So over the weekend, I rode about 30 miles around Fairfax County. Nobody honked, cut me off, acted like a fool, etc. In fact, it was pretty peaceful.

Still, the nicest drivers are the ladies in their mid-to-late 20s, right on through mid-50s. Brunettes and darker hair, usually. And they always smile, so thank you.

Still expecting the pickup drivers, SUV drivers, and BMW drivers to be on the careless side, and while I was expiating the worst, they actually were pretty well behaved. Thanks again.

So to the trolls on FFXU who like to talk tough, either your mom had chores for you, and kept you busy, or perhaps that was your mom smiling at the intersection. Either way, I survived my trek around the county, which again, is mostly on the trails, with some road crossings.

Rush Hour, 123, cyclist held up traffic for a solid two miles while he huffed-and-puffed his way up the hill.

You assholes are some of the most inconsiderate, self-centered, passive-aggressive cocksuckers in society. If it wasn't for the civil courts, none of you would dare to set one wheel on a road designed for 4000lbs, four-wheeled, 300hp vehicles. Not. One. Wheel.

Even still, there is always someone out there who doesn't give a shit about the law, or going to jail. I guess you guys just hope you never run into someone like that? Or do you think you smug sense of superiority is worth being martyred for?

^^^^^

Agreed, very inconsiderate. Just because they CAN take the lane, doesn't mean they should. What, they were going 9-11 mph up the hill. I can see why one would get upset, following that.

As I said, I try and stick to the trails, but sometimes ride the wide, paved shoulders. Bike lanes are a better choice, and I certainly respect traffic. Perhaps I am the exception?

Or perhaps it was all a fluke...

Maybe next time.

Survived another weekend of cycling, after also riding a few nights during the week. Thanks to all who were courteous.

...and thanks again to those who wave and smile. Especially the brunettes, who are 7/10 over blondes or red heads for waving/smiling :)

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> Survived another weekend of cycling, after also
> riding a few nights during the week. Thanks to all
> who were courteous.
>
> ...and thanks again to those who wave and smile.
> Especially the brunettes, who are 7/10 over
> blondes or red heads for waving/smiling :)

Fags smile too. You of all people should know this.

OP you sound like you were disappointed...either that or you're issuing a challenge. Feel free to post the location of your next ride. I'm your huckleberry...and maybe you can answer that age old question about whether the wheel in the sky is still turning.

BMW.Driver,

Not a challenge, but with all the tough talk from keyboard commandos on FXU, it’s interesting that in real life, nobody is acting like a douche around me as I ride. At least not yet.

And as pointed out, a lot of brunettes or other ladies with dark hair seem to wave and smile as I ride. Late 20s-50s, keep smiling :)

As far as location of my next ride? Sometime this afternoon, on the Parkway trail, somewhere between Fairfax and Springfield. Not sure of the time though, but if you are as tough in real life as you are on the computer, I’m sure you’ll be trolling.

Get out of way, biketard !

How many stoplights and stop signs did you run? These F'n bicyclists cry foul while breaking every rule on the road. I'd like to see ALL THEM TICKETED for running stop signs and stoplights!

Running Stop Signs Wrote:
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> How many stoplights and stop signs did you run?
> These F'n bicyclists cry foul while breaking every
> rule on the road. I'd like to see ALL THEM
> TICKETED for running stop signs and stoplights!


I didn't run any stop signs or lights in my 20 mile ride today.

Also, nobody acted like a jackass or came close to being a douche, throughout the ride. Although one guy in a new GMC Yukon Denali made a turn on right, cutting off a guy walking in a cross walk. Driver didn't didn't care, based on smug look. I was about 100' from the intersection, but saw it all.

There were about a 1/2 dozen cyclists out in the late afternoon. Not nearly as many as I would have thought, given the nice weather.

Also, as I crossed through several intersections as I rode the pathways, several more smiles and waves. 50/50 split between blondes though tonight, and dark haired ladies. :)

It’s d-bags like you who really annoy me biketard. I live in Loudoun where there are 30 miles of the W&OD trail,yet people like you choose to ride their bikes on a very busy two lane backroad and backup traffic. Every time I drive by you d-bags, I give you the finger and spit out the window

Hillsboroharry Wrote:
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> It’s d-bags like you who really annoy me
> biketard. I live in Loudoun where there are 30
> miles of the W&OD trail,yet people like you choose
> to ride their bikes on a very busy two lane
> backroad and backup traffic. Every time I drive
> by you d-bags, I give you the finger and spit out
> the window


HillbillyHarry,

You seemed to miss the part in several posts in the thread, including the original, where it clearly stated most of the riding was on trails.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> BMW.Driver,
>
> Not a challenge, but with all the tough talk from
> keyboard commandos on FXU, it’s interesting that
> in real life, nobody is acting like a douche
> around me as I ride. At least not yet.
>
> And as pointed out, a lot of brunettes or other
> ladies with dark hair seem to wave and smile as I
> ride. Late 20s-50s, keep smiling :)
>
> As far as location of my next ride? Sometime this
> afternoon, on the Parkway trail, somewhere between
> Fairfax and Springfield. Not sure of the time
> though, but if you are as tough in real life as
> you are on the computer, I’m sure you’ll be
> trolling.

