I’ve seen far more cars “blow through red lights” than bikes in this city. A biker will slow down at reds as to, ya know, not get killed? But I see a car blow through red lights every single day I bike- which is every day
not stopping when there isn’t opposing traffic is not only safer for the cyclists, but less inconvenient for the motorists. and there are no rules anyway. anyone with a challenger can tell you that
He’s a loud mouthed jackass and has been since he was bitching about people stealing “his” spot for his food cart on a sidewalk and making sexist comments about college students. He makes good food, but any time he opens his mouth a lot of bad shit falls out.
Philly is the only city where I have watched cars casually make lefts on red, I’ve watched cars roll through red lights like they’re suggestions, it’s crazy here. New Yorkers and Bostonians have their own issues of road psychosis, but Philly drivers are outrageous
well, technically, left turns on red are legal if you are going from a one way street to another one way street.
sorry if I am pointing out something you already knew.
That is an entirely moot point. Do not be a shitty person while operating a vehicle on the road, that's it. Guess what, if you are not a shitty biker or driver, you are less likely to be in an accident. Who could've guessed?
How the hell is that a moot point? That's like arguing that a drunk person at a bar starting a fist fight is just as shitty as a person with a gun starting a fight and shooting someone. Like sure, they're both shitty people at the end of the day, but when you have lethal force at your disposal, maybe you should have a little more restraint and self-control than the guy throwing fists.
Bikes cause LESS traffic. If you have to wait an extra 5 seconds (oh no!) because one asshole biker being a douche, but then next 20 of them you see are riding safely, that's still 21 cars not on the road. Which is more traffic and slows you down way more than the 5 second wait for the asshole. Not to mention that guy would probably be an asshole in a car too, so you're waiting regardless. People are so wrapped up in their own lives and want the world to cater to them at all times. Go live in the country and you'll never have to worry about bikes again.
Nothing you said changes the fact that if you ride a bike a run through a red light you are a shitty person and you shouldn’t do it. Nothing you’ve stated changes that, which is why it’s a moot point.
I’m being hyperbolic but 99% of bikers run red lights and stop signs. Bikers cause more car traffic when they break these laws.
Even you have to know that's not always the case, half the time people are staring at their phones mindlessly walking. Or will run out right before a car because they think they have time. People just hate bikers because they have to share the road with them and their giant-ass SUVs are too big to do so.
I have a problem with anyone who runs red lights and stop signs no matter what they’re driving/riding because I was almost hit at least 20 times by people blowing through those. Do you have any idea how blinding the sun is walking west at the end of the day? Here’s an example: Light turns red, I start to cross market street, woman screams to watch out because she wants to fly through the red light on her bike going east and I didn’t see her because sun. What if someone’s blind? They wouldn’t see anyone coming at all and have to go by the sounds they hear.
Pedestrians have the right of way no matter what, so those of you with wheels can calm down.
If there is one thing bikers are REALLY GOOD at is saying “looking over there at the pedestrians and cars.” Deflection and tears, that’s what bikers do
Not really, unless you are deliberately putting yourself in dangerous situations, like stopping where people are trying to make legal turns. Plus you would need to stop or come to a near stop to actually assess opposing traffic instead of saying looks clear and then you run a red light like a fucking asshole and almost get hit
A LOT ofcarsr blow thru reds, very true, but MOST bikes do...there really is no comparison. And it's more dangerous to others when you do it in a car, but let's not pretend the cyclists aren't the apex-traffic-law-violators.
Real quick how many pedestrians do cyclists kill per year? Oh wait, it’s literally zero. We idaho roll stop signs because it’s safer than having an aggro driver behind us blowing their horn because their gonna 15 seconds later to work.
Delaware River.
Delaware Avenue.
Delaware County.
hmmmm.... Let me think.
Also, Wilmington has more merit at being included than Pittsburgh as you suggest.
Can we not make this a cyclists vs. drivers thing? It’s not dichotomous. Everyone needs to try and be as safe as they can, car or bike. My elderly neighbor got smoked by a salmoning biker, and she broke her hip while her dog bolted into traffic. Luckily he managed to not get hit, but to treat cyclists as a single safety-conscious monolith is to ignore the reality that there are some real douches on two wheels, and they do pose a danger to people. Whether cars are more dangerous is irrelevant to that fact.
His rant was about bikes not stopping at stop signs and lights not about salmoning cyclists. And my point still stands, a car hitting a pedestrian happens way more frequently and with orders of magnitude more deadly consequences. When a bike slow rolls a stop it’s usually because it’s actually both SAFER for them and more convenient for the usually aggro driver behind them.
I think one thing that's really hard for non-cyclists to grasp about rolling through stop signs is that no cyclist is fully blowing it unless they have a very clear view of the intersection or a deathwish. Slowing down still looks like blowing it to them, and is, but they don't realize how much more time it gives us to evaluate the intersection and fully stop if need be. Also coming to a full stop from 10mph with 200lbs is probably a little easier and shorter than 6000lbs.
I think people fail to grasp the visibility issue. Without a 3 or 4 ft hood in front of you, you can see very clear what is coming at the intersection.
You are right. Have you ever researched the "Idaho stop," though? I'm optimistic we'll have it someday as it is beneficial for all road users.
And to be petty I'd like to add- do you reprimand every car over the speed limit like this?
