No time to explain exactly what Critical Mass is, nor is there time to find you a link about the bicyclist killed recently in the South Bay Area by the drunk real estate agent.
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| But the case against Borlik is an exception, not the rule. A Mercury News review of bicycle fatalities over the past five years shows that most often, the cyclists themselves are at fault. Since 2000, 25 cyclists have died in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties after collisions with vehicle drivers. According to investigators, about half of them failed to follow a basic rule of the road or lost control of their bikes. Six cyclists were killed after they abruptly turned into a car, pulled out in front of a car, left the designated bike lane or rode against traffic. The most recent fatal accident occurred Sunday in San Jose, when a 15-year-old riding against traffic stopped to stamp out a cigarette and was hit by a driver who fled. "Motorists do dumb things, and bicyclists do even dumber things," said Mike Nelson, president of the Peninsula Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, which promotes cycling as an alternative to cars. |
Critical Mass in san francisco
And I surrender myself to the fact that even with the link above, some of you won't click on it to gain basic background information which will aid in the understanding of this post. Just trust me that Critical Mass would piss the SHoP off. It's some stupid monthly protest that clogs streets with bike traffic with the intent of drawing attention to themselves and their "cause". What a waste of human space.
Take into account the Merc's findings above which say that bicyclists are doing more to harm their own safety than non-bicyclists are, and you have what is called in HS speech and debate a "turn".
Go stick this straight up your asses, you fucking hippies. You're not even considerate enough to be the hot chicks in bike shorts or hot chicks in short skirts which ride up inappropriately.
Jihad Jimmy
ps- dammit, this was supposed to be a short post... was supposed to end right after the link to the article, but i just KNEW that you-- yes you Citizen SHoPper-- wouldn't read any of it unless i tacked on the rest of it...
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OK. SJ Mercury requires that you register. When I have time, I'll try to set up a SHoP login to be used to read articles towards which I've pointed you. I'd give you mine, but God only knows what you animals would hack into and which deviancies you'd sign me up for.
(into what you would hack, and up for which deviancies you'd sign me. heh)
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