All right faggot. I'll look for you. Like many NOVA douchebags who drive German engineering, I couldn't afford one with functioning turn signals.

As for NOVA being unsafe for bicyclists, maybe it's not as unsafe as people make it sound out there. But, go ride your bike for a year in Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Golden or Denver and then come back to NOVA and tell us how safe/unsafe it really is here.

Pay up your insurance, you're going to need it because when you're riding a bike and you're hit by a car, your body isn't really influenced by whose fault the accident is. Pain is pain. And I always maintain plausible deniability with my victims.

In closing, paint code on my M5 is #264. You may want to call Munich now and have them fly over a few gallons. It's a factory color but, it's a special order. Those hausfraus need a few weeks to churn up a batch.

BMW.Driver Wrote:
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> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > BMW.Driver,
> >
> > Not a challenge, but with all the tough talk
> from
> > keyboard commandos on FXU, it’s interesting
> that
> > in real life, nobody is acting like a douche
> > around me as I ride. At least not yet.
> >
> > And as pointed out, a lot of brunettes or other
> > ladies with dark hair seem to wave and smile as
> I
> > ride. Late 20s-50s, keep smiling :)
> >
> > As far as location of my next ride? Sometime
> this
> > afternoon, on the Parkway trail, somewhere
> between
> > Fairfax and Springfield. Not sure of the time
> > though, but if you are as tough in real life as
> > you are on the computer, I’m sure you’ll be
> > trolling.
>
> All right faggot. I'll look for you. Like many
> NOVA douchebags who drive German engineering, I
> couldn't afford one with functioning turn
> signals.
>
> As for NOVA being unsafe for bicyclists, maybe
> it's not as unsafe as people make it sound out
> there. But, go ride your bike for a year in
> Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Golden or Denver and
> then come back to NOVA and tell us how safe/unsafe
> it really is here.
>
> Pay up your insurance, you're going to need it
> because when you're riding a bike and you're hit
> by a car, your body isn't really influenced by
> whose fault the accident is. Pain is pain. And I
> always maintain plausible deniability with my
> victims.
>
> In closing, paint code on my M5 is #264. You may
> want to call Munich now and have them fly over a
> few gallons. It's a factory color but, it's a
> special order. Those hausfraus need a few weeks to
> churn up a batch.


Yellow M5?

Damn, your penis must be microscopic.

Hillsboroharry Wrote:
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> It’s d-bags like you who really annoy me
> biketard. I live in Loudoun where there are 30
> miles of the W&OD trail,yet people like you choose
> to ride their bikes on a very busy two lane
> backroad and backup traffic. Every time I drive
> by you d-bags, I give you the finger and spit out
> the window


Hi Harry,
I didn't back up any traffic, as I was on the paths (mostly), so not sure what is angering you so much. Relax, take a deep breath, and give cyclists a break.

I am trying to be the "courteous biker", and so far, the attitude has been returned by those encountered in real life. So don't be that guy, the one who acts like a douche.

Survived another week of riding the bike around Fairfax County.

A bit cool this morning, but yesterday was gorgeous. Nearly as beautiful as the ladies who seem to be very friendly in their smiles as I pedal across the intersections along the trail. Keep smiling!!

Fungelb Wrote:
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> BMW.Driver Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > BMW.Driver,
> > >
> > > Not a challenge, but with all the tough talk
> > from
> > > keyboard commandos on FXU, it’s interesting
> > that
> > > in real life, nobody is acting like a douche
> > > around me as I ride. At least not yet.
> > >
> > > And as pointed out, a lot of brunettes or
> other
> > > ladies with dark hair seem to wave and smile
> as
> > I
> > > ride. Late 20s-50s, keep smiling :)
> > >
> > > As far as location of my next ride? Sometime
> > this
> > > afternoon, on the Parkway trail, somewhere
> > between
> > > Fairfax and Springfield. Not sure of the time
> > > though, but if you are as tough in real life
> as
> > > you are on the computer, I’m sure you’ll
> be
> > > trolling.
> >
> > All right faggot. I'll look for you. Like many
> > NOVA douchebags who drive German engineering, I
> > couldn't afford one with functioning turn
> > signals.
> >
> > As for NOVA being unsafe for bicyclists, maybe
> > it's not as unsafe as people make it sound out
> > there. But, go ride your bike for a year in
> > Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Golden or Denver
> and
> > then come back to NOVA and tell us how
> safe/unsafe
> > it really is here.
> >
> > Pay up your insurance, you're going to need it
> > because when you're riding a bike and you're
> hit
> > by a car, your body isn't really influenced by
> > whose fault the accident is. Pain is pain. And
> I
> > always maintain plausible deniability with my
> > victims.
> >
> > In closing, paint code on my M5 is #264. You
> may
> > want to call Munich now and have them fly over
> a
> > few gallons. It's a factory color but, it's a
> > special order. Those hausfraus need a few weeks
> to
> > churn up a batch.
>
>
> Yellow M5?
>
> Damn, your penis must be microscopic.

