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"Maynard Road Re-Opens After Accident Posted: Oct. 27 1:49 p.m. Updated: Oct. 27 5:01 p.m. Cary — Part of Maynard Road was closed after an accident involving a bicyclist and a car on Saturday afternoon. The bicyclist was injured in a collision with a white Ford Focus at the intersection of Southwest Maynard and Kildaire Farm roads shortly before 1 p.m. He was transported to WakeMed with serious injuries, police said. Both westbound lanes of Maynard were closed, but have re-opened."

10/28/2007 8:22:00 AM

you should have posted this in the garage.

then you would have gotten flamed big time

you still will

10/28/2007 8:28:53 AM

Bicycle riders in Cary piss me off. They like to get in groups of like 20 and ride around at 6 pm during heavy traffic. They even have those bike riding uniforms that are way too tight. It's weak because you know almost all of them are not doing this competitively and they're just taking up an entire lane. Bikes are not cars!

10/28/2007 8:56:33 AM

Car 1 - idiot on bike 0

GG car dude.

10/28/2007 9:09:13 AM

In Japan, regardless of the circumstances of the accident, the car is ALWAYS at fault in an accident involving a bike. As a result, bicyclists here are FUCKING INSANE.

10/28/2007 9:11:49 AM

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"Bikes are not cars!"

They are legally to follow the same rules as cars, but sometimes they think they can pick and choose.

10/28/2007 9:51:58 AM

I meant more along the lines of, they are powered by humans instead of engines and offer zero protection in the event of an accident, which is enough to keep sane people from riding around in the middle of traffic.

10/28/2007 9:54:06 AM

DUUUUUUUDDDEEE

10/28/2007 9:55:57 AM

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"Car 1 - idiot on bike 0"

No, its more like:

idiot on bike +$500,000, car owner -$500,000

10/28/2007 10:02:02 AM

you can't collect on money the other person doesn't have.

10/28/2007 10:09:03 AM

^its cary

10/28/2007 10:16:26 AM

I don't think anyone "got it" - this was a parody of Kiwi's "Reasons not to get a motorcycle" thread

10/28/2007 10:32:08 AM

Well now I got it...

P.S. That post was long and I didn't feel like reading it. Also, this parody was too realistic.

[Edited on October 28, 2007 at 10:50 AM. Reason : .]

10/28/2007 10:48:05 AM

bicycling on the sidewalk FTW

10/28/2007 11:02:51 AM

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"bicycling on the sidewalk FTW"

10/28/2007 11:03:44 AM

ha, until you get a ticket for it.

10/28/2007 11:04:25 AM

Is that even possible?

10/28/2007 11:04:49 AM

well, I've been doing it for 20 years and haven't gotten a ticket yet, so I think I'm all right
(knocks on desk)

10/28/2007 11:05:09 AM

yup. You're not supposed to be on a regular sidewalk and the campus po-po had been giving people warnings for doing so on campus. And bicycles are technically considered a vehicle and must follow the same rules as cars.

[Edited on October 28, 2007 at 11:07 AM. Reason : ]

10/28/2007 11:06:09 AM

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"Bicyclist, Driver Charged After Accident Bicyclist, Driver Charged After Accident Posted: 59 minutes ago Updated: 32 minutes ago Cary — Police charged both a bicyclist and a driver who were involved in an accident that shut down Maynard Road on Saturday afternoon. Ramiro Hernandez Morales, 16, of 220 N. Dixon Ave., was impaired while he was driving on Southwest Maynard Road, police said. He collided with a white Ford Focus driven by Justin Edward Vaughn, 226 Blackbird Court, at the intersection with Kildaire Farm Road. Morales was taken to WakeMed, where police later charged him. He faces one count each of driving-while-impaired and a provisional DWI for underage drinking. Vaughn was charged with driving with a revoked license. An update on Morales' medical condition was not available Sunday evening, but officers said his injuries are not considered life threatening."

haha, both got pwnt.

10/28/2007 8:05:03 PM

lol

10/28/2007 8:09:41 PM

wait, he was riding a bicycle drunk? that's hardcore

10/28/2007 8:15:45 PM

and he was only 16. lol. double whammy. There was a guy who would ride a lawn mower drunk in leland(close to wilmington) and the cops got him quite a few times.

[Edited on October 28, 2007 at 8:18 PM. Reason : ]

10/28/2007 8:17:06 PM

wtf? you can get at DUI on a bike? seriously?

10/28/2007 8:17:08 PM

Haha.

10/28/2007 8:18:18 PM

for all legal purposes a bike IS a car.

10/28/2007 8:18:36 PM

chicago has a lot of bikers, but there's so many asshole bikers who
*don't stop at stop signs
*think a red light is for people in cars only
*assume you'll slow down and not hit them

that I no longer feel bad for the lot of them

10/28/2007 8:21:00 PM

hah drunk minor creamed by someone with no license


cops: JACKPOT o/ \o

10/28/2007 8:21:53 PM

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"In Japan, regardless of the circumstances of the accident, the car is ALWAYS at fault in an accident involving a bike."

that is fucking awesome

we need this in America

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"bicycling on the sidewalk FTW"

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"ha, until you get a ticket for it"

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"well, I've been doing it for 20 years and haven't gotten a ticket yet, so I think I'm all right"

enforcement on a college campus or in a park full of pedestrians is one thing

but I constantly see cops overlook bicyclists on sidewalks

just the other day, I saw a whole family (parents and children) all riding on the sidewalk

stopping at the pedestrian crosswalk to use it, etc.

and there were two cops that watched it

one even yielded to them

I mean,

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"zero protection in the event of an accident, which is enough to keep sane people from riding around in the middle of traffic"

and

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"for all legal purposes a bike IS a car"

10/29/2007 7:50:23 AM

if the guy on the bike was in the wrong, he isnt getting money.

everyone thinks just because you get hit by a car, whether you are a pedestrian or a biker, you will collect.


no, you will not. if you are wearing black and crossing the street at night and get hit, when you were not looking, and there are witnesses around. they you are SOL.

same with a biker.

its not always win win for a biker.

but the police always react in a way that seems like its the cars fault...