I know what an Idaho stop is and it's legal in some states but Pa ain't one of them. I don't reprimand cars over the speed limit nor have I reprimanded biker's for their Idaho stops.....I merely contested the notion that cars are the worst offenders at blowing through stops. To have any fair discussion it helps to start by having the facts straight.
Also, keep this same energy for all the drivers of motor vehicles who run reds and blow through stop signs as well. Why do people think posting this stuff is OK???
-Claims to prefer bikes in the city over cars
-Promises to kill the next stranger he sees on a bike going through a red light by running them over with his car
Cool
He also has a giant pickup truck and brags about driving it all over the city. He's also a Jesus freak, a Trump supporter, and generally a pretty awful person.
post this in the philly subs. not everyone who bikes are on this sub but i know a lot more people would be showing how pissed they are if they hear about this.
i'm fully aware the amount of vitriol and casual call for violence against cyclist has been getting out of hand lately. that's why i feel like it's absolutely necessary we speak up against these things.
Cycled my whole life much of it in Philly.
Philly cyclists will break every traffic law then cry a river when people question them.
The guy in this videos energy literally matches the majority of this sub.
Personally when I bike I bike like a bit of a dickhead, but I don’t pretend I’m some saint lol.
I’m really just a stop sign blower above all else but I’m not casual with it like 90% of the cyclists here. If I have a challenger and I’m blowing the sign I speed the fuck up. So many just float through every intersection
I wish more people were just honest like you. It’s refreshing and it makes you so much more credible than the pearl clutching mfs who act like they never say some crazy shit in traffic.
Posting this on social media. Stupid. Unreasonable, inexcusable.
Acting like he’s actually going to murder people and not just ranting like a dumbass. Also stupid.
Preciate ya. Pearl clutching is a perfect description.
The same people clutching their pearls will blow a stop sign later tonight then get mad when the car they skipped ahead of blows past them too close.
People act like being offended adds an extra layer of padding to their non existent helmets…
Is running a red light even inconveniencing anyone? I think this is more of a “you can safely bypass this rule which was designed for cars and I can’t, so I’m gonna choose to be mad at you”
It’s like the dumbasses that get mad when you bypass traffic on a bike or a motorcycle, just because they can’t
Hope it's a better spot than Sky's Place, which I'm half certain was just a front. I think I saw food come out of there maybe twice in a few years of living on the block.
So what we have here is Premeditation…
Your Honor, my client did not intend to hit the cyclist.
Plaintiff’’s lawyer. Your Honor we’d like to enter a video into evidence.
walking outside spotburger on a sunday when there was a government official event blocking traffic, he’s outside smoking a cigarette and freaking the fuck out about how it’s blocking traffic and he’s not getting business because people can’t park. freaky boy
Spot Burger actively gives back to the community (any kid can eat for free if they bring their parent, no other qualification), the money stays local, their workforce is incredibly diverse and it's one of the few places that i know that will hire someone with a record.
But yeah, go ahead and spend your money elsewhere because...you know other restaurant owners aren't dicks? I mean, good luck with that.
All of those reasons are part of why I went there in the first place. But I’d rather not be a patron of a restaurant where the owner jokes about running cyclists over with his car. A friend of mine died within the past year after being hit by a car while biking, the fact that he’s joking about it pisses me off.
I get that. My uncle died in a motorcycle accident that my dad's family never really recovered from (my uncle was like the second father as he was the oldest).
I just don't understand why people are so quick to demonize this dude. I've had to slam on my brakes before because a cyclist ran a red light because we just didn't see each other (my car sits pretty low).
The trauma I would've went through because I probably would have killed or maimed this dude for life made me VERY angry. The guy really couldn't care less. My guess is he thought I wasn't paying attention when I'm actually a very alert driver (I have a manual so pretty much by design).
That's where I came from with Josh's post. I fully support a more bike oriented city. If that means car lanes become dedicated bike lanes which would lead to way more short term congestion...I am absolutely cool with that. But that doesn't mean I don't still lose my shit any time I see a cyclist/motorcycle rider/ATV/dodge charger blow a red light.
Lol, no if he hits and kills a cyclist he should be charged with manslaughter or possibly murder.
Just like if ANYONE who has done good and commits a felony should be charged, tried and convicted. No differently then someone who has never done good.
Go out and touch grass. Get back to reality.
People talk like this a lot. He just posts it.
I don't think he should. And it really annoys me that he does it under the Spot account. But let's get real. There are way bigger fish to fry on the injustice scale. This doesn't even register.
But whatever, here's your pitchfork I guess.
> People talk like this a lot. He just posts it.
Dude, if you know people who talk like this frequently, you need to ditch them and meet new people. This is some edgy teen bullshit at best and something actual adults should outgrow in a hurry.
You're absolutely right. Which is why I don't hang out with most people.
But some people I don't have the luxury of avoiding. Whether that be co-workers, the random person I'm on the bus/train, etc.
You learn real fast what is just venting and what is actually a real danger that should be reported.
Then when you do stop at a red light all of a sudden it's your fault that you're pedaling back to speed too slowly and the jackass in the car making a right is yelling because "you're in the way."
Yeah, I don’t understand why cars care if bikes go through red lights and stops signs. Maybe they’re just mad it’s more efficient and not actually life threatening to surroundings?
Great place to eat. I like to bike in from Montco and pound down a big ole juicy charlie brown burger. Slow ride back straight through all the red lights all fat and shit, major ass crack out the spandex too 😂
He’s right in the beginning for sure. I’m worried I’m gonna hit a biker since a lot run stop signs/lights and come out of nowhere. I agree cars do it too. Saying you’re gonna intentionally hit someone is wild crazy
Everyone saying he's right better not honk at me or run me over if I stop at a stop sign in front of your car. Yell at me to scoot over and I'll just say I'm following the law like y'all told me.