Your Mom likes it...she told me to give her 12" and make it hurt so, I fucked her twice and hit her over the head with a brick.

Another 100 miles or so, this past week. No issues.

Thanks again for the waves and smiles.

Keep on waving :)

I popped three bike tires with tacks and wiped out another with oil...pretty good weekend for me, too.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> Another 100 miles or so, this past week. No
> issues.
>
> Thanks again for the waves and smiles.
>
> Keep on waving :)

You risked riding during Cinco De Drinko weekend? And you weren't run over by any drunk Hondurans? You must be down one of your nine lives.

A plastic cup full of piss,to the face, usually gives these Libtard cyclists a good reality check.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, it’s been a good week so far...

A few gorgeous smiles from brunettes again this week. Definitely a pattern, and thanks for letting me across the crosswalks/signals.

Even an SUV stopped and waved me across. Thanks.

Over 50 miles this week already. And going.

Survived another several weeks of riding around Fairfax County, without incident.

While I stick mostly to the trails, I do cross the roads at many intersections. To the lady today in the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the wave and smile. Same with the brunette in the dark blue Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)

Rode over 100 miles this week again. Appreciate the courtesy shown by virtually all.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> Survived another several weeks of riding around
> Fairfax County, without incident.
>
> While I stick mostly to the trails, I do cross the
> roads at many intersections. To the lady today in
> the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the wave
> and smile. Same with the brunette in the dark blue
> Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
>
> Rode over 100 miles this week again. Appreciate
> the courtesy shown by virtually all.

Why don’t you ever park your hog and get some of those smiling ladoes’ numbers?

MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
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> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Survived another several weeks of riding around
> > Fairfax County, without incident.
> >
> > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do cross
> the
> > roads at many intersections. To the lady today
> in
> > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the wave
> > and smile. Same with the brunette in the dark
> blue
> > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> >
> > Rode over 100 miles this week again. Appreciate
> > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
>
> Why don’t you ever park your hog and get some of
> those smiling ladoes’ numbers?


Great question. I don’t want to be presumptuous, and really do appreciate their smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and do smile back, but don’t want to think they’re being anything more than just nice. Ya know.

One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but it’s an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
Thanks for the post.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Survived another several weeks of riding
> around
> > > Fairfax County, without incident.
> > >
> > > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do
> cross
> > the
> > > roads at many intersections. To the lady
> today
> > in
> > > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the
> wave
> > > and smile. Same with the brunette in the dark
> > blue
> > > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> > >
> > > Rode over 100 miles this week again.
> Appreciate
> > > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
> >
> > Why don’t you ever park your hog and get some
> of
> > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
>
>
> Great question. I don’t want to be
> presumptuous, and really do appreciate their
> smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and do
> smile back, but don’t want to think they’re
> being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
>
> One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m
> riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but it’s
> an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> Thanks for the post.

I know you ride a bicycle, I was just making a joke. I just think you get so many nice smiles and waves from pretty brunettes that you should pull over and talk to them.

So many nice smiles and waves Wrote:
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> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Survived another several weeks of riding
> > around
> > > > Fairfax County, without incident.
> > > >
> > > > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do
> > cross
> > > the
> > > > roads at many intersections. To the lady
> > today
> > > in
> > > > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the
> > wave
> > > > and smile. Same with the brunette in the
> dark
> > > blue
> > > > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> > > >
> > > > Rode over 100 miles this week again.
> > Appreciate
> > > > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
> > >
> > > Why don’t you ever park your hog and get
> some
> > of
> > > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
> >
> >
> > Great question. I don’t want to be
> > presumptuous, and really do appreciate their
> > smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and do
> > smile back, but don’t want to think they’re
> > being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
> >
> > One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m
> > riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but
> it’s
> > an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> > Thanks for the post.
>
> I know you ride a bicycle, I was just making a
> joke. I just think you get so many nice smiles
> and waves from pretty brunettes that you should
> pull over and talk to them.


"He" rides a bike.

