Cyclist vs. pedestrian + diplomacy

Raymondavalon
Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
edited August 2010 in The Crudcatcher
Well, I have to love the way this was handled...

Commuter Diplomacy :¬)
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  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    Typical courier wanker.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    lmao! :D

    I came round a corner in the car yesterday to be confronted by some horses and a roadie trying to get passed them.... all I heard was..

    Roadie: Fu(king horses....
    Horse Rider: Fu(king bikes... (plus middle finger)

    :lol:
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Funny stuff, was handled pretty well if you ask me, both people were in the wrong, so neither could really say anything.
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  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    MountainMonster wrote:
    Funny stuff, was handled pretty well if you ask me, both people were in the wrong, so neither could really say anything.

    The guy crossing the road wasn't exactly in the wrong. The road was clear and he was visible to any traffic that would be coming.

    Cyclist on the other hand was riding the wrong way, no helmet, weaving in traffic, and wasn't in control of his bike.
  • Happy Harry
    Happy Harry Posts: 345
    chedabob wrote:
    The guy crossing the road wasn't exactly in the wrong. The road was clear and he was visible to any traffic that would be coming.
    Jaywalking is considered a serious offence in the US so he didn't want any police attending, irrespective of the cyclist's infringements.
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    In many cities in the USA it is illegal to cross a road without using a pedestrian crossing or "crosswalk"
    The city of NY enforced a "Zero Tolerance" program in the 90's under the then mayor Ed Koch and if you "jaywalked" you were arrested and then fined.
    It was amazing how many wanted felons they managed to apprehend through jaywalking offenses. More importantly pedestrian related deaths plummeted
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  • schmako
    schmako Posts: 1,982
    Say that in edinburgh and you'd get chibbed..
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    What a twonk! :lol:

    "Yeah, that's right, I'm waddling away from you, but I'm still going to have a dig at you, a really crap dig" :lol:
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    chedabob wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    Funny stuff, was handled pretty well if you ask me, both people were in the wrong, so neither could really say anything.

    The guy crossing the road wasn't exactly in the wrong. The road was clear and he was visible to any traffic that would be coming.

    Cyclist on the other hand was riding the wrong way, no helmet, weaving in traffic, and wasn't in control of his bike.
    You say that as if not wearing a helmet's a crime...
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    i think wearing a helmet can cause as many injuries as they prevent.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    :lol:
  • biff55
    biff55 Posts: 1,404
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i think wearing a helmet can cause as many injuries as they prevent.

    very obvious trolling there big fella , need to up your game a bit.

    anyways , i think that was a brilliant conclusion to that incident , both in the wrong , both moved on without a fuss , simples.
    i noticed the pedestrian was more concerned with moving on before the rozzers turned up than the cyclist , which shows how tough the yanks are on jaywalking.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    hehe, jaywalking
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    i havent got another walk in me this weekend!
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,114
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i think wearing a helmet can cause as many injuries as they prevent.

    I just assumed some people didn't wear one because they're double hard ?
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    *AL* wrote:
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i think wearing a helmet can cause as many injuries as they prevent.

    I just assumed some people didn't wear one because they're double hard ?
    That's why I do it.

    Sometimes I'll do it while erect, then I'm triple hard.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    *AL* wrote:
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i think wearing a helmet can cause as many injuries as they prevent.

    I just assumed some people didn't wear one because they're double hard ?
    I'm such an 'ard bastrad that friends of the earth actually insist on my wearing a helmet. I used to damage the planet ever time I came off my bike, and at the rate i was going, they reckoned the world was going to end in 6 years.
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,114
    Did you fall of a lot in Plymouth by any chance ?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Yes, I did. That's why I'm not allowed to enter Plymouth, or anyone from Plymouth anymore.
    If I do head to P;ymouth, I often disguise myself as a lamp post. The bugger's can't catch me then!
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,114
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    That's why I'm not allowed to enter Plymouth, or anyone from Plymouth anymore.

    No big loss on both counts :wink:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Nah, not really. I didn;t like plymouth, and people don't like me, so it's a win win for humanity.
    The less places I'm allowed to go the better, really.
  • kris_benson
    kris_benson Posts: 25
    Honestly, who carries a camera on their shoulder like a parrot while riding for work?! whatever next, sharks with lazer beams on their frickin heads?? Needs to invest in some braking skills too - i.e actually cover them while riding one handed - what a chiseller!

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