It's a shame Darwin didn't squash him.

Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get.

Too obvious, tone it back some.

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iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Cyclist troll? Huh.

/Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

Kurmudgeon: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get.

Too obvious, tone it back some.

Eh, it's the end of the day.

mbillips: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Cyclist troll? Huh.

/Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

Show us your phat spoiler

Current Resident: sigdiamond2000: tallguywithglasseson: I'd be surprised if someone driving a Corvette was under 50.

There are two kinds of people who own Corvettes: Rural white trash and middle-aged men in loveless marriages

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Agrees completely.

The only 2 corvette owners I know are a late 60's retired army colonel who made a ton of cash when he sold his company to L3 (has 2) and the other a 40-year old engineer with no kids, house paid off and 3 other cars in his garage.

I think you're thinking of firebirds.

iAdmin: mbillips: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Cyclist troll? Huh.

/Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

Show us your phat spoiler

Sick burn, bro.

iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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It's funny that so many cyclists still wonder why drivers try to kill them.

sigdiamond2000: tallguywithglasseson: I'd be surprised if someone driving a Corvette was under 50.

There are two kinds of people who own Corvettes: Rural white trash and middle-aged men in loveless marriages

And astronauts:

iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Need some farker help with the dbag meme. Is he a dbag cause he is driving a Vette? or would any sports car make him a dbag? Or is it also in conjunction with being in his 50s? If he was 32 would he still be a dbag?

//need to know, I've got a midlife crisis coming in a few years and need to prepare.

mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

At least it was an '89. A shiatty year for the Vette.

/odds are he lost control because he hasn't been taking care of his 20+ year old car

Ow! That was my feelings!: Need some farker help with the dbag meme. Is he a dbag cause he is driving a Vette? or would any sports car make him a dbag? Or is it also in conjunction with being in his 50s? If he was 32 would he still be a dbag?

//need to know, I've got a midlife crisis coming in a few years and need to prepare.

He's a dbag because he's driving a Vette and "loses control" while going in a straight line. If you drive a fast car, you should have some notion of how to drive fast.

/Drives a slow car, but knows how to drive it as fast as it will go.
//Doesn't actually drive it that fast, because not a dbag.

Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

So, you're positing a second douchebag theory?

Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

A stock '89 runs a 6 second zero to sixty. A Sienna is 7 to 9 depending on the engine. If the guy's been neglecting his engine tuneups for 20 years I bet you can take him.

Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.

iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.


Man, you like the Chuck Norris of sick burns.

iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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ha-ha-guy: Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

A stock '89 runs a 6 second zero to sixty. A Sienna is 7 to 9 depending on the engine. If the guy's been neglecting his engine tuneups for 20 years I bet you can take him.

::Looks that up:: Jesus Christ, they make minivans with 250-hp engines that do 8 second 0-60 times? That's farkin' nuts.

iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.

In a nutshell: yes, they consume less fuel and emit less CO₂, but are far worse in other emissions.

"At best, it's a wash. Motorcycles are just as bad for the environment as cars," Savage said on the show. "At worst, they're far worse." (new window)

Clip from the show (new window)

gunther_bumpass: Man, you like the Chuck Norris of sick burns.

And you (sic.) like the Mr. T of hasty conclusions and not following things through to the end.

Super Chronic: iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.

In a nutshell: yes, they consume less fuel and emit less CO2, but are far worse in other emissions.

"At best, it's a wash. Motorcycles are just as bad for the environment as cars," Savage said on the show. "At worst, they're far worse." (new window)

Clip from the show (new window)

Dude, give up. Motorcyle =/= bicycle.

/Bicycles are great if you live in a bike-friendly, flat city, and have less than a 5-mile commute. So, basically, not America.

mbillips: ha-ha-guy: Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

A stock '89 runs a 6 second zero to sixty. A Sienna is 7 to 9 depending on the engine. If the guy's been neglecting his engine tuneups for 20 years I bet you can take him.

::Looks that up:: Jesus Christ, they make minivans with 250-hp engines that do 8 second 0-60 times? That's farkin' nuts.

