Originally posted by: Sea Moose
Originally posted by: arcenite
Originally posted by: Sea Moose
Originally posted by: arcenite
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Bicycle = car as per rules of the road
OP is stupid.
....which makes the rage even funnier.
also: should/could/would... HAVE!!!!
it's not fucking: would/should/could... OF
jesus christ, just think about it for 2 seconds, people.
Why is the OP stupid? OK, so if a bike is the equivalent of a car on the road, why is it ok for someone to get upset about a car driver doing something "stupid" such as, driving 20-25 on the highway? In fact, in some areas, a driver would be ticketed for going so slow.
Have you ever driven a heavy vehicle?
Heaviest I've driven is a semi truck (no trailer or anything). I admit, that's not very heavy, but I don't really know what that has to do with the post you quoted.
i was trying to say, (tho i didnt say it did i?) that heavy vehicles are a prick to stop. And you get stupid cars and bikes zippping in front of you, its very very difficult to stop suddenly. And a guy on the bike is like road kill to a truck
I find that the professional truck drivers are the best people on the road in my area (the Northwest). They look ahead, they plan ahead, they're patient and thoughtful. I don't think a pro trucker has EVER blown his/her horn at me, and I've done long rides on the highways around here since the '80s.
If there is a sidewalk, use it.
Don't be ridiculous. Dangerous for the cyclist, dangerous for others, and illegal in most of the places I'd want to go. Riding on the road in vehicular fashion is the right answer. I see we have some e-bravado and anti-bicyclist posturing here in the thread, but that attitude is very rare among the road users in my area. If you really think bicyclists belong on the sidewalk, ask my great-aunt Mildred, who was crippled for life when she stepped out of a shop and had her femur shattered by a moron riding on the sidewalk. Or just try riding down a sidewalk at 30mph+ sometime, and it'll quickly become evident why it's not a good idea.
That said, I'm not even sure why a bike would ever want to be on a real road to begin with? I mean are you really biking so far that you need to be on a major road to get there?
Yes, many cyclists do ride quite far, and using the road is necessary to get where we're going. Point in case... on Tuesday I rode about 32 miles on city streets and state highways to watch a bicycle race in Rathdrum, Idaho. Then I rode 32 miles home in the dark. Average speed, round-trip: 22mph, which is about 50% of the speed limit for that route as a whole (and that's not my
fast bike, either
😉). I was out there with the dump trucks, the semis, the motorcycles and the autos, and no one had a problem sharing the road with me. Back when I was in college, I'd ride about 75 miles home for the weekend, then ride back. I commute by bicycle every day, including
in the winter (LOL, try riding the sidewalk in
those conditions[/i]). I bust out my car when I have an actual need for a car, such as hauling heavy or bulky stuff, but that's pretty infrequent.
As for the OP: for every time I've slowed down a big truck, I've also been slowed down
by a big truck, I'm sure. Their off-the-line acceleration generally sucks. So does their cornering. But that's life, and as long as they're driven by the kind of pro truckers we have around here, I don't mind making allowances for them. At any rate, I suggest you restrain your confrontational mindset, since some bicycle commuters record their commutes with digital video cameras these days, for the purpose of nailing aggressive drivers to the wall with video footage. That's not what you want on your professional record.
