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In reply to the discussion: Bicycle vs. Pedestrian [View all]Whovian
(2,866 posts)It seems they feel they are ten feet tall and bullet proof as they ride a curvy road during rush hour for their daily cardio workout. It seems as if they feel they have all the rights of the byways and highways with none of the restrictions or penalties.
I've been guilty of it myself in my younger years. I worked for a great bike shop that would let its employees use "loaners" and got to ride some of the greatest bikes of the day. We were green, being healthy and so much better than anyone else in a car or other fuel burning vehicle. And NO TICKETS. And we would speed as we were in an area with mountains and hills and would often pass cars on the way back down. I was and idiot. There were no bike helmets in the day.
Today I ride a scooter. 50MPG, 650cc and it has carried me all over the East coast. It's the only vehicle I own. I'm too darned old to peddle a bike any more. But I ride as if every other vehicle on the road with me is out to kill me so not only do I observe every stop and yield sign, I also am very courteous to every other driver out there because if I hack the wrong one off they can ruin my day very easily. I wish more bicyclists would adopt the same attitude. It could save their lives and stop injuries as described in the original post.