So, what are some of the more outlandish statements, claims, or assertions (road-related) made here that will forever live on and be the subject of ridicule and frequently referred to in a negative connotation?
"I-70 doesn't serve Baltimore" seems to be the current flavor of the month.
"EPD is the police department for The City of Eureka, watch out and be careful, because you will be arrested, this is against the law, be careful, and don't say anything"
Hypotenuse
Climate change is good
I-366 with a speed limit of 85 mph.
Quote from: ethanman62187 on October 28, 2011, 03:05:49 PM
For the freeway section of route 28, I can let you drive 65.
I have a feeling "Illinois isn't flat" is headed there. Anything related to US Routes being "Federal Highways." The Little Green Shrub and US Route 31.
Also, perhaps, this one from one of the usual suspects who was trying to argue why it would be a good thing for roads in areas subject to winter weather to contain heating systems to melt snow and ice; he claimed this would be a benefit:
Quote from: kernals12 on January 31, 2021, 01:07:20 PM
....
Add significant amounts of heat to the environment, making winters milder
....
(I recognize "1" sort of mentioned this above; I just thought it would be useful to have the actual statement.)
Gross Pittsburgh
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 11, 2021, 11:06:24 AM
Gross Pittsburgh
Damn, beat me to it. At least it's not full of Vegans.
Agentsteel with his assertion that another Roadman named user and Ethanman were the same human being.
I am comfortable not differentiating them until they demonstrate the ability to be differentiable.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 21, 2011, 11:47:19 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 link=topic=5479.msg119933#msg119933 date=
That is a completely different user.
/quote]
it is two users who appear to have the same modus operandi. I am comfortable not differentiating them until they demonstrate the ability to be differentiable.
as far as I can tell, they're both [redacted. Can we be a little less vituperative, please?] a fungible commodity.
Post counts
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Virginia
tolbs17
Mary Hannah
Quote from: roadman65 on August 11, 2021, 10:49:32 AM
I-366 with a speed limit of 85 mph.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 11:00:24 AM
Anything related to US Routes being "Federal Highways."
These two appear to have stood the test of time.
Time to put an Interstate through Yellowstone NP.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 11, 2021, 10:42:26 AM
"I-70 doesn't serve Baltimore" seems to be the current flavor of the month.
I'm so guilty here. Once upon a time, I made an slightly snarky comment that I had never used I-70 to go to Baltimore, and that seemed to be the spark that set all of this off. To be perfectly honest, I've used I-70 to leave Baltimore many times. But I always came in from the south (I-95, I-895, I-395, US-1, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, MD-3, I-97 and even the Penn Line and Camden Line), oftentimes to go see the Orioles play. Coming in on I-70 was always to avoid D.C. when heading to Philly and beyond. :pan: :pan:
There are quite a few from the NFL.
The Washington then-Redskins fired Jay Gruden in October 2019 after a 33-7 loss to the Patriots, the latest defeat in an abysmal 0-5 start to the season. In his press conference that day, GM Bruce Allen was asked about the "culture" of the team during the rough stretch. He replied, "You know, the culture is actually damn good . . . "
The months that followed revealed that the culture was not actually good . . . Trent Williams said that the team didn't care about his injury and cancer growth in his knee. Washington finished that season with a 3-13 record, after which Allen got fired.
15 female employees of the team came out with sexual harassment claims against the franchise in July 2020. Dwayne Haskins, the team's 2019 first round draft pick, never fit with the organization. He was benched in October 2020 after bragging about his stats in a game that they lost 31-17 to the Ravens. Haskins was cut in December 2020 when he broke COVID protocols by partying - after a 20-15 loss to the Seahawks.
So that line from Allen is now a meme.
