Comments on: Taxi Strikes Cyclist Who Happens To Be Me

By: games to games

games to games — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:04:55 +0000

i guess there is a moral after all

By: office online games

office online games — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:03:56 +0000

Thanks! i like post

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:04:53 +0000

I hate riding bicycles in this city and therefore don’t. But having a car here is completely wasteful unless you work out of town or maybe if you have kids. Walking is just as healthy as riding a bike and you know what? The public transportation here isn’t really as bad as people make it out to be, especially coming from a place where it’s practically non-existent (Texas).

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:10:48 +0000

If you’ve been hit several times, you’re doing it wrong.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:36:01 +0000

This almost happened to me on Saturday during all the fleet week craziness near the marina/northbeach. Cabby tried to squeeze us out of our lane (which we were riding on the side of) and then honked at us and sped by. I pedaled up to his window, made him roll it down and reminded him that bicycles are entitled to a full lane, and that he needs to follow the law. He agreed. Glad you weren’t seriously injured!!!

By: mIke

mIke — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:01:53 +0000

Some peeps call it Karma for dissin’ but glad yer ok

By: Your Mom

Your Mom — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:56:32 +0000

“Due to the lower speed and mass of a bicycle, it can stop much more quickly than a motorcycle.”

Sadly, both the bicycle and the motorcycle will stop at the same time and place if they run into an unexpected obstacle. The only significant variables in such a case are the speeds of the obstacle and your body. Either way, on a bicycle or on a motorcycle, 20 mph or 40 mph, I wouldn’t want to be an unprotected flesh balloon flying through the air.

By: elle woods

elle woods — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:48:52 +0000

super glad you’re okay, sarkarati. geez.

By: reasons

reasons — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:29:36 +0000

A bicycle does not go anywhere near as fast as a motorcycle.
Due to the lower speed and mass of a bicycle, it can stop much more quickly than a motorcycle.
Riding a bicycle is fun.
Riding a bicycle is good exercise and keeps you toned.
A bicycle doesn’t ever need expensive repairs that you can’t do yourself.
A bicycle doesn’t need fuel and doesn’t emit anything.

It sounds like you’re the one who needs to grow up.

By: hunh

hunh — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:49:31 +0000

wow, that’s messed up, but i see your point. i used to ride a motorcycle as my primary means of transportation, but realized that i needed a ten-ton tank to protect me from all the crazy drivers in SF.

i don’t see how growing up and getting a real job has anything to do with riding a bicycle, cranky pants.

By: Rod

Rod — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:28:27 +0000

step out of your car, face your fears. you are definitely the one who is conforming.

By: guppy

guppy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:16:06 +0000

“So many cyclists get hit in SF, it’s kind of just a matter of time when you are a cyclist”

So why ride your bike in this city then? There is a reason why people call motorcylists “organ donors”. We all know you can go as fast on a bicycle in this town. Grow up, get a real job and buy a car. Dont conform to hipster ideals, they will get you killed.

By: Icing the Body Electric

Icing the Body Electric — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:24:18 +0000

i guess there is a moral after all

By: Icing the Body Electric

Icing the Body Electric — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:22:51 +0000

so. i was t-boned (tee-boned?) by a car around 2nd and folsom about a year ago. i also popped right the fuck up. was immediately dazed but thought i was ok. talked to the guy, got his number and was like “we’ll deal with it tomorrow” (i was on the way to a job interview, after having been recently laid off and REALLY did not want to miss it). i started to walk away and realized my bike was so mangled i could not roll it.

walked a block away, turned around and went back. guy was still there so i filed a police report.

good thing too, because i ended up in the hospital the next morning due to extreme back and neck pain.

a year later and i’m still in constant pain. i’m 24, and i feel like a fucking 60 year old…

basically, without the police report i would have been shit out of luck for 5 grand of medical bills.

moral? no moral. but kids– get that fucking police report.

By: mattymatt

mattymatt — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:18:13 +0000

Whew, that’s harrowing. A good example of why we need physically separated bike lanes.