Comments on: 26 Valencia Dead

By: PhilD

PhilD — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:07:13 +0000

One time I had a bad experience while doing something. That day I swore never to do that thing again, since one bad experience is enough to make me swear off something for the rest of my life.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:08:09 +0000

yeah dude, i’d say your comments are pretty douchey, and seem to point out that you don’t really leave the mission/castro/downtown/lower haight area. If you have to get to the sunset/richmond or any other outlying area, a bike doesn’t really make sense.

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By: pixeltan

pixeltan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:19:29 +0000

So I assume you can fit your two children on your bike?

By: pixeltan

pixeltan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:18:31 +0000

Yes I did K. I was talking about the elderly who take the bus and have to deal with people who don’t give up seats to them. Since you don’t take the bus I guess you’ve never seen this.

By: felixincognito

felixincognito — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:07:25 +0000

brutal. i’ve luckily only wiped out once in two years of riding. no cars were involved—it was an f’n skater and some muni tracks. i’ve learned a lot since those days.

By: katherine

katherine — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:47:09 +0000

i bike with my dog.

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:13:46 +0000

I was taken out by a BMW may 2008 going ~35 mph down a hill. Just came up from behind and tried to pass me down a tight turn and forced me to either bury my bike in the asphalt or go under his car. I opted for the pavement. Worst of all he didn’t stop. He was never caught.

It sucked but I moved on and was back on the bike in 2 weeks. We live in a non-ideal world and we’re never safe. You cannot, and should not, run from life.

By: felixincognito

felixincognito — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:39:09 +0000

i agree with kevin. bikes are way more convenient, but i don’t think bikes are for everyone, including those physically able to ride. citing what attf had to say, the fear of cars is a very rational reason to not ride. i’ve never been hit, but have had too many close calls. i imagine it’d take me a really long time to get back on the bike after being tagged by a car.

it’s not fair to suggest that everyone who can should ride, just like it’s not fair for vegans to assert that everyone should be vegan. to me, those two arguments use the same logic.

also, the 26 will be missed, but who gives a shit?

By: AttF

AttF — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:52:25 +0000

yeah, cars like to turn into me.

By: mumbles

mumbles — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:40:03 +0000

Guess you’re not very good at bike riding.

By: AttF

AttF — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:19:38 +0000

so what do you do during the 5-6 months it takes to save transit fare for a bike? A lot of folks, especially those with family, have higher priorities and may not have the extra income to throw around.

After several bike accidents on my daily commute, I realized that cars hurt and facial scars are not worth it.

By: wat

wat — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:01:11 +0000

when it’s cold, biking is cold. when it’s raining, biking is wet. when you get hit by a car, you don’t have/can’t ride a bike. you must not be 31 yet. i am full of life experience.

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:57:35 +0000

Did you even read the post?

“unless you are physically unable to get around without a motor”

By: johnny0

johnny0 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:56:17 +0000

I can also buy dinner in the Mission for the price of a bus pass but that's not the point. While inconsistent, the 26 didn't suck and was a nice ride. But this decision means I will ride Muni less often, if at all. I predict the 14 Mission and 49 Van Ness will become even bigger clusterfucks than they already are and we'll see the 26 back sooner rather than later, in one way or another. Remember the 26 was once a streetcar and ran down Mission/Guerrero/Chenery/Diamond/San Jose.