Brickleberried
Brickleberried t1_iy09bkx wrote
Reply to comment by ccbmtg in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
How is the good faith out the window? The other person is saying it's not crazy for a biker to cross the street when nobody is looking because sometimes pedestrians jaywalk.
Brickleberried t1_iy02ugv wrote
Reply to comment by stephiereffie in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
I'm not sure how that disproves my statement that both bikers and pedestrians can be crazy, which endangers their own lives.
Brickleberried t1_iy0100i wrote
Reply to comment by SquishWindow in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
So you think cars should be able to go through red lights too as long as they look both ways?
Brickleberried t1_iy00eqq wrote
Reply to comment by stephiereffie in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
Bikers risk their own lives when they don't follow the rules of the road.
Edit: I'm getting downvoted for this, but this is objectively correct. Bikers are so fucking mad that they're getting injured or killed, but also get mad when they're told to follow rules of the road that will help keep them safer. The people who do this are just whiny jackasses.
Brickleberried t1_iy007wx wrote
Reply to comment by SquishWindow in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
> This isn't crazy or dangerous unless there is cross traffic
lol, okay
Brickleberried t1_ixzp3rf wrote
Reply to I'm legit scared of people in cars these days. Why does it feel like society is breaking down? by MintyLacroix
Do we really need this exact same thread multiple times a week?
Brickleberried t1_ixzow2f wrote
Reply to comment by LeektheGeek in I'm legit scared of people in cars these days. Why does it feel like society is breaking down? by MintyLacroix
Yeah, and they never add anything.
Brickleberried t1_ixzoqj1 wrote
Reply to comment by beltway_lefty in I'm legit scared of people in cars these days. Why does it feel like society is breaking down? by MintyLacroix
> after two years of covid isolation at home
Almost nobody was isolated at home for two years though.
Brickleberried t1_ixzmqhv wrote
Reply to comment by stephiereffie in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
To be fair, bikers and pedestrians are also crazy. Sure, when they're crazy, they don't endanger other people as much as a crazy driver, but they endanger themselves. I can't count how many times I've seen a biker go through a red light or a pedestrian trying to walk through 4 lanes of ongoing traffic in the middle of a block.
Edit:
Bikers: "Too many of us are hurt or killed by bikers."
Me: "That is true, but bikers also commit dangerous acts that endanger themselves."
Bikers: "Fuck you. That doesn't matter."
I mean, if you want to protect bikers, you should accept all ways to protect bikers, not just ones that inconvenience other people.
Brickleberried t1_ixrs7d9 wrote
Reply to Car-Having Etiquette by woodscomma_elle
Yeah, it's annoying that you're always expected to drive everyone. I usually offer to drive dates home from my place or pick them up if I'm driving. If friends are over, I don't offer to drive them back home.
Brickleberried t1_ixdvr0k wrote
Reply to comment by run_eat_rep3at in Can we lose that "Outside Dining" that takes up all the parking area across the district?! by eablacksmith
> pickup/dropoff zones
Remove all the parking up and down 14th St. NW and turn it into this. The double parking by Ubers/taxis/Lyfts/everyone just waiting is unacceptable.
Brickleberried t1_iwr3u7b wrote
It's fine. I've been there a few times.
Brickleberried t1_ivtr7io wrote
Reply to [OC] World's Largest Plastic Polluter Now 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference Sponsor by haboo213
Yeah, but also, who buys those plastic bottles?
Brickleberried t1_ivl5apy wrote
I like the current system.
Brickleberried t1_ivl51bk wrote
Reply to comment by SchrodingersCatfight in Cell Service on Red Line down? by ecc1987
I have Verizon. I'm not sure what my work phone has. Both went down at Mount Vernon and Chinatown yesterday morning and night. Teleworking today.
Brickleberried t1_ivaz590 wrote
Reply to ~ Nicer ~ Men’s Haircut Recommendations by angelsfan0055
I like Woodley Hair Style. $25, and good quality.
Brickleberried t1_iuiu2yd wrote
Reply to WaPo | Opinion: Elissa Silverman’s unacceptable conduct was not some minor violation by FamousConcert1220
Is this the same board that endorsed a Republican for City Council, one who opposes DC statehood, just because he's a Republican?
I don't really care what they think about DC races anymore.
Brickleberried t1_iu35y3i wrote
Reply to comment by cptjeff in Man in Coma After Hit-and-Run Crash in DC by MrSpontaneous
That's the main problem. Maybe they need to have attached helmets.
Brickleberried t1_iu1j40d wrote
Reply to comment by Sylviagetsfancy in Man in Coma After Hit-and-Run Crash in DC by MrSpontaneous
Definitely caught that. I would not like this.
Brickleberried t1_iu0d8ob wrote
Reminder to wear your helmet on scooters. Almost everybody wears helmets on bikes, but I rarely ever see scooter riders with helmets.
I think riding a scooter around would be so fun, but the helmet thing is what holds me back. I don't own one (and wouldn't carry one around if I did), so I don't want to ride scooters, especially on streets.
Brickleberried t1_its5cd4 wrote
Reply to comment by UnusualAd6529 in Parking enforcement towed our (properly parked) car with zero notice for High Heel Race and can't tell us where they put it by cheetosandpups
Person is an F1 fan, so I'm assuming he's trolling OP and the fuckcars people, but who knows.
Brickleberried t1_its51h1 wrote
Reply to Parking enforcement towed our (properly parked) car with zero notice for High Heel Race and can't tell us where they put it by cheetosandpups
It's common for DC to illegally tow properly parked cars and also for them to tow you without recording it at all (thus not being able to tell you where they moved it to you) or telling you the wrong place.
See my past complaints here.
I have since put an AirTag in my car in case they do this again. Worst case scenario, wherever they move it, they often tow you to illegal parking spots, so then they ticket you again, and the new ticket will tell you where the car is.
Dispute the tickets. I have disputed 7 of my 9 tickets and have won all of the disputes, even if the adjudicator gets super snotty about it.
Brickleberried t1_itldkmn wrote
Reply to comment by sontow3 in D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code by LocalBearEnthusiast
All of your comments are "the Supreme Court can be as corrupt and stupid as possible, and you can't point it out".
Brickleberried t1_itjm03k wrote
Reply to comment by sontow3 in D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code by LocalBearEnthusiast
> 1.) The Supreme Court has never done that nor has it done anything like that - that's why our society keeps accepting its decisions.
Except they did when they said "all crimes" doesn't mean "all crimes" and ignored "well-regulated militia".
> 2.) What's fucking stupid is that in like 50 comments the only "solution" you've been able to propose to your imagined problem is that all of society accept your interpretation of the Constitution, as if you should be our un-elected dictator. Sorry, the rest of us just don't have any respect for you, let alone want you to be the one who gets to decide for the rest of us what the Constitution means. We'll let the Supreme Court keep doing that, thank you very much.
What's stupid is that you think the Supreme Court can use whatever definition they fucking want without regard to what the words actually mean, and that you think I'm the crazy one for thinking that that's crazy.
Your interpretation is fucking nuts. Just admit it.
Brickleberried t1_iy09d48 wrote
Reply to comment by ccbmtg in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
Is it legal here?