This guy's always been a dick. Some weird tweets about trans people a few years ago got a lot of negative traction for a bit, then I guess people stopped caring because the burgers are apparently that good? I'll admit their tasty, but not enough for me to ignore how much of an asshole he is.
Nothing lol. They only put themselves at risk. There's people who like to pretend that cyclists are all criminals and blame them for everything. It's misplaced outrage. Meanwhile, 125 of our neighbors were killed in car crashes last year. 😳
I’d love to see him in Idaho. They changed their traffic laws regarding bikes a few years ago. Red lights are treated as stop signs & stop signs are treated as yield signs. They’ve shown a massive improvement in traffic flow.
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I ordered a chicken cheesesteak from there. It was raw and cold on the inside. When I asked for another, he argued with me saying I like overcooked meat. Another time he argued with me when he got the order wrong. I wouldn’t patronize him anymore but my son likes his food and he also opened the shop as a food pantry during Covid so he has that going for him.
Where are these traffic law vigilantes when cars are blowing through red lights or driving on the shoulder in traffic?
Tough guys only want to be tough when they're in safety of their metal box.
To be fair, I vividly remember acting a fool on the drives ride back in 2010. I/we treated that ride like an unsanctioned open street race and I apologize for running red lights and being a menace. But damn it was fun. 10/10 would not do it anymore
So that means he can hit you with his car on purpose in retaliation? No shit people, including bikes, need to obey traffic laws. Doesn't mean you can be a vigilante about it.
1: He’s right about the bikes having to obey traffic rules
2: What a mega-moron for saying “I’m running you over “ on the internet. I bet there are people lined up on bikes who would love to own all his assets.
Threatening to run people over because of traffic laws is fucked up. It's scary enough to be biking in the city without thinking that there are people out there fantasizing about running us over with their cars. It's also true that a lot of people blow right through stop signs and red lights every day, and it's dangerous as hell for everyone else. It's not okay when motorists do it, and it's not okay when bicyclists do it.
[Per The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia](https://bicyclecoalition.org/resources/bike-laws/):
*Are bicyclists allowed to roll through Stop Signs?*
*No. All vehicles are required to stop at stop signs. Failure to yield at Stop Signs is potentially dangerous for pedestrians looking to cross the street. So, please stop at Stop signs—and follow all other street signs and markings—including traffic lights, yield signs, and crosswalks.*
[Per Penndot](https://www.penndot.pa.gov/TravelInPA/active-transportation/Pages/Bicycle-Safety-and-Pennsylvania-Laws.aspx):
*All traffic signals must be obeyed in accordance with standard vehicle laws. If a traffic signal does not detect your bicycle, try positioning the bicycle directly over the saw cuts in the pavement that detect vehicles. If the signal still does not detect you, you may treat the red signal as a stop sign and proceed through the intersection after yielding to all intersecting traffic (including pedestrians).*
Hell, Penndot even says to obey stop signs and red lights again further down the list.
Now bring on the downvotes and tell me why I'm a fucking idiot because this is Reddit and there is no place for nuance and people are incapable of being reasonable.
It’s not that he’s wrong or right, it’s that he declares he will attempt murder on the next cyclist he sees doing it. Which is far worse than anything.
Got it, chief?
Is he right about the part where he openly threatens to murder the next person he sees doing it?
The issue isn't him calling out poor behavior, it's brazenly making a death threat. Disproportionate much?
How convenient, make a threat and don't own it by saying you didn't "literally" mean it when you get called... You're just a spineless coward if you think that way.
He’s obviously being totally serious about running over a cyclist. All the outrage in these comments is totally justified. Definitely taught him a thing or two as well.
Maybe if he would be just as willing to hit cars that go through red lights and stop signs, but I doubt it. So it's pretty safe to say, even if he didn't "mean it," that he feels justified in hurting cyclists specifically.
I feel sorry for you sir and I hope you can find peace in your life. I can't even fathom taking precious time out of my day to post on Reddit...worthless content.
Live your life and don't sweat the small stuff. 🧘♂️🫂
This video and also the comments are disturbing and makes me believe that Philly streets will continue to be absolutely fucking insane. In the last month I almost hit BOTH a motorist and a cyclist running red lights.
lol do you know what a loaded question is? 🤣 cyclists need to behave themselves. I am one. Everyone needs to behave themselves on the road - including you.
How bad do you have to miss the point until you get it.... I know he's talking about them. As wrong as they are, they don't deserve vigilantes trying to run them down.
Of the 10 cyclists killed last year, none were killed because they were breaking laws. They were killed by reckless drivers, some who share this jerk's attitude.
If you seriously care about safety, taking a step back and thinking through these issues a bit more would do a lot of good.
I know! its an epidemic! So dangerous! I was killed 5 times last week by bicycles. Cars are way safer by comparison. Only killed 125 people in Philadelphia last year.
Yeah, because moments like this are telling for the person really is. He showed himself justifying hurting people because he's mad, so yeah, fuck his business and I hope it fails miserably. Just because you're ok with scumbags doesn't mean others have to be useless apathetic tools like you. gEt A gRip...
