I got clobbered by a huge Doge Ram last September while riding my bicycle to work. The speed limit was only 30 and he hit me coming from a red light so he maybe was going 20ish to 30ish MPH. Despite the slow speed he managed to break several bones in my foot, broke/dislocated my hip and broke several of my ribs.
There really isn’t a good reason to own one of these for personal use. My company uses those trucks to haul around big construction trailers and those trailers basically never come unhitched. I can’t imagine why you would need something that powerful for personal use and I think they should be banned from local traffic or at minimum kept away from roads that share bicycles.
I ride 10 miles daily on my bicycle and drivers scare the hell out of me. I always assume they can’t see me and are going to do the wrong thing because they usually do!
I had to sell my old coupe to buy a pickup - but it was necessary for the homestead to haul dirt and other supplies for the farm. Although I rarely drive it (I’d rather be bicycling and burning calories while saving gas!). I’m waiting for the EV industry to evolve and then my plan is to buy a nicer older small EV with very limited range so I can scoot around town when needed - something like the BMW i3… but less ugly hahaha
I’m doing much better these days but I haven’t gotten back on a bicycle since the accident. Not out of fear but I’ve only recently started walking around without the use of my walking cane. Maybe next year I’ll buy and replace my old bike.
Speaking of EV. My bicycle was electric. While I wouldn’t use it often there are a few brutal hills where I live and the assist makes it great for going up without breaking into a massive sweat while wearing my work clothes. Not sure if it’s something that might interest you but I enjoyed my experience with it while it lasted 😅
Wow! That’s insane. Yeah I had a back injury last month and it’s taken me weeks to feel better - I’m finally back on a bike but not back in the gym yet - still taking it easy lol.
For sure I love the thought of E-bikes! I’ve been watching the technology evolve quite a bit over the past few years. My goal is to add one to the collection eventually so I can extend my “range” to get into town without being drenched in sweat in the summer time haha
I haven’t been to the gym yet either. I didn’t need it much. I used a manual wheelchair when I first got hurt and it kept me in really good shape. To be honest, I kind of made it fun. I work in a warehouse and I had free reign of the concrete floor during that time. I’d be ripping across there like a mad man and I’d grab the poles and turn corners on that thing. I got yelled at by the HR lady because she was worried I was going to hit someone one day 😅
I can’t say I’ve had many back issues so I can’t help you there too much but I sprained my wrist in the accident and the thing that helped me most was just using it more. The more I exercised and moved it around the better it got over time. Now I can almost use it like normal again. I got one of those finger exercise things and I swear it’s what made the biggest difference, but I can’t really confirm that is what helped for sure. Hopefully you get better soon. Being hurt sucks ass but we can make the most of it while we are here 🍻
I agree with you mostly, and I absolutely hate these things as well. Here’s the 3 reasons someone might have one of these for personal use…
1.) Heavily vested in the culture war shit.
2.) Maybe they own a boat or something that needs to be hauled in a trailer and the engine on a standard size vehicle isn’t sufficient.
3.) They live somewhere really cold and remote and need to attach a plow to the front during the winter in order to leave home.
Frequently hauling items that won’t fit inside an enclosed vehicle
Frequently used over rough terrain where high ground clearance and 4WD is necessary.
I have regular need for a truck to carry lumber to and from home improvement box stores and lumber yards (it’s remarkably inconvenient to carry a 10’ 2x4 in anything that doesn’t have an open bed, and you can’t fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood inside anything smaller than a panel van). But even with that, it’s far, far cheaper for me to rent a truck for a few hours when I need one than it is to make payments on one, pay for insurance, gas, tires (!!!), repairs, etc. It would be nice to have one on the forest service roads around here–I broke 2 motor mounts on a Civic on a forest service road–but that’s uncommon enough that it’s not worth the purchase.
I got clobbered by a huge Doge Ram last September while riding my bicycle to work. The speed limit was only 30 and he hit me coming from a red light so he maybe was going 20ish to 30ish MPH. Despite the slow speed he managed to break several bones in my foot, broke/dislocated my hip and broke several of my ribs.
There really isn’t a good reason to own one of these for personal use. My company uses those trucks to haul around big construction trailers and those trailers basically never come unhitched. I can’t imagine why you would need something that powerful for personal use and I think they should be banned from local traffic or at minimum kept away from roads that share bicycles.
Damn! I hope you’re doing better.
I ride 10 miles daily on my bicycle and drivers scare the hell out of me. I always assume they can’t see me and are going to do the wrong thing because they usually do!
I had to sell my old coupe to buy a pickup - but it was necessary for the homestead to haul dirt and other supplies for the farm. Although I rarely drive it (I’d rather be bicycling and burning calories while saving gas!). I’m waiting for the EV industry to evolve and then my plan is to buy a nicer older small EV with very limited range so I can scoot around town when needed - something like the BMW i3… but less ugly hahaha
I’m doing much better these days but I haven’t gotten back on a bicycle since the accident. Not out of fear but I’ve only recently started walking around without the use of my walking cane. Maybe next year I’ll buy and replace my old bike.
Speaking of EV. My bicycle was electric. While I wouldn’t use it often there are a few brutal hills where I live and the assist makes it great for going up without breaking into a massive sweat while wearing my work clothes. Not sure if it’s something that might interest you but I enjoyed my experience with it while it lasted 😅
Wow! That’s insane. Yeah I had a back injury last month and it’s taken me weeks to feel better - I’m finally back on a bike but not back in the gym yet - still taking it easy lol.
For sure I love the thought of E-bikes! I’ve been watching the technology evolve quite a bit over the past few years. My goal is to add one to the collection eventually so I can extend my “range” to get into town without being drenched in sweat in the summer time haha
I haven’t been to the gym yet either. I didn’t need it much. I used a manual wheelchair when I first got hurt and it kept me in really good shape. To be honest, I kind of made it fun. I work in a warehouse and I had free reign of the concrete floor during that time. I’d be ripping across there like a mad man and I’d grab the poles and turn corners on that thing. I got yelled at by the HR lady because she was worried I was going to hit someone one day 😅
I can’t say I’ve had many back issues so I can’t help you there too much but I sprained my wrist in the accident and the thing that helped me most was just using it more. The more I exercised and moved it around the better it got over time. Now I can almost use it like normal again. I got one of those finger exercise things and I swear it’s what made the biggest difference, but I can’t really confirm that is what helped for sure. Hopefully you get better soon. Being hurt sucks ass but we can make the most of it while we are here 🍻
I agree with you mostly, and I absolutely hate these things as well. Here’s the 3 reasons someone might have one of these for personal use…
1.) Heavily vested in the culture war shit.
2.) Maybe they own a boat or something that needs to be hauled in a trailer and the engine on a standard size vehicle isn’t sufficient.
3.) They live somewhere really cold and remote and need to attach a plow to the front during the winter in order to leave home.
I have regular need for a truck to carry lumber to and from home improvement box stores and lumber yards (it’s remarkably inconvenient to carry a 10’ 2x4 in anything that doesn’t have an open bed, and you can’t fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood inside anything smaller than a panel van). But even with that, it’s far, far cheaper for me to rent a truck for a few hours when I need one than it is to make payments on one, pay for insurance, gas, tires (!!!), repairs, etc. It would be nice to have one on the forest service roads around here–I broke 2 motor mounts on a Civic on a forest service road–but that’s uncommon enough that it’s not worth the purchase.
That was why they specified good reason.