In article <ZcXyi.14446$B25.4428@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Arif Khokar <akhokar1234@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> Zoot Katz going off on a non-sequitur while creatively snipping context
> ranted:
>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:19:04 GMT, Arif Khokar <akhokar1234@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>
>>> That's why I can't stand pedestrians to can't be bothered to follow
the
>>> rules of the road and those who are too im****tant to wait for a gap in
>>> traffic.
>
>> That's why I detest you caged s*** who figure they're too im****tant
>> to take their foot off the throttle long enough to create that gap
>> for another road user.
>
> [Restoring context]
>>> One time I was *riding* down hill. A car comes up behind me, p*****
me,
>>> comes in front of me and then slams the brakes for a couple of
jay-walkers
>>> (jay-runners is more like it). I was damn lucky to avoid rear ending
the
>>> car.
You were following too closely.
>>>That's why I can't stand pedestrians to can't be bothered to follow
>>> the rules of the road and those who are too im****tant to wait for a
gap
>>> in traffic.
>
>> That's why I detest you caged s*** ... <blah blah blah>
>
> I wasn't the "cager" in that case, you idiot.
Actually, you were. You brought your driver's
mentality to bear, despite your choice of vehicle.
You were following too closely. You behaved like
a motor vehicle operator, and it almost got you
in trouble.
> Second, it's the
> responsibility for those who don't have the right of way to wait for a
> suitable gap in traffic before proceeding. That means that cyclists and
> drivers waiting to turn or cross an intersection must wait for traffic
> to clear before proceeding.
That's what non-suicidal, rational people do.
Despite popular opinion, people who aren't operating
motor vehicles aren't /that/ idiotic.
> It means that pedestrians must wait till
> there's enough room for vehicles to stop (at least 100 feet) before
> crossing.
What's the stopping distance for typical POV in
a 30 MPH urban speed limit? Assuming it's not
a 20 MPH school/playground/park/hospital zone,
and it's not raining or foggy, and the driver
isn't hurtling a fat-assed heavy motor vehicle
(like a cement truck, RV or SUV) down the street?
> It means that pedestrians should only cross in marked
> crosswalks or at intersections with unmarked crosswalks. It means that
> drivers and cyclists can't just mow down pedestrians within a crosswalk.
It means /everybody/ should be prepared to give
somebody else their fair chance. To be sociable,
and to understand that poor sucker waiting at the
intersection might need to get somewhere more
im****tantly than you do.
I cross intersections very carefully. Y'know why?
I don't trust you. I have absolutely no confidence
in drivers' abilities to deal with traffic situations.
And I am not alone.
But I can read you like a 4-page pamphlet.
I'll stay as much as I can outa your way.
I don't want people like you killing me out
of your mere selfishness.
Try not to rear-end anybody with your car.
Maybe you should stop following so close.
--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca
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