Thanks to the bike party organizers!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The entire event is designed to antagonize drivers. There is no other point to a large group of cyclists riding slowing down a major artery when tens of thousands of people are just trying to get home to their families. People can't even use the intersections when they have the green light. It's really obnoxious. It's terrible PR for cyclists.

It is a group of people riding from one area to another. There is nothing they are doing that is illegal. If you are taking that as antagonizing, that is on you. That isn't their goal. Just like you are driving from one place to another, they are riding from one place to another. If you feel they are blocking traffic (they are traffic too) then you should support a bike lane so they won't block your way in a car.

The city should not condone events designed to create road rage. Someone is going to get hurt one of these things.

If this creates road rage for you, then you are too fragile to be operating a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a spectacularly bad idea for people on bikes to *try* to piss off people in cars. They're going to cross the wrong person, and end up with a SUV parked on their chest.

Is that a threat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty dumb move to coordinate blocking traffic during rush hour.

Solid example of how not to win friends and influence people.

It was after 8:00 PM, hardly during rush hour, and no traffic was blocked. The group moved up Connecticut Avenue in accordance with the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty dumb move to coordinate blocking traffic during rush hour.

Solid example of how not to win friends and influence people.

"Rush hour" is after 7:30 pm in DC, now?

Apparently every time I get on a bike to go somewhere, I'm only doing it to annoy drivers. Which is weird, because I was driving around Montgomery County all morning, and there was a lot of traffic, and every single person who was slowing me down and annoying me was another driver. There were bicyclists, but none of them slowed me down. There were pedestrians, but none of them slowed me down. Everyone who slowed me down was a driver. From now on, I'm going to assume that every time anyone gets in a car to go somewhere, they're only doing it to annoy other drivers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It looked like a lot of fun unless you needed to use on of the major arteries in the city to get somewhere

This. They were all over the road and going pretty slow.

And yet, nothing they did was illegal. If you don't want this all the time, support bike lanes.

It was a one-off. There is nothing to worry about because it's not even going to happen again occasionally let alone regularly or even more absurdly all the time. Less than 100 people regularly bike on Connecticut.

100 young, unmarried cyclists who live downtown rode Uptown at night and left trash all over our park. Most of the people who actually live along the corridor were inside helping their kids with homework or at their kid’s baseball games.

You have no idea the composition of the people who were there, clearly, by your description.

So it was 98 unmarried cyclists and one couple dumb enough to take their kids on CT with an e-cargo bike?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire event is designed to antagonize drivers. There is no other point to a large group of cyclists riding slowing down a major artery when tens of thousands of people are just trying to get home to their families. People can't even use the intersections when they have the green light. It's really obnoxious. It's terrible PR for cyclists.

It is a group of people riding from one area to another. There is nothing they are doing that is illegal. If you are taking that as antagonizing, that is on you. That isn't their goal. Just like you are driving from one place to another, they are riding from one place to another. If you feel they are blocking traffic (they are traffic too) then you should support a bike lane so they won't block your way in a car.

The city should not condone events designed to create road rage. Someone is going to get hurt one of these things.

If this creates road rage for you, then you are too fragile to be operating a car.

Ragers are the same people whether driving or riding a bike.

[Anonymous]

I think event was a success. It confirmed to everyone that cyclists are spoiled children and are prone to tantrums when they don’t get their way.

As a follow up, I’d urge drivers to equip their vehicles with dash cameras and drive in accordance with the law AT ALL TIMES. Then, when one of these spandex narcissists blows through a light and runs into the side of your car, you can show police exactly what happened, the police will provide you with the rider’s contact info, and your insurance company will then sue them on your behalf for the damage he caused to the side of your car. You can wave at him (or flip him off) as he goes into the ambulance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think event was a success. It confirmed to everyone that cyclists are spoiled children and are prone to tantrums when they don’t get their way.

As a follow up, I’d urge drivers to equip their vehicles with dash cameras and drive in accordance with the law AT ALL TIMES. Then, when one of these spandex narcissists blows through a light and runs into the side of your car, you can show police exactly what happened, the police will provide you with the rider’s contact info, and your insurance company will then sue them on your behalf for the damage he caused to the side of your car. You can wave at him (or flip him off) as he goes into the ambulance.

No, that's just you. However, I do endorse your suggestion to drivers to drive in accordance with the law at all times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looked like a lot of fun unless you needed to use on of the major arteries in the city to get somewhere

This. They were all over the road and going pretty slow.

And yet, nothing they did was illegal. If you don't want this all the time, support bike lanes.

It was a one-off. There is nothing to worry about because it's not even going to happen again occasionally let alone regularly or even more absurdly all the time. Less than 100 people regularly bike on Connecticut.