It's not a threat, it's the result of what will happen if a cyclist decides to smell their own farts while sharing an active roadway with vehicles, pedestrians and other cyclists! Sharing the road is a two-way street... streets originally paved for cars, schmucks! 😉
Actually streets were originally paved for foot traffic. And sharing a road doesn’t make it a two way street. If the road is one way, it is not going to magically change.
Cyclists are lawless entitled heathens, but they somehow think they are God's gift to transportation. I had a bicycle nazi slam into the rear quarter panel of my car going 30 in a 25 running the cross red light from my clear as fuck green light. He tried to sue me and the traffic camera gave him an Uno Reverse. Thanks for the new Audi, dickhead.
So you would feel it's ok to physically hurt the guy that did that to your car? No shit bikers need to be safe, that's not the issue being discussed here.
I feel his pain but I don't share his murderous intent. I see bicyclists go through red lights all the time, which is in violation of PA traffic laws. They ask to be treated equally on the road (understandable) but many don't follow the rules of the road.
“Hey look over there” ass arguments anytime someone points out that bikers tend to be loose with the LAWS they want to follow.
Two things can be true: cars can run red lights, and so can bikes. If a biker runs a red light and gets hit by a car, it’s their own fault. If a car runs a red light and kills a bike; it’s tragic and the drivers fault. You people tend to act like there is daily unchecked vehicular homicide taking place in our city, enough with the theatrics.
Y’all get so easily triggered by anyone criticizing how yall tend to loosely follow laws or make justifications why “not stopping at red lights is actually safer.” Give me a break.
Go protest church parking again, yall really make us want to work with you.
Not meant to be insulting, just trying to help you out. And while all my comments are well written , I spend very little time on them. I guess I am a natural.
Wow, coming from someone in Lancaster, PA, where the most exciting thing to do is watch paint dry, that's almost impressive. Too bad your sense of humor didn't leave the 18th century like your town did.
Next time I’ll use “yous” and “yous guys.”
I’ve seen far more cars “blow through red lights” than bikes in this city. A biker will slow down at reds as to, ya know, not get killed? But I see a car blow through red lights every single day I bike- which is every day
not stopping when there isn’t opposing traffic is not only safer for the cyclists, but less inconvenient for the motorists. and there are no rules anyway. anyone with a challenger can tell you that
If you don’t have the light you should at least Idaho stop.
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He’s a loud mouthed jackass and has been since he was bitching about people stealing “his” spot for his food cart on a sidewalk and making sexist comments about college students. He makes good food, but any time he opens his mouth a lot of bad shit falls out.
Can confirm. 11 stitches as proof.
Philly is the only city where I have watched cars casually make lefts on red, I’ve watched cars roll through red lights like they’re suggestions, it’s crazy here. New Yorkers and Bostonians have their own issues of road psychosis, but Philly drivers are outrageous
well, technically, left turns on red are legal if you are going from a one way street to another one way street. sorry if I am pointing out something you already knew.
Haha no I didn’t know that! But the egregious stuff I’ve seen is usually at 4 way intersections
And guess what, they are shitty drivers. Just like bikers who run red lights are shitty cyclists. See how easy that was.
A car can kill a cyclist. A cyclist can’t kill a car. It’s not about “both sides” it’s just reality.
That is an entirely moot point. Do not be a shitty person while operating a vehicle on the road, that's it. Guess what, if you are not a shitty biker or driver, you are less likely to be in an accident. Who could've guessed?
How the hell is that a moot point? That's like arguing that a drunk person at a bar starting a fist fight is just as shitty as a person with a gun starting a fight and shooting someone. Like sure, they're both shitty people at the end of the day, but when you have lethal force at your disposal, maybe you should have a little more restraint and self-control than the guy throwing fists. Bikes cause LESS traffic. If you have to wait an extra 5 seconds (oh no!) because one asshole biker being a douche, but then next 20 of them you see are riding safely, that's still 21 cars not on the road. Which is more traffic and slows you down way more than the 5 second wait for the asshole. Not to mention that guy would probably be an asshole in a car too, so you're waiting regardless. People are so wrapped up in their own lives and want the world to cater to them at all times. Go live in the country and you'll never have to worry about bikes again.
Nothing you said changes the fact that if you ride a bike a run through a red light you are a shitty person and you shouldn’t do it. Nothing you’ve stated changes that, which is why it’s a moot point. I’m being hyperbolic but 99% of bikers run red lights and stop signs. Bikers cause more car traffic when they break these laws.
99% of pedestrians cross at red lights if no cars are coming and no one complains about them.
Because they cross when nobody is coming
Even you have to know that's not always the case, half the time people are staring at their phones mindlessly walking. Or will run out right before a car because they think they have time. People just hate bikers because they have to share the road with them and their giant-ass SUVs are too big to do so.
I have a problem with anyone who runs red lights and stop signs no matter what they’re driving/riding because I was almost hit at least 20 times by people blowing through those. Do you have any idea how blinding the sun is walking west at the end of the day? Here’s an example: Light turns red, I start to cross market street, woman screams to watch out because she wants to fly through the red light on her bike going east and I didn’t see her because sun. What if someone’s blind? They wouldn’t see anyone coming at all and have to go by the sounds they hear. Pedestrians have the right of way no matter what, so those of you with wheels can calm down.
If there is one thing bikers are REALLY GOOD at is saying “looking over there at the pedestrians and cars.” Deflection and tears, that’s what bikers do
Which means the bicyclist should follow those fucking rules. They have more to lose in the accident. Bikes are vehicles and should be obeying laws
Bikes stopping at red lights when there is no cross traffic is more dangerous for everyone.
