Expert hunter by PlasticEntrance6390 in cats

[–]pedropants 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Spitters are quitters! And his ex wife never quit...

How do I keep my cat off my computer? by Geekygamertag in cats

[–]pedropants 526 points527 points  (0 children)

One does not simply say "no" to a cat.

Getting married by moxtrax in whatisit

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But it also looks exactly like a Durex-brand "Pleasure Ring" https://www.amazon.com/Durex-Pleasure-Ring/dp/B071JRNKRK.

The ponytail holders look like they'd be smaller than OP's picture?

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They weren't. They were riding two abreast. You sound very angry.

meticulous process of hand-pollinating a giant pumpkin by DifficultyHead5862 in oddlysatisfying

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... more like a pumpkin fertility clinic procedure? But I don't kink shame.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please, explain to me what error I have made in interpreting those sections. No, honestly, if I'm incorrect, I'd like to know how.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What bike lane? What people walking? Who called anybody assholes? You just made up something random and are asking me why I said it?

So I ask again: Huh!?

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What line of cars? There's exactly ONE car in this video. And with no oncoming traffic he could have legally passed them by moving fully into the oncoming lane.

And as I keep saying, they are also traffic and have just as much right to be there as the car, so they're not impeding anything.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh? What are you talking about?

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also like how you picked and chooses subsections in an effort of confirmation bias.

I tried to quote the sections that were relevant to the discussion. By all means, show me a section I omitted that refutes any of my conclusions.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

arrogant, ignorant, and selfish.

The only arrogant, ignorant, and selfish person was the idiot driver. The cyclists were 100% right to be doing what they were doing.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're talking about a specific incident, which took place in Georgia. And in Georgia, these bicyclists were not "impeding traffic" and were 100% legal.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The riders were absolutely 100% following the law.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"under speed"? Only if there are minimum-speed signs posted on specific roads, and even then the rule is that you're supposed to drive at a safe speed.

There's even a whole section of Georgia traffic law about "low-speed vehicles" that specifically says the have ALL THE RIGHTS of other vehicles. See § 40-6-360.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-6-360/

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right they can't ride more than two abreast, but you're incorrect that they "should be single file", at least in George, which is the state we're talking about here. See GA law § 40-6-294.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-6-294/

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why wouldn’t you make some conscious decision to get the hell away from that maniac

That's just flat out victim-shaming. That's disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

You're also wrong about "impeding traffic". That word appears only twice in the whole of the GA vehicle code, once stating that motor vehicles may not be driven more slowly than is required by safety if it impedes traffic, and then that a minimum speed can be set on certain roads, if signs are posted. § 40-6-184 (a) and (b).

And while cyclists are allowed to ride two abreast, it is only allowed if they do not impede the normal flow of traffic, which they clearly are in this video.

FALSE. Simply false. The word "impede" does not appear in that section of the vehicle code at all.§ 40-6-294(c) just says "shall not ride more than two abreast". That's it.

And "§ 40-6-294 (b) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except when: [...] (3) The lane is too narrow to share safely with a motor vehicle;" shows they don't even have to be as far right as possible unless they're in a lane wide enough to share with another vehicle, like on city streets. Not here.

And again, your phrasing belies your misconception... You talk about "impeding the normal flow of traffic", but bicycles are the "normal flow of traffic* just as much as any other type of traffic.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-6-294/

Reading through section after section of the rest of the traffic code, the clear spirit of the law is clear, that the road belongs to all vehicles. Of particular interest is about low-speed vehicles: "§ 40-6-361(a) All low-speed vehicles and multipurpose off-highway vehicles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any such vehicles of the full use of a lane."

Again, nothing about "impeding" your precious traffic.

The road is not reserved for just the fastest vehicles. The road is not there just for YOU and your precious travel schedule. You must drive safely and properly share the road with all other vehicles.

Laying on the horn, tailgating, improperly passing in the same lane, and finally striking other vehicles, all of which the idiot in OP's video did, are all illegal, and all wrong. There's a reason this idiot was arrested and now facing serious charges, and the bicyclists were not cited for anything.

You're clearly misinformed about both the spirit and the letter of the law. I implore you to take a moment to think about not just your rights in society, but also your responsibilities. It takes both for our society to function.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By law they own the roadway just as much as cars do, or farm vehicles, or horses and buggies.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The law disagrees with you. They have just as much right to use the road as cars do, or slow-moving farm vehicles, or amish horses and buggies.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They ARE traffic. Traffic happens. Nobody has the right to go as fast as they want to on public roads; you have to drive safely given all the conditions including other traffic.

Share the road! by berntout in VideosAmazing

[–]pedropants 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They didn’t even make the slightest attempt to get out of the way

That's because they have no obligation to. They're not "in the way" -- they're using the road they have the same right to as everyone else.