vehicles, not on the sidewalk with pedestrians.

[WillowLuman]

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Sometimes, though, there's no bike lane (this city's good about having them but many places around here just have the shoulder, which is also used for street parking), or people are parked in the bike lane, so cyclists go in the full lane and thus force cars behind them to slow down. Which I'd say rests the blame with the city planners.

I often use the cross walk (though not the sidewalk!) on narrower intersections, because I hate the idea of having a car perched behind me wishing I wasn't in the way. Or, people often taking illegal turns because the cross walk is empty.

Anyway: road is full of people who break the rules, no matter their means of conveyance. Please don't single out a single form of transport.

[NullForceOmega]

My problem with the typical cyclist is that after years of argument and legislation, we now have laws regarding their responsibilities on the road.  AND NONE OF THEM FOLLOW THE LAWS.  Okay, that is definitely an exaggeration, but I cannot tell you how many times I have seen cyclists fail to follow simple rules like 'Ride single file unless passing.', or 'Stay in the bicycle lane.'

[Bohandas]

Man there's a lot of locks on the board right now.

True dat

[Lagslayer]

My problem with the typical cyclist is that after years of argument and legislation, we now have laws regarding their responsibilities on the road.  AND NONE OF THEM FOLLOW THE LAWS.  Okay, that is definitely an exaggeration, but I cannot tell you how many times I have seen cyclists fail to follow simple rules like 'Ride single file unless passing.', or 'Stay in the bicycle lane.'

Everyone thinks they are the exception.