Five years later, witness to four pedestrians run over, don't fucking do it, y'all!
To be fair, two of those were in a crosswalk and had the signal, but some drunk cunt plowed into them. So also have situational awareness and trust no one!
Dead Legend on
diablo III - beardsnbeer#1508 Mechwarrior Online - Rusty Bock
You know what's worse than jaywalking, though? Bicyclists who think standard driving rules do not apply to them. Bikes making illegal left turns at red lights is a frequent occurrence here, and was even more frequent when I lived in Seattle and Portland. I remember one time some biker got hit and killed near Discovery Park in Seattle and the most common reaction to the news article about it was, "Good, fuck those guys."
Those "share the road" stickers work both ways, in my opinion.
You know what's worse than jaywalking, though? Bicyclists who think standard driving rules do not apply to them. Bikes making illegal left turns at red lights is a frequent occurrence here, and was even more frequent when I lived in Seattle and Portland. I remember one time some biker got hit and killed near Discovery Park in Seattle and the most common reaction to the news article about it was, "Good, fuck those guys."
Those "share the road" stickers work both ways, in my opinion.
It confuses me so much that people have such strong opinions on cyclists. A thread popped up on my local subreddit (I know) about a law regarding bikes riding two abreast on roads going up the nearby mountain. It's legal, but good god holy fuck some people are straight up vicious when it comes to how much they hate cyclists, and some cyclists think anyone that drives a car is a murderer waiting for their chance.
There is a ridiculous amount of jaywalking in Boston. Most pedestrians have the attitude "They see me!" when it comes to cars, and cross the street when cars are coming straight towards them. I, personally, value my life...
You know what's worse than jaywalking, though? Bicyclists who think standard driving rules do not apply to them. Bikes making illegal left turns at red lights is a frequent occurrence here, and was even more frequent when I lived in Seattle and Portland.
The problem really boils down to the fact that no one gives a shit about anyone other than themselves on the road. When I'm driving my focus is on everyone around me, to the best of my ability. Someone's waiting at a driveway next to a backed up intersection? Stop early to let them out. Cyclist on the side of the road? Switch lanes to give them space. Someone's coming up quickly from behind? Merge into the other lane to let them pass. Everything goes so much smoother when people pay attention to and care about what's going on around them.
Yeah people get very heated about cyclists. I've seen dumb, dangerous and inconsiderate cyclists. I've seen safe, smart and considerate cyclists. Same goes for drivers.
My pet peeve about cyclists is the rare "no I will not get over to the edge so that you can pass me! I'm a vehicle! I have rights! *Has traffic backed up*
Last I saw this thread was yesterday and over 5 pages ago and I'm glad it's still on crazy American traffic problems because I have a bookmark to a traffic engineer in the states who did a sorta AMA on his work. It's on Somethingawful so there's a paywall, so I'll just quote a relevant part of the thread
In our theories of design, there is one number that shows up again and again. In France, they call it the V15. Here, we call it the 85th percentile speed. This is the speed slower than which 85% of drivers travel. It's usually 5-10 mph above the average speed. (There are two ways to calculate mean speed, but that's a story for another time.)
This 85th %ile speed is supposed to be equal to another number, the elusive design speed. The design speed is the maximum safe speed for the worst design vehicle on dry pavement. For example, if a freeway has a design speed of 75 mph, then a turnpike double (huge tractor-trailer) could safely negotiate its curves at 75 mph on a good day. Most cars, obviously, could safely go much faster, even in adverse conditions.
And then we have the third important speed, the speed limit. This is ALSO theoretically equal to the 85th %ile speed and the design speed. Sounds simple enough, right?
Every road I have a project on will have a speed survey done. They generally show that the 85th %ile speed is pretty close to the design speed. This is the Northeast, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a little faster; we don't like to waste time. I try to set the speed limit around that point.
Then Granny McGee and her 40 bingo buddies write an angry letter to the mayor, complaining that people are speeding and how unsafe the road is! Next thing I know, I'm putting up a "25 mph" sign on a road that I know can handle 40 with no problem.
