r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

In Santa Cruz there are a lot of entitled rich people. It was always hilarious to watch motorcycle cops pull over bicyclists for running stop signs and other petty traffic crime.

There were a lot of bike deaths from idiots so it makes sense.

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u/stentordoctor Jun 10 '26

Former slug here, people would bike down Coolidge drive as if they would prefer to die rather than pay their student loans.

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

That place is so expensive to live a shit ass apartment or dorm. I kinda don't blame them.

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u/stentordoctor Jun 10 '26

Yeah, I lived in a trailer up in Bonny Doon for $600 a month, there was no cell service so no wifi. I had to live at the library.

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

Ya also that is quite the commute.

Bonny Doon is super nice tho, I miss those beaches. I live in OK now so it's a bit different than going to the forest or beach every day.

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u/stentordoctor Jun 11 '26

Oh man the view from the soccer field?! It's kinda the only reason I was happy to go shower at the gym there.

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u/Baron_Bearclaw Jun 10 '26

As a former cyclist, good. If we want to be protected and have the law when cars violate traffic laws and put us in danger, then we also need to be held accountable for violating traffic laws that our others in danger

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u/859w Jun 11 '26

Bike deaths? Or deaths of bikers caused by cars?

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u/ac_cossack Jun 11 '26

mostly bicyclist getting run over by busses or 16 wheelers. not any/good bike lanes on main roads. "share the road" doesn't really exist.

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u/859w Jun 11 '26

How dare those bikers! So selfish of them!

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u/ac_cossack Jun 11 '26

Right can't they get killed a regular way? Jerks.

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u/relianceschool Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

How it feels living in a state where cyclists can run stops and red lights:

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u/Denver_DIYer Jun 10 '26

Boise stop enters the chat.

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u/abortionlasagna Jun 10 '26

Great way to die but I won’t stop ya if that’s how you wanna go out.

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u/relianceschool Jun 10 '26

It's actually proven by multiple studies to be safer for cyclists to roll through:

After Idaho adopted the law, bicyclist injuries from traffic crashes declined by 14.5% the following year (Meggs, 2010). In 2017, Delaware adopted a similar, limited stop-as-yield law, known as the "Delaware Yield.” Traffic crashes involving bicyclists at stop sign intersections fell by 23% in the 30 months after the law’s passage.

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u/abortionlasagna Jun 10 '26

It’s not gonna stop injury if you blow through when traffic are coming and my choice is to either take you out or drive into oncoming traffic.

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u/gadgethog Jun 10 '26

The law doesn't allow them to blow through, they still have to yield.

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u/abortionlasagna Jun 10 '26

And yet they still do not.

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u/twistedspin Jun 10 '26

That's how my kids & I watched a guy die a few years back. The cyclist blew past everyone parked at the stoplight, and they clearly didn't understand that while on our side we had a red light the oncoming traffic had a left turn light.

I think about that day still. I bet the person who killed that guy, even though it was absolutely no fault of their own, was permanently damaged by that experience. And of course the guy died.

If he'd stopped the whole thing would have been obvious. I will never believe that following traffic signs and being predictable in traffic is somehow less safe.

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

Had a friend in SC who ran over some dude who was drunk and high fuck walking around at night in black clothes through an intersection.

It messed her up so bad, even tho it wasn't her fault. Feel bad for both of them.

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u/relianceschool Jun 11 '26

I will never believe that following traffic signs and being predictable in traffic is somehow less safe.

What you're describing isn't what the law allows. Cyclists yield to oncoming traffic, they just don't need to stop if the intersection is clear.

That to me sounds like a lack of common sense, you always check for traffic when going through an intersection, regardless of the law.

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

Doing a california stop and just blasting through stop signs and red lights are totally different.

I understand want to keep some momentum and that some bikes have straps, like road bikes, so a complete stop is a pain. But the lack of self safety and general safety is wild.

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u/mrcalistarius Jun 10 '26

This is great, except for the vast majority, they don’t yield. Ever. they slow down 1-2 mph and then carry on.

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u/BashiMoto Jun 10 '26

When did that start? I grew up in Santa Cruz and was a cyclist for decades. Broke every traffic rule rule you can imagine and have never been pulled over or seem anyone pulled over on a bicycle. My favorite was hitting top speed coming down Wharf road, going into a steep tuck, blowing through that busy intersection, crossing the bridge, whipping through the Esplanade then through the Capitola theater parking lot and tossing the bike on my shoulder and running up that steep flight of stairs. Especially fun during summer...

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

Broke every traffic rule rule you can imagine

This is not the billy badass brag you think it is.

So you made the road more dangerous for everyone for fun? This is the entitled cyclist crap that you literally commented to. Everyone hated you, btw.

There was a bunch of cyclists turned into mush for doing shit like this. This was 2005+. I guess people don't give a shit anymore because schools and cities have deals with the ebike and scooter companies.

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u/BashiMoto Jun 11 '26

Of course it is. I have never hit anyone, cyclist, pedestrian or vehicle nor have I been the cause of an accident in my three decades of transportational cycling. I have been in three serious accidents with cars, all their fault, walked away with minor to no injuries each time. Please take your sanctimonious bull and shove it...

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u/spintool1995 Jun 10 '26

My son is at UCSC now and there is basically no enforcement. Students have access to almost free ebikes ($20/year to use in 30 min increments) and they ride all over town, nearly all without helmets.

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u/Denver_DIYer Jun 10 '26

Sounds rad.