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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:46:13 AM EST
[#1]
Going after electric bikes.
I like it. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:52:17 AM EST
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: She had a LIDAR, but got hungry. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What that cop is holding in her fat paws is a radar gun and not a lidar sensor. LMFAO, U guys kill me, Thanks for that. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:53:34 AM EST
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As usual, the policing priorities are quite in order. Don’t worry about the violent crime, rapes, car jackings, etc that dc specializes in.
No, Jan in HR hit 17 in a 15 on her way home |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:54:48 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does state law allow for posting and enforcement of speed limits on these bike trails? Most bikes don't come with speedometers in the modern world Too bad... stop resisting.. it's the law... ignorance of the law is no excuse.. 
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:54:55 AM EST
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Next they'll start requiring cyclists to equip their bikes with speedometers to use the trail lol. and seat belts |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:55:53 AM EST
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This.... thank God there's no more murders and shootings for police to investigate Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Just when you think it can’t get any gayer in DC. This.... thank God there's no more murders and shootings for police to investigate VIDEOS: The WNBA’s Worst Attacks and Assaults Against Caitlin Clark |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:57:17 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: With an annual $16 license and inspection fee. That helps pay for the 14 full time employees who administer the program. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Next they'll start requiring cyclists to equip their bikes with speedometers to use the trail lol. With an annual $16 license and inspection fee. That helps pay for the 14 full time employees who administer the program. make a law to require self reporting bike software have the govt deduct the fine directly from your bank account or bill your credit card/debit card... |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:58:25 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the brainchild of some dumbass white shirt or government official both of whom probably have no real credentials to be making this type of policy. Not the beat cops fault. I guarantee they feel super stupid doing this. From my experience, shit like this stems from one Karen calling and emailing city council 20x per day. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:58:49 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These threads are great opportunities for the Arfcom fatsos to lash out against the non-fatsos. I used to wonder if I’d get pulled over in Scottsville , NY for exceeding the 25 mph speed limit in town. Always is.... That and those who are constantly behind and late due to poor organizational skills. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:59:39 AM EST
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: As usual, the policing priorities are quite in order. Don’t worry about the violent crime, rapes, car jackings, etc that dc specializes in. No, Jan in HR hit 17 in a 15 on her way home Spandex warriors are overwhelmingly affluent white people. They aren’t going to shoot back, and no cop will get Derek Chauvin’ed if he has to Taser one that gets uppity. Molon Pension. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:01:31 AM EST
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:02:08 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From my experience, shit like this stems from one Karen calling and emailing city council 20x per day. “We got complaints from residents.” No you didn’t. One busy body Karen complained on twitterface, and it wouldn’t matter if 10x as many people complained about the police being overzealous about the same thing - you’d keep doing it and gaslighting everyone anyway. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:02:18 AM EST
[#13]
It may be that bike riders are a safety hazard among pedestrians. Bike riders are responsible for slowing down, stopping, waiting, etc to avoid being a hazard to pedestrians and dogs.
When you consider that a couple and a dog going one way need room for the same going the other direction, unless the path is ~20 yards wide, there may not be room for bikes. Fix that issue. Maybe you have set times for bikes and set times for pedestrians. Perhaps you alternate days for a given block of time. Even days have bikes from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, noon to 3:00 PM and 6:00 - 900 PM. Pedestrians have the other time blocks. Odd days the times are switched. These times are just notional. Get groups together to come up with a schedule. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:02:32 AM EST
[#14]
And the posted (bicycle) speed limit is…?
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:04:52 AM EST
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There is a canyon that I routinely ascend and descend locally that often times has a cop posted up running radar. He is presumably there to keep the motorcyclist in check as it's a popular place with the sport bike crowd in addition to the tons of cyclist. I always go as fast as possible on the down (over 40mph) in the hopes that I'll get pulled over. I genuinely have no idea what the actual speed limit is so my efforts may be in vain.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:05:33 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Next they'll start requiring cyclists to equip their bikes with speedometers to use the trail lol. Requiring speedometers on bicycles is racist. 
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:08:12 AM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Next they'll start requiring cyclists to equip their bikes with speedometers to use the trail lol. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:12:31 AM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate bicyclists more than speed enforcement. Lock them all up.  Facts. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:14:11 AM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: “We got complaints from residents.” No you didn’t. One busy body Karen complained on twitterface. Reminds me of when I was in a local flying club and would attend the airport meetings. There was always the: “Airport received 287 noise complaints this month, however 285 of them were from the same individual.” |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:15:32 AM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Going after electric bikes. I like it. There’s folks running actual gas powered ones on the trails. Although the last week I’ve seen cops out riding a couple times and haven’t seen any of those. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:18:09 AM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Reminds me of when I was in a local flying club and would attend the airport meetings. There was always the: “Airport received 287 noise complaints this month, however 285 of them were from the same individual.” And that person just bought the house six months ago next to an airport that was built in the 30s. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:35:01 AM EST
[#22]
I walk, run and bike my local trails, logged 1000’s of miles over the years. Here’s what I see as being the biggest problems.
1) unleashed dogs 2) motorized bikes/skateboards. 3) oblivious buddy walkers and ear bud people Unleashed dogs is really the biggest problem by a factor of 100. Everyone in my family has had a run in with that. Wife got bit in the ass while running. Young daughter got knocked off her bike by a dog…that was the time the dog owner then called me an asshole. I got tripped up by an overly enthusiastic lab while running. That owner was at least extremely apologetic and immediately put the dog back on a leash. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:48:15 AM EST
[#23]
lol I would be pretty embarrassed if I was one of those cops.
