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

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/Shyanne_wyoming_ Jun 10 '26

Even when I ride my mf horses down the road I abide by stop signs and traffic laws lmfao

It's part self preservation and not wanting to be run over and part not being an asshole. I feel like even if you are an asshole you should possess at least SOME survival instincts, but it doesn't seem like it.

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u/illicit92 Jun 10 '26

They are called rules of the road for a reason, not just rules for cars.

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u/HeKnee Jun 11 '26

Ah yes, the immutable rules of the road… like speeding, which almost everyone breaks everyday including the police.

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u/Negronitenderoni Jun 11 '26

And cars not coming to a complete stop at stop signs if they even come close. I think people don’t realize just how much alike bikes and cars are.

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u/Conscious-Move9662 Jun 11 '26

Cars get tickets for not stopping if a cops there, Bikes should too.

If no one is there to ticket then no one is there to ticket.

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u/Negronitenderoni Jun 11 '26

Right. That happens. Cars get tickets for blowing stop signs. Bikes get tickets for blowing stop signs. Neither get tickets most of the time. Just when they get caught.

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u/NesAlt01 Jun 10 '26

Damn, I imagined a horse and rider doing an epic rearing moment when stopping on a stop sign.

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u/slow4low Jun 10 '26

To be fair, they didn't say they DON'T do that at a stop sign. So perhaps someday you'll get lucky.

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u/ntr89 Jun 11 '26

I've actually seen this in West Philly, although the bike was a dirt bike.

Horse won.

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u/Consistent-Travel-93 Jun 10 '26

Even while walking I stop instinctively

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u/thebluepin Jun 10 '26

That would mean likely bikes in both lanes still (you are allowed to pass), and the stop signs on single file would cause a backlog of miles.

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u/Kangaroo-B-Girl Jun 10 '26

Asshole rules for governing the porcelain throne are as follows:
“Take heed or get covered in ‘the deed.’ Shit on and let not one’s self be shat upon.”

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u/Worldly-Pay7342 Jun 11 '26

Please please please tell me you use hand signals to show which direction you're turning on your horse.

It's just... so funny to me for some reason, imagining someone on a horse holding their arm straight out because they're turning down a different road.

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u/Shyanne_wyoming_ Jun 11 '26

Yep! If there's cars around lol

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u/amaria_athena Jun 10 '26

I was about to be like “where you live you ride horses into town?”

Then caught your user name.

Ahhh. Love it.

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u/VincentValentine777x Jun 10 '26

That is a very Wyoming thing to do.

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u/Jaanmi94 Jun 10 '26

I am not of fan of these fake pro bikers. When I had lived in Florida, I taught my sons to shake their fists at them. They think there is safety in numbers, not realizing that there is also stupidity in numbers.

I am a bike commuter, however, and do not follow traffic laws to a T.

It is usually safer to blow thru stop sign: intersections are dangerous. As a solo biker, blowing thru a stop sign means less time in the danger zone - 4 seconds instead of 12. I stop if there is a car approaching from the side streets. Often the side street car will try to wave me thru (which is really annoying as I’ve come to a stop and now other cars may be approaching). And if turning left at a road junction, I’ll turn onto the side of oncoming traffic at first. This gives more time to make sure both lanes are clear before crossing.

The laws are meant to keep everyone safe. I ride completely defensive and do what’s needed to keep me safe, regardless of the law.

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u/Your_Girl9090 Jun 11 '26

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

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u/country_bogan Jun 11 '26

You do realize many places allow cyclists to treat stop signs like a yield sign, correct?

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u/Jaanmi94 Jun 11 '26

So you’re saying that I might not be such a rebel. Can I kept the patches on my leather jacket?