Well these days all the really good toys are down in the sub 5 second range, so makes sense everything is dropping.

Also that is the time for a van with one test driver in it. Load in a family or a van full of adults (plus all their stuff) and your time is going to drop. Average American male is 196 these days, so 7 of them basically adds another ton to vehicle weight.

Super Chronic: gunther_bumpass: Man, you like the Chuck Norris of sick burns.

And you (sic.) like the Mr. T of hasty conclusions and not following things through to the end.

Taking a screen cap of this exchange to put in the Oxford English when they add "butthurt".

mbillips: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.

In a nutshell: yes, they consume less fuel and emit less CO2, but are far worse in other emissions.

"At best, it's a wash. Motorcycles are just as bad for the environment as cars," Savage said on the show. "At worst, they're far worse." (new window)

Clip from the show (new window)

Dude, give up. Motorcyle =/= bicycle.

/Bicycles are great if you live in a bike-friendly, flat city, and have less than a 5-mile commute. So, basically, not America.

I am unaware of many bicyclists that refer to people in cars as a 'cager'.

However, I am also not 'down' with the 'street', so I could be wrong here.

Cue the bozos who side with the impatient Corvette driver saying, "But you're supposed to get around people and merge at the last second! That's efficient use of the roadway!"

Super Chronic: gunther_bumpass: Man, you like the Chuck Norris of sick burns.

And you (sic.) like the Mr. T of hasty conclusions and not following things through to the end.

and you got to axe yoself if yo sarcasm deflector is broke.

ha-ha-guy: mbillips: ha-ha-guy: Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

A stock '89 runs a 6 second zero to sixty. A Sienna is 7 to 9 depending on the engine. If the guy's been neglecting his engine tuneups for 20 years I bet you can take him.

::Looks that up:: Jesus Christ, they make minivans with 250-hp engines that do 8 second 0-60 times? That's farkin' nuts.

Well these days all the really good toys are down in the sub 5 second range, so makes sense everything is dropping.

Also that is the time for a van with one test driver in it. Load in a family or a van full of adults (plus all their stuff) and your time is going to drop. Average American male is 196 these days, so 7 of them basically adds another ton to vehicle weight.

Yeah, I guess being a dropout from the rat race gives me a different perspective on cars. We own a '95 Honda Civic (unmodified DX), a 2003 PT Cruiser (not the turbo), and a 1966 Karmann Ghia coupe. And yet, I'm generally going faster than surrounding traffic, because most of that modern horsepower is never, ever used.

Felgraf: mbillips: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Yeah, Mythbusters blew that theory to hell a while back.

Sure they did, that would explain your lack of citation.

In a nutshell: yes, they consume less fuel and emit less CO2, but are far worse in other emissions.

"At best, it's a wash. Motorcycles are just as bad for the environment as cars," Savage said on the show. "At worst, they're far worse." (new window)

Clip from the show (new window)

Dude, give up. Motorcyle =/= bicycle.

/Bicycles are great if you live in a bike-friendly, flat city, and have less than a 5-mile commute. So, basically, not America.

I am unaware of many bicyclists that refer to people in cars as a 'cager'.

However, I am also not 'down' with the 'street', so I could be wrong here.

This was what I saw as well. If the person meant "bicyclist" then fine. But usually the term "cager" precedes an entire discussion of the superiority of riding a motorcycle relative to a car.

iAdmin: mbillips: iAdmin: Cagers deserve what they get. As he was driving a car, however, he's probably suffered enough. I feel bad for the gentleman referenced in the article (and really for anyone) who lumbers blindly into a driver's seat without making the precise decision to do the right thing for themselves and the planet.

/cyclist
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Cyclist troll? Huh.

/Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

Can I hang some laundry from your spoiler?

gunther_bumpass: Super Chronic: gunther_bumpass: Man, you like the Chuck Norris of sick burns.

And you (sic.) like the Mr. T of hasty conclusions and not following things through to the end.

and you got to axe yoself if yo sarcasm deflector is broke.

It probably is.

I mean, it be broke. Yo.

