"Wrong-Way Fred Gets Dead"

I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.

Bad grammar, but it rhymes, it's quick to say, and while
they may not grasp its meaning immediately it may stick in
their heads and make a connection later on.

And it's a way for me to release my frustration without
being too confrontational.

If it catches on, over the months or years it could even
lead to more public discussion of the dangers of wrong-
way cycling.

RichC

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:44:26 -0400, "Rich Clark"
<rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> wrote:

>I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.

"What did that guy say?"

"I dont' know. Some kook on a bike. Don't mind."

In article <k7-dnc5hAt6BR3ndRVn-sA@comcast.com>,
"Rich Clark" <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> writes:

> I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.

Here in Canada, we have a perennial hypnotist/entertainer
named Reveen. He has distinctive sideburns and a goatee.

We also have a TV series (sort of a Canadian 'Coronation
Street') called 'Trailer Park Boys', in which one of the
characters, Ricky, looks a little like Reveen. In one
sequence, some BMX punks ride by, taunting him and calling-
out: "Hey, Reveen!" He chides back: "I'll Reveen you, ya
f***in' little bastards!" They respond with: "F*** off,
Reveen!" as they ride off into the distance.

Yelling at people generally doesn't get anything done.
Except maybe on 'American Chopper'.

cheers, Tom

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Rich Clark <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> wrote:

> I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.
>
> Bad grammar, but it rhymes, it's quick to say, and while
> they may not grasp its meaning immediately it may stick in
> their heads and make a connection later on.
>
> And it's a way for me to release my frustration without
> being too confrontational.
>
> If it catches on, over the months or years it could even
> lead to more public discussion of the dangers of wrong-way
> cycling.

i have to restrain the urge to stop and lecture every
wrong-way rider i see. why don't they understand how
dangerous it is?

In article <1gg9nyy.1pcpywc107vtosN%dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet>,
dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet (The Queen of Cans and Jars) writes:

> i have to restrain the urge to stop and lecture every
> wrong-way rider i see. why don't they understand how
> dangerous it is?

Because they haven't been clobbered yet. And worse, a lot of
'em were 'officially' taught to ride that way.

But they pose a bigger threat to right way cyclists than
right way cars. But there aren't as many cyclists as
drivers, and on city streets bikes generally occupy a
slightly different road space than cars, so the odds are a
little more in their favour.

Anyhow, wrong way cyclists can generally see what's
happening ahead of them, and deke toward the curb if
need be. Trouble is, right way cyclists have to decide
whether to pass them port to port, or starboard to
starboard. And who knows what squirrely move they're
gonna make in the meantime?

cheers, Tom

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In article <cc37070uv@enews1.newsguy.com>,
"Mike Beauchamp" <news@mikebeauchamp.com> writes:

Quite.

That bit on Trailer Park Boys still arouses a chuckle in me,
though. I guess it's all in the delivery.

That show has quite a few bicycle moments, if you look for
them.

I think Bubbles should have gotten a bike instead of
the go-kart.

cheers, Tom

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Tom Keats wrote:

> In article
> <1gg9nyy.1pcpywc107vtosN%dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet>,
> dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet (The Queen of Cans and Jars) writes:
>
>
>>i have to restrain the urge to stop and lecture every
>>wrong-way rider i see. why don't they understand how
>>dangerous it is?
>
>
> Because they haven't been clobbered yet. And worse, a lot
> of 'em were 'officially' taught to ride that way.

And a certain percentage of them think "Yeah, I know what
the law is, but I'm smarter than most people. I'm so smart
that I can ride _this_ way, and it's actually better!"

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"Rich Clark" <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> writes:

>I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.

>Bad grammar, but it rhymes,

So does "wrong-way **** gets hit."

I doubt either helps much.

You might as well ask something like "Just get back from a
tour of England?"

--kyler

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:51:41 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@mousepotato.com> wrote:

>Tom Keats wrote:
>
>> In article
>> <1gg9nyy.1pcpywc107vtosN%dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet>,
>> dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet (The Queen of Cans and Jars)
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>>i have to restrain the urge to stop and lecture every
>>>wrong-way rider i see. why don't they understand how
>>>dangerous it is?
>>
>>
>> Because they haven't been clobbered yet. And worse, a lot
>> of 'em were 'officially' taught to ride that way.
>
>And a certain percentage of them think "Yeah, I know what
>the law is, but I'm smarter than most people. I'm so smart
>that I can ride _this_ way, and it's actually better!"

The law might as well not exist, since I don't think I've
ever seen a cop enforce it on wrong-way riders.

-Luigi

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:25:28 -0400, Luigi de Guzman
<luigi12081@cox.net> wrote in message
<3ivae0tf8unvl7ku5pe9acbatpsg1a941n@4ax.com>:

>The law might as well not exist, since I don't think I've
>ever seen a cop enforce it on wrong-way riders.

Just as well it does exist, since it's the same law that
keeps all the mobile death greenhouses on the same side of
the street :-)

Guy
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"Kyler Laird" <Kyler@news.Lairds.org> wrote in message
news:eg7gr1-u35.ln1@lairds.us...
> "Rich Clark" <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> writes:
>
> >I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.
>
> >Bad grammar, but it rhymes,
>
> So does "wrong-way **** gets hit."

I like that. Can I use it?
>
> I doubt either helps much.
>
> You might as well ask something like "Just get back from
> a tour of
England?"

I'm sure that one would sail right past, unimpeded by
comprehension.

No, what I'm after is creating a meme and helping it spread.

RichC

"Luigi de Guzman" <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote in message
news:jrp9e0tvk69cc4cr3ds53h3lrl9icjclcs@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:44:26 -0400, "Rich Clark"
> <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> wrote:
>
> >I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.
>
> "What did that guy say?"
>
> "I dont' know. Some kook on a bike. Don't mind."

It's not important that they understand it. It just has to
stick somewhere, like a mild anesthetic burr. If a phrase
gets repeated often enough, a meme is born.

And it makes me feel better, and keeps me from doing
something really stupid, like whacking them with a frame
pump as I pass.

RichC

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:44:26 -0400, "Rich Clark"
<rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> wrote:
>I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.

All they can hear is "...ay Fre...".
--
Rick Onanian

Rich Clark wrote:
> I call this out to wrong-way riders as I pass them.
>

It's a waste of breath. Those guys are too dumb to realize
how dangerous their behaviour really is. Hopefully, Darwin
will take care of those folks before they reproduce, but I'm
not holding my breath.

Regards,
H.