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thenooch

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21. I can see the problem...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:01 PM

Jul 2013

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Rim Brakes!

Having just bought a >$1300 29er bike with hydraulic disc brakes, I can attest to their stopping power. This man would still be alive if these archaic rim squeeze brakes were outlawed! (especially in hilly cities like San Francisco)

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Bicyclist pleads guilty to manslaughter in Calif [View all] azurnoir Jul 2013 OP

Damn, life is cheap here. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #1

Might be the first conviction, but it's happened before. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #2

Bikers still have to yield to pedestrians. Dash87 Jul 2013 #3

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #4

That was my first thought. The percentage of responsible cyclists FAR outnumber the few adirondacker Jul 2013 #7

In my neighborhood, it's about 1/3 irresponsible bicyclists and 2/3 responsible one. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #17

I'm not trying to deny that they're out there. I think some of it may have to do with the location. adirondacker Jul 2013 #18

I agree with most of what you said, but you might be thinking of a law that applies to highways Thor_MN Jul 2013 #23

dried up? leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #9

A term Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #19

Did you miss one poster's "butt-buddies"? Scootaloo Jul 2013 #26

Thankfully, yes. n/t Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #28

So there is a ..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Jul 2013 #5

The lengths we often go to validate a belief.... LanternWaste Jul 2013 #13

They didn't mention it in the article Ratty Jul 2013 #6

He posted about it on a forum Ash_F Jul 2013 #10

His photo is ripe for all kinds of obesity jokes. closeupready Jul 2013 #29

Yes it is the same callous idiot. Gormy Cuss Jul 2013 #11

Why go so fast you can't or won't control the bike? Unbearable. Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #8

He didn't potato chip that front wheel be laying the bike down. He locked his brakes and T boned Monk06 Jul 2013 #16

I can see the problem... thenooch Jul 2013 #21

the only time my rim but bent like that was when I was hit by a bus. yurbud Jul 2013 #31

Doesn't seem like much of a punishment Mz Pip Jul 2013 #12

Sounds like an issue whether he violated traffic laws ArcticFox Jul 2013 #14

If the description (from the biker) posted in #11 is accurate, then it does petronius Jul 2013 #24

Yellow means proceed with caution, something this guy was not doing... Gormy Cuss Jul 2013 #30

I wonder if the guy was a fixie? Monk06 Jul 2013 #15

To those not familiar with San Francisco Betsy Ross Jul 2013 #20

Bicyclists are supposed to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #22

I think there need to be stronger bicycle regulations. David__77 Jul 2013 #25

I agree with you 100% Alameda Jul 2013 #27