Prior to an Eagles/Cowboys game in 2018, Eagles player Kamu Grugier-Hill said, "Look at Dallas' history. They always choke. So we'll go down there and make them choke." It was in fact the Eagles who did the choking, as this is how the game ended: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqHKqjyK0ew
Prior to the Browns/Steelers wild card round game in January, JuJu Smith-Schuster said "The Browns is the Browns", referencing the Browns' rich history of failure. Browns won the game.
Quote from: on_wisconsin on August 11, 2021, 11:54:40 AM
Time to put an Interstate through Yellowstone NP.
To be fair, in 1969 Wyoming requested an interstate from the Idaho line east of Ashton to Moran Jct, then roughly along US 26 to Casper. Not through YNP but pretty close, and even closer to Teton NP.
See pg. 59 here (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b643458&view=1up&seq=59) during a hearing about extending I-70 to San Francisco area.
Quote from: thspfc on August 11, 2021, 01:00:23 PM
There are quite a few from the NFL.
The Washington then-Redskins fired Jay Gruden in October 2019 after a 33-7 loss to the Patriots, the latest defeat in an abysmal 0-5 start to the season. In his press conference that day, GM Bruce Allen was asked about the "culture" of the team during the rough stretch. He replied, "You know, the culture is actually damn good . . . "
What section did he post that in? I'm not coming up with anything on a search. Didn't know there were any NFL staff members on the forum, actually.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 11, 2021, 10:42:26 AM
here
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 11, 2021, 01:00:23 PM
There are quite a few from the NFL.
The Washington then-Redskins fired Jay Gruden in October 2019 after a 33-7 loss to the Patriots, the latest defeat in an abysmal 0-5 start to the season. In his press conference that day, GM Bruce Allen was asked about the "culture" of the team during the rough stretch. He replied, "You know, the culture is actually damn good . . . "
What section did he post that in? I'm not coming up with anything on a search. Didn't know there were any NFL staff members on the forum, actually.
1. We all know the search feature on this site kind of sucks.
2. I think HB meant "Here" as in "here in the USA".
I took the inclusion of "road-related" to make "here" mean "here on this forum". That certainly seems to be the assumption of everyone else in the thread.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:33:02 PM
I took the inclusion of "road-related" to make "here" mean "here on this forum". That certainly seems to be the assumption of everyone else in the thread.
I take the totality of context in the OP to be implying "here on this forum," as you say, even regardless of the words "road-related." The latter arguably narrows it even more because there can be any number of infamous or outrageous things said on the Off-Topic side that are not "road-related" but were clearly made "here on this forum." (Example I would like to forget: Someone for some inexplicable reason posted a thread about pulling back infants' foreskins. That was thankfully locked and deleted very quickly.)
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:12:32 PM
(Example I would like to forget: Someone for some inexplicable reason posted a thread about pulling back infants' foreskins. That was thankfully locked and deleted very quickly.)
Was that one actually created? I only remember it mentioned in the "threads you'll never see" thread.
Quote from: 1 on August 11, 2021, 02:18:41 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:12:32 PM
(Example I would like to forget: Someone for some inexplicable reason posted a thread about pulling back infants' foreskins. That was thankfully locked and deleted very quickly.)
Was that one actually created? I only remember it mentioned in the "threads you'll never see" thread.
I might be mistaken. It could well be that I was so startled by it that I thought it was a thread, but I'm thankful that I don't remember the exact circumstances, if that makes any sense!
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 01:25:19 PM
I think HB meant "Here" as in "here in the USA".
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:33:02 PM
I took the inclusion of "road-related" to make "here" mean "here on this forum". That certainly seems to be the assumption of everyone else in the thread.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:12:32 PM
I take the totality of context in the OP to be implying "here on this forum," as you say, even regardless of the words "road-related."
Oh. Oops. My bad.
In "Worst county in your state?"
Quote from: webny99 on November 26, 2020, 01:38:17 PMFor New York, it's objectively Orleans County (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Orleans+County,+NY/@43.3312541,-78.4016577,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d41105a0f5cb23:0xc14fea72db78047a!8m2!3d43.4088624!4d-78.2020387!5m1!1e1).
