Forum: Report your Close Calls
05-09-2013, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 1
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AMEN TO THAT!
Alas there are few...
AMEN TO THAT!
Alas there are few evolutionary pressures on American society (or elsewhere) that select for high intelligence; there are fewer still that select against the brain dead zombies that...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-12-2013, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,046
Ditto.
I shake my head NO, point at the stop...
Ditto.
I shake my head NO, point at the stop sign and pointedly remove my hands from anywhere near the handlebars of my bike.
Long ago, when learning to drive, I noticed that no one born after...
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Forum: All About the West Side
03-18-2013, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
I've seen those and other low pressure/high...
I've seen those and other low pressure/high volume bladder implementations; they are not quite so good at tensile strength. This is reflected in what happens when an inflated tube is deflected:...
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Forum: All About the West Side
03-18-2013, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
That's the main reason I avoid popular trails:...
That's the main reason I avoid popular trails: pedestrians can change direction much more suddenly than anything other than a butterfly, cars at least have to turn their steering wheel first.
As...
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Forum: All About the West Side
03-17-2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,495
Urban Sluice Way
Ignoring for now Hall Blvd, high traffic highway it is, the light industrial business park also presents some issues.
When I worked and commuted there the traffic in the park was much less...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2013, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,785
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2013, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2013, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2013, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
One more thing...
Reasonable is like "common sense" to me: it depends greatly on the context of where and when you define it.
In the format of those SAT analogy questions:
"knowing how to hunt and butcher your...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2013, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
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Forum: General Discussion
02-23-2013, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
What I've observed in my last year of...
What I've observed in my last year of professional driving is that people will generally drive safely when they think they need to but let their guard down and lose their focus when they perceive a...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2013, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,820
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2013, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,205
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Forum: General Discussion
02-17-2013, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 150,117
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Forum: Tips & Advice
01-30-2013, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,208
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Forum: Tips & Advice
01-17-2013, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 16,827
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Forum: General Discussion
12-10-2012, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 150,117
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Forum: General Discussion
12-04-2012, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 45,188
Repost
See also thread How do you keep your feet dry? (http://bikeportland.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2568)
My choices are limited with big (13EE) feet. Before I coughed up money for a pair of SIDI's I...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-03-2012, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 51,951
A is to B as C is to D (A:B::C:D)
(doing inefficient racing sprints in the public ROW : not doing it to be a cowboy)::(using "big words" in normal conversation : not trying to insult or belittle others)
I'll blame the vehicular...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-24-2012, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 51,951
I've always assumed it was ego, hubris or just...
I've always assumed it was ego, hubris or just plain testosterone poisoned machismo.
I weight >220lbs, I ride a large steel frame bike with loaded panniers that stick out like little parachutes. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-29-2012, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 42,985
That's okay.
I think they are a bunch of...
That's okay.
I think they are a bunch of @#%$!!# hypocrites that want the government out of their lives but want the government in other people's lives.
Basically "freedom for me, big brother for...
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Forum: All About the West Side
10-24-2012, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 48,919
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Forum: General Discussion
10-17-2012, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 41,875
I agree on the point of speed, and and thus...
I agree on the point of speed, and and thus inertia, being a critical factor in injury vs fatality.
I also agree that all vehicle operators need to slow down; even cyclists on cobblestone...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-15-2012, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 41,875
You have valid points but seem fixated on the...
You have valid points but seem fixated on the speed issue.
Let me expand your frame of reference: Unsafe at Any Speed.
It evokes Ralph Nader's book but I propose that under the conditions that...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-15-2012, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 41,875
To dovetail upon Starkmojo's comments on...
To dovetail upon Starkmojo's comments on inadequate lighting:
inadequate lighting is any lighting equipment that does not help to distinguish the cyclist from the objective visual background of a...
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