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bicyclists are self-entitled assholes who think they can run red lights
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RagingBITCH
Lifer
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Hahaha that was classic. :thumbsup:
mrSHEiK124
Lifer
STFU NUBLET! FLORIDA FTW!!11one!!
This happened last year in my area. The girl was texting on her cell phone and went entirely off the road to run over a cyclist, killing him. She was charged with illegal lane usage, not manslaughter, even though it was a clear case of negligence on her part. Right or wrong, THAT is how it is. It doesn't matter if your right or wrong, if someone hits you, you're dead. With that information at hand, it shouldn't be too hard to make smart and safe cycling choices.
Well I'll be damned. You're right: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2004/rpt/2004-R-0303.htm
"Illinois. The law gives funeral processions the right-of-way at intersections when headlights are lit. The lead vehicle must comply with stop signs and traffic lights, but once it has done so, all the following vehicles can proceed without stopping, provided they exercise due caution. Also, the procession must yield to an approaching emergency vehicle or when directed by a police officer. Vehicles not in the procession cannot enter it unless directed by a police officer and other vehicles cannot join the procession and turn on their headlights in order to gain the right-of-way granted to the procession (625 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/11-1420)."
In IL the cyclist would get the ticket. Sidewalks are for foot traffic only. In my area it's not enforced unless someone gets hurt or killed. If a cyclist hits a pedestrian on a sidewalk the bikers at fault. If a cyclist gets hit by a car in the sidewalk while riding the bikers at fault.
I see the same problem here in Minneapolis, as well as bikers deciding they should bike down the center of the lane on a highway... The ones doing so always wear spandex too.. sigh Police need to crack down on the roads that have signs saying "No non-motorized vehicles" yet have bikes on them.
There's tons of bike trails around here, tons, infact their right along most of the roads in addition to sidewalks. Yet some people feel they're too cool to ride on the bike path going right along the highway, and wish to ride on the highway instead? It's pathetic.
There's tons of bike trails around here, tons, infact their right along most of the roads in addition to sidewalks. Yet some people feel they're too cool to ride on the bike path going right along the highway, and wish to ride on the highway instead? It's pathetic.
KarmaPolice
Diamond Member
I like to ride my bike a lot. I ride on the road obviously but I try to stay out of the way as much as possible and often do the to turns to make a left instead of crossing over a lane. I do agree tho...when traffic stops i stop acting like a car and go right through traffic. Its hard not to! Come on its what bikes are good at. Also on red lights..I stop at a red light..but if no one is coming I am going to start to go through it...but where the walk way is...not right through the middle of the intersection.
I think it's even worse when you get a cyclist that enjoys taking the entire lane when he's going 15 mph in a 45 mph zone. I got stuck behind someone like that last year. There was no reason why he couldn't pull over, he was just being an ass. There was a huge line of cars that wanted to pass but couldn't.
theeedude
Lifer
If I bike, and there is no bike lane, I take up the whole right lane. As far as running the red lights, yeah, I do it after looking both ways, though it's not a very busy traffic area here. It's all about conservation of momentum. Guess what, a lot of idiot motorists make right turns right in front of me over the bike lane, as if they expect me to stop even though I have right of way, then they complain I didn't stop and broke their taillight, or scratched their car. I just laugh at them.
3chordcharlie
Diamond Member
Agreed. Bicycles DO NOT BELONG ON THE SIDEWALK.
Every near-accident I've had with a bike has been the result of someone riding on the sidewalk, and crossing in the pedestrian crosswalk.
You can try blaming me for this, but if you do the math, you figure out that a 10-20mph bicycle can easily get in your way, even with thorough checking and looking, etc. In fact, if you're turning left from a stopped position, the bike is quite likely travelling faster than you are.
My brother has been hit twice on a bike, both times because of this. After the second time he finally figured out that just because he 'felt safer' on the sidewalk (where he wasn't legally supposed to be), didn't make it true.
alkemyst
No Lifer
When I attended University of Florida in Gainesville (which is a great biker friendly area). They would give tickets and physically stop asshat bike riders. There was one dude that was terrorizing the campus that they finally set a sting for. They dismounted him at like 30mph after he knocked down a few students over the course of a couple weeks. He would fly down stairs and hills using speed to clip people.
If you never seen a student get clipped by a idiot flying downhill then you don't realize the damage a biker can do sometimes. Mostly it was just sending books and papers flying, but a couple times he drew blood even.
I stopped for red lights 1) because it was the law and 2) because I knew I was not going to win against any car that decided to hit me and by running that red light it would be my fault. Many think they are above the law if they get hit.
As a bike rider I was once purposedly clipped by a dude in a jeep. Only I saved myself and was able to catch up to him at the next light.
I was also once splashed by some 4x4 purposedly running through a puddle in front of a bus stop. I couldn't catch him in the rain, but wish I could...there was a baby in that busstop that was choking pretty severely on the water he threw over us (it looked as if we all actually jumped in a pool).
To RiceMarine....you don't want a real bike rider on a sidewalk. It would be not much different than a car driving on one. I don't know of any bike rider that doesn't use a bike path/lane when available...but never the sidewalk unless they are just cruising around (5mph or so). I will agree on some major throughfares you should not see bike riders, but usually those are posted no peds/vehicles < 5hp or something like that.
If you never seen a student get clipped by a idiot flying downhill then you don't realize the damage a biker can do sometimes. Mostly it was just sending books and papers flying, but a couple times he drew blood even.
I stopped for red lights 1) because it was the law and 2) because I knew I was not going to win against any car that decided to hit me and by running that red light it would be my fault. Many think they are above the law if they get hit.
As a bike rider I was once purposedly clipped by a dude in a jeep. Only I saved myself and was able to catch up to him at the next light.
I was also once splashed by some 4x4 purposedly running through a puddle in front of a bus stop. I couldn't catch him in the rain, but wish I could...there was a baby in that busstop that was choking pretty severely on the water he threw over us (it looked as if we all actually jumped in a pool).
To RiceMarine....you don't want a real bike rider on a sidewalk. It would be not much different than a car driving on one. I don't know of any bike rider that doesn't use a bike path/lane when available...but never the sidewalk unless they are just cruising around (5mph or so). I will agree on some major throughfares you should not see bike riders, but usually those are posted no peds/vehicles < 5hp or something like that.
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