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Wow, he 'nearly' let a roar! That must have been so upsetting for you? Should I send over a PTSD counsellor to help to you recover? I have one counselor who specialises in helping her clients to learn to NOT press the play button on videos that they don't like.Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »and one where a cat ran out in front of him and he nearly let a roar as to give out to the cat.
or the one where he was cycling and the tree hit him on the helmet.... instead of just, you know, moving out of the way
Nice negotiation skills. I have a good counsellor who deals with anger management too.Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »Wanna make something of it? :mad:
They are more likely to say that motorists kill 200+ people each year and maim thousands of others, while cyclists don't.Would still love to hear a good reason why cyclists think they can justify their prickish behaviour by saying they have seen motorists do similar.
Just on the off-chance that you are actually interested in understanding your entirely irrational hatred of people who simply choose a different mode of transport to you, this article might help.Fat Christy wrote: »Cyclists, the root of all evil. Whether I'm driving or walking, those b@stards just get on my nerves. When I see a cyclist my blood pressure starts rising.
Why in the name of god can you not obey a fcuking red light for fcuk sake!! Fcuk!!
I have encountered cnutish pedestrians and cnutish drivers but nothing, literally nothing can top cnutish cyclists. I seem to encounter cycling fcuks with a complete disregard for other road users more often than I encounter dickhead motorists and pedestrians. I am convinced the majority of cyclists are colour blind. The light is fcuking red, fcuking red you kant, red means stop.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/09/cyclists_are_annoying_why_you_think_they_re_a_menace_on_two_wheels_.html?wpsrc=fol_fb0 -
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pmasterson95 wrote: »Comparing the damage/injury caused by a bike in relation to a car is akin to comparing a water gun with a kalashnikov.
One is an annoyance but you could be on the recieving end multiple times without major effects. The other? Well one bash from a car or one bullet from a Kalashnikov and it could be death.
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So why don't you start a thread about speeding motorists then?
This thread is not about about motorists so no need for the derailing of the topic ........
Why? Does it upset to hear that the central tenet of the core issue on this thread is really a minor irritation, compared to the death toll on our roads?so you're saying cyclists need to be told where to cycle? If they're that stupid that they don't know this they should stick to walking.
Mmmm, interesting - would you say the same to the motorists I meet regularly coming the wrong way down a one-way street? Should they stick to walking too?pmasterson95 wrote: »Wait are cyclists now saying they crashing into people is a myth as its cars that kill people?
First, you need to understand that cyclists aren't a homogeneous group. They don't all share the same views or opinions. There isn't a 'party line'. Oh and btw, most cyclists are motorists too.
Secondly, it is a myth to suggest that cyclists do serious damage to pedestrians. In the past 20 years, there has been 1 case in Ireland of a death caused by a cyclist. In that particular case, the death was caused by a head injury as a person hit the ground, rather than any direct impact with the cyclist. But yes, there was one death in 20 years.
In that same time period, there have been about 10,000 people killed on the road by motorists, and hundreds of thousands maimed - just for context like.
They have the same issue in Russia. These guys are getting on top of the issue. Wouldn't it be nice to bring them to Dublin?I was in a taxi heading up the quays towards O' Connell st with a workmate who had just arrived from India. Traffic was crazy. He couldn't understand why cars wouldn't use the foothpath.
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There are about 30 posts saying it, admittedly, it is the people who seem to hate cyclists (as a group because, apparently, we are all identical in our behaviour) saying it, they all seem to be claiming cyclists are flooding the thread defending other muppets, hasn't happened yet though, but don't let that get in the way of a completely idiotic rant about a bunch of people you don't know.
I have no more in common with the other cyclists on this thread than I have with the stranger at the end of my road who I have seen cycling a bicycle once, in so much, as I know he rides a bicycle, this apparently means we are identical in our beliefs and attitudes to road law.
My bicycle is not saving the environment, I am not doing it to annoy other people, I don't run red lights, I do regret posting on this thread as sometimes there is a mentality that can't be stopped no matter how much common sense you put in front of it.
The whataboutery everyone mentions is reasonable, it showing that these people do not behave this way because they are cyclists, they do it because that's who they are, they will do it in a car, in a bus, on foot etc.