/walks out of thread

Felgraf: mbillips: Super Chronic: iAdmin: Super Chronic: iAdmin:

/cyclist
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I am unaware of many bicyclists that refer to people in cars as a 'cager'.

However, I am also not 'down' with the 'street', so I could be wrong here.

The guy calling himself a "cyclist" would have been your first clue, followed by "swobo crosby." I never heard of it either, so LMGTFY. (new window)

Let's be clear. There are two kinds of Civic drivers. Old farts like me with a '95 DX that (still) gets 38 mpg on the highway, and tuners. No, I don't have a spoiler.

mbillips: Let's be clear. There are two kinds of Civic drivers. Old farts like me with a '95 DX that (still) gets 38 mpg on the highway, and tuners. No, I don't have a spoiler.

I like the tuners myself. I wait for one to burn by on the highway and then settle in behind him. Stay 4 seconds back or so. When we come around a corner and there is a State Trooper with a radar gun I'm not the one with the ticket.

ha-ha-guy: mbillips: Let's be clear. There are two kinds of Civic drivers. Old farts like me with a '95 DX that (still) gets 38 mpg on the highway, and tuners. No, I don't have a spoiler.

I like the tuners myself. I wait for one to burn by on the highway and then settle in behind him. Stay 4 seconds back or so. When we come around a corner and there is a State Trooper with a radar gun I'm not the one with the ticket.

I am planning to mod the crap out of mine once it needs a new engine. Tuned EX engine, ground effects kit, tribal flames, spoiler, and rear window decal in Gothic script that says Mejor Que Nada. I'll be in my 50s then. Who needs a Vette?

mbillips: /Bicycles are great if you live in a bike-friendly, flat city, and have less than a 5-mile commute. So, basically, not America.

This. Bikes are for kids in this country.

/just the way it is

mbillips: Super Chronic: ...Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

So, you're positing a second douchebag theory?

Yes, it's clear from the TFA that the minivan was back, and to the left.

ha-ha-guy: I like the tuners myself. I wait for one to burn by on the highway and then settle in behind him. Stay 4 seconds back or so. When we come around a corner and there is a State Trooper with a radar gun I'm not the one with the ticket.

That is called "bird-dogging". I would do it too if I wasn't surrounded by retards that are all incapable of even reaching the speed limit let alone going over it. I swear I am the only person that speeds in this state.

mbillips

So, you're positing a second douchebag theory?


He's on the assy knoll.

mbillips: Super Chronic: mbillips: /Anybody who loses control of a car because they were accelerating to get ahead of traffic in the next lane is an idiot who shouldn't have a driver's license. Jesus, I do that all the time in a Honda Civic; it's not hard.

If you try it in a 1989 Corvette, though, and I'm in the lane next to you, I might try to make it difficult for you. Just because.

Granted, that would be tough for me to pull off in a 2002 Toyota minivan, which is what was involved in the article.

So, you're positing a second douchebag theory?

You expect us to believe one 50-year-old douche bag hit two cars with a corvette and suffered damage at the same time? There is no video tape and the vehicle did not catch on fire. OK sheeple, keep your heads in the sand believing whatever lies your government tells you. Fiberglass cannot damage steel.

sigdiamond2000: tallguywithglasseson: I'd be surprised if someone driving a Corvette was under 50.

There are two kinds of people who own Corvettes: Rural white trash and middle-aged men in loveless marriages

Most of the Corvette owners that I've met were over 50 and many were white trash. I did know a girl who got a brand new one for her 16th birthday. She survived that mistake by her parents, but not without a trip to the hospital. I'm amazed that it lasted as long as it did, even if it was only 7 or 8 months.

mbillips: ::Looks that up:: Jesus Christ, they make minivans with 250-hp engines that do 8 second 0-60 times? That's farkin' nuts.

A few years ago (2003). GrassrootsMotorsports magazine did an autocross comp between a Porsche 356, Jag XKE, and a Honda Odyssey minivan.

With OEM stock tires, they were kind of equal. With one level better tires, the Honda smoked them.

I have a 2008 Corvette, paid for in cash that I earned myself. I'm 8 days shy of my 25th birthday. Selling it off soon to upgrade to something nicer.