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:23:51 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 11, 2021, 02:18:41 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:12:32 PM
(Example I would like to forget: Someone for some inexplicable reason posted a thread about pulling back infants' foreskins. That was thankfully locked and deleted very quickly.)
Was that one actually created? I only remember it mentioned in the "threads you'll never see" thread.
I might be mistaken. It could well be that I was so startled by it that I thought it was a thread, but I'm thankful that I don't remember the exact circumstances, if that makes any sense!
I read it and it got deleted before I had a chance to chime in.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 11, 2021, 01:00:23 PM
There are quite a few from the NFL.
The Washington then-Redskins fired Jay Gruden in October 2019 after a 33-7 loss to the Patriots, the latest defeat in an abysmal 0-5 start to the season. In his press conference that day, GM Bruce Allen was asked about the "culture" of the team during the rough stretch. He replied, "You know, the culture is actually damn good . . . "
What section did he post that in? I'm not coming up with anything on a search. Didn't know there were any NFL staff members on the forum, actually.
Should be in the FritzOwl thread.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:33:02 PM
I took the inclusion of "road-related" to make "here" mean "here on this forum". That certainly seems to be the assumption of everyone else in the thread.
Sorry, I didn't read the OP . . . seeing as this is in Off-Topic I figured that maybe, just maybe, going off-topic was okay?
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 11, 2021, 01:33:02 PM
I took the inclusion of "road-related" to make "here" mean "here on this forum". That certainly seems to be the assumption of everyone else in the thread.
Correct. Here on this forum (or MTR if anyone wants to go back that far).
I'm been generally surprised over the years how many people seem to think that CA 58 west of I-5 merits consideration of being an extension of I-40. If anything statements such as that highlight the difference between driving a roadway versus just looking it on Google Maps.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 04:17:16 PM
I'm been generally surprised over the years how many people seem to think that CA 58 west of I-5 merits consideration of being an extension of I-40. If anything statements such as that highlight the difference between driving a roadway versus just looking it on Google Maps.
I think it should be, and I've never driven it. It should be done for system connectivity, volumes be darned. The volumes could be 50 vpd and it wouldn't do much to change my opinion.
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 04:17:16 PM
I'm been generally surprised over the years how many people seem to think that CA 58 west of I-5 merits consideration of being an extension of I-40. If anything statements such as that highlight the difference between driving a roadway versus just looking it on Google Maps.
I think it should be, and I've never driven it. It should be done for system connectivity, volumes be darned this is needed. It's the only way my plan will work. The volumes could be 50 vpd and it wouldn't do much to change my opinion.
So, like that?
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 04:25:09 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 04:17:16 PM
I'm been generally surprised over the years how many people seem to think that CA 58 west of I-5 merits consideration of being an extension of I-40. If anything statements such as that highlight the difference between driving a roadway versus just looking it on Google Maps.
I think it should be, and I've never driven it. It should be done for system connectivity, volumes be darned this is needed. It's the only way my plan will work. The volumes could be 50 vpd and it wouldn't do much to change my opinion.
So, like that?
I think I counted 15 cars west of McKittrick to Santa Margarita the last time I drove CA 58 from CA 33 to US 101.
Who remembers "Pencilvaynia" from a few years ago?
"It's only a cold"
"There will be at most a few cases"
Edit: Oops, I didn't read the OP that it had to be road-related, not in general.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 03:09:07 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:23:51 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 11, 2021, 02:18:41 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2021, 02:12:32 PM
(Example I would like to forget: Someone for some inexplicable reason posted a thread about pulling back infants' foreskins. That was thankfully locked and deleted very quickly.)
Was that one actually created? I only remember it mentioned in the "threads you'll never see" thread.
I might be mistaken. It could well be that I was so startled by it that I thought it was a thread, but I'm thankful that I don't remember the exact circumstances, if that makes any sense!
