tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post7159981342449849695..comments2023-09-22T05:47:45.847-06:00Comments on Maynard Hershon: Two people - same problemMaynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-87121316408079910502008-07-08T17:15:00.000-06:002008-07-08T17:15:00.000-06:00Whatta great comment!Thanks, SDA! (I can't bring m...Whatta great comment!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, SDA! (I can't bring myself to use lower-case letters...)<BR/>MaynardMaynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-91925999510047191982008-07-08T15:44:00.000-06:002008-07-08T15:44:00.000-06:00Aw your too hard on yourself Maynard. I know I'm ...Aw your too hard on yourself Maynard. I know I'm not injured if someone doesn't return my wave on a ride - but that doesn't mean I can't lament the fracturing of a community (the bicycling community - commuters, tourists, racers, et all - beautiful freaks and geeks the lot of them ...) into ever smaller sub-cultures who cease to acknowledge the existence of their two wheeled brethren. <BR/><BR/>That is what gets me riled up. The lack of a wave is just a symptom of a greater ill.<BR/><BR/>.......<BR/><BR/>As far as your neighbor goes. I can respect his position as a pedestrian, but not so much as a motorist. The motoring public has had a free ride at the expense of all of us. This includes massive government subsidies, external environmental costs that go unchecked, huge swaths of land in our urbanized areas (which are supposed to be built for human beings ....) dedicated to nothing but moving and storing vehicles .... <BR/><BR/>What would Jesus find more offensive - all of the above or some hipster wearing too tight jeans sporting a hello kitty messenger bag rolling a stop sign on his converted fixey?sdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573201854566191645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-33601840664338450752008-07-07T18:04:00.000-06:002008-07-07T18:04:00.000-06:00Yo Khal...I agree about "poking the public in the ...Yo Khal...<BR/>I agree about "poking the public in the eye." I won't wait for eternal lights and I run the occasional light, but not while folks are watching. Terrible PR...Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-39524665411705958092008-07-07T17:12:00.000-06:002008-07-07T17:12:00.000-06:00I agree that treating a red light as a stop sign c...I agree that treating a red light as a stop sign can be done as a de minimus infraction (i.e., illegal but nothing harmed) whether on a bike, motorbike or car. That is, if you do it carefully. In the case of those dang-blasted traffic-actuated red lights that don't see a cyclist, our only choice is to run the (expletive deleted) thing.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I get tired (as you probably do) of being accosted by non-cyclists with the same old tirade about cyclists who act as though they are above the law. Seems to me it is the social equivalent of poking the public in the eye. Not good for PR. And, with more cyclists seemingly on the road these days, its also bound to get more attention.<BR/><BR/>As far as my first commment. Former teammate Ray Brust was up off Mr. Pavement and racing that same year. But I recall it was a hip fracture that caused Floyd Landis's hip to rot out. It sucks being "the crumple zone".Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-19741391439098789392008-07-07T16:18:00.000-06:002008-07-07T16:18:00.000-06:00Hiya Khal!Running a light on a bike after stopping...Hiya Khal!<BR/>Running a light on a bike after stopping and watching for traffic is illegal for sure, but it's not hostile or careless of the safety of others. <BR/><BR/>Running a light in a car is crazy but it's business as usual. I'm sensitive about it too.Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-7847640599520818142008-07-07T16:08:00.000-06:002008-07-07T16:08:00.000-06:00Waving is optional. Running red lights is illegal....Waving is optional. Running red lights is illegal. <BR/><BR/>One of my teammates back in Hawaii was hit by a red light runner and suffered a fractured hip. Guess I'm a little sensitive to the topic.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com