[Edited on October 29, 2007 at 7:54 AM. Reason : ]

10/29/2007 7:53:15 AM

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"chicago has a lot of _______s, but there's so many asshole _______s who [do dumb or asshole things] that I no longer feel bad for the lot of them."

is a textbook example of what?

a. bigotry
b. prejudice
c. intolerance
d. all of the above

10/29/2007 8:08:17 AM

shut up, and go away

10/29/2007 8:11:43 AM

sunlight is the best disinfectant

Madman's post revealed that he is either

1) a worthless piece of shit bigot
or
2) a troll

it's too bad, because until the last line of his post, he made some good points



my post, as unpopular as it may be

might, just maybe, compel bigots to open their minds and become more tolerant

or at least compel them to keep their bigotry to themselves

instead of espousing it like it makes them cool

10/30/2007 8:14:48 AM

what in god's name are you babbling about?

10/30/2007 8:25:28 AM

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"quote]In Japan, regardless of the circumstances of the accident, the car is ALWAYS at fault in an accident involving a bike."

that is fucking awesome

we need this in America
[/quote]

that's the most retarded thing i've heard in a while- what we need are people who pay attention and obey the rules of the road- if some jackass biker swerves out in front of me, i'm not gonna be at fault for their failure to singal/look where they are going. I have repeatedly had people on bikes (and on foot) just jump out in front of my truck on/around campus expecting me to stop- then they are surprised when i have to come to an abrubt stop, and sometimes tap their asses with my bumper-

you jumped in front of my moving vehicle- what the titty fucking christ do you expect?

10/30/2007 8:27:13 AM

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"for all legal purposes a bike IS a car"

so we're supposed to treat them like a car when they're on the road, but bicyclists somehow get to go through every fucking stoplight they come to?

10/30/2007 8:31:56 AM

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"wtf? you can get at DUI on a bike? seriously? "

you can get a DUI for operating any mode of transportation including horses

10/30/2007 8:42:01 AM

I always ride on the sidewalks, unless there's someone walking and I'll go around. Those boys with the tight pants can play in traffic if they want, but personally I like to keep a few feet between myself and the cagers. The cops directing traffic have never said anything to me, and I think they appreciate that I'm trying to stay out of everyone's way. Like I said, it's the enthusiasts that ride right in the center of the damn highway that cause all the trouble.

10/30/2007 8:52:06 AM

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"Those boys with the tight pants can play in traffic if they want, "

.
its always the tight pants kids

10/30/2007 8:55:29 AM

Hey, impotence doesn't just happen on its own. It takes the proper equipment.

10/30/2007 9:01:01 AM

stay off the fucking sidewalks or get off your fucking bike. it's obnoxious and dangerous
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"Madman's post revealed that he is either 1) a worthless piece of shit bigot or 2) a troll it's too bad, because until the last line of his post, he made some good points"

what the fuck are you talking about?

[Edited on October 30, 2007 at 9:24 AM. Reason : .]

10/30/2007 9:23:54 AM

Oh, so it's the bicycle discussion again, and as usual, ignorant tdubbers are making it black and white for the sake of their pea brains.

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"Bicycle riders in Cary piss me off. They like to get in groups of like 20 and ride around at 6 pm during heavy traffic. They even have those bike riding uniforms that are way too tight. It's weak because you know almost all of them are not doing this competitively and they're just taking up an entire lane. Bikes are not cars!"

Most of them are leaving from bike stores headed out to the country. Unfortunately, they have to be on a few heavily trafficked roads for a few minutes occasionally.

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"that's the most retarded thing i've heard in a while- what we need are people who pay attention and obey the rules of the road- if some jackass biker swerves out in front of me, i'm not gonna be at fault for their failure to singal/look where they are going."

Yea, because every cyclist out there is a drunk that likes to swerve in front of 2 ton vehicles traveling 45mph.

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"I have repeatedly had people on bikes (and on foot) just jump out in front of my truck on/around campus expecting me to stop- then they are surprised when i have to come to an abrubt stop, and sometimes tap their asses with my bumper-"

I've repeatedly had trucks swerve in front of me in a large group of cyclist on lightly traveled back roads in Cary because we held them up for 45 seconds.

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"so we're supposed to treat them like a car when they're on the road, but bicyclists somehow get to go through every fucking stoplight they come to?"

Just like you have jackasses that don't obey traffic laws in cars, you have them in automobiles too. In certain instances (small intersections where traffic is stopped) if I am with a group and the light turns red while I am cycling towards it at 25mph, several of us at the back might be inclined to cycle through the red to stay with the back. This is no different than a car running a red light, and we could technically get a ticket. We don't do this at all lights (especially busy intersections), and I think we can all agree that compromises are good things sometimes.

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"I always ride on the sidewalks, unless there's someone walking and I'll go around. Those boys with the tight pants can play in traffic if they want, but personally I like to keep a few feet between myself and the cagers."

Empirical evidence has shown you are much more likely to get hurt doing this than if you ride in traffic.

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"Like I said, it's the enthusiasts that ride right in the center of the damn highway that cause all the trouble."

In the many many miles I've put on my bike in the past few years riding in the area, I have yet to see an "enthusiast" riding in the center of any highway with traffic around. In some cases it makes sense for a large group to take up some of the road.

10/30/2007 10:10:27 AM

started off as a parody actually...

10/30/2007 10:14:06 AM