Chef Jim is sad...

[Just Jack]

that more bicyclists weren't taken out in the crash....

 

Spectator with sign causes massive crash at Tour de France

[muppy]

**Cringe**

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

 

[Augie]

Have I mentioned people can be schtupid?

 

I’m actually surprised that doesn’t happen more the way they crowd along the side of the routes. For years I’d actually watch parts of the Tour but more as a travel show than a sporting event. I enjoyed the scenery and learning a thing or two for short periods. 

 

 

EDIT: I heard she turned herself in today and was arrested. Deservedly so, IMO. 

 

 

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Edited July 2, 2021 by Augie

[ExiledInIllinois]

👋👋👋 Grandpa/Grandma!  I just took out the Peloton!

[TBBills]

Just need to make sure everyone reads my awesome sign!

Edited June 26, 2021 by TBBills

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 6/26/2021 at 5:27 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

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@Chef Jim does look great in a cowboy hat! 😆

[Chef Jim]

Careless spectator?  Careless assumes I….I mean they…….didn’t do it on purpose. 

[TBBills]

  On 6/26/2021 at 11:50 PM, Chef Jim said:

Careless spectator?  Careless assumes I….I mean they…….didn’t do it on purpose. 

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Just sucks they didn't know a race was going on behind them while they were spectating the camera man to get the perfect moment.

[4merper4mer]

The spandex mafia is always quick to assert the equal rights on roads funded by and built for cars.  When it comes to the pedestrian having the right of way, all that sails out the window.  The articles said the guy holding the sign wasn’t looking but what about the bike douche?  

[Augie]

  On 6/27/2021 at 12:50 AM, 4merper4mer said:

The spandex mafia is always quick to assert the equal rights on roads funded by and built for cars.  When it comes to the pedestrian having the right of way, all that sails out the window.  The articles said the guy holding the sign wasn’t looking but what about the bike douche?  

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Did you see a lot of room to maneuver? I didn’t. He’s busy doing his job. Swerve to avoid the idiot posing for the camera and you likely get the same result. 

 

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. 

[Wacka]

I might have mentioned it before but about 10 years ago or so,  one of the spandex Mafia  struck and killed an elderly pedestrian on the jills in SF. They charged him with vehicular homicide.

[4merper4mer]

  On 6/27/2021 at 12:58 AM, Augie said:

Did you see a lot of room to maneuver? I didn’t. He’s busy doing his job. Swerve to avoid the idiot posing for the camera and you likely get the same result. 

 

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. 

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Yes the guy with the sign was an idiot.  Many cyclists on the road every day are idiots but that doesn’t stop them from whining about cars and asserting their rights to the road.  Now when someone else, a pedestrian, has his rights to the road violated, once again the cyclists are the victims.  They are always the victims.

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 6/27/2021 at 12:58 AM, Augie said:

Did you see a lot of room to maneuver? I didn’t. He’s busy doing his job. Swerve to avoid the idiot posing for the camera and you likely get the same result. 

 

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. 

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Probably doesn't because you're not suppose to swerve!

 

Honestly... Like a deer in the road, they say don't swerve.   I know. I know, hard to do, right?  BUT don't swerve.  Just ask a Trooper:

 

https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/why-you-dont-swerve-deer/

 

Better to hit the deer.  Knowing that the whole peloton is behind him... Totally don't swerve... Maybe he stays going forward. 

[Augie]

  On 6/27/2021 at 1:30 AM, 4merper4mer said:

Yes the guy with the sign was an idiot.  Many cyclists on the road every day are idiots but that doesn’t stop them from whining about cars and asserting their rights to the road.  Now when someone else, a pedestrian, has his rights to the road violated, once again the cyclists are the victims.  They are always the victims.

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Maybe you are aware that this is a major, televised international sporting event? Not a guy going for a ride around the neighborhood. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 6/27/2021 at 1:41 AM, Augie said:

 

Maybe you are aware that this is a major, televised international sporting event? Not a guy going for a ride around the neighborhood. 

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Yes.   She knocked him off balance pretty bad.

[Augie]

  On 6/27/2021 at 1:43 AM, ExiledInIllinois said:

Yes.   She knocked him off balance pretty bad.

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Looking AWAY from the riders, to mug for the camera. What an idiot! Not a fan of the “all about me” people in the world. 

 

 

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Edited June 27, 2021 by Augie

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

Should be required gear for cyclists:

 

[Augie]

  On 6/27/2021 at 3:05 AM, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Should be required gear for cyclists:

 

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We moved to Atlanta for my wife’s work. They LOVE biking busy, narrow, windy and hilly roads here. The boss was in love with his new biking buddy, so the buddy got the top spot in that group. My wife took the second spot. 

 

The top guy got pushed out, deservedly. His buddy was with him when he crashed breaking his collar bone, lost a ton of flesh and knocked out all his front teeth. They are both now retired. I’m not saying it was karma, but….

 

The Tour de France is different. It’s an international sporting event, not a ride thru the neighborhood. They need to make that safer. 

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