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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Disc brake maintenance tips
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:40:33 -0400
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On 6/28/2024 11:24 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
> 
>> On 6/28/2024 7:11 AM, floriduh dumbass wrote:
>>> 
>>>> This sounds like the Austrian "Cyclists using cycle lanes must slow 
>>>
>>> I didn't say anything about slowing down. I simply suggested watching
>>> out for dangerous situations and reacting accordingly.
>>
> 
> <sigh> another blatantly ignorant and useless opinion from the floriduh 
> dumbass. You very clearly have so little experience riding on these 
> cycleways under discussion sheltered little recreational rail trails are 
> your only point of reference.
> 
> Yes, dumbass, cars can appear at an intersection of a bike path suddenly 
> enough that even an experienced rider proceeding in the safest mode 
> possible can be taken by surprise and possibly get hit - unless they do 
> exactly as was proposed, slow to less than a walking speed at every 
> intersection, making the use of such cycleways essentially useless for 
> any real transportation mode. The fact that you don't recognize this is 
> clear proof of your ignorance to the issues.
> 
> Tell ya what, dumbass - how about you leave these discussions to people 
> that actually have experience in this area? Your ignorant vapid opinion 
> is quite useless except for the point that it very clearly displays your 
> narcissistic arrogant ignorance.
> 
> fucking moron...

It's been many years, and I don't know if it's still the same, but I 
remember riding a sidepath outside Des Moines, Iowa that had a stop sign 
for cyclists at every driveway crossing.

Similarly, when a vaguely similar on-road sidepath was first put into 
our local metropark, they had stop signs for bicyclists at each and 
every one of the 13 pull-off scenic view parking spaces. They also had 
rows of 8" thick bollards before and after those parking spaces, that 
cyclists had to squeeze through.

I used to wonder what sort of cyclist would think something like that 
was a good idea. Now I know.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski