Riding a Bike from Columbia University to Brooklyn Heights (SPED UP)

This is a video I made with my old video camera strapped to my helmet with Giant Zip Ties. I sped it up to fit into the old school Public Access time limit. Real travel time was probably 40 minutes.

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[robotlou]

@0rganDon0r Eat a dick, troll.

[sublymelife]

I'm going to agree that you and any other cyclist who roll through stop signs and red lights are douche bags. I can't tell you how many asshole bikers have tried to commit suicide in front of my car by flying through stop signs. Everyone has to obey the laws, not just cars, and I would wager all my savings that any biker who was hit by a car when it was their own fault would cry out that it's the car's fault!

When you get nailed or cause an accident just keep that in mind.

[fernandezarchive]

@0rganDon0r I think it does make for it. In a really big way, actually. Best of luck with your douchebag commenting career, moron.

[0rganDon0r]

@fernandezarchive That cuts deep bro, wow. But still doesn't make up for the fact that you're a shitty cyclist.

[fernandezarchive]

@Temporal9 Thanks. I actually have hit someone. It was 100% their fault but that doesn't matter, does it. Also it was 20 years ago before the city put in bike lanes. Regardless of what you think I'm very safe and haven't been in an accident in ages. You go ahead and judge me from this video. That's cool. Maybe someday you'll be brave enough to upload a video of your own for people to judge you, too! As for being cocky? Eh, I'm pretty awesome so it all works out.

[Temporal9]

@fernandezarchive You sure won't be so cocky when you hit someone, but go ahead and have fun continuing to make yourself look like an ass.

[fernandezarchive]

@gophermaster Most riders I've polled agree that losing the precious inertia that they've generated by coming to a complete stop at red lights is unpleasant so they don't stop. For a car its as simple of pressing a foot down on the brake then the gas to go. Sitting and sweating at a red light when there are no cars coming is not fun. Just as pedestrians cross when there are no cars present (and when there are cars as well), bikes often do the same. Obviously I could stop at reds. I choose not to

[gophermaster]

@fernandezarchive why can't you stop at red lights?

[fernandezarchive]

@gophermaster 90% of this video is on a bike path and is sped up by at least 30%. Waiting at Red Lights is a lovely idea but most cyclists don't do it. I'm happy you do. If its safe I roll through. If its not, I don't. I don't ride on sidewalks. I don't ride the wrong way down the street. Some people wish they could kill me for riding, period. Some cycling zealots want me to obey all the rules. I have lights. I wear a helmet. I roll through red lights. Can't please all the people all the time.

[gophermaster]

@fernandezarchive this isn't about the rules, it's about creating unsafe conditions for everyone else on that road. I don't care if you want to take risks, I'm worried about other people who make rash choices around you. For example, someone in a car brakes very suddenly when you run a red light, and they get rear ended by the vehichle behind them, this can cause grievous injury. Additionally, Canadian and USA road rules are almost the same, which is sort of irrelevant to the point.