It's funny how every cyclists that posts says "I don't do that, it must be a tiny minority of cyclists who do it ....... oh and, by the way, what about motorists!" etc. yet there are posts upon posts of people saying they see idiot cyclists EVERY day of the year ......... 0 -
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It's funny how every cyclists that posts says "I don't do that, it must be a tiny minority of cyclists who do it ....... oh and, by the way, what about motorists!" etc. yet there are posts upon posts of people saying they see idiot cyclists EVERY day of the year .........
But your missing my point, I never said some cyclists don't do it, they most definitely do, these few are a plague on our streets, my point was that you should replace the word cyclists with people, some PEOPLE, because it's not all cyclists, if it was, you would hear of all these accidents through the CSO, on the pages of your local papers, not through anecdotal stories on boards which is subject to no vindication or double checking other than if you give a name, you have to prove it.
I can assure you not having this thread in cycling is fantastic, 19 pages where there has only been about 1 page of new or thoughtful posts, not my cuppa tea at all. It is annoying that people think that mods use their powers to silence others, but they are usually the ones who haven't listened to the reasons you closed their threads. It's nice to be able to come to after hours and not have that BS hanging over your head, my posting and my modding are completely separate but some people can't accept that, a good analogy for people not being able to accept me being a law abiding road user and a cyclist.Tony Beetroot wrote: »Id say your biggest regret is not leaving it open in your own forum and controlling the thread using your mod powers :pac:0 -
But your missing my point, I never said some cyclists don't do it, they most definitely do, these few are a plague on our streets, my point was that you should replace the word cyclists with people, some PEOPLE, because it's not all cyclists, if it was, you would hear of all these accidents through the CSO, on the pages of your local papers, not through anecdotal stories on boards which is subject to no vindication or double checking other than if you give a name, you have to prove it.
I can assure you not having this thread in cycling is fantastic, 19 pages where there has only been about 1 page of new or thoughtful posts, not my cuppa tea at all. It is annoying that people think that mods use their powers to silence others, but they are usually the ones who haven't listened to the reasons you closed their threads. It's nice to be able to come to after hours and not have that BS hanging over your head, my posting and my modding are completely separate but some people can't accept that, a good analogy for people not being able to accept me being a law abiding road user and a cyclist.
I'm just amazed you're a mod and not using the 40 posts per page option
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You are missing my point ......... I said that cyclists on here always post claiming it's a small minority of cyclists who are idiots yet we have posts upon posts of people saying they see multiple idiot cyclists daily ......... and you responded with "some cyclists do it" :rolleyes:
Where specifically did anybody (cyclist or otherwise) claim that it's a 'small minority of cyclists' who misbehave?It's funny how every cyclists that posts says "I don't do that, it must be a tiny minority of cyclists who do it ....... oh and, by the way, what about motorists!" etc. yet there are posts upon posts of people saying they see idiot cyclists EVERY day of the year .........
Yes, that is funny. And yet, when you look at road injury statistics, you see that motorists kill 200+ people each year while cyclists kill zero. There must be some very unobservant motorists out there, if they don't notice the misbehaving motorists.Do cyclists? Well they f****** should!!!!!!
Yep, most cyclists do indeed drive on the road. Funnily enough, most motorists don't cycle, and seem to have lost any sense of perspective on what it's like to cycle these days. But most cyclists do indeed drive on the road, and pay motor tax. They just don't have time to sit around in traffic.0 -
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Where specifically did anybody (cyclist or otherwise) claim that it's a 'small minority of cyclists' who misbehave?
Yes, that is funny. And yet, when you look at road injury statistics, you see that motorists kill 200+ people each year while cyclists kill zero. There must be some very unobservant motorists out there, if they don't notice the misbehaving motorists.
Yep, most cyclists do indeed drive on the road. Funnily enough, most motorists don't cycle, and seem to have lost any sense of perspective on what it's like to cycle these days. But most cyclists do indeed drive on the road, and pay motor tax. They just don't have time to sit around in traffic.
So ........... it's a big majority of cyclists who misbehave? I suspected as much
I'll ignore the motorist aspect of your post as it's irrelevant to this particular thread.0 -
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