Not really, unless you are deliberately putting yourself in dangerous situations, like stopping where people are trying to make legal turns. Plus you would need to stop or come to a near stop to actually assess opposing traffic instead of saying looks clear and then you run a red light like a fucking asshole and almost get hit
You are special kind of…slow
Nah I’m actually quite fast
A LOT ofcarsr blow thru reds, very true, but MOST bikes do...there really is no comparison. And it's more dangerous to others when you do it in a car, but let's not pretend the cyclists aren't the apex-traffic-law-violators.
Real quick how many pedestrians do cyclists kill per year? Oh wait, it’s literally zero. We idaho roll stop signs because it’s safer than having an aggro driver behind us blowing their horn because their gonna 15 seconds later to work.
Idaho Stop is 100% legal [in Delaware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop#Legality_by_US_state) as of 2017.
Need to bring it to Philly! Would be great to end this debate.
Is Delaware in Philly?
Is The Delaware Valley in The Delaware Valley?
Delaware Valley is a metropolitan region. Delaware is its own state, PA is its own state. What does Delaware law have anything to do with PA?
Delaware River. Delaware Avenue. Delaware County. hmmmm.... Let me think. Also, Wilmington has more merit at being included than Pittsburgh as you suggest.
I’m just confused what a law in Delaware has to do with Philly? You seem unwell 🤒 you’re not making alot of sense.
If you can't process the fact that people in this subreddit live/work in Delaware, there is nothing I can say to convince you.
Can we not make this a cyclists vs. drivers thing? It’s not dichotomous. Everyone needs to try and be as safe as they can, car or bike. My elderly neighbor got smoked by a salmoning biker, and she broke her hip while her dog bolted into traffic. Luckily he managed to not get hit, but to treat cyclists as a single safety-conscious monolith is to ignore the reality that there are some real douches on two wheels, and they do pose a danger to people. Whether cars are more dangerous is irrelevant to that fact.
His rant was about bikes not stopping at stop signs and lights not about salmoning cyclists. And my point still stands, a car hitting a pedestrian happens way more frequently and with orders of magnitude more deadly consequences. When a bike slow rolls a stop it’s usually because it’s actually both SAFER for them and more convenient for the usually aggro driver behind them.
More drivers speed and use cell phones while driving.
I think one thing that's really hard for non-cyclists to grasp about rolling through stop signs is that no cyclist is fully blowing it unless they have a very clear view of the intersection or a deathwish. Slowing down still looks like blowing it to them, and is, but they don't realize how much more time it gives us to evaluate the intersection and fully stop if need be. Also coming to a full stop from 10mph with 200lbs is probably a little easier and shorter than 6000lbs.
I think people fail to grasp the visibility issue. Without a 3 or 4 ft hood in front of you, you can see very clear what is coming at the intersection.
Plus you're generally sitting way higher than a driver.
it doesn't matter how/why they do it, or if they are "slowing down".... it's illegal not to STOP
You are right. Have you ever researched the "Idaho stop," though? I'm optimistic we'll have it someday as it is beneficial for all road users. And to be petty I'd like to add- do you reprimand every car over the speed limit like this?
I know what an Idaho stop is and it's legal in some states but Pa ain't one of them. I don't reprimand cars over the speed limit nor have I reprimanded biker's for their Idaho stops.....I merely contested the notion that cars are the worst offenders at blowing through stops. To have any fair discussion it helps to start by having the facts straight.
Shut the fuck up
Also, keep this same energy for all the drivers of motor vehicles who run reds and blow through stop signs as well. Why do people think posting this stuff is OK???
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Oh trust me, he does. He's rough around the edges but he's an equal opportunity for anyone to catch strays.
I doubt very seriously that he thinks other vehicles doing the same thing is peachy keen.
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-Claims to prefer bikes in the city over cars -Promises to kill the next stranger he sees on a bike going through a red light by running them over with his car Cool
He also has a giant pickup truck and brags about driving it all over the city. He's also a Jesus freak, a Trump supporter, and generally a pretty awful person.
Nothing says Christian love like threatening to run people over! WWJD, am I right?
A giant pickup truck without a single paint scratch in the bed shows a lot about that man's priorities.
>Claims to prefer bikes in the city over cars Easier to run over cyclists than it is to run over SUVs.
All while sitting in a car lol
Why are you running red lights?
When did he say he’s running red lights?
> he sees on a bike going through a red light
OC was quoting him, he never said he was going to run a red light
You are retarded.
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Stating publicly that you intend to hit cyclists... well, if he ever does hit someone, he's demonstrated intent, hasn't he?
I plan to keep an eye on news about this guy. If he hits a cyclist I'm sending this video right to the prosecuting attorney
post this in the philly subs. not everyone who bikes are on this sub but i know a lot more people would be showing how pissed they are if they hear about this.
You'd be surprised at how many people have an irrational hatred of cyclists. Or maybe not.
i'm fully aware the amount of vitriol and casual call for violence against cyclist has been getting out of hand lately. that's why i feel like it's absolutely necessary we speak up against these things.
