View Poll Results: How do you feel about blocking intersections so that a group can stay together?
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How do you feel about blocking intersections?
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,365
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From: Greensboro, NC
personally i couldnt give a rats ****, i've been in rides where they are blocking, and i have been in a cage while being blocked hell man whats an extra 2 minutes out of my day once i na blue moon. as far as beign illegal 90% of you probebly break at least one law in a day if you actuaslly read the assinine laws you have in place now.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Calgary eh
So lemme get this straight. You want to block traffic that have a green light so your buddies can run the red?
Here's my viewpoint. If it's an emergency vehicle, or if a cop is directing traffic, or even if there was an accident and a civilian were directing traffic, I'll naturally obey.
But some dumbass parks his bike in the way thinking I'm going to miss the green so a bunch of other dumasses can run a red, not going to happen. I'll go around him. The guy running the red better be alert, he may just end up t-boning a full size 3/4 ton pickup.
ps. I'm not being an a-hole. The cycles of lights are engineered very carefully to maximize traffic flow. If you arbitrarily block a cycle the queue will grow, effecting everyone waiting and depending on the size of the queue could effect intersections further up the queue as well. So I would do my small part in keeping the flow of traffic moving.
Here's my viewpoint. If it's an emergency vehicle, or if a cop is directing traffic, or even if there was an accident and a civilian were directing traffic, I'll naturally obey.
But some dumbass parks his bike in the way thinking I'm going to miss the green so a bunch of other dumasses can run a red, not going to happen. I'll go around him. The guy running the red better be alert, he may just end up t-boning a full size 3/4 ton pickup.
ps. I'm not being an a-hole. The cycles of lights are engineered very carefully to maximize traffic flow. If you arbitrarily block a cycle the queue will grow, effecting everyone waiting and depending on the size of the queue could effect intersections further up the queue as well. So I would do my small part in keeping the flow of traffic moving.
Last edited by zeus33; Jan 31, 2013 at 01:44 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Your choices in your poll are pointless. No one except law enforcement officers, DOT workers, or city/county workers have the authority to block intersections. To think otherwise is stupid, not to mention the liability that a "blocker" assumes.
You need to ride your own ride, obey the traffic laws and arrive alive. Groups of bikers have no more rights than any other motorist. Get use to it.
You need to ride your own ride, obey the traffic laws and arrive alive. Groups of bikers have no more rights than any other motorist. Get use to it.
If a bike can block it, then so can a car, so can a convoy of trucks, so can little ole blue haired ladies, etc. Doesn't matter if I personally care or not, it's not right and it's not legal.
Last edited by edpnjax; Jan 31, 2013 at 02:32 PM.
Road Warrior
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From: Blackshear, Georgia
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From: King George, VA
So lemme get this straight. You want to block traffic that have a green light so your buddies can run the red?
Here's my viewpoint. If it's an emergency vehicle, or if a cop is directing traffic, or even if there was an accident and a civilian were directing traffic, I'll naturally obey.
But some dumbass parks his bike in the way thinking I'm going to miss the green so a bunch of other dumasses can run a red, not going to happen. I'll go around him. The guy running the red better be alert, he may just end up t-boning a full size 3/4 ton pickup.
ps. I'm not being an a-hole. The cycles of lights are engineered very carefully to maximize traffic flow. If you arbitrarily block a cycle the queue will grow, effecting everyone waiting and depending on the size of the queue could effect intersections further up the queue as well. So I would do my small part in keeping the flow of traffic moving.
Here's my viewpoint. If it's an emergency vehicle, or if a cop is directing traffic, or even if there was an accident and a civilian were directing traffic, I'll naturally obey.
But some dumbass parks his bike in the way thinking I'm going to miss the green so a bunch of other dumasses can run a red, not going to happen. I'll go around him. The guy running the red better be alert, he may just end up t-boning a full size 3/4 ton pickup.
ps. I'm not being an a-hole. The cycles of lights are engineered very carefully to maximize traffic flow. If you arbitrarily block a cycle the queue will grow, effecting everyone waiting and depending on the size of the queue could effect intersections further up the queue as well. So I would do my small part in keeping the flow of traffic moving.
Do that to just about any group of bikes and you can count on a beat down that would stop traffic for longer than a few minutes, especially yours.