tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285056647483576679.post4562357758221051477..comments2023-06-07T07:38:43.695-07:00Comments on Building Block: Dear Motorist....Shawna Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742472057600356938noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285056647483576679.post-75699785977917259762015-06-12T07:31:51.908-07:002015-06-12T07:31:51.908-07:00Jack, If more cyclists were like me and more drive...Jack, If more cyclists were like me and more drivers were like you then a cyclist being hit by a car would be shocking news. Unfortunately, it is becoming expected and that's horrifying. Thanks for taking the time to engage with me. I can tell you are neither stoned nor stupid and it's always nice to chat with another very good human being :) Enjoy your retirement!Shawna Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742472057600356938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285056647483576679.post-79807968542279688112015-06-11T19:38:22.582-07:002015-06-11T19:38:22.582-07:00Shawna B.... I sincerely wish you the best and be...Shawna B.... I sincerely wish you the best and be careful out there !! BTW this is the first time in my life ( and I retire soon) I have ever posted a comment about anything on anyblog. It just really scares me to see a slower speed lightweight transport mixing with fast and heavy tranports with 4 feet of clearance... it is a recipe for disaster and the car will win every time. Stoned or Stupid...I can tell by your response that you are not stoned or stupid...but obviously a very good human being....I wish you miles and miles of safe riding. Thanks for the chat...JackAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463639918268037120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285056647483576679.post-92036037806500479372015-06-11T07:30:49.894-07:002015-06-11T07:30:49.894-07:00Jack,
Thank you for giving up those few moments a...Jack,<br /><br />Thank you for giving up those few moments and the obvious respect you have for your life as well as others. The scenarios you paint scare the crap out of me as well. Being a competent yet not aggressive cyclist, I don't put myself in those situations as you describe. I route my rides around back country roads and suburbia trying to minimize my interaction with high traffic roads with high speed limits. Stoned or stupid...well, I can assure you I'm not stoned. IQ tests say I'm smart but that doesn't mean I don't do stupid things sometimes. I do try to minimize the occurrences. I appreciate your thoughts and thanks for sharing them. Not stoned....maybe a bit stupid....Shawna P.S. many of the recent auto-bike accidents we not on the roads that you described.Shawna Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742472057600356938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285056647483576679.post-34901801646611946892015-06-11T05:36:36.179-07:002015-06-11T05:36:36.179-07:00Dear Cyclist,
First let me say that I wish no oth...Dear Cyclist,<br /> First let me say that I wish no other human beings harm....including you and the bikes I share the road with..... but I gotta ask you ...are you stoned or just stupid ?? <br />I am in aviation and have been flying for years... (the safest form of transportation). We do not land small Cessnas behind jumbo jets for lots of obvious reasons... to ride a bicycle on the same road that a large SUV or 18 wheeler uses is nuts. For the same reason in the airport example above. Yes... you have a right to ride on the road and I will always respect that right and yield to you and give my very own big goofy wave...along with the few moments of my life you request. No problemo..<br />But again I gotta ask...are you stoned or just stupid. Your 10 pound bike going 25 MPH does not stand a chance against a 4500 pound SUV or truck going 65. It is a recipe for disaster. .....and the disaster will be yours. Not to mention the fact that I would estimate 30% of today's drivers would leave the scene after clipping you if they could get away with it. You also have the texting driver that might not even know they clipped you. Again I applaud your efforts with your IRONMAN lifestyle but when I see a cyclist riding 4 feet from a car going 4 times it's speed...I say a little prayer for the biker. I am not a paranoid human with the risk I take in life....I fly gliders, airplanes, ride motorcycles and scuba dive....I love a good risk...but it is a calculated risk where I control most all of the variables that can kill me... you control very few of the risk when riding on the road with cars. Respectively.... stoned or stupid ???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463639918268037120noreply@blogger.com