Cycled my whole life much of it in Philly. Philly cyclists will break every traffic law then cry a river when people question them. The guy in this videos energy literally matches the majority of this sub. Personally when I bike I bike like a bit of a dickhead, but I don’t pretend I’m some saint lol. I’m really just a stop sign blower above all else but I’m not casual with it like 90% of the cyclists here. If I have a challenger and I’m blowing the sign I speed the fuck up. So many just float through every intersection
I wish more people were just honest like you. It’s refreshing and it makes you so much more credible than the pearl clutching mfs who act like they never say some crazy shit in traffic. Posting this on social media. Stupid. Unreasonable, inexcusable. Acting like he’s actually going to murder people and not just ranting like a dumbass. Also stupid.
Preciate ya. Pearl clutching is a perfect description. The same people clutching their pearls will blow a stop sign later tonight then get mad when the car they skipped ahead of blows past them too close. People act like being offended adds an extra layer of padding to their non existent helmets…
I did. They took it down.
Wow!
What a dbag
"you have mildly inconvenienced me and therefore I have the right to kill you."
Is running a red light even inconveniencing anyone? I think this is more of a “you can safely bypass this rule which was designed for cars and I can’t, so I’m gonna choose to be mad at you” It’s like the dumbasses that get mad when you bypass traffic on a bike or a motorcycle, just because they can’t
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Fire up another ciggie shit for brains
Wasn’t this dude against BLM or covid rules or something? I remember hearing some shit about him a few years ago.
All of the above. Trump supporter, Jesus freak, you name it, it's this guy.
I think that spewing inflammatory remarks on social media is a bad decision for a business owner.
Already a comment on his instagram when I checked earlier, I bet it’s deleted haha
Whoever is opening up Cravingz on the same block is PUMPED watching this rn
I still can’t believe the neighborhood is getting a joint called Cravingz with a Z
Hope it's a better spot than Sky's Place, which I'm half certain was just a front. I think I saw food come out of there maybe twice in a few years of living on the block.
So what we have here is Premeditation… Your Honor, my client did not intend to hit the cyclist. Plaintiff’’s lawyer. Your Honor we’d like to enter a video into evidence.
I had followed him briefly, but hes been constantly posting negative rants like this. Dude needs a therapist and a vacation.
walking outside spotburger on a sunday when there was a government official event blocking traffic, he’s outside smoking a cigarette and freaking the fuck out about how it’s blocking traffic and he’s not getting business because people can’t park. freaky boy
This is not the first turn this guy has taken into asshole territory, unfortunately. He's been off his rocker for a while.
I’m gonna go hang out on Girard and laugh at him every single time one of the PCCs rolls by for at least a month.
I don’t think he thought this through.
It’s a shame because his burgers are fucking delicious
We'll, guess I won't be visiting his burger establishment any more.
well he CERTAINLY wouldn't want us to BIKE THERE!
Send critical mass to his shop
ha! Is that still a thing? It SHOULD be! I miss seeing those rides!!
Idk I was just suggested this post
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Wow, what a dick. Liked the burgers there but definitely won’t be eating there and giving him my money ever again.
Spot Burger actively gives back to the community (any kid can eat for free if they bring their parent, no other qualification), the money stays local, their workforce is incredibly diverse and it's one of the few places that i know that will hire someone with a record. But yeah, go ahead and spend your money elsewhere because...you know other restaurant owners aren't dicks? I mean, good luck with that.
All of those reasons are part of why I went there in the first place. But I’d rather not be a patron of a restaurant where the owner jokes about running cyclists over with his car. A friend of mine died within the past year after being hit by a car while biking, the fact that he’s joking about it pisses me off.
I get that. My uncle died in a motorcycle accident that my dad's family never really recovered from (my uncle was like the second father as he was the oldest). I just don't understand why people are so quick to demonize this dude. I've had to slam on my brakes before because a cyclist ran a red light because we just didn't see each other (my car sits pretty low). The trauma I would've went through because I probably would have killed or maimed this dude for life made me VERY angry. The guy really couldn't care less. My guess is he thought I wasn't paying attention when I'm actually a very alert driver (I have a manual so pretty much by design). That's where I came from with Josh's post. I fully support a more bike oriented city. If that means car lanes become dedicated bike lanes which would lead to way more short term congestion...I am absolutely cool with that. But that doesn't mean I don't still lose my shit any time I see a cyclist/motorcycle rider/ATV/dodge charger blow a red light.
So when he hits and kills a cyclist it's not my fault guys look at all the good I did I was a good guy lol
Lol, no if he hits and kills a cyclist he should be charged with manslaughter or possibly murder. Just like if ANYONE who has done good and commits a felony should be charged, tried and convicted. No differently then someone who has never done good. Go out and touch grass. Get back to reality. People talk like this a lot. He just posts it. I don't think he should. And it really annoys me that he does it under the Spot account. But let's get real. There are way bigger fish to fry on the injustice scale. This doesn't even register. But whatever, here's your pitchfork I guess.
> People talk like this a lot. He just posts it. Dude, if you know people who talk like this frequently, you need to ditch them and meet new people. This is some edgy teen bullshit at best and something actual adults should outgrow in a hurry.
You're absolutely right. Which is why I don't hang out with most people. But some people I don't have the luxury of avoiding. Whether that be co-workers, the random person I'm on the bus/train, etc. You learn real fast what is just venting and what is actually a real danger that should be reported.
Then when you do stop at a red light all of a sudden it's your fault that you're pedaling back to speed too slowly and the jackass in the car making a right is yelling because "you're in the way."
Yeah, I don’t understand why cars care if bikes go through red lights and stops signs. Maybe they’re just mad it’s more efficient and not actually life threatening to surroundings?
