tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post8025711493092936640..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Modal BiasYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-30106295800838317972009-07-28T11:08:38.139-07:002009-07-28T11:08:38.139-07:00HE GOT PAID INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE!!!!!! did i read t...HE GOT PAID INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE!!!!!! did i read that righ...OMG!Russhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033755790922017710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-32874635738698882442009-07-28T11:15:58.635-07:002009-07-28T11:15:58.635-07:00Did you call in the white Ford? Maybe - reckless ...Did you call in the white Ford? Maybe - reckless driving?-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03839990375976565783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-49129442911431437302009-07-28T11:33:13.049-07:002009-07-28T11:33:13.049-07:00The helmet didn't save his life. The bullet w...The helmet didn't save his life. The bullet went clear through it, it just wasn't on a trajectory to hit his head. <br><br>/just sayin'Tony Bullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281340864822961747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-69316947916932519542009-07-28T11:52:36.372-07:002009-07-28T11:52:36.372-07:00How does the Fire Marshall building inspections? ...How does the Fire Marshall building inspections? With a Flame throwervelocyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478806950080296128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-72375902184802207492009-07-28T14:37:25.538-07:002009-07-28T14:37:25.538-07:00I believe from the assorted contexts that the helm...I believe from the assorted contexts that the helmet deflected the bullet, though frankly I'd be happier if it were Mr. Dietz' fault that the guy wasn't dead, not the helmet's. <br> I figure "modal bias" works both ways when cyclists are sure that all those drivers are out to get 'em ...SiouxGeonzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-64387910327753495942009-07-28T14:37:25.537-07:002009-07-28T14:37:25.537-07:00Oh, and they are calling it "investigative le...Oh, and they are calling it "investigative leave," which I fantasize means that "at the end of the investigation, we'll decide whether you get to keep your pay or not."SiouxGeonzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-84663954794305264472009-07-28T18:11:58.360-07:002009-07-28T18:11:58.360-07:00Good God. You wonder if there is, ever, any botto...Good God. You wonder if there is, ever, any bottom to the well of homicidal foolishness some motorists will give vent to.<br><br>But in the first case, and continuing with the theme of 'what are they thinking,' I think a lot of drivers are very bad at estimating speed, distance and elapsed time--in my my most charitable interpretation, it's not simple impatience but a real belief that they will spend an inordinate amount of time behind what they perceive as an impossibly slow-moving object. It's irrational and stupid, yes. I don't know what the answer is to changing that perception.Captain Kickstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525565298246048467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-80750345972454818812009-07-28T22:47:37.890-07:002009-07-28T22:47:37.890-07:00...fully agree, cap'n kickstand...impatience b......fully agree, cap'n kickstand...impatience based on faulty logic & poor judgment...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-74108622200610051752009-07-29T05:13:32.886-07:002009-07-29T05:13:32.886-07:00The Asheville story is incredibly scary, but even ...The Asheville story is incredibly scary, but even scarier is how the story has fired up some of the anti-bike people in this area. We had two cyclist hit in Greenville in the same week, so it seems like cyclist/motorist tension is very high right now. I still can't believe some of the things I have heard about cyclists in recent days. Hard to believe that there are so many people out there who truly HATE us that much.James T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06558670871159677266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-7614245299745145392009-07-29T06:44:45.609-07:002009-07-29T06:44:45.609-07:00As for the first example, I think a lot of drivers...As for the first example, I think a lot of drivers will do those sort of "ops, sorry" kind of things cause they drive that way, and in car-to-car situations, the worst they get is another aggravated driver sealed up in their steel box. They fail to realize that "oops, sorry" in a car-to-bike situation could mean "your kid grows up without a father."Tony Bullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281340864822961747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-16334372719492875572009-07-29T07:07:01.252-07:002009-07-29T07:07:01.252-07:00NRA members say, "Guns don't kill people ...NRA members say, "Guns don't kill people -- People kill peopls," and that's the truest thing you'll hear coming out of an NRA mouth. Fine, I say. In that case (about which we agree), let's not regulate guns, let's regulate people. We should have a gun license that gives you the right to own a class of guns (just like the classes in drivers' licenses). If you can demonstrate you are mentally stable and have a need, you can own a semi-auto. If you are a hunter, you can own hunting firearms. If you are a drug dealer, you can own an automatic pistol (hey, just kidding on that last one!)<br><br>We live in a crazy, crazy country.<br><br>Visit practicalcyclist.blogspot.comRobert Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02881066383294557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-32862692135385713572009-07-29T10:12:08.203-07:002009-07-29T10:12:08.203-07:00I just realized that the article referenced in the...I just realized that the article referenced in the post was not the one from the Asheville newspaper. Take a look at some of the comments people left <a href="http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090727/NEWS01/907270323&s=d&page=4#pluckcomments" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Scary stuff!James T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06558670871159677266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-5353970271806871252009-07-29T19:33:42.614-07:002009-07-29T19:33:42.614-07:00It is amazing to me that anyone could equate shoot...It is amazing to me that anyone could equate shooting someone in the head as equal to having a child on a bicycle safety seat.<br><br>At what point in life do people stop thinking and just start talking out of their backsides?Adrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.com