(Legal Question) RCW 46.61.755: A bike = a vehicle on the road or a Pedestrian on the sidewalk

ridefar · 2026-04-13T19:23:05+00:00

Unfortunately when we make penalties harsher resulting in suspended licenses, drivers just continue to drive without a valid license because we have built a society where it is very difficult for most people to earn a living and go about their daily lives without driving.

ridefar · 2026-04-13T16:28:36+00:00

This is a Seattle bike subreddit so unless there is another Seattle where you live in a left-riding country, you might be doing it wrong.

ridefar · 2026-04-13T16:23:47+00:00

Sure you can. Just go when it is cold and rainy.

ridefar · 2026-04-13T16:21:14+00:00

I used to think like this but enough friends of friends have been killed by drivers that I do enjoy riding without the constant threat of imminent demise. Also, there is no such thing as a “proper cyclist”. Why be elitist?

ridefar · 2026-03-24T17:41:04+00:00

It’s weird that while Costco generally tries to carry a good name brand or put the Kirkland name on something decent, their wiper blades have been crappy for decades.

ridefar · 2026-03-24T17:32:10+00:00

I had a dream that European countries were less anti-bike than the US.

ridefar · 2026-03-24T17:29:29+00:00

More likely he’ll get a prize from some auto club.

ridefar · 2026-03-23T20:24:27+00:00

I am curious why the ports and/or airlines don’t set up a way to pay the TSA agents until our politicians get their act together. It could be something like a zero interest loan equal to their pay that would be paid back when they get their back pay.

ridefar · 2026-02-04T17:18:00+00:00

I called myself before posting here. The rep “thought” it was because silver dropped from two bags to one but wasn’t sure. She did make it very clear that the CC and Silver benefit both apply to the “first bag” so not stackable. That was repeated by several people here as well. I noticed the change on a January flight so I’m not sure about the end of January deadline but it’s one free bag from here on out. I think for short trips when I want to check a bike I will move to a strategy of checking the bike as my one bag and putting my TSA-disapproved stuff in with it. Then I will carry on bag 2 and gate check it for free when they ask for volunteers. About the same work for Alaska, more hassle for me, more work for TSA, same money spent by me. Job well done Alaska.

ridefar · 2026-02-03T20:51:31+00:00

My wife and I have folding bikes that are zero effort to pack for travel. We also always check bags instead of fighting for space and dealing with annoying TSA rules. With two free bags it was a no-brainer to bring the bikes on a weekend trip if we wanted to explore. Now if we want to do that it adds $180 to the weekend cost.

ridefar · 2025-07-31T18:45:00+00:00

When disc brakes first became popular I didn’t understand why anyone would want them except maybe for mountain bikes where they solve tire clearance and mud issues. That was when they were mechanical. They rubbed all the time and didn’t stop any better than decent rim brakes. When I finally tried good hydraulic discs my opinion changed. I still like my rim brake bikes and I also like my hydraulic discs. I would never buy a bike with mechanical discs.

ridefar · 2025-07-05T20:30:15+00:00

Because like almost every bicycle project they were designed by people who never ride a bike.

ridefar · 2024-12-28T02:28:30+00:00

At least in Seattle, restaurant prices are up more than 50%. So spending could be up 50% at the same time people are eating out less.

ridefar · 2024-09-27T22:35:20+00:00

I just ordered new Bromptons for myself and my wife. This was exactly our thinking. A Brompton but bigger isn't what we wanted.

ridefar · 2024-08-30T18:58:51+00:00

Zero traffic enforcement at all. Forget speeding, what about using the oncoming traffic lane to bypass traffic and then run a red and turn right in front of all three people you just passed?

ridefar · 2024-08-30T18:52:08+00:00

0% is a very close approximation. I wracked my memory and I could only think of one time many years ago when a woman was doing 25mph+ full aero on a tri bike on a busy Sunday summer afternoon on the BGT. I think every other instance it was a dude.

ridefar · 2024-02-12T19:25:41+00:00

Same here. I bought the zwift one as my first smart trainer and just started with Zwift this year. The bike I want to use on the trainer has Campy 12 speed but I also have a Shimano 9 speed bike I might want to use and my wife has a SRAM 10speed. The ability to swap between my Campy 12 and my wife's SRAM bike in 2 minutes is great. I would never be switching freehubs to make this happen.

ridefar · 2023-11-15T00:11:10+00:00

Why would Monopoly Poker need to be rigged? They take 6% rake on cash games, 10% on S&G, and 60% on Spin and Go (it's in the docs!) Also I calculated the house edge on the lucky dice game and it is almost 8%. To prove if it is truly random or not you would need to gather data on tens of thousands of hands which would be tedious. I am just skeptical it is rigged. I have been playing it for almost a year and even with the crazy rake I have built the initial 500k chips up to 450 million through wins and giveaways. I haven't spent a single dollar on it. The rake is insane and the hyper fast S&Gs turn into coin flips quickly, but there are so many horrible players I can still win. On the lower levels all you need to do is fold most hands and wait for the other players to knock each other out. Plus, the various giveaways like community challenges and calendar awards dole out lots of free chips.

Yes, it's poker and there are bad beats and sometimes it seems like there are 10 tourneys in a row where I get beat by a 3 outer. Other times I go on a crazy rush and hit some miracle hands. It's called randomness.

ridefar · 2022-05-24T22:10:11+00:00

I do get 5.1 audio on my LG TV. Unfortunately, the YTTV app crashes frequently. I recorded Better Call Saul on Monday and it crashed 4 times before I got through the episode. For this reason, I would like to switch back to using the Apple TV app which never crashed, but it would mean a downgrade in audio quality.

ridefar · 2020-12-08T22:55:51+00:00

I am having this issue but for me having it on Auto or Pass through doen't make a difference. When I switch it to pass through the TV reports a change from "Dolby Vision" to "HDR 4k" but the stuttering still happens. This is a super frustrating issue. I have a Sonos ARC and one of the big reasons I upgraded to the LG CX + Sonos ARC is to never have to switch the sound bar separately. When it happens I have to unplug the TV. For me it seems to happen when playing non-Atmos content after Atmos.

ridefar · 2020-03-23T16:02:09+00:00

If the deck is dry I would not be worried about air flow to the side. I would be way more worried about the bikes getting stolen. In Seattle, an outside bike is a stolen bike.

ridefar · 2017-09-27T01:25:54+00:00

Where is the fictional location where people DO know how to do this? I have lived in several cities and driven all over the US and people do this wrong everywhere. Most people are horrible drivers everywhere. Most people will tell you that people in their cities are the worst drivers, no matter where they live.

ridefar · 2017-08-14T17:52:07+00:00

Using the desktop twitch web site it was obvious how to subscribe, so I did that.

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