"He's" obviously gay.

So many nice smiles and waves Wrote:
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> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Survived another several weeks of riding
> > around
> > > > Fairfax County, without incident.
> > > >
> > > > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do
> > cross
> > > the
> > > > roads at many intersections. To the lady
> > today
> > > in
> > > > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate the
> > wave
> > > > and smile. Same with the brunette in the
> dark
> > > blue
> > > > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> > > >
> > > > Rode over 100 miles this week again.
> > Appreciate
> > > > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
> > >
> > > Why don’t you ever park your hog and get
> some
> > of
> > > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
> >
> >
> > Great question. I don’t want to be
> > presumptuous, and really do appreciate their
> > smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and do
> > smile back, but don’t want to think they’re
> > being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
> >
> > One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m
> > riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but
> it’s
> > an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> > Thanks for the post.
>
> I know you ride a bicycle, I was just making a
> joke. I just think you get so many nice smiles
> and waves from pretty brunettes that you should
> pull over and talk to them.

So I talked to a brunette tonight, after she smiled and said I was "kinda cute". Turned out she's seemingly married, and just wanted to pay a compliment. Nice, really nice smile :)

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> So many nice smiles and waves Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > Survived another several weeks of riding
> > > around
> > > > > Fairfax County, without incident.
> > > > >
> > > > > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do
> > > cross
> > > > the
> > > > > roads at many intersections. To the lady
> > > today
> > > > in
> > > > > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate
> the
> > > wave
> > > > > and smile. Same with the brunette in the
> > dark
> > > > blue
> > > > > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Rode over 100 miles this week again.
> > > Appreciate
> > > > > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
> > > >
> > > > Why don’t you ever park your hog and get
> > some
> > > of
> > > > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
> > >
> > >
> > > Great question. I don’t want to be
> > > presumptuous, and really do appreciate their
> > > smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and
> do
> > > smile back, but don’t want to think
> they’re
> > > being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
> > >
> > > One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m
> > > riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but
> > it’s
> > > an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> > > Thanks for the post.
> >
> > I know you ride a bicycle, I was just making
> a
> > joke. I just think you get so many nice smiles
> > and waves from pretty brunettes that you should
> > pull over and talk to them.
>
> So I talked to a brunette tonight, after she
> smiled and said I was "kinda cute". Turned out
> she's seemingly married, and just wanted to pay a
> compliment. Nice, really nice smile :)


Did you ask if her husband was cute?

But were they cooking with a charcoal grill?

This is an interesting subject.

Here in DC, it is legal for bicycles to ride in car lanes like any other vehicle, and a fairly large number of people do it.

I can concur with another poster in saying that here it is quite common for
bicycle riders to take advantage of the right to ride in traffic, but to then break the law by running lights and stop signs. That's pretty offensive.

I admire their bravery. I stick to the sidewalks exclusively, not wanting to get run over on my bike.

I seem to recall hearing on the radio that some VA republican was refusing to build more bike trails.

I dated several women in northern VA, so I have seen quite a bit of car traffic, getting worse and worse over the years. Evidently your politicians granted permission for developers to build obscene numbers of new housing units but neglected to make those developers pay for the increased road infrastructure that would be needed to accommodate the huge influx of cars.

Shot yourselves in the foot for sure there Fairfax.

Gasoline, car payments, insurance, oil, repairs, maintenance, parking tickets, depreciation. owning a car can be a nightmare. It's nice to have bus and train service in the city.

However, maybe soon this won't be a problem any more. No more commuters on the beltway.

Major government agencies will be relocated to underpopulated and depressed
cities like Cleveland and Detroit. Plenty of housing and existing infrastructure there. Cheaper to live, lot less traffic and hassles. Cheaper for the agencies to operate, saves taxes.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> So many nice smiles and waves Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > MAMILs get the honies Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > Survived another several weeks of riding
> > > around
> > > > > Fairfax County, without incident.
> > > > >
> > > > > While I stick mostly to the trails, I do
> > > cross
> > > > the
> > > > > roads at many intersections. To the lady
> > > today
> > > > in
> > > > > the Audi SUV w/ UFL plates, appreciate
> the
> > > wave
> > > > > and smile. Same with the brunette in the
> > dark
> > > > blue
> > > > > Honda minivan. Keep smiling :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Rode over 100 miles this week again.
> > > Appreciate
> > > > > the courtesy shown by virtually all.
> > > >
> > > > Why don’t you ever park your hog and get
> > some
> > > of
> > > > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
> > >
> > >
> > > Great question. I don’t want to be
> > > presumptuous, and really do appreciate their
> > > smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique, and
> do
> > > smile back, but don’t want to think
> they’re
> > > being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
> > >
> > > One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle I’m
> > > riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but
> > it’s
> > > an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> > > Thanks for the post.
> >
> > I know you ride a bicycle, I was just making
> a
> > joke. I just think you get so many nice smiles
> > and waves from pretty brunettes that you should
> > pull over and talk to them.
>
> So I talked to a brunette tonight, after she
> smiled and said I was "kinda cute". Turned out
> she's seemingly married, and just wanted to pay a
> compliment. Nice, really nice smile :)

Nice! "Kinda cute" is good! And of course the nice smile was icing on the cake.

