Three youths arranged stones along a secluded section of a paved bike path. Just before 2:00, one of the youths attempts to kick the cyclist and knock him off his bike. This kind of stuff will happen more often as cities expand bike paths, and as more youths seek justice for Trayvon.
Note that I did not post this YouTube video, but one time I took a wrong turn and cycled into a homeless encampment.
Some of the rocks were placed as a swastika. How cute.
Another bad one is the American Tobacco Trail in Durham, NC. Think of it as a shopping site for Amish yutes with trail users providing the goods - http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/09/3020161/robbery-renews-american-tobacco.html
How did I know without seeing the video that it would involve yutes?
Get a pistol and then a CCW permit. Then practice until you are sufficiently skillful.
If you don’t like guns, consider this: it is a lot worse to end up dead than to do something distasteful.
As is my routine, I rode my bike past a bunch of black kids today. They said hello, smiled and waved, as they often do. There has never been even a hint of a problem. But I know where to find a different class of black kids, and you couldn’t pay me enough to ride through their neighborhood.
Amazing how so many FR visitors and poster are unaware that FR is an international forum.
As long as I'm on a roll, I should mention another irritation. People who think threads are all about them, with posts like, "I think so too, except when they're going the other way..." with no clue as to the contents of what the post is that they're responding to.
But it should be obvious to anyone with half a brain (OK, that excludes most liberals) that these paths that pass through wooded areas are crimes waiting to happen. Especially violent crimes.
If Obama had a brood of children they would look like these thugs.
little bastards (most likely)
carry a can of pepper spray and give the sob’s a shot the next time they get in your way.
you have the right to remain safe and to ride unmollseted by the virmine.
its also a great idea to record video for evidence of the crimes committed against you.
I bike all over San Jose and the hazard on our trails are homeless and addicts living by the creeks next to the trails. I created a handle out of 550 lb. paracord that is attached to my 33oz stainless steel Oakley Water Tank that I keep in my bottle cage. Very effective weapon to swing at someone’s head. (If I ever do, I’m ditching the cord because it is “illegal” as a flail).
I have a 5lb Kryptonite lock in the back loop of my messenger back. At night, I carry a surefire tactical flashlight on my strap pad to wreck the night vision of an assailant, plus it has a crenelated “striking bezel” as an impact weapon.
In my front pocket, I have always have one of my three Kershaw knives with speed-safe as well. Luckily, I’ve had no problems even riding in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. I made a wrong turn once by a housing project up there and rode as fast as I could with my knife in my hand. As a general rule, I stay out of Oakland or places with a lot of Trayvons around.
I plan to move back to Arizona or go to Texas in the next couple years. Then I can just carry a handgun when I’m on my bike.
What else is new? This is America now. Only wealthy people who can afford to live in gated communities can enjoy things like “bike paths” and “parks” and “beaches.” The rest of us pay for them, don’t dare use them, and don’t dare open our mouths about it.
Celebrate diversity!!!