The Constitution-loving Tennessee House of Representatives expanded freedom a little bit last week, voting 65-21 in favor of a bill that would prevent local governments from restricting guns in public parks. They were in a hurry to pass it in time for the
Technically it was the car, not the bicycle, what killed all those people, but I supposed such an obvious fact is lost on any state legislator dumb enough to even argue this point.
As a serious cyclist I always ride in the road. There are no sidewalks here but even if there were I wouldn't ride on them. (I didn't even do that when I was a kid growing up in the city. As soon as I learned how to ride on two wheels I rode in the street and my parents were fine with that.) In the road I am part of the vehicular traffic and I behave accordingly and show the same courtesy toward others that I do when I am driving a car. I ride with traffic, as far to the right as practical (because that is what slower-moving vehicles are supposed to do) and stop at lights and stop signs on the rare occasions that I encounter them. I signal my turns and yield the right of way to all pedestrians and to vehicles larger than me (which is all of them). I never wear earphones when riding because I want to be able to hear everything around me, including cars and trucks coming up behind me. (Plus I enjoy hearing the ambient environment, especially the one where I live.) I never experience any problems with drivers and they don't ever have any problems with me. The rules of the road apply regardless of what mode of transportation you are using. If you follow the rules and ride according to the way that everyone expects for vehicles in the road, you don't have problems yourself and you don't cause any for others.
Just as the driver of a car needs to do, a cyclist needs to slow down, proceed with caution and be prepared to stop at any time when approaching pedestrians. Pedestrians always have the right of way, even when they happen to be where they aren't supposed to be. If pedestrians are blocking the bike lane, it doesn't mean that the cyclist can move into their lane. After all, cars aren't allowed to drive on the sidewalk when they encounter jaywalkers. If a crowd of pedestrians is blocking the way then the cyclist needs to either take a (legal) detour around them (i.e., find a different route) or else stop and wait for them to move out of the way. The overwhelming majority of cyclists know this and ride accordingly. No one likes to be involved in a collision.
I have never heard of anyone accidentally discharging their bicycle...
Technically it was the car, not the bicycle, what killed all those people, but I supposed such an obvious fact is lost on any state legislator dumb enough to even argue this point.
... "we can still be friends on Fecebook."
"Guns don't kill people, BICYCLES kill people!"
Man, you can't argue with logic like that.
When I moved to Nashville, I had to take the driving test to get a Tennessee driver's license. It consisted of three right turns around the building.
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Remo Williams also, too.
I'm sure we can fix that by making sure the guns are every-fucking-where.
You've clearly never ridden down the Hipster Highway in Chicago at rush hour.
Guns- as safe as a package of stale Peeps!
Actually all we really need to do is make Washington D.C. and all the territories into states. And there's your permanent Democratic majority.
Guns are my friends too, people.
As a serious cyclist I always ride in the road. There are no sidewalks here but even if there were I wouldn't ride on them. (I didn't even do that when I was a kid growing up in the city. As soon as I learned how to ride on two wheels I rode in the street and my parents were fine with that.) In the road I am part of the vehicular traffic and I behave accordingly and show the same courtesy toward others that I do when I am driving a car. I ride with traffic, as far to the right as practical (because that is what slower-moving vehicles are supposed to do) and stop at lights and stop signs on the rare occasions that I encounter them. I signal my turns and yield the right of way to all pedestrians and to vehicles larger than me (which is all of them). I never wear earphones when riding because I want to be able to hear everything around me, including cars and trucks coming up behind me. (Plus I enjoy hearing the ambient environment, especially the one where I live.) I never experience any problems with drivers and they don't ever have any problems with me. The rules of the road apply regardless of what mode of transportation you are using. If you follow the rules and ride according to the way that everyone expects for vehicles in the road, you don't have problems yourself and you don't cause any for others.
Just as the driver of a car needs to do, a cyclist needs to slow down, proceed with caution and be prepared to stop at any time when approaching pedestrians. Pedestrians always have the right of way, even when they happen to be where they aren't supposed to be. If pedestrians are blocking the bike lane, it doesn't mean that the cyclist can move into their lane. After all, cars aren't allowed to drive on the sidewalk when they encounter jaywalkers. If a crowd of pedestrians is blocking the way then the cyclist needs to either take a (legal) detour around them (i.e., find a different route) or else stop and wait for them to move out of the way. The overwhelming majority of cyclists know this and ride accordingly. No one likes to be involved in a collision.
And I commend your adherence to the rules. But... in London you wouldn't last a week. Seriously. I don't even like to drive the car there.