Collect those smiles! Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So many nice smiles and waves Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > ----- .
> > > > >
> > > > > Why don’t you ever park your hog and
> get
> > > some
> > > > of
> > > > > those smiling ladoes’ numbers?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Great question. I don’t want to be
> > > > presumptuous, and really do appreciate
> their
> > > > smiles. I’ve got an athletic physique,
> and
> > do
> > > > smile back, but don’t want to think
> > they’re
> > > > being anything more than just nice. Ya know.
>
> > > >
> > > > One thing to clarify, it’s a bicycle
> I’m
> > > > riding. I do have a motorcycle, too, but
> > > it’s
> > > > an open-class sport bike, not a hog.
> > > > Thanks for the post.
> > >
> > > I know you ride a bicycle, I was just
> making
> > a
> > > joke. I just think you get so many nice
> smiles
> > > and waves from pretty brunettes that you
> should
> > > pull over and talk to them.
> >
> > So I talked to a brunette tonight, after she
> > smiled and said I was "kinda cute". Turned out
> > she's seemingly married, and just wanted to pay
> a
> > compliment. Nice, really nice smile :)
>
> Nice! "Kinda cute" is good! And of course the
> nice smile was icing on the cake.


Yes, that was the icing on the cake. When she said I was "kinda cute", I said, "what???"

Her response, "okay, you are really cute"

But, like I said, she was seemingly married, so I took the compliment and moved on. Nice, nonetheless.

I wil be out riding again tonight. Sticking mostly to the trails, still, as I am not brave/crazy enough to ride the main roads much.

Another 5 days, another 110 miles on the trails of Northern VA. Still amazed and pleased how courteous motorists have been to cyclists.

Saw a few renegades on the trails. They can fend for themselves.

Good week, and here's to the next.

Fuck you, cyclist. If you die, you die. Get the fuck off the road.

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> So over the weekend, I rode about 30 miles around
> Fairfax County. Nobody honked, cut me off, acted
> like a fool, etc. In fact, it was pretty
> peaceful.
>
> Still, the nicest drivers are the ladies in their
> mid-to-late 20s, right on through mid-50s.
> Brunettes and darker hair, usually. And they
> always smile, so thank you.
>
> Still expecting the pickup drivers, SUV drivers,
> and BMW drivers to be on the careless side, and
> while I was expiating the worst, they actually
> were pretty well behaved. Thanks again.
>


Forward this email to Obama, Pelosi, Kaine, Hillary, Connelly. Maybe you can win the “save the environment award”....by the way...Pelosi is a pretty brunette in her 50’s’.....well maybe no so pretty....not a brunette, ask her hairdresser, not in her 50’s.....never mind do-gooder

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> Another 5 days, another 110 miles on the trails of
> Northern VA. Still amazed and pleased how
> courteous motorists have been to cyclists.
>
> Saw a few renegades on the trails. They can fend
> for themselves.
>
> Good week, and here's to the next.

But what about the smile count? Get many nice smiles and waves from pretty bruenettes?

It’s all about the smiles Wrote:
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> Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Another 5 days, another 110 miles on the trails
> of
> > Northern VA. Still amazed and pleased how
> > courteous motorists have been to cyclists.
> >
> > Saw a few renegades on the trails. They can
> fend
> > for themselves.
> >
> > Good week, and here's to the next.
>
> But what about the smile count? Get many nice
> smiles and waves from pretty bruenettes?


Yeah, but it was probably 75% blondes the past few days. Not so many brunettes. And zero redheads.


As to those who are trying to trigger me with their pictures, and keyboard commando crap, get real. I am conservative, and just trying to stay in shape an not be a 250 lb lump.

Also, Pelosit, if that's still in her 50s, I am in my 20s. LOL

Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> It’s all about the smiles Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Another 5 days, another 110 miles on the
> trails
> > of
> > > Northern VA. Still amazed and pleased how
> > > courteous motorists have been to cyclists.
> > >
> > > Saw a few renegades on the trails. They can
> > fend
> > > for themselves.
> > >
> > > Good week, and here's to the next.
> >
> > But what about the smile count? Get many nice
> > smiles and waves from pretty bruenettes?
>
>
> Yeah, but it was probably 75% blondes the past few
> days. Not so many brunettes. And zero redheads.

