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Pedestrians are Massholes, too
By adamg on Thu, 05/24/2007 - 8:47am
Mike Mennonno watched a report on Boston Police cracking down on Massholes blowing by pedestrians and wonders when the police will crack down on pedestrians who just dart out into the street nowhere near a crosswalk. He also provides a great description of the Hobbesian state of Cambridge roads:
... Sometimes the morning commute can feel a little like "Grand Theft Auto: Cambridge," or something. A violent video game where you have to dodge multitasking Massholes determined to door you and watch out for the hippie-dippy jaywalkers skipping across the street seemingly high on angel dust while at the same time trying to elude the strange, pear-shaped spandex-clad bicycle-commuters (and they are alarmingly numerous) who always want to pass you so that you have no choice but to watch their hams hocking away for the duration of your commute. ...
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Don't Drive
I mean it. There is little/no reason to drive through Cambridge.
Ah the poor driver that has to look at my ass and quads. Pshaw. I should be decorative when I cycle? Puhleeze. At least the cyclists and the hippies aren't surrounding themselves with 3000lbs of excess weight(aside from the weightlessness of excessive motorized entitlement). Even the most pear shaped amongst us take up vastly less space and emit much less CO2 for our travels - not to mention the obvious health care cost issues.
I always wonder why people drive through places that suck and then act like they aren't part of the problem. Anybody who drives is part of the problem. Jerks that honk endlessly when a crossing guard lets 40 people across a street but stops THEM. People who drive through Harvard Square daily and complain about the traffic. Duh! If there is one consolation about the screwed up mess that MA cities are, it is the ample alternate routes. I usually bike on them so I know where they are. Sure, I can't get over 20mph, but it is a steady 20mph without traffic or obstacles and therefore much faster. Get a map and a clue OR get on your bike OR STFU!
okay, the excerpt is unfair
There is much biking going on with the full text, but not that you'd see from that clip.
I still recommend the alternate routes, both personally and professionally (much reduced pollution inhalation). Rubel's bike maps are the berries - even if you never get out on two wheels.
The excerpt is fair
The response is unfair.
Caution: when knee jerks, foot may end up in mouth!
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the comment/flame is not only unfair, but only partially coherent ;-)
your rage is misdirected
Um, did you actually read the blog post? Are you under the impression that he was talking about _driving_ behind a spandex-clad cyclist? Because he was not. He's a *bicyclist*. He's talking about being passed while on a bicycle. It always helps to follow the link. Read before screaming. ;-)
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