tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720761742430803148.post4090266585424451328..comments2024-03-13T02:18:06.576-04:00Comments on My Sports Obsession: Please teach your kids!!Jeff Lawshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325109853869480569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720761742430803148.post-33000707188981916292011-10-03T16:42:49.405-04:002011-10-03T16:42:49.405-04:00I can't do anything but second what these two ...I can't do anything but second what these two said. Definitely something for people to learn from, so thanks for sharing.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644523735533872065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720761742430803148.post-33001552336995881092011-10-03T09:25:10.600-04:002011-10-03T09:25:10.600-04:00Wow, glad that everyone ended up ok - not just him...Wow, glad that everyone ended up ok - not just him, you guys too. You never know, you could have swerved, etc and it could have been much worse for you.<br /><br />It's scary how bad a lot of bike riders are. Here in NYC, there are crazy bike riders all over, especially delivery guys. I've had many close calls while driving in the city, they come out of no where and disobey all traffic laws. I've even almost been hit a few times crossing the street by bikers.<br /><br />Not too long ago, I saw a cab pulled over to the side of the road to let a passenger out. As she opened the door, a biker slammed into the door and literally flew over it. Pretty intense.<br /><br />Not that any of this is the same as suburbia/country roads, but it's the same wherever you go. Bike safety is non-existent. I'm glad your kids will grow up knowing how to safely ride in traffic.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720761742430803148.post-80301379011747108322011-10-02T23:53:34.955-04:002011-10-02T23:53:34.955-04:00That's a horrible thing for you to have to exp...That's a horrible thing for you to have to experience - especially when it's the biker's fault. But remember that 20 years old isn't a kid, and at that point he should know, at the very least, to look both ways before crossing like that.<br /><br />At 20 years old, he's adult enough to drive, so he's adult enough to know how to ride a bike. I hear stories of things like this all the time with adults, because there are so many bike riders around here. Honestly, it's been my experience that bicyclists, more often than not, ride with a sense of entitlement and a lack of concern for everyone else - vehicles and pedestrians alike. They blow through stop signs and red lights, block traffic unnecessarily, perform dangerous maneuvers through traffic, and put pedestrian lives at risk. A woman crossing the street in a crosswalk with the proper signal was killed here in SF recently by a bicyclist. <br /><br />It's a horrible yet fantastic lesson for your kids in proper bicycle riding, because you can talk about this with them and explain what he did wrong in the first place, and at the same time you can tell them that he's going to be okay and hopefully learned his lesson.<br /><br />And you shouldn't feel bad for being angry with him. He was an adult (even if he was "only" 20), he should have the common sense to know better, and the whole accident is his fault. But as with anything else, it's important to get the situation rectified (your car fixed) and put it behind you.<br /><br />As a side note, I do agree that parents need to teach their kids better. Our society has devolved into a bunch of self-centered over-esteemed ungrateful brats, which lacks much of the common sense and societal manners it used to. I hope I learned most of the common sense and manners I need for daily life (I know I'm far from perfect), but I see too many rude people every day, as evidenced by the litter on the street, the unnecessary pushing and shoving to get on a bus, and people playing their music out loud and talking loudly in public. Yes, it seems fickle, and it doesn't bother me (the bus brings me a bunch of amusement, actually), but a lot can be gathered about a culture by watching its masses move about together.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.com