Variety is the spice of life!

Nice! Wrote:
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> Variety is the spice of life!



Amen to that!!!

Rode another 100 miles last week, still lots of smiles, and no issues.

Keep waving and smiling!!!

Stay away from busy roads. I ride 110-220 miles per week with the long rides of 50 mi on the WO&D trail. Even on the bike trail you have crossings to deal with and they are quite dangerous. ALL the road crossings on the WO&D have pedestrian yield crossings with the broad striping and yellow signs - the law says autos must stop if a pedestrian (or bike) is in the act of 'taking the crosswalk' Id say about 75% actually do stop. It only takes one to kill you though. Caution is advised.

On the road there is a lot of anger. I assume everyone is very pissed off at life and a rider is an easy place to project anger. Im on the side of the road usually going 17-30 mph. Ive been a foot off the curb in the parking lane and had people lay on the horn. People are just angry. I almost always gesture for people that have honked me or flipped me off to pull over - they never ever do. Not in decades of riding has one single coward pulled over. That says a lot right there.

Anyway, find a suburban route with no left turns or left turns only at controlled intersections. You can go on Strava and look for them, all roadies seek out rides where traffic is light and crossings are held to a minimum.

No. See that's the problem. Bikes are NOT pedestrians. You have to walk your bike through the crosswalk in order to be considered a pedestrian.

Hey all,

I finally hooked up with one of those cute brunettes that always waves & smiles. His name is William Moreno. We are getting a tandem together.

Wrong again,

When you get to high school, you may have the chance to take driver's education. There, if you are attentive, you might get the chance to read the actual Virginia Code.

A bicycle rider at a crosswalk can walk his bicycle across OR he can ride it across, and have the same expectations that drivers will yield right of way. In Virginia Code §46.2-904 “A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, motor-driven cycle, or electric power-assisted bicycle on a sidewalk or shared-use path or across a roadway on a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties of a pedestrian under the same circumstances.” So to recap: bicyclists are treated as pedestrians when on a trail and at a crosswalk.

Best of luck in middle school.

riderz are fit and fun Wrote:
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> Stay away from busy roads. I ride 110-220 miles
> per week with the long rides of 50 mi on the WO&D
> trail. Even on the bike trail you have crossings
> to deal with and they are quite dangerous. ALL
> the road crossings on the WO&D have pedestrian
> yield crossings with the broad striping and yellow
> signs - the law says autos must stop if a
> pedestrian (or bike) is in the act of 'taking the
> crosswalk' Id say about 75% actually do stop. It
> only takes one to kill you though. Caution is
> advised.
>
> On the road there is a lot of anger. I assume
> everyone is very pissed off at life and a rider is
> an easy place to project anger. Im on the side of
> the road usually going 17-30 mph. Ive been a foot
> off the curb in the parking lane and had people
> lay on the horn. People are just angry. I almost
> always gesture for people that have honked me or
> flipped me off to pull over - they never ever do.
> Not in decades of riding has one single coward
> pulled over. That says a lot right there.
>
> Anyway, find a suburban route with no left turns
> or left turns only at controlled intersections.
> You can go on Strava and look for them, all
> roadies seek out rides where traffic is light and
> crossings are held to a minimum.

Wrong, there are plenty of crossings in Western Loudoun where WO&D users must yield.

I see that someone posted using my "handle", which is pretty adolescent, but not surprising for FFXU. Anyways, rode another 20 miles tonight, no issues.

To the "Riderz Fit & Fun", you are right, there are some angry people in the world. I see them from my trails which I ride. As I respect the fact I am on a bike and do try stay clear of roads.

Some other cyclists are pretty psycho though, which I guess there's a bad apple in every bunch. Road or trail.

Tonight was blondes aplenty. Female blondes. And a redhead. Keep waving/smiling.

Real Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
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> I see that someone posted using my "handle", which
> is pretty adolescent, but not surprising for FFXU.
> Anyways, rode another 20 miles tonight, no issues.
>
>
> To the "Riderz Fit & Fun", you are right, there
> are some angry people in the world. I see them
> from my trails which I ride. As I respect the fact
> I am on a bike and do try stay clear of roads.
>
> Some other cyclists are pretty psycho though,
> which I guess there's a bad apple in every bunch.
> Road or trail.
>
> Tonight was blondes aplenty. Female blondes. And a
> redhead. Keep waving/smiling.

What's better? The fitness cycling provides, or all those waves and nice smiles?