I read it and it got deleted before I had a chance to chime in.
If it was ever a thread, definitely and surprisingly it wasn't created by me. However I posted something like that in the Threads you'll never see on AARoads thread (RIP) as an pretty obvious example, and that may have sparked the confusion.
Quote from: kphoger on August 11, 2021, 04:25:09 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 11, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2021, 04:17:16 PM
I'm been generally surprised over the years how many people seem to think that CA 58 west of I-5 merits consideration of being an extension of I-40. If anything statements such as that highlight the difference between driving a roadway versus just looking it on Google Maps.
I think it should be, and I've never driven it. It should be done for system connectivity, volumes be darned this is needed. It's the only way my plan will work. The volumes could be 50 vpd and it wouldn't do much to change my opinion.
So, like that?
Well, now the second sentence seems more frivolous and unnecessary than the I-40 extension itself!
Quote from: 1 on August 11, 2021, 04:28:20 PM
Who remembers "Pencilvaynia" from a few years ago?
*raises hand*
I remember thinking it was funny, but I've forgotten the context.
QuoteI think my entire continent-wide interstate plan is needed, from Alaska to Panama
"Who takes pictures of shit and posts them on the internet? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 11, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
"Who takes pictures of shit and posts them on the internet? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Who is this quote from?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on August 11, 2021, 04:48:39 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 11, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
"Who takes pictures of shit and posts them on the internet? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Who is this quote from?
Search feature returns only this thread.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on August 11, 2021, 04:48:39 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 11, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
"Who takes pictures of shit and posts them on the internet? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Who is this quote from?
Someone took a picture of a bathroom stall that was covered in poop and posted in on the forum. That quote was response to that photo.
Quote from: 1 on August 11, 2021, 04:49:39 PM
Search feature returns only this thread.
Thank you for prompting me to do a search for it. Because it led me to this:
Quote from: agentsteel53 on November 14, 2013, 07:28:43 PM
Quote from: NE2 on November 14, 2013, 06:29:01 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on November 14, 2013, 06:15:34 PM
Idaho stop? Udaho stop.
okay, you've officially reached "what the fuck is wrong with you today" status as far as I can tell.
are you having a bad narcotic experience? have you undergone a cerebral swap with a sea cucumber? seriously, you've gone from your usual occasional-asshole self to something out of the Ethan Man playbook.
"If you don't think <insert obscure song or singer> is the best ever, clean out your ears and listen again" (paraphrasing; also variations on this theme)
"I think this is needed"
"Do us all a favor and FUCK OFF!"
The Crusades were OK.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 11, 2021, 04:54:38 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on August 11, 2021, 04:48:39 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 11, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
"Who takes pictures of shit and posts them on the internet? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Who is this quote from?
Someone took a picture of a bathroom stall that was covered in poop and posted in on the forum. That quote was response to that photo.
Ugh, I forgot about that thread. It was deleted.
Quote from: Dirt Roads on August 11, 2021, 12:18:27 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 11, 2021, 10:42:26 AM
"I-70 doesn't serve Baltimore" seems to be the current flavor of the month.
I'm so guilty here. Once upon a time, I made an slightly snarky comment that I had never used I-70 to go to Baltimore, and that seemed to be the spark that set all of this off. To be perfectly honest, I've used I-70 to leave Baltimore many times. But I always came in from the south (I-95, I-895, I-395, US-1, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, MD-3, I-97 and even the Penn Line and Camden Line), oftentimes to go see the Orioles play. Coming in on I-70 was always to avoid D.C. when heading to Philly and beyond. :pan: :pan:
If it's any consolation, I think the beginning of it was actually quoting this 10-year-old post in the "Changing Control Cities" thread:
Quote from: HighwayStar on April 16, 2021, 02:08:02 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 06, 2011, 11:03:24 AM
I seem to recall that signs on I-70 eastbound in Maryland alternate between Baltimore and Washington as the control city (I-270 splits off at Frederick to go south to the DC Beltway while I-70 continues east to the Baltimore area). I haven't been on there since January and I wasn't particularly paying attention to the signs at the time.
