Comments on: 11/23/2012 – Wind in His Sails http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Vantastique http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57934 Vantastique Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:29:09 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57934 More stop signs should be converted to yield signs and then they'd be obeyed more. When there are too many unnecessary stop signs they become meaningless. (And I include motorists in this too who find them meaningless.) More stop signs should be converted to yield signs and then they’d be obeyed more. When there are too many unnecessary stop signs they become meaningless.
(And I include motorists in this too who find them meaningless.)

]]> By: Tencon http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57933 Tencon Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:58:26 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57933 Talking about the 'Idaho Stop' - tonight I was driving my Wife to a rehearsal for an Xmas performance she is giving. As I approached a junction which has 2 lanes, one with standing traffic obeying the 'Red light=no turn' signal and my lane that had a green light for straight on. So I carefully moved alongside the stopped vehicles at about 20mph, when a cyclist suddenly appeared from in front of the queue, trying to cross! I slapped on my brakes, glad for ABS in the torrential rain, and steered away. The cyclist did the same - he stopped and swung his front wheel around to a full right lock to clear the wheel from my lane. Quick thinking, I missed him! As I proceeded onwards, In my mirror, I saw him gesticulating. Maybe he thought the filter lane red light was for both lanes? Just a note of caution to those too impatient to stop and wait for a clear path etc... Talking about the ‘Idaho Stop’ – tonight I was driving my Wife to a rehearsal for an Xmas performance she is giving. As I approached a junction which has 2 lanes, one with standing traffic obeying the ‘Red light=no turn’ signal and my lane that had a green light for straight on.
So I carefully moved alongside the stopped vehicles at about 20mph, when a cyclist suddenly appeared from in front of the queue, trying to cross! I slapped on my brakes, glad for ABS in the torrential rain, and steered away. The cyclist did the same – he stopped and swung his front wheel around to a full right lock to clear the wheel from my lane. Quick thinking, I missed him!
As I proceeded onwards, In my mirror, I saw him gesticulating. Maybe he thought the filter lane red light was for both lanes?
Just a note of caution to those too impatient to stop and wait for a clear path etc…

]]> By: Bicycle Bill http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57931 Bicycle Bill Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:21:22 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57931 I don't know — maybe it's the same sort of cock-eyed optimism that makes me think people in cars will properly perform a 'right-turn-on-red' or observe the speed limits. I don’t know — maybe it’s the same sort of cock-eyed optimism that makes me think people in cars will properly perform a ‘right-turn-on-red’ or observe the speed limits.

]]> By: JaFO http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57929 JaFO Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:11:34 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57929 the average cyclist barely stops at red lights (*) Why would anyone think that 'stop signs' would make them *eh* stop ? *) however given that traffic lights appear to be set for cars first and cyclists a distant second I can't blame them ... the average cyclist barely stops at red lights (*)
Why would anyone think that ‘stop signs’ would make them *eh* stop ?

*) however given that traffic lights appear to be set for cars first and cyclists a distant second I can’t blame them …

]]> By: Paul Leiter http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57927 Paul Leiter Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:38:43 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57927 And your time was running out! And your time was running out!

]]> By: Tencon http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57926 Tencon Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:49:53 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57926 @Opus - Like :-) @Opus – Like :-)

]]> By: Chris http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57923 Chris Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:16:00 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57923 @Opus Exactly. @Opus

Exactly.

]]> By: Chris http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57922 Chris Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:14:31 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57922 Why would that be famous last words. Nothing about Idaho stop laws make cyclists any more likely to have an accident. A reasonable argument could be made that Idaho stop laws make accidents involving cyclists at intersections less likely. Why would that be famous last words. Nothing about Idaho stop laws make cyclists any more likely to have an accident. A reasonable argument could be made that Idaho stop laws make accidents involving cyclists at intersections less likely.

]]> By: obi.. http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57921 obi.. Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:56:19 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57921 Awesome, so we're still playing "First"? ;) Happy Holidays everyone and Thanks to Rick and Brian for always Giving us such a great comic to read. Awesome, so we’re still playing “First”? ;) Happy Holidays everyone and Thanks to Rick and Brian for always Giving us such a great comic to read.

]]> By: harry krishna http://yehudamoon.com/11232012/#comment-57920 harry krishna Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:48:32 +0000 http://yehudamoon.com/?p=3720#comment-57920 thank you thank you

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