Keep riding! Wrote:
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> Real Relatively New Bicyclist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I see that someone posted using my "handle",
> which
> > is pretty adolescent, but not surprising for
> FFXU.
> > Anyways, rode another 20 miles tonight, no
> issues.
> >
> >
> > To the "Riderz Fit & Fun", you are right, there
> > are some angry people in the world. I see them
> > from my trails which I ride. As I respect the
> fact
> > I am on a bike and do try stay clear of roads.
> >
> > Some other cyclists are pretty psycho though,
> > which I guess there's a bad apple in every
> bunch.
> > Road or trail.
> >
> > Tonight was blondes aplenty. Female blondes. And
> a
> > redhead. Keep waving/smiling.
>
> What's better? The fitness cycling provides, or
> all those waves and nice smiles?

I am in it for the fitness, but impressed by the kindness of the waves and smiles.

Last night, one lady in her GMC Acadia stopped as I approached an intersection and waved me across. Nice smile, too.

Then, I guess because it was GMC SUV night, another gave me a wave. Both had darker hair. Rode 12 miles last night.

My heart is healthy and I feel great for riding.

This shit reads like Miz's LAX alter ego.

We all know the only fitness Miz/OP gets is Tator fitting his dick in his ass.

At lunchtime, I'll go out riding my usual. Supposed to rain this afternoon/evening, so have to get my cycling done early.

Nice thing about riding in the middle of the day, is the trails are quieter, and so are road crossings, generally.



Not sure who miz might be, but those are not my initials.

Found a little brunette on the trail today. I got my miles in, then I got my Jose in.

He was so fucking hotttttt!

Neville Wrote:
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>
> A bicycle rider at a crosswalk can walk his
> bicycle across OR he can ride it across, and have
> the same expectations that drivers will yield
> right of way. In Virginia Code href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.
> 2/chapter8/section46.2-904/">§46.2-904 “A
> person riding a bicycle, electric personal
> assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard or
> foot-scooter, motor-driven cycle, or electric
> power-assisted bicycle on a sidewalk or shared-use
> path or across a roadway on a crosswalk shall have
> all the rights and duties of a pedestrian under
> the same circumstances.” So to recap: bicyclists
> are treated as pedestrians when on a trail and at
> a crosswalk.

But there are STOP signs on all trail intersections that cross roads. which means that as a cyclist/pedestrian you MUST come to a complete stop before entering the intersection/crosswalk WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. you just cant ride out in front of cars and expect them to stop for you.

from the friends of W&OD web site
Cyclists and horseback riders should dismount and proceed cautiously across intersections. Be alert to obstacles that may impede vision.

TLDR: arngy, don't be a bully. Sheet metal is on your side, but judges' opinions are not. The opinions of you, me, and the friends of the W&OD website are not important here. Documented judges decisions are important.

For a driver who has not completely forgotten high school driver’s education, a crosswalk SHOULD be all he needs to see to know that he has to yield or stop for a pedestrian or bicyclist at that crosswalk. Virginia Code and Virginia court decisions for the last 80 years firmly support pedestrians and bicycle riders’ priority “at” crosswalks.

Certainly a wishful driver may prefer that motorized vehicles had precedence over an individual wanting to cross at an crosswalk without a signal, but such a driver is being a bully and using sheet metal to intimidate, and probably acts knowing that there are few tickets handed out to those who ignore crosswalks, and perhaps knowing that a pedestrian has limited legal recourse if that pedestrian hazards himself by being hit at all.

Pedestrians gave up some rights to use the road, so drivers could go faster between crosswalks and intersections. In exchange for letting drivers go faster, pedestrians received priority at crosswalks. There was a massive social/legal shift in driving rules of the road in the 1920's and 1930's as speeding cars killed thousands of pedestrians, mostly children. Peter Norton's book Fighting Traffic has an interesting review of the many changes in how Americans came to view the streets.

A driver sees STOP signs on side roads and reasonably expects cars there are going to remain stopped and not enter the intersection ahead of the driver on the priority road. But wait, you are in a car approaching a trail and there’s a crosswalk painted on the roadway and a stop sign facing the trail users. Who has right of way? If you are not quite sure, you are far from alone.

One VDOT survey reported vast uncertainty on who has right of way at WO&D style crossings. Of those responding in a survey, 63 percent thought motor vehicles have the right-of-way; 28 percent thought trail users; and 8 percent did not know.” (pg 61 of Best Practices in Traffic Operations and Safety: Phase II: Zig-zag Pavement Markings) Those numbers are almost unbelievable, but in light of Northern Virginia crosswalk experiences, those numbers may reflect the chasm of misunderstanding and lack of law enforcement support.

Who has right of way? Generally the pedestrian/bicycle rider should expect drivers to yield right-of-way at crosswalks, but the law also imposes a major responsibility on the crosswalk user not to hazard himself by entering in front of traffic too close to stop. Since Virginia is a contributory negligence state, if a pedestrian is hit, she may have real problems collecting civil damages in proving that she followed that part of the law. To repeat, a pedestrian in the hospital with severe injuries MAY have to pay for all her own medical expenses if she is hit, and the driver may have to pay for a new fender.

