Anonymous Aug 12, 2012 at 12:25 am

Comments

1
So you're annoyed that he was riding his bike (not illegal) on Alberta (not illegal) without a helmet (not illegal)? This is such a lame complaint.
2
I believe this post was actually poking fun at the expense of a particular type of person. Something doesn't have to be illegal to be idiotic and annoying.
3
I'm sorry you were annoyed, Anon - but this is still a lame complaint. It's Portland, people ride bikes.
4
Bikes are good, so helmet "laws" are really just "suggestions". Riiiiiiiight.

And as a driver who's had to dodge bicyclists on Hawthorne when Harrison is two blocks over, I gotta say, get real. Stupid behavior is stupid. If you have a choice, stay out of traffic. Fuck.
5
NO HELMENT!
6
It is actually a very valid argument. Bikers throughout the city decide to ride on heavily trafficed streets when they are designated bikes streets usually one to two blocks over. That's safety.
7
Alberta's a small street. It's not MLK/Grand or whatever (I have no fucking clue why people choose to ride those streets where there's no bike facilities plus streetcar tracks, etc). Traffic is slow. There's a crosswalk every couple of blocks. Maybe it was a great way to travel east / west 10 or 20 years ago, but it ain't now-- it's full of tourists and yups parking and re-parking their Priuseses. I see no problem with mixing bikes into all this. It's a low key street and it will only get more low-key as time goes on and it becomes the Most Unbearable Neighborhood in Portland(tm).

Going's nice if you're riding through the area, but if you want to do anything on Alberta, why wouldn't you be able to ride on it?
8
And as for "too cool for Going"? Oh, I bet he'll be going soon enough...

Really though: the only thing more stupid looking than a bike helmet is brain damage. Know this.
9
free bike maps, folks:

http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportati…

(and, yes -- stay the fuck of off c. chavez, hawthorne, alberta, burnside, powell.....)
10
I always say if you're too stupid to not wear a helmet, then you deserve whatever brain damage you may receive when you fall off your bike and bite the fucking curb.
11
All local streets = public rights of way = legal to ride your bike on with or without a helmet.
12
not the point, randy.

(safety is the point, with consideration being a secondary one.)

Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.