PSA! IF YOU HAVE BIKE LANES IN FRONT OF YOUR BUILDING PLEASE SHOVEL THEM!

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Anonymous wrote:First bikers must stop blowing through red lights and mowing down toddlers on the sidewalk.

Time to stop plowing the roads for drivers, then.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you friggin kidding me, OP???

Is OP a troll or just a great example of how absurdly self centered bikers are?

Lots of entitled Lycra Liberals plus even more pro-crime Charles Allen types ... no wonder DC is going down the tubes.

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Anonymous wrote:First bikers must stop blowing through red lights and mowing down toddlers on the sidewalk.

Time to stop plowing the roads for drivers, then.

Yup. And when you get injured or seriously ill, maybe some LycraSamaritan can rush you to Washington Hospital Center on his e-bike.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you friggin kidding me, OP???

Is OP a troll or just a great example of how absurdly self centered bikers are?

It's a troll thread. Why isn't this locked yet?

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Anonymous wrote:Traffic is flowing in both directions on those trails. People spread out in walking groups and fail to share the trail. It is so easy for one person in the group to move to the right and allow the biker to pass. People have their dogs on and off leashes running across the trail paths. The trails are for both bikers and walkers.

So if a car sees that there’s room for a bike to move out of the way, they can also just speed up behind the bike honking their horns and put the onus on the cyclists to avoid them, the same way cyclists treat pedestrians on trails? Or is this yet another case of “rules for thee, not for me”?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you friggin kidding me, OP???

Is OP a troll or just a great example of how absurdly self centered bikers are?

It's a troll thread. Why isn't this locked yet?

I’ve seen absolutely nothing to indicate that, and I’ve read every single post on every page right up until yours. And given that OP and what seem to be other cyclists are vigorously engaged in a pro-shoveling discussion, it seems a little improbable that these people are in on it, too, don’t you agree? It’s an anonymous forum and that anonymity allows people to be honest in a very direct and very blunt way they’d never be if their names were known. Not everything you disagree with or reflects poorly on something close to home for you is trolling.

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Anonymous wrote:Traffic is flowing in both directions on those trails. People spread out in walking groups and fail to share the trail. It is so easy for one person in the group to move to the right and allow the biker to pass. People have their dogs on and off leashes running across the trail paths. The trails are for both bikers and walkers.

So if a car sees that there’s room for a bike to move out of the way, they can also just speed up behind the bike honking their horns and put the onus on the cyclists to avoid them, the same way cyclists treat pedestrians on trails? Or is this yet another case of “rules for thee, not for me”?

You realize that using a bell or calling out "on your left" on a trail isn't to tell the pedestrian to move out of the way. It's to notify whoever is ahead of you that something is approaching so they don't freak out. It's freaking trail curtsey.

And its way quieter than a loud and aggressive car horn or threatening someone with a multiple thousand pound vehicle.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you friggin kidding me, OP???

Is OP a troll or just a great example of how absurdly self centered bikers are?

It's a troll thread. Why isn't this locked yet?

I’ve seen absolutely nothing to indicate that, and I’ve read every single post on every page right up until yours. And given that OP and what seem to be other cyclists are vigorously engaged in a pro-shoveling discussion, it seems a little improbable that these people are in on it, too, don’t you agree? It’s an anonymous forum and that anonymity allows people to be honest in a very direct and very blunt way they’d never be if their names were known. Not everything you disagree with or reflects poorly on something close to home for you is trolling.

Yeah, because caps lock post titles are just cruise control for cool, amirite?

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Anonymous wrote:Hahaha, do you know who the bicyclists are, OP? Rich people who can afford nice bikes.

Rich people who can afford to live within biking distance of where they need to go.

That distance increases dramatically for those of us who aren’t lazy car clowns like you. Just saying.

Says the gross fatty in spandex

Yup, people who get to where they need to go by bicycle rather than car are notorious for their obesity.

Riding a bike in Washington D.C. barely qualifies as exercise.

What does sitting in a car qualify as?

It qualifies as transportation, and some of us use it to drive to the gym, where we do exercise that is actually strenuous.

Imagine paying $20 a month to drive to and run in the gym. You could just run to the gym and back home.

Tell me you've never exercised a day in your life without....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you friggin kidding me, OP???

Is OP a troll or just a great example of how absurdly self centered bikers are?

It's a troll thread. Why isn't this locked yet?

