Comments on: Biker Down http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/ Two Wheels. One Dark Lord. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:13:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sb http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16703 sb Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:49:01 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16703 Well evidently there is "no war" in Portland according to our main newspaper who's splattered another front page story for 4th time in 6 days!! http://bikeportland.org/2008/07/16/oregonian-war-what-war/ wtf??! Well evidently there is “no war” in Portland according to our main newspaper who’s splattered another front page story for 4th time in 6 days!! http://bikeportland.org/2008/07/16/oregonian-war-what-war/

wtf??!

]]> By: Joe http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16700 Joe Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16700 scaredfomykids on July 16th, 2008 7:15 am ROCK AND ROLL man!! i hear you 100% be safe all scaredfomykids on July 16th, 2008 7:15 am

ROCK AND ROLL man!! i hear you 100%

be safe all

]]> By: scaredfomykids http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16682 scaredfomykids Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:15:15 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16682 Here in smallstown PA, I had to give that shit up. Used to ride for pleasure on the hilly sweetness where I live, but several run-ins with teenaged pick-up drivers with confederate flag stickers coming around corners way too fast and out of control and the like got me thinking. Now that I've got two cool little baby boys, there's no fucking way I'm getting out there and becoming angry redneck bait. I can ride the trails, and the rail trail, and scratch that itch, without a direct fucking death attack from some self-entitled asshole in a car or truck. If they're not drunk, they're on the phone, eating, or playing with the gps. Fuck 'em. I hate 'em I hate 'em I hate 'em. Here in smallstown PA, I had to give that shit up. Used to ride for pleasure on the hilly sweetness where I live, but several run-ins with teenaged pick-up drivers with confederate flag stickers coming around corners way too fast and out of control and the like got me thinking. Now that I’ve got two cool little baby boys, there’s no fucking way I’m getting out there and becoming angry redneck bait. I can ride the trails, and the rail trail, and scratch that itch, without a direct fucking death attack from some self-entitled asshole in a car or truck. If they’re not drunk, they’re on the phone, eating, or playing with the gps. Fuck ‘em. I hate ‘em I hate ‘em I hate ‘em.

]]> By: Joe http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16645 Joe Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:04:24 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16645 war is on our streets, i hope one day to take back what was our real free space. riding open on the roads that are war zones! war is on our streets, i hope one day to take back what was our real
free space. riding open on the roads that are war zones!

]]> By: David P. http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16639 David P. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:37:16 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16639 They always seem to looking right into your eyes as they bear down you. You're not imagining it, the engine sounds like its getting louder. That peculiar, sad feeling of "worthless video game fodder" flows warmly and rapidly through your legs and begins to puddle in the toes of your shoes. Suddenly, with eyes as big as pie plates, they lower the cell phone away from their face and begin to retake control of the large motor car that was headed your way. Shit, I derserve a very cold beer. I love cars too but I don't want to pinstrip any of the local hooptys today. Shit, I need a beer. They always seem to looking right into your eyes as they bear down you. You’re not imagining it, the engine sounds like its getting louder. That peculiar, sad feeling of “worthless video game fodder” flows warmly and rapidly through your legs and begins to puddle in the toes of your shoes.
Suddenly, with eyes as big as pie plates, they lower the cell phone away from their face and begin to retake control of the large motor car that was headed your way.
Shit, I derserve a very cold beer.
I love cars too but I don’t want to pinstrip any of the local hooptys today. Shit, I need a beer.

]]> By: -Al http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16637 -Al Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:14:47 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16637 sumadis- right on. I moved here to Northern AZ from Philly to get away from that shit a long time ago. Have had a piece pulled on me a couple of times in my life and your right, that shit ain't funny. It just keeps escalating. It's all fun and games until someone gets shot. sumadis- right on. I moved here to Northern AZ from Philly to get away from that shit a long time ago. Have had a piece pulled on me a couple of times in my life and your right, that shit ain’t funny.

It just keeps escalating.

It’s all fun and games until someone gets shot.

