well said

are there really people into stalking slashdot accounts?

we've been getting these once-in-a-lifetime storms every ten years or so nowadays

Pages do in fact get much more complex over time. For example, cnn.com nowadays loads well north of a megabyte of JavaScript on every load...

if any other cyclists come to blows with me, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal

if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well

and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change

as for your desire to clothesline people you have a problem with, that has a way of taking care of itself, as no matter how bad ass you think you are, there's always someone out there with an even worse attitude, and you type of guys always seem to have a knack for meeting each other, someone with an worse response than even you can muster, and you probably won't be getting back up. so you're a self-solving problem, friend

so i am not allowed to question stupid rules?

a car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival

as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers

and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense

i stopped reading there

straw man

i do not do this and you reacting to this other situation amounts to a change of subject, meaning you are not adding to the topic and have nothing useful or valid to say on the issue here

yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival

as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers

and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense

yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival

as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers

and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense

thank you for noting what the real problem is: not the behavior of cyclists, but of heavy cars and trucks, and why cyclists should behave defensively... and therefore ride on the side of the road against oncoming traffic

thank you

still wondering why you fail to note that the reason Seth Vidal is dead is because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him

the points you are listing above all involve objects moving at high rates of speed, as if this isn't the status quo with cars/ trucks on your average road already

i would rather deal with a fast moving object i can SEE than one i cannot see

i shall continue to insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation of life and limb

and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well

you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him

i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same

if any other cyclists come to blows with me over that, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal

if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well

and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well

you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him

i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same

thanks for the level headed reply

i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same

random murderous nutjobs like yourself notwithstanding