In one Fairfax County crash (Russ v. Destival) referred to the Virginia Supreme Court in 2004, the jury essentially decided in favor of a driver who did not see a bicyclist in a sidepath along Braddock Road and eased his car out into the crosswalk, hitting and injuring the bicyclist who was proceeding through the crosswalk without having fully ascertained the driver had actually yielded the right of way to him. The jury determined the bicyclist acted with some degree of negligence in his crossing at the unsignalized crosswalk. As the court described it, “The right to proceed is to be tested by whether a person of ordinary prudence would attempt it.” Peers on the jury are car drivers.

Virginia Code §46.2-924 specifically uses the phrase “at a crosswalk,” in other words the area where the pedestrian is waiting to cross, and not just the striped portion in the roadway.

Traffic lights or police direction indicate right-of-way at many intersections. If there is no signal, Virginia Code §46.2-924 instructs “the driver of any vehicle on a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing such highway:
1. At any clearly marked crosswalk, whether at mid-block or at the end of any block;
2. At any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block;
3. At any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway or street where the legal maximum speed does not exceed 35 miles per hour.”

A bicycle rider at a crosswalk can walk his bicycle across OR he can ride it across. In Virginia Code §46.2-904 “A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard or scooter, motor-driven cycle, or an electric power-assisted bicycle on a sidewalk, shared-use path, or across a roadway on a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties of a pedestrian under the same circumstances.” So to recap: bicyclists are treated as pedestrians when on a trail.

At a crosswalk Virginia courts have held “the pedestrian has a superior right — that is, the right to cross from one side of the street to the other in preference or priority over vehicles — and drivers of vehicles must respect this right and yield the right of way to the pedestrian. The pedestrian’s right of way extends from one side of the street to the other. It does not begin at any particular point in the intersection nor does it end at any particular point. It begins on one side of the street and extends until the pedestrian has negotiated the crossing.” (Marshall v. Shaw. Supreme Court of Virginia, 1955)

“The duty of a motor vehicle driver on approaching an intersection is to keep a vigilant lookout for pedestrians between curbs on the traveled portion of the highway, and when pedestrians are negotiating the crossing, or about to step from the side into traffic lanes, to operate his car at such speed and under such control that he can readily turn one way or the other, and, if necessary, bring his machine to a stop in time to avoid injury to pedestrians.” (Sawyer v. Blankenship, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1933)

“At intersecting streets where there are neither traffic lights nor traffic officers, the pedestrian has a superior right — that is, the right to cross from one side of the street to the other in preference or priority over vehicles — and drivers of vehicles must respect this right and yield the right of way to the pedestrian. The pedestrian’s right of way extends from one side of the street to the other. It does not begin at any particular point in the intersection nor does it end at any particular point. It begins on one side of the street and extends until the pedestrian has negotiated the crossing.” (Lucas v. Craft, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1933)

Social norms prevent someone pushing their shopping cart in front of a frail older lady in a grocery checkout line, in full knowledge that if she fell she would possibly break bones. Current driving social norms do seem to permit a driver to bully that same pedestrian at a crosswalk. Calling motorists bullies is nothing new. Questions of who had right of way and right to use the streets and highways were only a little easier when everything moved at a walking pace. The next quotation is now only of historical interest, before pedestrians were pushed from the streets in exchange for priority at regularized crossings like crosswalks, but a 1919 Virginia Supreme Court ruling held:

“The pedestrian and the automobile have equal rights upon the highway, but their capacity for inflicting injury is vastly disproportioned. It follows also from this that the driver of an automobile cannot be said to be using the highway within his rights, or to be in the exercise of due care, if he takes advantage of the force, weight, and power of his machine as a means of compelling pedestrians to yield to his machine superior rights upon the public highway designed for the use of all members of the public upon equal terms. . . . If there is anything in the argument of priority, man was created before the automobile, and, to paraphrase a quotation from Holy Writ, man was not created for the automobile, but the automobile was created for man.” (Core v. Wilhelm, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1919)

To recap, certainly a wishful driver may prefer that motorized vehicles had precedence over an individual wanting to cross at an crosswalk without a signal, but such a driver is being a bully and using sheet metal to intimidate, and probably acts knowing that there are few tickets handed out to those who ignore crosswalks.

I'm a bicycle weird-0

I have no business on the street;

I'm a stupid cocksucker and I have smelly feet!

I'm a dumb fucking asswipe; I don't know what to do

I'm a bicycle weird-0; my breath it smells like poo!

WEIRD-0, WEIRD-0, WEIRD-O on a bicycle!