I’ve seen absolutely nothing to indicate that, and I’ve read every single post on every page right up until yours. And given that OP and what seem to be other cyclists are vigorously engaged in a pro-shoveling discussion, it seems a little improbable that these people are in on it, too, don’t you agree? It’s an anonymous forum and that anonymity allows people to be honest in a very direct and very blunt way they’d never be if their names were known. Not everything you disagree with or reflects poorly on something close to home for you is trolling.

The city is supposed to plow the roads and the bike lanes. Residents are not expected to shovel the roads, and residents are not expected to shovel the bike lanes. That should be the end of the thread.

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This thread makes me a little sad the snow is melting.

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Anonymous wrote:Hahaha, do you know who the bicyclists are, OP? Rich people who can afford nice bikes.

Rich people who can afford to live within biking distance of where they need to go.

That distance increases dramatically for those of us who aren’t lazy car clowns like you. Just saying.

Says the gross fatty in spandex

Yup, people who get to where they need to go by bicycle rather than car are notorious for their obesity.

Riding a bike in Washington D.C. barely qualifies as exercise.

What does sitting in a car qualify as?

It qualifies as transportation, and some of us use it to drive to the gym, where we do exercise that is actually strenuous.

Imagine paying $20 a month to drive to and run in the gym. You could just run to the gym and back home.

Tell me you've never exercised a day in your life without....

DP but do enlighten us as to how functional exercise is not exercise?

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Anonymous wrote:Hahaha, do you know who the bicyclists are, OP? Rich people who can afford nice bikes.

Rich people who can afford to live within biking distance of where they need to go.

That distance increases dramatically for those of us who aren’t lazy car clowns like you. Just saying.

Says the gross fatty in spandex

Yup, people who get to where they need to go by bicycle rather than car are notorious for their obesity.

Riding a bike in Washington D.C. barely qualifies as exercise.

What does sitting in a car qualify as?

It qualifies as transportation, and some of us use it to drive to the gym, where we do exercise that is actually strenuous.

Imagine paying $20 a month to drive to and run in the gym. You could just run to the gym and back home.

Tell me you've never exercised a day in your life without....

DP but do enlighten us as to how functional exercise is not exercise?

I’m sure having breadsticks for arms and a doughy belly with great calves works for some bike riders.

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I'm a mom, who bikes for transportation for all local trips, carrying groceries or kids, or sometimes both. I do it because I enjoy it, because my kids enjoy it, because it's healthy, saves money on a gym membership.

But most importantly, because I don't think it's logistically feasible for every one of us to own, store, and drive a car - and if we were to create that world it really would not be a pleasant place to live, work and play for anyone. And if I can get from place to place without adding pollution and increasing GHG emissions, adding particulate pollution, causing wear and tear on our roads and infrastructure that a good chunk of my taxes pay to maintain and repair, I would like to be a good citizen and think of the better good for my community and for the world I will leave to my children.

I don't fault anyone for driving. Most of our country, unfortunately, was designed and built for an automobile-centric lifestyle. But when you do drive, you should do so with your eyes wide open that, you are taking an action, which frankly, is a violence against the earth. Again, no judgment, as I drive as well, to visit my out-of-state aging parents who do not live near transit. We need to make these choices while being mindful and aware of the impact of our choices we make on a daily basis.

I DO vehemently fault anyone for hating on anyone for biking or walking or using transit to get to places. I really do believe that those that do are just really crappy human beings.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a mom, who bikes for transportation for all local trips, carrying groceries or kids, or sometimes both. I do it because I enjoy it, because my kids enjoy it, because it's healthy, saves money on a gym membership.

But most importantly, because I don't think it's logistically feasible for every one of us to own, store, and drive a car - and if we were to create that world it really would not be a pleasant place to live, work and play for anyone. And if I can get from place to place without adding pollution and increasing GHG emissions, adding particulate pollution, causing wear and tear on our roads and infrastructure that a good chunk of my taxes pay to maintain and repair, I would like to be a good citizen and think of the better good for my community and for the world I will leave to my children.

I don't fault anyone for driving. Most of our country, unfortunately, was designed and built for an automobile-centric lifestyle. But when you do drive, you should do so with your eyes wide open that, you are taking an action, which frankly, is a violence against the earth. Again, no judgment, as I drive as well, to visit my out-of-state aging parents who do not live near transit. We need to make these choices while being mindful and aware of the impact of our choices we make on a daily basis.

I DO vehemently fault anyone for hating on anyone for biking or walking or using transit to get to places. I really do believe that those that do are just really crappy human beings.

Riding a bike makes zero difference to climate change, and you're putting your kids' lives in danger for no good reason.