Both are really incorrect. Washington for obvious reasons, and as I-70 does not actually go to Baltimore it should say "Baltimore Beltway" to emphasize its incompleteness.
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 12, 2021, 08:11:04 AM
If it's any consolation, I think the beginning of it was actually quoting this 10-year-old post in the "Changing Control Cities" thread:
That's no consolation. That just makes the whole debacle
worse.
Quote from: kphoger on August 12, 2021, 10:09:01 AM
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 12, 2021, 08:11:04 AM
If it's any consolation, I think the beginning of it was actually quoting this 10-year-old post in the "Changing Control Cities" thread:
That's no consolation. That just makes the whole debacle worse.
"Interstates should enter the Control City"
"This Interstate doesn't enter far enough into the City"
"Interstates weren't designed to enter the City"
"Why did it skip (7,000-pop. 'burb) 3 miles from Control City"
"You can't have multiple control cities on the same BGS"
FFS, pick one and get back to me.
What I was looking for was a rundown of statements made here (or MTR) that are on their face absurd, have been deservedly ridiculed, and in normal cases would cause great shame to the original poster (especially if they double down on them later).
Of course "Hi viatologists" ranks right up there.
And I'm surprised no one has called anyone out yet if they ever said they like Clearview better than Highway Gothic. :-D
Pretty much anything ever uttered by Mike Ballard this last half decade regarding the Old Ridge Route. The assault on Facebook groups and particular individuals that didn't line up with the views of the Ridge Route Preservation Group certainly are a stain in California road circles.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 12, 2021, 11:03:59 AM
Pretty much anything ever uttered by Mike Ballard this last half decade regarding the Old Ridge Route.
Given that I've never heard of Mike Ballard, and when I look on Wikipedia I can't even tell if it's even the same person you're talking about or just someone with coincidentally the same name...
Quote from: 1 on August 12, 2021, 11:07:56 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 12, 2021, 11:03:59 AM
Pretty much anything ever uttered by Mike Ballard this last half decade regarding the Old Ridge Route.
Given that I've never heard of Mike Ballard, and when I look on Wikipedia I can't even tell if it's even the same person you're talking about or just someone with coincidentally the same name...
If you look up sdmichael you're get a context on who he is. Basically Mike Ballard is the successor to Harrison Scott in the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Ballard requested to be removed from the forum circa 2016 after getting into philosophical disagreements with others in California road community. Ballard quite famously (in California circles) went on a copyright claim assault on Facebook against numerous California road groups. Some of the photos he was trying to claim as copyrighted were sourced from the Division of Highways/Caltrans.
Ballard made a new forum account awhile to post about some sort of US 99 historic group was he was organizing. He also took the opportunity to take shots at a bunch of people in the California road community before disappearing. Occasionally he pops up now and again to trash people on the forum. It's actually kind of sad, nobody pushed the guy out of the road community and he killed pretty much a lot of the good will his predecessor had going with the Old Ridge Route.
For what it's worth I had run in with the guy when I did a blog about the Old Ridge Route years ago. I tried to keep it civil but I mostly gave up on that notion when some of his forum comments on his new account were clearly directed at me.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 12, 2021, 11:03:59 AM
If you look up sdmichael you're get a context on who he is.
He's the guy I got into it with over lane-splitting a few years ago.
Now that you mention it, I'd rank his assertions about the benefits of lane-splitting right up there with "I-70 doesn't go to Baltimore."
Who can forget this refrain from FritzOwl?
"The US Highway system is completely obsolete, so I'm going to replace them all with Interstates."
I mostly remember "sdmichael" for proposing a SoCal road meet and then angrily dropping the idea when he didn't appreciate the suggestions given to help him with if.
