08-23-2006, 07:46 PM
howard, I get upset with cyclists and it's for none of those reasons.
Exactly.
I love these Bike vs Car posts. At least, that's what a few people turn them into.
h' always blames anyone and everyone driving motorized wheels as the sole cause of bike accidents, as bicyclists are always law abiding, without exception.
There is plenty of blame to go 'round, and many bike riders should be shouldering their share.
So apparently there are only two or three of us nationwide who stop for red lights, stop behind limit lines, obey traffic signals, give a proper signal when turning, look and signal before turning, yada yada. And I don't feel one bit guilty. Nor do I assume *all* riders are smug, condescending, stupid asshats.
The rest of the motor vehicle are all A-types who are no doubt the *only* people aggrevated when a bicyclist viloates a signal. I mean surely well-adjusted drivers smile and say "Have a nice day" when they almost run over an idiot bike rider who blows a light or tries to pass a car on the right shoulder while the car is signaling for a turn. It would be selfish of them to get upset at the idiot rider's actions.
And their should be a mandatorydriving test every six years and a mandatory written test every three years. And it should start at say-- 18, not 70. There are a lot of stupid/bad drivers, and they can be found at any age.
And there are a lot of stupid/bad bike riders (with Type-A personalities).
That should go without saying, but denial is rampant.
Exactly.
I love these Bike vs Car posts. At least, that's what a few people turn them into.
h' always blames anyone and everyone driving motorized wheels as the sole cause of bike accidents, as bicyclists are always law abiding, without exception.
There is plenty of blame to go 'round, and many bike riders should be shouldering their share.
So apparently there are only two or three of us nationwide who stop for red lights, stop behind limit lines, obey traffic signals, give a proper signal when turning, look and signal before turning, yada yada. And I don't feel one bit guilty. Nor do I assume *all* riders are smug, condescending, stupid asshats.
The rest of the motor vehicle are all A-types who are no doubt the *only* people aggrevated when a bicyclist viloates a signal. I mean surely well-adjusted drivers smile and say "Have a nice day" when they almost run over an idiot bike rider who blows a light or tries to pass a car on the right shoulder while the car is signaling for a turn. It would be selfish of them to get upset at the idiot rider's actions.
And their should be a mandatorydriving test every six years and a mandatory written test every three years. And it should start at say-- 18, not 70. There are a lot of stupid/bad drivers, and they can be found at any age.
And there are a lot of stupid/bad bike riders (with Type-A personalities).
That should go without saying, but denial is rampant.