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wonder89
Here in Tucson they are "bike friendly" and redo major streets for like one bike an hour
b7500af1
I don't think bikers wants to be treated like a car. Only similarity between bikes/cars are the wheels.. the rules should be different.
Jds771
They are supposed to obey all the laws of a car. I they don't you have a legal right to run them over.
IndigoWendigo
What I don't get is how they don't fear a collision in which they 99%would not win.
AZRAELSBLADE
Can someone load that Top Gear faux commercial making fun of cyclists not being able to tell red from green?
21cutdryguy
A cyclist once cut me off while I was trying to turn right. In a hearse. With my flashing lights on. With a funeral procession behind me
domz0101
As a biker I don't feel we should be treated like cars, we just don't belong on the road I just don't want to run pedestrians down
insertsupercoolusernamehere
"I dare you to not kill me, it's super funny and passive aggressive" - Asshole cyclists. You ruin it for the good'ns, you cunts.
scumbagsteve
Is nobody going to point out the spelling of "intersection"?
dudeondudeaction
I bike as my primary mode of transportation and I can get behind this 70%. So many idiot cyclists out there. Oh so many.
spaghettiThunderbolt
They're in the minority, but people are more likely to remember moron cyclists than law abiding ones.
Boriseatsspiders
I'm a cyclist and I totally agree with this. I hate douche bags giving us a bad name.
IdidntBreakMyselfLMAO
Used bike trail, hit by car. Used bike lane, but by car. Used car lane, flipped off and honked at. Which would you use
IdidntBreakMyselfLMAO
*hit by not but ... gahhh
IWasInThePool
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/09/481472007/5-murder-charges-leveled-at-man-accused-of-driving-truck-into-cyclists
schmoog
Today I was turning in an intersection following legal road rules. I got pushed into the curb totally my fault for my injuries.
Cheezeninja
Lefpa
Me too! Although I don't think it'd happen on a bigger scale since people like parking on the side of the road...
Drewscifer
I saw one try and buzz across 5 lanes of traffic only thing was the right turn had a green arrow. 15 feet in the air & a flip. So much blood
ItsThoseZanyGermans
As a cyclist, fuck those guys. Just as hard as asshole cardrivers tho. There's bad apples in every demo, so don't lump everybody together...
robshootuit
As a dutch guy, i wouldnt cycle in the USA. Infrastructure doesnt support it well. Aswell as not having a death wish myself.
TimAndrew
General driving etiquette? Where do you live? I haven't seen that in 20 years.
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
Nobahdi
Ah man, he almost went out like Million Dollar Baby.
AddictedToCycling
To be fair rollers are ridiculously hard to ride on.
TheKingInBlue
Near where I live, there are paved bike paths 10 feet off the road. A solid 30% of cyclists still ride in the street.
mosesfunk
Are they continuous? My city has them, but they end abruptly. It's easier to ride in the road than try to merge when they end.
TheKingInBlue
They are continuous and explicitly for bicycles. Plus while pedestrian traffic is allowed in the bike paths, it's always low.
jpowell180j
Hate when a Bicyclist is in front of you on a non-pass road & they won't get over, creating a traffic jam just so they could ride...
coffeemadness
I've let cars by me in this situation, and then they zoom past me with just inches to spare! Dicks!
marcyml
As a cyclist it can be more dangerous to let cars pass. However if the person behind me isn't a dickbag I'll usually let them pass.
SigismundsWrath
I don't want to be treated as a car, I want to be treated as a human being.
Mylastusernameoffendedpeoplefeelingsmatter
Most human beings are afraid of cars and do their best not to get run over by them. try starting there
IAmDrBanner
Should have thought about that before installing those wheels, you damn transformer!
KnowltonNash
I don't know a single automobile driver who follows all the rules of the road.
JDam27
I doubt you know any people that know all the rules of the road.
nelsonwasamonkey
I stop at stop signs and red lights at least
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KnowltonNash
And do you stop completely behind the sidewalk at all stop signs? Never pass another car at crosswalks?
TheCyclingEngineer
BUT GUESS WHAT! CAR DRIVERS ALL FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD TO SUCH PRECISION THEY ARE ALL IN PERFECT HARMONY UNTIL THE CYCLIST COMES ALONG
Rasmoh
Moronic false equivalency. There being bad drivers doesn't override the fact that cyclists tend to be worse.
