tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post5030696649311378589..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: A Brave and Willing Advocatecafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-24025162223635106792010-01-29T01:13:41.133-05:002010-01-29T01:13:41.133-05:00I've ridden with Chip (and Steve A, too, for t...I've ridden with Chip (and Steve A, too, for that matter). If Chip has a fatal flaw, it's that he stands by his principles. I will admit that, if the police told me to ride on the shoulder, I would comply even if I knew it was a BS order.<br /><br />I think the next ride we have I'll pass him a file so he can cut through those jail bars. Y'know... just in case.<br /><br />I've had my differences of opinions with him, and I haven't posted this to his blog (although maybe I should), but I have a deep respect for him.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-58482342753782808102010-01-27T10:08:55.524-05:002010-01-27T10:08:55.524-05:00Steve A: I was worried beause I can come off harsh...Steve A: I was worried beause I can come off harsher than I intend.<br /><br />Chip's problem points out the confusion that can occur in what is supposedly one great Land of the Free. Try being free to get around by bike. Your results will DEFINITELY vary from place to place. Since most motorists would be just as happy if no one rode a bike on the roads, norms from one place can infect others, usually to the detriment of cycling. Law enforcement no doubt feels it has better things to do than protect the rights of s few sweaty malcontents. At the very least, ideas to restrict cycling in one venue can seem attractive to other jurisdictions who see a way to make whining motorists go away. Whining cyclists are another matter. Then it comes down to legislative clout first, but real-world implementation an important second.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-63477132197160915802010-01-27T07:57:41.348-05:002010-01-27T07:57:41.348-05:00I didn't think you said or thought Chip rode i...I didn't think you said or thought Chip rode irresponsibly. Still, such stories are always open to suspicion about what isn't being told. I've seen how he rides. A big part of the problem is he lives outside town in a rural county and doesn't have a white pickup truck. It's a tough place to ride.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-13854446840807666822010-01-25T23:32:24.192-05:002010-01-25T23:32:24.192-05:00I prefer to avoid the nastier comments. Such minds...I prefer to avoid the nastier comments. Such minds are never changed by rational discourse. Why agitate myself by witnessing their ignorance?<br /><br />I hope I said nothing that even faintly implied that Chipseal is irresponsible. I observed that he places himself in a position like activists throughout history (and probably prehistory) who took salvos of shit-bombs in the hope of helping to create a better world. While such brave souls define the front lines, many other members of the subculture just try to survive. Try not to attract the wrong kind of attention. Hope you don't cross paths with the wrong psycho. Every minority has gone through the same thing. Even when the worst seems to be over, incidents occur. The bigots may lose much of their power, but isolated individuals and small groups cling to tattered banners of misplaced pride, and so continue the battle.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-91819965430049365252010-01-25T23:22:00.444-05:002010-01-25T23:22:00.444-05:00For the nastier comments, you'd have to visit ...For the nastier comments, you'd have to visit the Ennis County Observer.<br /><br />I have ridden with Chip and did not observe him to be an irresponsible rider in any way. He lives in a rural area that can be tough to get around in if you are car free and convinced shoulder riding is more dangerous.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com