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The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
fairfaxdriversareretarded
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Date: July 18, 2013 09:23PM
Really not surprised this keeps happening given the piss-poor driving skills of people around here
http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2-more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2-more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Advertising major
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Date: July 18, 2013 10:07PM
fairfaxdriversareretarded Wrote:
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
The W&OD: when you're in a rush and slightly drunk, try the W&OD bike and horse trails! Perhaps you've drank a 12 pack and you're afraid of the police! No police on THIS bad boy, you'll be home safe in style! usually no tolls?! Best one lane road EVER!!! Take it at your leisure! Speed on it with reckless abandon! It's all good! The W&OD! Use it when you've been drinking!
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
The W&OD: when you're in a rush and slightly drunk, try the W&OD bike and horse trails! Perhaps you've drank a 12 pack and you're afraid of the police! No police on THIS bad boy, you'll be home safe in style! usually no tolls?! Best one lane road EVER!!! Take it at your leisure! Speed on it with reckless abandon! It's all good! The W&OD! Use it when you've been drinking!
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
WHAT???
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Date: July 18, 2013 10:42PM
fairfaxdriversareretarded Wrote:
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
If its a short cut and tax payers paid for it, then why not?
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
If its a short cut and tax payers paid for it, then why not?
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Don't Get It
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Date: July 19, 2013 02:20AM
Why do bicycles ride single file on the bike trail where there are (usually) no cars, and side-by-side on roads where they are interfering with motorists?
Why do they keep to the right on bike paths, which have little or no shoulder, and take up the entire lane on streets, even when there are no parked cars?
Why do they keep to the right on bike paths, which have little or no shoulder, and take up the entire lane on streets, even when there are no parked cars?
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
jim143
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Date: July 19, 2013 07:16AM
People keep blaming their GPS for telling them to go on the trail. Now only if those GPSs could tell them to make a sharp right turn at the middle of the Bay Bridge...
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
soon2be4cars
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Date: July 19, 2013 08:14AM
Look if people use a "new" word long enough .. it becomes part of people's everyday lexicon, becomes accepted, and is adapted into a language.
I think we're witnessing the same thing here with cars on the trail. It'll just happen a few more times and bam! Cars allowed on the trail.
I think we're witnessing the same thing here with cars on the trail. It'll just happen a few more times and bam! Cars allowed on the trail.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
only fair dudes
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Date: July 19, 2013 08:30AM
All of those clueless bicyclists use the roads. So it is only fair for cars to use their precious little paths.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
short cut
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Date: July 19, 2013 09:42AM
If I have to share the road, then they should have to share the trail.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
mygps
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Date: July 19, 2013 10:06AM
My gps led me to a trail at Burke lake. Seriously, down a dead end road to a dirt trail. wtf?
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Share the Trail
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Date: July 19, 2013 10:32AM
short cut Wrote:
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> If I have to share the road, then they should have
> to share the trail.
+1
After all, its only fair.
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> If I have to share the road, then they should have
> to share the trail.
+1
After all, its only fair.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
0tter
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Date: July 19, 2013 11:06AM
Doesn't help the sign that says autos are prohibited are all rusted up and affixed to the backs of stop signs. If the park authority wants drunks to see the signs they need to hang fresh bright ones on separate poles.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
USS Crackpot
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Date: July 19, 2013 01:12PM
Well since bikes share the road, then cars should be able to share the paths right? Bikers are always complaining about fairplay right? Well I say let the cars go down the path.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
0tter
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Date: July 19, 2013 01:19PM
It's too narrow for my luxury car. I don't want the wheels rolling on grass. Have at it.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
USS Crackpot
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Date: July 19, 2013 01:21PM
0tter Wrote:
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> It's too narrow for my luxury car. I don't want
> the wheels rolling on grass. Have at it.
Where's your sense of adventure? :)
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> It's too narrow for my luxury car. I don't want
> the wheels rolling on grass. Have at it.
Where's your sense of adventure? :)
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
0tter
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Date: July 19, 2013 02:09PM
Install a cattle catcher before you head out.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Mario Andretti
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Date: July 19, 2013 05:41PM
Share the trail!
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Not Lance
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Date: July 19, 2013 05:43PM
I've seen cars driving in the 15th St cycle track! This does not surprise me at all!
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Uzi
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Date: July 20, 2013 02:50AM
Who gives a shit
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Copper
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Date: July 20, 2013 08:01AM
If bicyclists can fuck with us car drivers on the road, why can't we run them down on their trails? Seems fair to me... ...
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Fairfax Bob
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Date: July 20, 2013 10:00AM
They need to put a one concrete post up in the middle so cars can't drive down it. They showed the entrance on the news just now, and to someone not familar with the area it looks like a road.