TheCyclingEngineer
yep there you are, one sided moron, you are the bias type of inbred that doesn't know what it's like to cycle among cars, only then will you
TheCyclingEngineer
realize that car drivers do not indicate, do not look in their mirrors, no not show respect for a more vulnerable road user and also
TheCyclingEngineer
randomly yank on the steering wheel thinking there is nobody around them. That is the reality, i don't agree with anyone disobeying road
TheCyclingEngineer
rules including cyclists, but you can't just fucking say that car drivers are saints because guess what, there are thousands more accidents
DavidBowiesEyepatch
As a cyclist, you forgot: passing on the right, not signaling, ignoring pedestrian right of way and not yeilding to me at a stop sign.
TheTruestRepairman
Passing on the right? Is that an issue? Would you like us to mount the pavement to overtake?
DavidBowiesEyepatch
When I'm riding my bike, pass me on your bike on the left. These are things other cyclists so that irritate me when I'm riding.
IJUSTMADETHEVOICEINYOURHEADYELL
HE'S MENTIONING OTHER ISSUES, SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE PASSING ON THE RIGHT. SO HE WOULD NOT LIKE YOU TO MOUNT THE PAVEMENT TO OVERTAKE.
MorganDJones
Then again, car drivers don't want us to pass them on the left either. How are we supposed to pass then?
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Pass other bikes and pedestrians on the left, pass cars on the right -but only if there is a bike lane. If the road has sharrows, don't pass
MorganDJones
Yeah, nah. I'm not passing turning cars on the right. Trust me on that one. Learned it the hard way.
Awesummzz
Jesus, dude. The caps lock button is on the left, turn it off
IJUSTMADETHEVOICEINYOURHEADYELL
NO.
Satan0
I don't want to be treated like a car. However the law says that since the wheel size on my bike is over 24" I have to share the road 1/2
ApsychicRat
in the city i live in police only enforce the no bikes on sidewalks law if your being an idiot, cuz ya its not safe on the road (1)
ApsychicRat
but if you hit a pedestrian your gunna hurt someone (2)
Satan0
with cars. The same cars driven by people who complain about how other car drivers drive. Give us our own bike lanes and everyone is happy.
MaybeImDutchMaybeImNot
They still would use the car lanes (i know i'm maybe ditch)
Imperialreign
Sadly... in a few cities where whole bike "roads" exist in some areas, they still insist on biking in the car lanes.
naturfenomen
Go live for a while in Copenhagen; It's pretty fantastic with the bike lanes. Saves the city a ton of money too.
Awesummzz
It's not exactly easy to just make a bike lane, especially in commercial areas
LegendaryGrumpyCat
Until people put things in the bike lanes. *sigh*
theyar
Here we put bike lanes and they ride in the road next to the bike lane, because "share the road."
reigncity
I live in Seattle, where mayor "Mike Schwinn" has attempted this concept. It doesn't work. The bike lane is a enigma.
TheCloney
HAHAHAHA....you funny. Like Cyclists stick to their lane. They think anytime they're on their bike its the Tour De France....
SW4GGY
Yeah, just pay for it and thats ok
TheCyclingEngineer
Who says we don't?
SuicideByAccountant
You pay for a plate and tabs?
QueefMcGee
You should see these fucking animals in NYC. No regard for any laws.
HandsomeMcMuscles
I mean, to be fair assholes have mastered every possible means of conveyance.
fufuwewe
woah easy, animals can't read you know its not really fair.
Unbarring
And Miami
Mylastusernameoffendedpeoplefeelingsmatter
They wasted millions of dollars and eliminated car lanes in downtown Seattle for those aholes and they still manage to get in the way
trekkergirl
And portland, oregon
AddictedToCycling
The clubs I ride with in Portland will kick you out of the group rides and not let you back if you don't follow traffic laws while riding
whitefolk
And also cars
MyOtherRideIsAChocobo
Seattle too. Ugh. And just about any skate park
vince081
To be fair, nobody follows traffic laws in NYC.
UpVoteAlpacas
They just drive at you she they want to change lanes.
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
Especially the pedestrians. I had to rev my engine towards people just to get across the interception while it's green
TRiCKYTOAST3R
Sorry you live in NYC.
QueefMcGee
It's the ole job-eroni keeping me in this smutty city
Twinklepot
Work! The curse of the drinking classes ...
HughLaurie
Couldn't you find the same or similar job in city that isn't crowded/polluted, and doesn't have an insane cost of living?
YungAdolf
Not if it's investment banking, sad bois
QueefMcGee
Na I'm in media
HughLaurie
There aren't media jobs outside NYC? Seriously asking, I've never even been to NY.