Now lowering the speed limit sounds like it would be pretty safe, right? Welp, buddy, that's why I'm the traffic engineer and not you. Turns out, it's not so much the speed that makes accidents, but the speed differential! When Granny McGee's blustering along at 40 mph, trying to keep up with the rest of the cars, nobody's getting rear-ended. But once she slows down to 25 mph, and the guy behind her is trying to go 50, that's a dangerous situation.
What we see when we check speeds on almost any road, is that the 85th %ile speed is generally 10 mph faster than the speed limit. Does that mean that the MAJORITY is speeding? Probably! Does that mean the speed limit should be raised? Probably! Does that mean you can drive as fast as you think is safe? Well, I already answered that one in the OP. You've gotta follow the laws, no matter how dumb they are.
@Chincymcchilla it actually turned out that one of the guys I played Mechwarrior Online a bunch with was in the Ohio State Marching Band and in 2007 when the SMB traveled for the game and participated in the Skull Session before the game we were in the same auditorium! And then football stadium, too! Small world!!
@Chincymcchilla it actually turned out that one of the guys I played Mechwarrior Online a bunch with was in the Ohio State Marching Band and in 2007 when the SMB traveled for the game and participated in the Skull Session before the game we were in the same auditorium! And then football stadium, too! Small world!!
I actually can't find any videos of our show
I think they might have only started recording after I left
@Chincymcchilla it actually turned out that one of the guys I played Mechwarrior Online a bunch with was in the Ohio State Marching Band and in 2007 when the SMB traveled for the game and participated in the Skull Session before the game we were in the same auditorium! And then football stadium, too! Small world!!
I actually can't find any videos of our show
I think they might have only started recording after I left
I'm so tired today that I feel like my soul is tired. I also might be sick? I'm not sure.
Hey, me too. I woke up feeling more exhausted than I was when I went to bed. My working theory is that I was abducted by aliens and experimented on during the night, like Riker in that one episode of TNG.
Posts
unarmed security guard
went to the county police station to get certified yesterday
tubankhamun
Also, they show a couple of instruments at the commercial break with English names and they chose the alternate name for the bassoon
That guy?
this joke works even better in japanese because they don't have the 'tu' sound so it usually gets rendered as 'chu'
so, 'chubacabra'
Well, I'll add that to the list of things I learned today.
Not sure what I'd possibly do with this one...
you keep your damn facts out of this, the anime thread
Also, they show a couple of instruments at the commercial break with English names and they chose the alternate name for the bassoon
Oh you better believe it's in Japanese
Five years later, witness to four pedestrians run over, don't fucking do it, y'all!
To be fair, two of those were in a crosswalk and had the signal, but some drunk cunt plowed into them. So also have situational awareness and trust no one!
Those "share the road" stickers work both ways, in my opinion.
Threebas
:cool:
It's my life
It confuses me so much that people have such strong opinions on cyclists. A thread popped up on my local subreddit (I know) about a law regarding bikes riding two abreast on roads going up the nearby mountain. It's legal, but good god holy fuck some people are straight up vicious when it comes to how much they hate cyclists, and some cyclists think anyone that drives a car is a murderer waiting for their chance.
It's fucking bizarre.
Japanese High School concert bands double as quasi-marching bands?
@Inquisitor ???
Yup, I see that a lot too.
Based on this post alone, I would have guessed you were American already!
Wait
You played tuba?!
I played tuba!!
My pet peeve about cyclists is the rare "no I will not get over to the edge so that you can pass me! I'm a vehicle! I have rights! *Has traffic backed up*
Steam - Talon Valdez :Blizz - Talonious#1860 : Xbox Live & LoL - Talonious Monk @TaloniousMonk Hail Satan
Make that Fourbas.
@Chincymcchilla
See if you can spot 18yr old Moony
acting like a pedestrian when they want to be on the sidewalk, and they like a vehicle when they want to use the road
that frustrates me
but they're listening to every word I say
I actually can't find any videos of our show
I think they might have only started recording after I left
Thats neat tho
Do it so that I may live vicariously through you.
What level
Hey, me too. I woke up feeling more exhausted than I was when I went to bed. My working theory is that I was abducted by aliens and experimented on during the night, like Riker in that one episode of TNG.
I have no idea why it's so appealing to people.
Steam ID - VeldrinD | SS Post | Wishlist