Western Railroad Discussion > People Behaving Badly In San Rafael

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/18 14:00 by phthithu.

Who's Stanley?

Dick

Remember, some think they are "entitled" to do whatever they want. 

2ebright Wrote:
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> Who's Stanley?
>
> Dick

I believe hes speaking about KRON's Stanley Roberts who does a great series called "People Behaving Badly", worth a search on "The Tube", pretty entertaining...

Look at all those lights!!!

Bicyclists continue to prove that traffic laws do not apply to them!!!  And they still wonder why drivers don't like them and they get into accidents or killed.

Rob

You must be talking about most/all of the bike riders here in Austin, TX.  For the most part, traffic laws are NOT for them, especially traffic signals and stop signs.
One has to be careful driving around here in Austin because the bike riders continually run red traffic signals, stop signs and ride in traffic lanes even though there are bike lanes for them.
The police don't do anything about it when they seem them break the law.
And God forbid you hit one of them if they were at fault because it is ALWAYS YOUR FAULT and you are going to pay through the nose and other places.
I don't know how or when they developed this attitude.  They have even run over and injured folks and unless their bikes were damage or the bike ride injured, they just keep on riding.
Just crazy around here.
Pat
South Austin, TX

sptno Wrote:
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> You must be talking about most/all of the bike
> riders here in Austin, TX.  For the most part,
> traffic laws are NOT for them, especially traffic
> signals and stop signs.
> One has to be careful driving around here in
> Austin because the bike riders continually run red
> traffic signals, stop signs and ride in traffic
> lanes even though there are bike lanes for them.
> The police don't do anything about it when they
> seem them break the law.
> And God forbid you hit one of them if they were at
> fault because it is ALWAYS YOUR FAULT and you are
> going to pay through the nose and other places.
> I don't know how or when they developed this
> attitude.  They have even run over and injured
> folks and unless their bikes were damage or the
> bike ride injured, they just keep on riding.
> Just crazy around here.
> Pat
> South Austin, TX

Just as bad if not WORSE here oin Portland, OR...the ENTTLED minority...just a matter of time WHEN not IF one of them runs the stop sign and into the side of one of our trains.

Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad

Any idea where the second photo was taken?
 

CSX_ENG Wrote:
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> Any idea where the second photo was taken?
>  

San Rafael, looking south, with the Mission St. crossing in the foreground.

Smart was having issues with crossing gate activation. Has the problem been resolved? As one who lives local in Marin, Smart seems to be running trains day and night for testing. What are they testing? I've heard nothing but complaints about traffic caused by SMART from folks who work around downtown San Rafael. Maybe the Marin Trench like Reno? 
Nice photos

Is that Brian Peoples in photo 1?

EMDSW-1 Wrote:
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> sptno Wrote:
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> > You must be talking about most/all of the bike
> > riders here in Austin, TX.  For the most part,
> > traffic laws are NOT for them, especially
> traffic
> > signals and stop signs.
> > One has to be careful driving around here in
> > Austin because the bike riders continually run
> red
> > traffic signals, stop signs and ride in traffic
> > lanes even though there are bike lanes for
> them.
> > The police don't do anything about it when they
> > seem them break the law.
> > And God forbid you hit one of them if they were
> at
> > fault because it is ALWAYS YOUR FAULT and you
> are
> > going to pay through the nose and other places.
> > I don't know how or when they developed this
> > attitude.  They have even run over and injured
> > folks and unless their bikes were damage or the
> > bike ride injured, they just keep on riding.
> > Just crazy around here.
> > Pat
> > South Austin, TX
>
> Just as bad if not WORSE here oin Portland,
> OR...the ENTTLED minority...just a matter of time
> WHEN not IF one of them runs the stop sign and
> into the side of one of our trains.
>
> Dick Samuels
> Oregon Pacific Railroad

But just remember Dick that the laws of physics is on your side.   i.e. "He with the most mass wins!"

I am a bicycle rider having done nearly 2000 miles this last season.

One thing all bicycle riders know is that when there is a "problem" the bicycle rider always loses because the other vehicle is bigger and heavier.

Car drivers are so stupid at intersections frequently not following the rules of the road. Somehow folks on bicycles are second class citizens not entitled to be there. Not often, but sometimes I ride through stop signs because otherwise I would be run over by these folks.

I usually ride on rural roads at or near dawn when the road is empty or nearly so. I can't tell you how many times stupid drivers have forced me off the road. There is plenty of space!!! Give the bicyclist some room!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/17 16:29 by wirelessenabled.

Really? Then explain the kamikazee mentality of those who run red lights in front of traffic. Oh I forgot, bicycle riders are "entitled" to do whatever they F'N want. You yourself pointed out that you sometimes run stop signs, so don't say a word when you get a bumper up yer ass.

wirelessenabled Wrote:
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> Car drivers are so stupid at intersections
> frequently not following the rules of the road.
> Somehow folks on bicycles are second class
> citizens not entitled to be there. Not often, but
> sometimes I ride through stop signs because
> otherwise I would be run over by these folks.
>
> I usually ride on rural roads at or near dawn when
> the road is empty or nearly so. I can't tell you
> how many times stupid drivers have forced me off
> the road. There is plenty of space!!! Give the
> bicyclist some room!