100 young, unmarried cyclists who live downtown rode Uptown at night and left trash all over our park. Most of the people who actually live along the corridor were inside helping their kids with homework or at their kid’s baseball games.

You have no idea the composition of the people who were there, clearly, by your description.

So it was 98 unmarried cyclists and one couple dumb enough to take their kids on CT with an e-cargo bike?

*old man shakes fist at clouds*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looked like a lot of fun unless you needed to use on of the major arteries in the city to get somewhere

This. They were all over the road and going pretty slow.

And yet, nothing they did was illegal. If you don't want this all the time, support bike lanes.

It was a one-off. There is nothing to worry about because it's not even going to happen again occasionally let alone regularly or even more absurdly all the time. Less than 100 people regularly bike on Connecticut.

100 young, unmarried cyclists who live downtown rode Uptown at night and left trash all over our park. Most of the people who actually live along the corridor were inside helping their kids with homework or at their kid’s baseball games.

You have no idea the composition of the people who were there, clearly, by your description.

So it was 98 unmarried cyclists and one couple dumb enough to take their kids on CT with an e-cargo bike?

*old man shakes fist at clouds*

Child endangerment is hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire event is designed to antagonize drivers. There is no other point to a large group of cyclists riding slowing down a major artery when tens of thousands of people are just trying to get home to their families. People can't even use the intersections when they have the green light. It's really obnoxious. It's terrible PR for cyclists.

remember this next time a bicyclist complains about a driver

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like a spectacularly bad idea for people on bikes to *try* to piss off people in cars. They're going to cross the wrong person, and end up with a SUV parked on their chest.

Is that a threat?

I think it's common sense. Welcome to the big city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think event was a success. It confirmed to everyone that cyclists are spoiled children and are prone to tantrums when they don’t get their way.

As a follow up, I’d urge drivers to equip their vehicles with dash cameras and drive in accordance with the law AT ALL TIMES. Then, when one of these spandex narcissists blows through a light and runs into the side of your car, you can show police exactly what happened, the police will provide you with the rider’s contact info, and your insurance company will then sue them on your behalf for the damage he caused to the side of your car. You can wave at him (or flip him off) as he goes into the ambulance.

No, that's just you. However, I do endorse your suggestion to drivers to drive in accordance with the law at all times.

I prefer the dashcam suggestion. I have one and it is filled up with clips of cyclists doing outrageously reckless and dangerous things.

Just last week a cyclist wanted to jump the light for a left turn on Wisconsin and rode for a whole block into oncoming traffic. Makes it hard to justify going after ATV kids when cyclists are doing it every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think event was a success. It confirmed to everyone that cyclists are spoiled children and are prone to tantrums when they don’t get their way.

As a follow up, I’d urge drivers to equip their vehicles with dash cameras and drive in accordance with the law AT ALL TIMES. Then, when one of these spandex narcissists blows through a light and runs into the side of your car, you can show police exactly what happened, the police will provide you with the rider’s contact info, and your insurance company will then sue them on your behalf for the damage he caused to the side of your car. You can wave at him (or flip him off) as he goes into the ambulance.

No, that's just you. However, I do endorse your suggestion to drivers to drive in accordance with the law at all times.

I prefer the dashcam suggestion. I have one and it is filled up with clips of cyclists doing outrageously reckless and dangerous things.

Just last week a cyclist wanted to jump the light for a left turn on Wisconsin and rode for a whole block into oncoming traffic. Makes it hard to justify going after ATV kids when cyclists are doing it every day.

Your dashcam catch any cars doing reckless things? Would love to see you post an example

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think event was a success. It confirmed to everyone that cyclists are spoiled children and are prone to tantrums when they don’t get their way.

As a follow up, I’d urge drivers to equip their vehicles with dash cameras and drive in accordance with the law AT ALL TIMES. Then, when one of these spandex narcissists blows through a light and runs into the side of your car, you can show police exactly what happened, the police will provide you with the rider’s contact info, and your insurance company will then sue them on your behalf for the damage he caused to the side of your car. You can wave at him (or flip him off) as he goes into the ambulance.

No, that's just you. However, I do endorse your suggestion to drivers to drive in accordance with the law at all times.

I prefer the dashcam suggestion. I have one and it is filled up with clips of cyclists doing outrageously reckless and dangerous things.

Just last week a cyclist wanted to jump the light for a left turn on Wisconsin and rode for a whole block into oncoming traffic. Makes it hard to justify going after ATV kids when cyclists are doing it every day.

If you want to use a dashcam, that's fine, I don't care. The important thing is that you drive in accordance with the law at all times.