http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/05/14/its-here-the-urban-cyclist-etiquette-guide-created-by-herald-readers/
I like...especially the part about "dont be a dick..."
I like...especially the part about "dont be a dick..."
etiquette rule number 1:cyclists should put together an etiquette guide for motorists
it blows my mind how many people still drive around on their cell phones without hands free.etiquette rule number 1:
one should kindly place the cellphone in the center console when one finds herself drifting across the center line into oncoming traffic.
DC/NOVA drivers are the worst.
yeah wat... some of the "rules" were pretty sensible, some not so - "Don't race other commuters..." - why not?Multiple rules in that list of etiquette guidelines involve a bell on your bike. WTF?!?
No, I've lived back in PA for a year now, and it happens here. I moved from NJ, i know its banned there, people still did it (cell phones while driving w/o hands free). I know in PA texting while driving is banned, but using a cell phone isn't - at the state level. Some counties and municipalities have banned it though.Jon are you in MD? Its amazing to me that it's been over 2 years since the "hands free only" law in MD and I see at least 5-6 people everyday that are still yacking with their phone up to their ear while weaving in and out of traffic doing 80.
It blows me away how many people drive around talking on the Cell to begin with...... Hands free or not if it is that important that it cannot wait, pull over, have your conversation put the phone away and drive.........it blows my mind how many people still drive around on their cell phones without hands free.
what also blows my mind is how many people drive around with their stupid iphone headphones in. double you tea eff.
and i make that complaint when i'm driving.
This. Turn off your phone when you're driving.It blows me away how many people drive around talking on the Cell to begin with...... Hands free or not if it is that important that it cannot wait, pull over, have your conversation put the phone away and drive.........
it blows my mind how many people still drive around on their cell phones without hands free.
Jon are you in MD? Its amazing to me that it's been over 2 years since the "hands free only" law in MD and I see at least 5-6 people everyday that are still yacking with their phone up to their ear while weaving in and out of traffic doing 80.
Hands free or not it’s the added cognitive workload on the parietal lobe that impairs one’s ability to drive. The parietal lobe is where spatial tasks are managed, studies have shown that even listening to someone the phone can cause a 37% drop in parietal activity.I am more bothered by the fact that people can not drive and talk on a cell phone at the same time.
Damn Son, I am disappoint in your lack of coordination.
Seriously, what normal person can not talk on a cell phone and drive a car in a normal manner.
If you can't do this it may be time to turn in your keys for some velcro shoes and a shuffleboard stick.
Bingo is on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
First, there are a lot of people driving who are not normal by any definition.Seriously, what normal person can not talk on a cell phone and drive a car in a normal manner.
Experimentation has provided evidence to the contrary...<snip>
Second, I think the real distractions come from people fumbling with their gadgets to make or receive calls rather than the actual talking.
How do you suppose I am going to read that on my phone while driving to work? I may have to finish it on the way home....
Heh. Generally in town all the morons around me that are trying to kill me keep me from getting bored.What do you all do to keep from getting bored when you drive?
If you take your pants off, you will drive so awesome from the fear of crashing. It is the one time I get to pleasure myself and serve the community at the same time. How cool am I?What do you all do to keep from getting bored when you drive?
I slice and dice crack babies so I can prepare a snack when i arrive at work.What do you all do to keep from getting bored when you drive?
I made a similar misjudgment a few years ago, and determined empirically that riding dirt had made me capable of drifting a road bike. I managed to stop before getting in front of a wall of turning traffic.I had super bad etiquette this morning... the light was changing and I thought it was changing in my favor... so I rode right in front of oncoming traffic. Fortunately... THEY were paying attention. Yes, while I normally wait for obvious eye contact and wave and say thank you... today, I said EFF it! Whoopsy. let's not ever do that again.
Driving cell phone laws have been in effect in NY for years now. Police are allowed to talk on their cell phones as long as it's business related. Although, I doubt most of them are actually on business related calls.Even though there is a law against hand-held use of a cell phone here in CT, I have seen many a police officer driving with a cell phone stuck to their ear.
The half truth award du jour is awarded to $tinkle. The original article, as I recall, was Canadian, so $t resonds by citing Colorado law..."Don't ride on the sidewalk. It's illegal"
except that it isn't. CRS 42-4-1412 (10 -a/b/c/d)
Heh. The Subaru has a tape-deck adapter for the iPod. Hooray for "modern" technology.old fart.
guilty.Heh. The Subaru has a tape-deck adapter for the iPod. Hooray for "modern" technology.