Shit that dude at the end just got stopped and a warning for going 16mph on a 15mph bike path lmao |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:59:33 AM EST
[#24]
This why bikes should be on the road.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:05:56 AM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And the posted (bicycle) speed limit is…? Was 25 now 15. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:08:54 AM EST
[#26]
I'd be thrilled that I was going fast enough to justify a speeding ticket on my bike.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:12:31 AM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I walk narrow paved trails here. Posted signs say 10mph and call out while passing. Road bikes all kitted up come by hunched over doing 25 or more and don’t even have the gawdamn common courtesy to call out “on your left”. I carry a gun, but I need to carry a stout stick in my left hand and left it swing gently side to side. They’ll slow down if they think they are going to do a header when their wheel locks up. Just carry a white cane with red tip and wave it back and forth when you hear a bike coming. Into the spokes if necessary. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:13:49 AM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd be thrilled that I was going fast enough to justify a speeding ticket on my bike. 15 mph, as was stated in the thread, isn’t that fast. 10 mph is downright leisurely. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:16:22 AM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: These threads are great opportunities for the Arfcom fatsos to lash out against the non-fatsos. I used to wonder if I’d get pulled over in Scottsville , NY for exceeding the 25 mph speed limit in town. The speeders probably have e bikes, thus most likely being fatsos. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:18:28 AM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was losing sleep over the wave of speeding cyclists. So glad resources were devoted to that crime spree Same here.  
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:20:57 AM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The speeders probably have e bikes, thus most likely being fatsos. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: These threads are great opportunities for the Arfcom fatsos to lash out against the non-fatsos. I used to wonder if I’d get pulled over in Scottsville , NY for exceeding the 25 mph speed limit in town. The speeders probably have e bikes, thus most likely being fatsos. Most e-bikes are allowed on our local trails. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:22:49 AM EST
[#32]
Patrolling a bike path for speed
Sure try and catch me. Then again I don't do paths due to all the loose dogs and people wearing headphones and shit.I will say a few years ago I was "pulled over" on the road with my bike for speeding. I was doing 3mph to fast in a school zone. Was kinda funny and cop came up to me and says "hey I see you all the time on the road be safe and please keep your speed in the school zone in check" He as totally cool about it.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:23:45 AM EST
[#33]
"Back the blue". Obviously over-staffed and over-funded if they see a "need" for that BS.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:24:22 AM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd be beyond pleased if they enforced traffic laws on cyclists on the streets. (They're forever ignoring stop signs/lights) This is just stupid. This |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:25:55 AM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: These threads are great opportunities for the Arfcom fatsos to lash out against the non-fatsos. I used to wonder if I’d get pulled over in Scottsville , NY for exceeding the 25 mph speed limit in town. I’d say it’s more of a hetero vs homo kind of thing. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:29:42 AM EST
[#36]
I can see both sides on this one. I've been a bike trail user for 25+ years on a path with a lot of ped traffic. There are some real toolbag asshole Lance Armstrong wannabees out there, in significant numbers, especially on the weekends. They cause a lot of accidents, the worst being knocking down elderly folk. I've seen more than a few accidents and I've been clipped myself, riding on the edge of the trail.
I ride fast when the trail is clear, I slow down to fudd speed when there are people around. slow walking pace when there are untethered chilluns. Not complicated. Thanks assholes. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:33:20 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate bicyclists more than speed enforcement. Lock them all up. Amen! Road fleas. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:41:43 AM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Amen! Road fleas. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I hate bicyclists more than speed enforcement. Lock them all up. Amen! Road fleas. Reading is hard. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:42:55 AM EST
[#39]
Good thing they solved all of the real crime in that shithole and have put their resources into this noble task. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:45:12 AM EST
[#40]
Feds. Lol.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:46:24 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Does state law allow for posting and enforcement of speed limits on these bike trails? Most bikes don't come with speedometers in the modern world It’s the feds. National Park Service US Park Police on an NPS trail in DC. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:46:48 AM EST
[#42]
That cop needs to be pacing them to get their speed, not be stationary. She looks to have beenway to stationary most of her life.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:47:42 AM EST
[#43]
Sounds like my AO, increasing criminal activity while the police become more and more obsessed with speed traps.
It's not really their fault, prosecutors won't lock anyone up. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:49:21 AM EST
[#44]
they do this from time to time on kennesaw mountain. a long road, about 1.5 miles all the way to the top. some cyclist will race down the road on return. there are lots of folks walking or pushing baby carriages on the same road and cars also.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:52:16 AM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: lol / stopping someone for going 1mph over the speed limit. Great police work officers ?? Don’t worry about the real crime going on. It's a female officer... do you want her working real crime where other peoples lives are actually at stake? |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:53:58 AM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Most riders have cell phones and we can direct you to a free GPS based speed app if you don't already have one" (they'll say it eventually) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Does state law allow for posting and enforcement of speed limits on these bike trails? Most bikes don't come with speedometers in the modern world "Most riders have cell phones and we can direct you to a free GPS based speed app if you don't already have one" (they'll say it eventually) My bicycle had a speedometer and odometer on it, in the 1980's. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:55:21 AM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's a female officer... do you want her working real crime where other peoples lives are actually at stake?  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:56:49 AM EST
[#48]
Probably in response to a bunch of retards walking the trails who can't understand "keep right" and are also wearing earbuds so even if your bike had a train horn on it they'd still be startled as you pass by.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:56:54 AM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What that cop is holding in her fat paws is a radar gun and not a lidar sensor. Didn't watch the video. The thumbnail is a Kustom Prolaser 4 (LIDAR) 
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Posted: 9/6/2024 8:58:45 AM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably in response to a bunch of retards walking the trails who can't understand "keep right" and are also wearing earbuds so even if your bike had a train horn on it they'd still be startled as you pass by. I bet only a quarter of the people hear a warning when you pass. 
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