]]> By: sumadis http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16633 sumadis Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:47:39 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16633 a moratorium please on all of the 'packin' heat' shit (and I direct that right back at myself too). where i commute, folks are very likely to actually have heat, and use it. ain't funny at all. it might be clever to joke around on the net about cinematic violence as response to someone pissin' you off, but out in the real world, that shit don't fly. in fact, partially due to this type of on-line sturm and drang, a potentially effective community meeting about road rage was canceled in these parts (LA) - this following the horrific 'brentwood/mandeville canyon' incident - "Over the past few days, officials with homeowner associations and the bicycling clubs that train on the winding, 5-mile stretch of road expressed concern that the tenor of media coverage and of blog posts would make a Monday public meeting counter-productive. Many said they worried the issue had become larger than the specific issues of Mandeville Canyon." food for thought. a moratorium please on all of the ‘packin’ heat’ shit (and I direct that right back at myself too). where i commute, folks are very likely to actually have heat, and use it. ain’t funny at all. it might be clever to joke around on the net about cinematic violence as response to someone pissin’ you off, but out in the real world, that shit don’t fly. in fact, partially due to this type of on-line sturm and drang, a potentially effective community meeting about road rage was canceled in these parts (LA) – this following the horrific ‘brentwood/mandeville canyon’ incident – “Over the past few days, officials with homeowner associations and the bicycling clubs that train on the winding, 5-mile stretch of road expressed concern that the tenor of media coverage and of blog posts would make a Monday public meeting counter-productive. Many said they worried the issue had become larger than the specific issues of Mandeville Canyon.” food for thought.

]]> By: z-doh! http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16631 z-doh! Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:57 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16631 Im just glad I live in Minneapolis, where everyone is "Minnesota Nice". There are never bike/car incidents and the press never blows stuff out of proportion. Oh, wait.... I'm mistaken, I was thinking of Xanadu. Got to go .... got to ride my bike to liquor store before it closes! Im just glad I live in Minneapolis, where everyone is “Minnesota Nice”. There are never bike/car incidents and the press never blows stuff out of proportion. Oh, wait…. I’m mistaken, I was thinking of Xanadu. Got to go …. got to ride my bike to liquor store before it closes!

]]> By: . http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16621 . Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:25:27 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16621 <a href="http://lagunacycleryshop.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-tales-of-carnage-from-open-road.html" rel="nofollow">this ones not as bad, but...</a> this ones not as bad, but…

]]> By: PistolPete http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16610 PistolPete Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:45:12 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16610 I like the part about the other guy throwing his bike at a car...priceless.That would never happen in Arizonia 'cuz we're packin'.What?Fuck up my BIKE?When .45 ammo is still a bargain at Wally's?Sheesh!All that rain,man... I like the part about the other guy throwing his bike at a car…priceless.That would never happen in Arizonia ‘cuz we’re packin’.What?Fuck up my BIKE?When .45 ammo is still a bargain at Wally’s?Sheesh!All that rain,man…

]]> By: sommerfliesby http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16606 sommerfliesby Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:23:48 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16606 Come to Chicago! Here's the new city vehicle stickers: http://www.chicityclerk.com/stickercontest.php All the cars here are made of soft, fluffy material and hardly ever kill anyone...hardly. Ever. Come to Chicago! Here’s the new city vehicle stickers: http://www.chicityclerk.com/stickercontest.php

All the cars here are made of soft, fluffy material and hardly ever kill anyone…hardly. Ever.

]]> By: sb http://drunkcyclist.com/2008/07/14/biker-down-10/comment-page-1/#comment-16603 sb Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:31:02 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/?p=1947#comment-16603 I'm a Portland native and commuter to downtown, the main reason things seem to be "out of hand" is the fact there are soooo many more commuters/riders out there the last couple of years as the incidents are few and far between. Unfortunately our local media is running with it in the wrong direction particularly the local paper the Boregonian who's circulation is declining as rapidly as the number of riders are rising! To get a better feel of what's going on, visit our local blog emeritus over at http://www.bikeportland.org I’m a Portland native and commuter to downtown, the main reason things seem to be “out of hand” is the fact there are soooo many more commuters/riders out there the last couple of years as the incidents are few and far between.

Unfortunately our local media is running with it in the wrong direction particularly the local paper the Boregonian who’s circulation is declining as rapidly as the number of riders are rising!

To get a better feel of what’s going on, visit our local blog emeritus over at http://www.bikeportland.org

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