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Right. And they do it with the exact same frequency as cyclists, right? Just stop. 99% of cyclists in major cities never stop for red lights or stop signs.

Oh I don't know about that. It's very possible someone on the Spartan D may kill Shoelaces this fall.

Nuts, as our resident two wheeled expert, can you please explain why cyclists feel they get to weave all the way up front at a traffic back up and blow through red lights and stop signs, yet still feel entitled to all the other rules of the road?

I'm 100% cool with giving them all kinds of leeway on the road. But seeing them ignore so many other rules pisses me off to no end. They all want to have their cake and eat it too.

Mmmmmm, delicious, delicious cake.

Motorists disobey the rules of the road all the time, it pisses me off to no end. A pedestrian was hit on my block a few weeks ago by some jack hole in an SUV who ran a stop sign. The person is lucky to be alive after that, and the driver never even stopped.

I don't use the negative experiences I've had with motorists to assume that 99% of them all drive like that though.

I would guess that most cyclists also own cars and pay the same taxes that you do.

It is the American way, I am in a car and you on a little bike. If we hit you are going to get hurt, not me. So just get out of my way.

Jesus Christ. NO.

You people CLEARLY do not live in major cities. Cyclists on a sidewalk are a severe danger to pedestrians on the sideWALK. And sidewalks in suburbia are not usually safe or convenient for cyclists.

Cyclists belong on the road. And they need to follow the RULES of the road.

Wrong. Thankfully this is illegal in most places too.

Living in a major city, I'm always aware of cyclists because I know of the issue and I ride from time to time myself.

But see, here's the thing - a cyclist screwing up is just as dangerous as a motorist screwing up. Because the end result is still the same - a two ton object hitting a very small object. I get that cyclists are angry about drivers that run a red light to beat it (as someone who runs in a city, I've had multiple close calls and was actually hit once by someone trying to beat a light) or otherwise don't pay attention.

But what about the cyclist that goes on the inside when I have my right turn blinker on and then gets shitty with me when I almost hit them because they try to pass me on the right? What about the cyclists (and in my experience in Philly, it really and truly is almost all) that absolutely refuse to stop at stop signs and red lights and expect motorists to just stay out of their way? I almost creamed a guy in a bike that blew through a stop sign at 20+ MPH. He started screaming at me like I was the asshole when he absolutely sailed through an intersection.

Cyclists tend to put all the blame on motorists. That just simply isn't the case. I get that it's far more catastrophic for the cyclist in the case of an accident. But that also means that cyclists should be just as aware as motorists. Cyclists should not get any special consideration or treatment. They should be very aware of the inherent risks they are taking on the road.

And once again, why will no cyclists answer my question about the utter refusal by cyclists to stop at red lights and stop signs and the constant weaving to the front of back ups?

First of all I bicycle about 300 miles a year April-0ct.but I use common sense.

We know it is legal to ride a bike in the streets!!
When it is DARK....or RAINING...or FOGGY...or SNOWING...or 10 DEGREES.
WHEN IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED BY MOTORISTS.
I have a right..I am not polluting..I am reducing traffic..and obeying the law!
I am doing something good for my health..and I enjoy it!!
and then the crash happens.....He is dead or a quadraplegic!!
Now it is no longer about I.
His childrens tears and sobs show they miss their daddy so much.
His wife cannot go to work, cannot see the bills thru her tears.
His parents try to help, but they border on depression.
and his relatives?? his friends?? They look for him..but he is not there.
THE GUY WHO HIT HIM???
His life is changed forever....his children and wife will suffer forever
and so will his parents and friends and relatives....FOREVER!!!
So much unnecessary suffering....because of .....It's all about ME attitude

Is it really all about YOU??
epitaph..."I had no common sense".............ME... even unto death.

Its even more annoying when in a smaller city (E.L.) you see a guy riding his bike in the middle of the road holding up traffic, when there is a clear sidewalk right next to him. Get on the SIDEWALK!!! dummies will cry about it to if they get hit.

I quote this video whenever possible, including EVERY time I see someone on a bike...

You sank my battleship!