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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Dec 28, 4:25 pm, Devils Advocaat  wrote:   
   > On 28 Dec, 16:33, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
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   > > On Dec 27, 5:52 pm, Gunner  wrote:   
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   > > > On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:05:11 -0800 (PST), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach   
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   > > > Cruiser Philosopher"  wrote:   
   > > > >(just missed this point)   
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   > > > >On Dec 26, 10:18 pm, Gunner  wrote:   
   > > > >> On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:36:25 -0800 (PST), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach   
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   > > > >> Cruiser Philosopher"  wrote:   
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   > > > >> >It sounds like the same reasoning for those who kill Americans, just   
   > > > >> >because other Americans have invaded their country.   
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   > > > >> Really?  Lots of IEDs used on cyclists?  Really?  Then perhaps you   
   > > > >> should be come a pedstrian.   
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   > > > >Not needed. The bumpers usually do the job. Have you seen cyclists   
   > > > >killing drivers?   
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   > > > Actually..yes I have.  Saw a cyclist cut off a car, who then drove   
   > > > into a high voltage power pole and the driver died while trying to   
   > > > leave the vehicle.   
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   > > > The cyclist was arrested.   
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   > > Well, let me tell you my story. I was spit in the face by an   
   > > aggressive driver who didn't have a clue I had the right to be on the   
   > > road. That right was in question because there's sign on every bridge   
   > > in the area that says "walk bike across bridge."   
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   > > If I had a gun I would have shot him, which is why I don't carry a   
   > > gun. I still prefer the police and the authorities to enforce the   
   > > laws. I would also like the authorities to write signs that make   
   > > sense, and bike lanes and sidewalks that connect. The last line of   
   > > defense is my pepper spray, but that's kind of weak for an enraged   
   > > driver with a 5 ton vehicle.   
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   > > I simply try to avoid the road where the terrorists rule.   
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   > So you, as a law abiding citizen, recognized the temptation of using a   
   > firearm inappropriately and so you don't carry one, well done for   
   > being sensible.   
      
   Well, I was led to believe in the heat of the moment that I was doing   
   something illegal, which is why I took that much crap before he spit   
   on me.   
      
   Again, the signs read, "WALK BIKE ACROSS BRIDGE."   
      
   What does mean? I found out much later when I asked a cop. "It means   
   that you should not ride your bike on the sidewalk across bridge."   
   Hey, the sidewalk is 2 feet wide, and that would be pretty stupid to   
   do anyway. So the guy is playing vigilante and blasts the horn at me   
   repeatedly and I gave him the finger. He stops and claims that he was   
   trying to save me, so he plays the good guy. The guy is much stronger   
   than me and tries to get off the car and give me a beating or worse. I   
   try to defuse the conflict and he spits in my face before leaving.   
      
   Who do I blame? The idiot who wrote the sign, which cites a "city   
   ordinance." For them pedestrians and cyclists are an accident in the   
   design. Not welcome by any means. Right in that spot --an affluent   
   city-- they put the pedestrians to walk through the mud and have now   
   put a second sign warning them of danger ahead. They have placed   
   "sharrows" (bike painted on lane) further down but you still must   
   negotiate this "no man's land." And this is through the most scenic   
   spot in town.   
      
   The guy who spit in my face deserved to die anyway, but I didn't   
   deserve to spend 10 years in prison for it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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