LetsSayYouAndIGoToeToToeOnBirdLaw
And SF
uhhhnowwhat
I bike in SF. It's bad. Those green bike lanes haven't helped much either. Be more like Berkeley guys. :(
witmanfade
And Portland
uhhhnowwhat
Didn't know Portland was a big bike city. I'm looking to move there in a few years and I bike everywhere. I'm excited now.
KtH91
And the Netherlands. You would think in nl They would know How to bike
uhhhnowwhat
The Netherlands is massive compared to all US 'bike' cities combined. It's part of the culture there it seems.
KtH91
It is. Everyone knows how to bike in NL, and is a great way to move around here. But there are Always a**es on the road, unfortunately
Slayton
Today the speed limit is 55mph im coming up to a intersection 3 of them run the red. Barely missed them. They all tell me im number 1.
Wymo
Man some cyclists can be assholes but for the most part their pretty chill
TheAvengingKnee
I really wish the cops would start cracking down on cyclists who break traffic laws, its a major safety hazard for everyone.
whatsisname
Totally, so dangerous that 36,000 people are killed by them every year. Err wait, its the actual major safety hazard that does that.
LoudAngryJerk
well obviously you are, you managed not to hit their stupid asses.
xMyst87
Number 1 bwahaha never heard that
davdavy
I'm sorry I do t understand could you explain?
uberarticuno
(Thank you for asking)
Rogahar
Gave him the finger.
uberarticuno
(Thank you for answering)
Stanistani
As a cyclist, I yell at these people.
chocomallow
So thankful for the Mexicans in my area. If it weren't for them I'd hate all cyclists.
naturfenomen
Having grown up on a bike in a country with a bike culture, I too get really pissed off and shouty at asshole cyclists.
uhhhnowwhat
Same. They're rude and a danger to others and themselves.
speedman
Yeah, i cycle all over, and the confidence of 70 kgs of meat on two wheels fighting with tons of steel never ceases to amaze me.
Stanistani
Today a cyclist ran the light I stopped for, and another bicycle came out of nowhere like a blur and caught him. Police cyclist. Ticket.
DavidBowiesEyepatch
I called a guy out for running a stop sign and he said, "I just rode across the city, and it's a I fellow cyclist that calls me out"
Itchy73
Don't want to get yelled at, but if cycling is done right, it's a really good thing. I get that there are dickheads, but we should try to
Itchy73
Promote it still.
HieronymusFlex
As a cyclist, I'm not fit enough to lose all my momentum and start again. Fuck everyone else.
mineovermatter
May you be hit by a car, jackass
HieronymusFlex
Been hit by a car, wasn't my fault either, so now I ride a bike with my safety in mind. Ty.
uhhhnowwhat
Maybe getting hit by a car will help keep momentum? Cause that may happen sooner or later.... i bike safe and still have been hit 9 times.
HieronymusFlex
Yeah I've been hit. Not my fault either. I simply just don't stop unless necessary. Factoring energy expenditure too lol
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Then get a motorized chair because we don't need your fat lazy ass in the bike lane.
HieronymusFlex
Im a bodybuilder haha, Im not fat either, I just can't do marathons, I'm more of a sprint kind of guy.
Mayic
And I hope one day you get hit by a car and learn not to be suck a prick
HieronymusFlex
Been hit buddy, not my fault either. Which has enforced the attitude of exclusively looking out for my safety, ya dig?
Mayic
So you blow through red lights and violate traffic laws designed for safety? Thats real smart.
HieronymusFlex
No because that wouldn't be looking out for my safety. I mean like pedestrian crossing lights etc.
bulldicker
Me also. I am a pretty good cyclist been cycling (lots) since the age of 6, people who do this i give them a chat after the ride about 1/?
bulldicker
How moronic and stupid the act was they just pulled. I used to go out with a guy who would ride in the middle of the road and swear 2/?
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Just as long as you don't skim parked cars. Riding in the "door zone" is equally bad. Motorists need to now this and abide.
bulldicker
Oh of course.. you have to take what is safe on that road at that time.. This guy would ride in the middle of the road everywhere!
bulldicker
at cars as they drove past close to him but in reality it was his fault for riding in the middle of the road. On the other hand there 3/?
bulldicker
a hell of alot of people who drive cars who are assholes. People on both sides need to be educated and British Cycling telling 4/?
bulldicker
Everyone to ride 2 abreast is stupid and dangerous yes you are allowed by law to ride two across. Does that mean it is safe to? No. 5/?