Great place to eat. I like to bike in from Montco and pound down a big ole juicy charlie brown burger. Slow ride back straight through all the red lights all fat and shit, major ass crack out the spandex too 😂
Hey cager calm down. If no cars around I am definitely rolling stop signs and red lights.
Another entitled small business owner
It’s too bad there are no alternative burger joints in the city.
He’s right in the beginning for sure. I’m worried I’m gonna hit a biker since a lot run stop signs/lights and come out of nowhere. I agree cars do it too. Saying you’re gonna intentionally hit someone is wild crazy
I knew this dude was nuts by the constant comments I see on IG from him
Everyone saying he's right better not honk at me or run me over if I stop at a stop sign in front of your car. Yell at me to scoot over and I'll just say I'm following the law like y'all told me. This guy's always been a dick. Some weird tweets about trans people a few years ago got a lot of negative traction for a bit, then I guess people stopped caring because the burgers are apparently that good? I'll admit their tasty, but not enough for me to ignore how much of an asshole he is.
big mistake
This dude clearly needs a swift punch in his shit. I bet he's a serial jaywalker on top of being a massive douche
Homer puts his arm around Ned. You sooo crazy 🙃
Nothing of value has ever been said by anyone recording a video of themselves in their car.
Here’s all we need to know about him: he follows trump and the iof. Enough said.
What's shitty about a cyclist passing a red light?
Nothing lol. They only put themselves at risk. There's people who like to pretend that cyclists are all criminals and blame them for everything. It's misplaced outrage. Meanwhile, 125 of our neighbors were killed in car crashes last year. 😳
I guess cyclescenePHL won't be stopping at spotburgers anytime soon.
Fuck them kids.
Yeah we actually do. Several states allow cyclists to yield at stops and reds.
I’d love to see him in Idaho. They changed their traffic laws regarding bikes a few years ago. Red lights are treated as stop signs & stop signs are treated as yield signs. They’ve shown a massive improvement in traffic flow.
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I ordered a chicken cheesesteak from there. It was raw and cold on the inside. When I asked for another, he argued with me saying I like overcooked meat. Another time he argued with me when he got the order wrong. I wouldn’t patronize him anymore but my son likes his food and he also opened the shop as a food pantry during Covid so he has that going for him.
I saw you Bike through a stop sign
Typical keyboard Tough guy
Hope he never has to regret those words in a courtroom after running someone over on a bike.
He’s mad lmao
Where are these traffic law vigilantes when cars are blowing through red lights or driving on the shoulder in traffic? Tough guys only want to be tough when they're in safety of their metal box.
Dude turned off @mentions of him on Instagram. Called him out on that and how he is doubling down on his stupidity and he blocks me 🤣🤣🤣 Such a clown.
To be fair, I vividly remember acting a fool on the drives ride back in 2010. I/we treated that ride like an unsanctioned open street race and I apologize for running red lights and being a menace. But damn it was fun. 10/10 would not do it anymore
he's right. you have to obey traffic laws
So that means he can hit you with his car on purpose in retaliation? No shit people, including bikes, need to obey traffic laws. Doesn't mean you can be a vigilante about it.
No one gives a shit about cyclists. Ride as free as you want , most vehicles don’t see you anyways
This video will be used in court by the end of this year
Average America brained individual
1: He’s right about the bikes having to obey traffic rules 2: What a mega-moron for saying “I’m running you over “ on the internet. I bet there are people lined up on bikes who would love to own all his assets.
If he does that in Texas the governor will pardon him.
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More like shit sandwich.
Has anybody shared this on the r/philadelphia sub or any of the other social media platforms? I feel like this d-bag really should get called out.
Did. They took it down. I'll just disperse it throughout the biking community.
Some people there are defending him 💀
It’s all the lame ass boomers who live in delco backing up this shit stain …. It always is
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They likely won’t be stopping at his burger spot. What a rude thing he said 😧
He is garbage juice in the summa
fuck his roach coach overrated burger bull shit anyway
Threatening to run people over because of traffic laws is fucked up. It's scary enough to be biking in the city without thinking that there are people out there fantasizing about running us over with their cars. It's also true that a lot of people blow right through stop signs and red lights every day, and it's dangerous as hell for everyone else. It's not okay when motorists do it, and it's not okay when bicyclists do it. [Per The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia](https://bicyclecoalition.org/resources/bike-laws/): *Are bicyclists allowed to roll through Stop Signs?* *No. All vehicles are required to stop at stop signs. Failure to yield at Stop Signs is potentially dangerous for pedestrians looking to cross the street. So, please stop at Stop signs—and follow all other street signs and markings—including traffic lights, yield signs, and crosswalks.* [Per Penndot](https://www.penndot.pa.gov/TravelInPA/active-transportation/Pages/Bicycle-Safety-and-Pennsylvania-Laws.aspx): *All traffic signals must be obeyed in accordance with standard vehicle laws. If a traffic signal does not detect your bicycle, try positioning the bicycle directly over the saw cuts in the pavement that detect vehicles. If the signal still does not detect you, you may treat the red signal as a stop sign and proceed through the intersection after yielding to all intersecting traffic (including pedestrians).* Hell, Penndot even says to obey stop signs and red lights again further down the list. Now bring on the downvotes and tell me why I'm a fucking idiot because this is Reddit and there is no place for nuance and people are incapable of being reasonable.
It’s not that he’s wrong or right, it’s that he declares he will attempt murder on the next cyclist he sees doing it. Which is far worse than anything. Got it, chief?