Quote from: Henry on August 13, 2021, 01:01:42 PM
Who can forget this refrain from FritzOwl?
"The US Highway system is completely obsolete, so I'm going to replace them all with Interstates."
And on a related note:
"Why [
insert four-lane US route here] was never made an interstate is beyond me."
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 13, 2021, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: Henry on August 13, 2021, 01:01:42 PM
Who can forget this refrain from FritzOwl?
"The US Highway system is completely obsolete, so I'm going to replace them all with Interstates."
And on a related note:
"Why [insert four-lane US route here] was never made an interstate is beyond me."
At least it's not 2 lane interstates.
If the latest highly-active new forum member doesn't get himself banned, I suspect "Retard Routes" might become emblematic of his posts.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 13, 2021, 07:02:52 PM
If the latest highly-active new forum member doesn't get himself banned, I suspect "Retard Routes" might become emblematic of his posts.
The hyper-focus on Long Island is reminding me of another user who had a similar hyper-focus, but on Virginia :spin:
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 13, 2021, 07:02:52 PM
If the latest highly-active new forum member doesn't get himself banned, I suspect "Retard Routes" might become emblematic of his posts.
30 posts a day my god
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on August 13, 2021, 07:54:21 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 13, 2021, 07:02:52 PM
If the latest highly-active new forum member doesn't get himself banned, I suspect "Retard Routes" might become emblematic of his posts.
30 posts a day my god
You're one to talk. :) (I say that with no malice intended)
Quote from: Mike2357 on August 14, 2021, 12:05:13 PM
Subway trains can't go 120-150 mph like most cars can though. Every other avenue, and every 10th cross street in Manhattan should be converted into expressway.
Quote from: Mike2357 on August 14, 2021, 02:30:08 PM
But Subway trains never exceed 40 mph, and yes during thr pandemic you were able to go 100-120 mph on even the most normally congested roads.
Quote from: Mike2357 on August 14, 2021, 08:04:43 PM
cars and roads should always take priority over public transportation.
Dzlsabe and his Shakespeare like sayings when someone else besides himself derailed a thread.
Quote from: webny99I'd be interested in your definition of "lots". Feel free to parse through the statistics. I don't think I'm the life of the party, but I did provide us with our first 500-post day, and have started a host of interesting topics. I'm sorry if you interpreted it as rudeness. ":bigass:" is basically a synonym for [humor] around here, as I presume you knew. However, I was always taught to choose my battles wisely, so I will not argue further about my contributions. I think they speak for themselves.
Same thread:
Quote from: MarfAlso, why did you delete a bunch of posts? At this point you sound like you are trolling us. And no, all the mods do is lock threads and move them places (and to the wrong places often).
Quote from: roadman65 on August 14, 2021, 08:50:05 PM
Dzlsabe and his Shakespeare like sayings when someone else besides himself derailed a thread.
Try the Sabbifesto on for size:
http://dzlsabe.com/aboutus.html
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 14, 2021, 08:46:19 PM
Quote from: Mike2357 on August 14, 2021, 08:04:43 PM
cars and roads should always take priority over public transportation.
I'd argue in many places, this is true, particularly in the United States. It's not necessarily one of "absurd" statements.
Quote from: sprjus4 on August 14, 2021, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 14, 2021, 08:46:19 PM
Quote from: Mike2357 on August 14, 2021, 08:04:43 PM
cars and roads should always take priority over public transportation.
I'd argue in many places, this is true, particularly in the United States. It's not necessarily one of "absurd" statements.
Certainly in rural areas and even suburbs in many cases, but in addition to being an overarching blanket statement, the fact that the statement was made in the context of New York City is what came off as "absurd" to me.
This one from Wildwood, NJ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0bV3UxSWvk
Quote from: roadman65 on August 16, 2021, 07:55:23 PM
This one from Wildwood, NJ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0bV3UxSWvk
When watching that video, I thought some idiot was going to be in the way and get hit.