Who Are the Annoying People Who Ride Their Bikes on River Road During Morning Rush Hour???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

It's pretty stupid of you to drive to work. So you know you're risking your life/health every time you do it? You should get a job where you telework only otherwise you don't love your wife and kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

It's pretty stupid of you to drive to work. So you know you're risking your life/health every time you do it? You should get a job where you telework only otherwise you don't love your wife and kids.

Also, don't get sedentary because you can get fat and die. Also, don't work out before or after work when you should be spending time with your kids. Which leaves a very convenient time to get a workout on the way to/from work...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

It's pretty stupid of you to drive to work. So you know you're risking your life/health every time you do it? You should get a job where you telework only otherwise you don't love your wife and kids.

Are you seriously debating the relative safety of driving vs biking on River Road?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

It's pretty stupid of you to drive to work. So you know you're risking your life/health every time you do it? You should get a job where you telework only otherwise you don't love your wife and kids.

Not if you were paying proper attention to cyclists! We should encourage all activities that curb pollution.
You car contributes to climate change. Are you happy with that, considering what people have lost this month alone? Lives, livelihoods, all they had. Mud slides that killed a thousand people in India. Wildfires that destroyed huge swathes of CO2 neutralizing forest, in Greenland, Europe, and the Americas.

Stop thinking of your own comfort long enough to think of the big picture here.

[Anonymous]

Cycling is healthier than driving. Not only that, it is much much better for the environment. Oh, and it reduces pollution. And finally, it is much nicer - you arrive at work in a good mood rather than stressed!

So the question is, why doesn't everyone bike to work?

Try it - you will never go back to a car or metro...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


Those commuting to work.
Just like you.
Duh.

They ARE NOT commuting to work. They are in biker gear and not carrying anything else but water on them. They are kicking it in my lane and its annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


Those commuting to work.
Just like you.
Duh.

They ARE NOT commuting to work. They are in biker gear and not carrying anything else but water on them. They are kicking it in my lane and its annoying.

Sometimes we bring clothes in a previous day so that we don't need to carry anything on the bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's so annoying. Then when you are finally able to pass them, they act as though they are so focused and start pedaling furiously. You KNOW it's rush hour and you're inconveniencing people in cars going to work or other places. Yet, you, in your specialness, you think, "Hey, it's 8:00/9:00, let me go get my bikey wikey and ride down one of the busiest streets I can find. If you have time to ride at this hour, then obviously, you don't have to be at work at that hour like the rest of us do! Just go another time.

Commuters and taxpayers who pay the same fee as you do to use public space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

It's pretty stupid of you to drive to work. So you know you're risking your life/health every time you do it? You should get a job where you telework only otherwise you don't love your wife and kids.

Are you seriously debating the relative safety of driving vs biking on River Road?

No, just mocking dumb arguments over safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

For a lot of people, it is the best option. Maybe they don't own a car, or they are a 1 car family. Maybe the bus in their neighborhood isn't reliable, or maybe they like saving the aggregate time of riding to work and not having to go to a gym to work out. Whatever it is, you are in incredibly selfish and myopic person. Since when is operating a car a god given right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's so annoying. Then when you are finally able to pass them, they act as though they are so focused and start pedaling furiously. You KNOW it's rush hour and you're inconveniencing people in cars going to work or other places. Yet, you, in your specialness, you think, "Hey, it's 8:00/9:00, let me go get my bikey wikey and ride down one of the busiest streets I can find. If you have time to ride at this hour, then obviously, you don't have to be at work at that hour like the rest of us do! Just go another time.

Maybe they're commuting by bike to work. Do you have a better suggestion for where one should bike to get where they're going? Maybe you should advocate with the city for separated bike lanes in your area.

Aww, that's cute, you think they'd use them. I can't tell you how many times I've driven through DC where there's a beautiful bike lane, a car lane, and a parking lane and a biker or two biking in car lane, happily letting people pass around him and nearly get into accidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


Those commuting to work.
Just like you.
Duh.

They ARE NOT commuting to work. They are in biker gear and not carrying anything else but water on them. They are kicking it in my lane and its annoying.

Actually, if they are in the lane, and you come up behind them, this it is really their lane. If you want to go around them, then do it safely, but it is their lane if they were there first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty damn stupid to put your life on the line to get to work.

I'd either get a car like everyone else, or take a bus. But it's idiotic to risk your life (it it really IS that dangerous) just to get to work.

You can't tell me a bike is the ONLY option these people have. No one believes that.

Therefore it's a choice. And they are CHOOSING to risk their life to get to ....... their desk at work.


That's just F'ing stupid.


If I'm gonna risk my life, it'll be to save my kids or my wife. Not for getting to my job.

My husband's commute by bike is 10 minutes, partly on a trail.
By car it would be double or triple that, due to traffic jams.
I AM concerned about his safety, because of jerks like you.
Stop thinking cars are daily necessities. In the future, you might not have one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's so annoying. Then when you are finally able to pass them, they act as though they are so focused and start pedaling furiously. You KNOW it's rush hour and you're inconveniencing people in cars going to work or other places. Yet, you, in your specialness, you think, "Hey, it's 8:00/9:00, let me go get my bikey wikey and ride down one of the busiest streets I can find. If you have time to ride at this hour, then obviously, you don't have to be at work at that hour like the rest of us do! Just go another time.

Maybe they're commuting by bike to work. Do you have a better suggestion for where one should bike to get where they're going? Maybe you should advocate with the city for separated bike lanes in your area.

Aww, that's cute, you think they'd use them. I can't tell you how many times I've driven through DC where there's a beautiful bike lane, a car lane, and a parking lane and a biker or two biking in car lane, happily letting people pass around him and nearly get into accidents.

Because some bike lanes can be quite unsafe, unfortunately. Governments stick them anywhere just to look good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's so annoying. Then when you are finally able to pass them, they act as though they are so focused and start pedaling furiously. You KNOW it's rush hour and you're inconveniencing people in cars going to work or other places. Yet, you, in your specialness, you think, "Hey, it's 8:00/9:00, let me go get my bikey wikey and ride down one of the busiest streets I can find. If you have time to ride at this hour, then obviously, you don't have to be at work at that hour like the rest of us do! Just go another time.

Maybe they're commuting by bike to work. Do you have a better suggestion for where one should bike to get where they're going? Maybe you should advocate with the city for separated bike lanes in your area.

Aww, that's cute, you think they'd use them. I can't tell you how many times I've driven through DC where there's a beautiful bike lane, a car lane, and a parking lane and a biker or two biking in car lane, happily letting people pass around him and nearly get into accidents.

If you can't safely pass a bicyclist then maybe you should give up your drivers license.

There are many legitimate reasons to be out of the bike lane, including: passing slower bicyclists, cats parked in the bike lane (ahem), dangerous debris in the bike lane, and shifting left to make a left turn.

Also, it's a general lane, not a car lane. Car only Lanes are the highways. You don't see bikes on there.