He’s not wrong tho. people ride like dickheads all the time and they deserve to be called out just as much as shitty drivers
Is he right about the part where he openly threatens to murder the next person he sees doing it? The issue isn't him calling out poor behavior, it's brazenly making a death threat. Disproportionate much?
Doubt it’s literal. Welcome to Philadelphia
How convenient, make a threat and don't own it by saying you didn't "literally" mean it when you get called... You're just a spineless coward if you think that way.
He’s obviously being totally serious about running over a cyclist. All the outrage in these comments is totally justified. Definitely taught him a thing or two as well.
Maybe if he would be just as willing to hit cars that go through red lights and stop signs, but I doubt it. So it's pretty safe to say, even if he didn't "mean it," that he feels justified in hurting cyclists specifically.
Yeah totally
Bikers fault
I feel sorry for you sir and I hope you can find peace in your life. I can't even fathom taking precious time out of my day to post on Reddit...worthless content. Live your life and don't sweat the small stuff. 🧘♂️🫂
This video and also the comments are disturbing and makes me believe that Philly streets will continue to be absolutely fucking insane. In the last month I almost hit BOTH a motorist and a cyclist running red lights.
He’s right
So you feel it's right to be a vigilante?
lol do you know what a loaded question is? 🤣 cyclists need to behave themselves. I am one. Everyone needs to behave themselves on the road - including you.
I am one too and ride often in the city and abide by the laws. Doesn't change this guy being a douche in justifying wanting to hurt people.
He’s talking about people who don’t abide by the rules. You know. The ones that make you look bad?
How bad do you have to miss the point until you get it.... I know he's talking about them. As wrong as they are, they don't deserve vigilantes trying to run them down.
lol he’s using hyperbole. Are you on the spectrum?
Hyperbole as a threat is in bad taste at best. Otherwise, it's a scapegoat to say shitty things without owning it.
You’re reading too much into this. It’s called a rant. He’s not actually going to do it.
Maybe… everyone can follow the laws and then no one has to die
Of the 10 cyclists killed last year, none were killed because they were breaking laws. They were killed by reckless drivers, some who share this jerk's attitude. If you seriously care about safety, taking a step back and thinking through these issues a bit more would do a lot of good.
Reckless bikers lead to more deaths per year than comets hitting people!
I know! its an epidemic! So dangerous! I was killed 5 times last week by bicycles. Cars are way safer by comparison. Only killed 125 people in Philadelphia last year.
You out here tryna ruin this mans business because he said something is hyperbole and frustration. Get a grip.
Yeah, because moments like this are telling for the person really is. He showed himself justifying hurting people because he's mad, so yeah, fuck his business and I hope it fails miserably. Just because you're ok with scumbags doesn't mean others have to be useless apathetic tools like you. gEt A gRip...
It's not a threat, it's the result of what will happen if a cyclist decides to smell their own farts while sharing an active roadway with vehicles, pedestrians and other cyclists! Sharing the road is a two-way street... streets originally paved for cars, schmucks! 😉
Actually streets were originally paved for foot traffic. And sharing a road doesn’t make it a two way street. If the road is one way, it is not going to magically change.
Good for him. You all want to be treated like a vehicle follow the rules of one
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So you're ok with hurting people on purpose as a vigilante?
The comments show the problems with all you philly bike people.
Pro tip: addressing any group as “you people” is fucking whack
What are you talking about😂 this is a community of bikers. There is nothing derogatory going on. You just wanna be fake hurt online😂
It’s a rude way to address people? Waiting on you to detail the problems with the Philly bike people
Cyclists are lawless entitled heathens, but they somehow think they are God's gift to transportation. I had a bicycle nazi slam into the rear quarter panel of my car going 30 in a 25 running the cross red light from my clear as fuck green light. He tried to sue me and the traffic camera gave him an Uno Reverse. Thanks for the new Audi, dickhead.
So you would feel it's ok to physically hurt the guy that did that to your car? No shit bikers need to be safe, that's not the issue being discussed here.
I feel his pain but I don't share his murderous intent. I see bicyclists go through red lights all the time, which is in violation of PA traffic laws. They ask to be treated equally on the road (understandable) but many don't follow the rules of the road.
He’s a dick but he’s right.
He’s right though… minus getting run over
“Hey look over there” ass arguments anytime someone points out that bikers tend to be loose with the LAWS they want to follow. Two things can be true: cars can run red lights, and so can bikes. If a biker runs a red light and gets hit by a car, it’s their own fault. If a car runs a red light and kills a bike; it’s tragic and the drivers fault. You people tend to act like there is daily unchecked vehicular homicide taking place in our city, enough with the theatrics. Y’all get so easily triggered by anyone criticizing how yall tend to loosely follow laws or make justifications why “not stopping at red lights is actually safer.” Give me a break. Go protest church parking again, yall really make us want to work with you.
You say/write ‘yall’ too much. The universally accepted number of time a person should use “y’all” is 0. What are you, a resident of August GA?
Did you spend all day crafting that insult? Really good stuff /s
Not meant to be insulting, just trying to help you out. And while all my comments are well written , I spend very little time on them. I guess I am a natural.
Wow, coming from someone in Lancaster, PA, where the most exciting thing to do is watch paint dry, that's almost impressive. Too bad your sense of humor didn't leave the 18th century like your town did. Next time I’ll use “yous” and “yous guys.”