Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car

From	AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
Newsgroups	alt.politics.republicans, ca.driving, rec.bicycles.tech, sac.politics, talk.politics.guns
Subject	Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car
Date	2026-07-05 11:08 -0500
Organization	Yellow Jersey, Ltd.
Message-ID	<112dvim$12st8$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 7/5/2026 10:33 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jul 2026 12:29:11 -0700,
>    The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>   On 7/3/26 11:45, AMuzi wrote:
>>> On 7/2/2026 3:13 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>> On 7/2/26 06:09, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Welcome to RBT, Bev.  I miss your posts at rec.autos
>>>>
>>>> I read it long ago, but it's been a long time since we rode
>>>> 3K miles/year, but I've kept my list of groups and check
>>>> every day. Whatever happened to whatshisname with the
>>>> whipsnake fetish?  Or was he not on RBT.
>>>
>>> I don't think that was RBT.
>>
>>   Mike Vandeman.  It just came to me. Probably not, he wasn't
>>   very bright.
> 
> I recognize that name.  As I recall, he was said to have advocated
> use of an intentional wobble or swerve to encourage overtaking
> motor vehicle traffic to give more clearance when passing.
> 
> Not sure which of the r.b.* groups he may have frequented.
> 

Uh, the stories are plentiful:

Search ' mike vandeman on usenet '

https://www.rockychrysler.com/2017/04/archival-footage-old-signature-file.html

https://rec.backcountry.narkive.com/D0o51dte/vandeman-a-fraud-and-professional-failure

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/01/18649474.php

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/guess-whos-back-mike-vandeman/

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/old-skool-mike-vandermann-remember-him/

https://www.mtbr.com/threads/michael-j-vandeman-information.226058/

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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2026-06-28 19:24 -0700
    Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> - 2026-06-29 03:42 -0400
    Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> - 2026-06-29 08:56 -0500
      Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2026-07-02 10:21 -0700
  Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car Monkey Patrol <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2026-06-29 07:25 +0100
    Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-01 23:31 -0700
      Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> - 2026-07-02 08:09 -0500
        Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-02 13:13 -0700
          Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> - 2026-07-03 13:45 -0500
            Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-04 12:29 -0700
              Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-07-05 15:33 +0000
                Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> - 2026-07-05 11:08 -0500
                Re: Bicyclist killed after being hit by car The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-05 09:41 -0700

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