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"bikes on the sidewalk are a danger to pedestrians"

What pedestrians? 99% of the sidewalks I see are completely empty. Everyone's too lazy to be out there walking in this day and age...

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"my only beef with cyclists is the ones that say they have equal rights to use the road, it's the law, etc. then they openly run red lights and break other laws because they're "just on a bike""

That about sums it up. Also I believe the majority of the road cyclists out there are probably of the decent law abiding variety; the ones that aren't are the ones that stand out and create the lasting impression of "all cyclists are road hogging, self absorbed scum of the earth."

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"Because that's technically illegal unless it's a pass-allowed lane. But I don't say anything because I'm a nice person. ""

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"Wrong."

I did find this:

http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/sports/chathamrec/bike-laws.shtml

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"The major point is that bikes are considered vehicles for all driving laws. For example, passing a biker (or group of bikers) on a solid yellow line is actually against the law, but a courteous biker will ride single file on the far right to allow this if it is safe. (The same holds true for other slow vehicles we see on our county rodes such as farm tractors.)"

And this was on the news yesterday:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57423645/video-captures-calif-hit-and-run-leads-to-arrest/

I linked to that article because it has the video from the cyclists... and the first thing in the video is them blowing through a stop sign. They blow through several. The dude comes well into the bike lane to hit them though.

[Edited on April 30, 2012 at 9:01 AM. Reason : -]

4/30/2012 8:39:12 AM

Just saw a case of dumb cyclist 30 minutes ago. On S. Tryon in Charlotte (busy 4 lane, 45 mph surface road). Dude was in the damned right-turn only lane to get onto the Interstate. Made me and a semi come to a complete stop so he could get over.

4/30/2012 9:06:56 AM

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4/30/2012 9:22:24 AM

Oh look. A cyclist thread. QUICK! Someone make a tip thread!

4/30/2012 9:31:12 AM

i'm gonna let someone else do it this time

4/30/2012 9:48:35 AM

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"Except when they pass me but come within an inch of me..."

I don't commute by bike but I give cyclists lots of room. I see this shit all the time and don't know why you'd risk someone's life just to fuck with them and they're not even getting in the way.

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" even though I'm riding on the shoulder, which is an area covered with cigarette butts and rocks and broken glass, which is a courtesy to them. "

Cyclists get on my nerves sometimes but the real enemy is the school bus. Left late this morning and got behind a bus that stopped just about every fucking 50 feet. In my day....

4/30/2012 10:01:39 AM

Damn, no kidding. As a kid I had to wake up at 5am to make sure I could make it to the bus stop 3/4 mile away by 6am and if I missed the bus...well let's just say that that'd better only happen if both my legs were still broken from the last time I missed it

4/30/2012 11:06:43 AM

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"(The same holds true for other slow vehicles we see on our county rodes such as farm tractors.)""

SEEMS REPUTABLE

4/30/2012 12:03:16 PM

just remember, cyclist ... you wont win

5/2/2012 4:50:56 PM