[SDCBC] SDCBC "cartoon"

[mark wolfe]

I still think this one is funny.  I mean, come on, track stand or 
unclip, don't lean on cars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkIY3kcHOU


Then you have the insanity of NYC bicycle messengers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nQs7u3fDXc


Most the drivers who say something to me fall into one of two categories.

"How comfortable is that thing?"  refering to my recumbent

Or

"Get the ^&*(^(*&% off the road!!!!"  refering to me taking their 
precious lane.


Mark

Bicyclist wrote:
>> Some uncharitable comments I could think of, being an occasional car
>> driver myself...:
>>
>> Why don't you wear real clothes? Your skin tight togs are too
>> revealing for normal street wear... and where'd you get that gut? I
>> thought bicycling made people fit?
>>
>> Please do not walk on my floors with your metal bottomed shoes. You
>> walk like you stepped on a huge wad of gum or worse.
>>
>> The dainty little circling you do while waiting for a traffic signal
>> to change is precious... if you cannot do a track-stand, learn to
>> unclip and put a foot down; and DO NOT LEAN ON MY CAR while you are
>> are waiting!!
>>
>> I guess you want to keep an eye on your bike when you rush into a
>> store, but please do not leave your bike blocking the entrances.
>> Bring and use a lock and find a place to park that isn't in my
>> way!  Leaning your bike on a plate-glass window is just stupid -
>> stop it! And, by the way, you bike-yaywhos who only lock the front
>> wheel deserve to have the rest of your bike stolen - get a clue!
>>
>> Are you deaf? Can't you hear the screeching from your brakes? Do you
>> do this to annoy everyone else?
>>
>> When your bicycling group stops for whatever reason along the road,
>> how about getting out of the way. Clumping up in the roadway while
>> you chat is discourteous to everyone wanting to get by, and more
>> than a little dangerous.
>>
>> Please do not scoff at me while I'm to gassing up at the service
>> station. If I could, I'd be bicycling too.
>>
>> Ok, you folks with the bright lights mounted on your helmets; STOP
>> SHINING YOUR BEAMS IN MY FACE! Sure I'll notice the bright light,
>> but then I'm blinded to anything else and gee I hope I don't hit
>> anything... like you!
>>
>> No Mr. bicyclist, banana peels may be biodegradable but they don't
>> belong flung onto the roadside; eat 'em or carry them to a proper receptacle.
>>
>> The restrooms at convenience stores and gas stations are for
>> customers.... buy something.
>>
>> Do you know that your bicycling helmet is on backwards?
>>
>> To the captain of any passing tandem, "your partner isn't pedaling!"
>>
>> When the traffic light changes and you at the back of the group
>> might get dropped from the group, get over your phobic separation
>> anxiety; STOP ON RED!
>>
>> Do not ridicule me for driving a gas powered vehicle while you coast
>> by powered by Wheaties; I would be biking but I had to deliver this piano.
>>
>> And, let's not forget the shouted gems:
>> Get a horse.
>> Why don't you get a car?
>> Get in the Bike Lane.
>> Get on the sidewalk where you belong.
>> Oh, I didn't see you.
>> Do you think this is the Tour de France?
>> Do you think you are a car?
>>
>> At 04:26 PM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> The last Bicycle Coalition ChainGuard newsletter asked for input on
>>> what car drivers would like to say to bicyclists, and so far I've
>>> only received a few responses. Below is a compilation of these,
>>> plus some published materials and my own thoughts.
>>> I'm still hoping for input from you!! Please read these over and
>>> tell me what I've missed or mis-stated.
> 
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