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Ask an Officer
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Date: July 29, 2013 07:22AM
Ask an Officer: What Can Vienna Do About Cars on the W&OD?
Officer Gary Lose answers questions from readers
http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/ask-an-officer-what-can-vienna-do-about-cars-on-the-wod
What is the deal with cars on the W&OD Trail and how are police dealing with the situation?
In the recent months there have been two highly publicized incidents on the W&OD Trail that involved vehicles entering the trail and traveling unknown distances.
These incidents, understandably, have prompted numerous calls concerning the actions of the Vienna Police Department.
In the first incident, the driver was arrested by Officer Tracy of the Vienna Police Department for Driving While Intoxicated. The Fairfax County Police Department also issued several additional charges against the driver.
The second incident was not reported to police but was released on YouTube. The video depicts a moped being driven on the path while the operator of the moped videotapes another vehicle on the trail. The moped operator explains the driver of the vehicle, which appeared to have been from California, entered the path erroneously and was attempting to exit the path while they were being videotaped.
It should be noted that both the moped and the vehicle operators were in violation of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authorities’ rule which prohibits the operation of any motorized vehicles on the trail unless otherwise posted. With that being said, in the first incident the vehicle operator was suspected of and arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, while in the second incident no officers responded to the scene as there were no calls placed to the Vienna Police Department.
The Vienna Police Department would like to remind citizens that they are the eyes and ears of the police department, and if they see anything they feel is suspicious or a possible violation of the law they should call- “We Want to Be Bothered!!”
There have also been many questions about how to prevent vehicles from entering the W&OD Trail.
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) maintains the W&OD Trail and is given the authority to place or not place barriers leading onto the trail from any public areas. The Town of Vienna therefore does not have the authority to place any type of barrier that would prevent a vehicle from entering the W&OD Trail. Should you have any questions concerning the rules and regulation of the NVRPA, you can obtain a listing from the NVRPA website. http://nvrpa.org/
Officer Gary Lose answers questions from readers
http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/ask-an-officer-what-can-vienna-do-about-cars-on-the-wod
What is the deal with cars on the W&OD Trail and how are police dealing with the situation?
In the recent months there have been two highly publicized incidents on the W&OD Trail that involved vehicles entering the trail and traveling unknown distances.
These incidents, understandably, have prompted numerous calls concerning the actions of the Vienna Police Department.
In the first incident, the driver was arrested by Officer Tracy of the Vienna Police Department for Driving While Intoxicated. The Fairfax County Police Department also issued several additional charges against the driver.
The second incident was not reported to police but was released on YouTube. The video depicts a moped being driven on the path while the operator of the moped videotapes another vehicle on the trail. The moped operator explains the driver of the vehicle, which appeared to have been from California, entered the path erroneously and was attempting to exit the path while they were being videotaped.
It should be noted that both the moped and the vehicle operators were in violation of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authorities’ rule which prohibits the operation of any motorized vehicles on the trail unless otherwise posted. With that being said, in the first incident the vehicle operator was suspected of and arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, while in the second incident no officers responded to the scene as there were no calls placed to the Vienna Police Department.
The Vienna Police Department would like to remind citizens that they are the eyes and ears of the police department, and if they see anything they feel is suspicious or a possible violation of the law they should call- “We Want to Be Bothered!!”
There have also been many questions about how to prevent vehicles from entering the W&OD Trail.
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) maintains the W&OD Trail and is given the authority to place or not place barriers leading onto the trail from any public areas. The Town of Vienna therefore does not have the authority to place any type of barrier that would prevent a vehicle from entering the W&OD Trail. Should you have any questions concerning the rules and regulation of the NVRPA, you can obtain a listing from the NVRPA website. http://nvrpa.org/
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
Whoosh!
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Date: July 30, 2013 06:24PM
Great little short cut for Smart Cars. No sitting and waiting in the pile-ups on Route 7 and 66--Great for saving on gas and time--should cut an hour or 2 off your commute...
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
katiesmith
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Date: July 30, 2013 06:34PM
Sounds like your typical retarded SUV driver.
fairfaxdriversareretarded Wrote:
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
fairfaxdriversareretarded Wrote:
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> Really not surprised this keeps happening given
> the piss-poor driving skills of people around
> here
> http://vienna.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/2
> -more-cars-spotted-on-wod-trail-in-vienna
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
This place is for bikes
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Date: July 30, 2013 07:52PM
Re: The W&OD trail is not for cars.
Posted by:
This place is for bikes
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Date: July 30, 2013 07:52PM