PSA: The roads are for cyclists too!!!

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
This is why you ride with a rock in your hand.

Or a gun. :evil:

 

[BabaBooey]

Get back on the bike path and stay off the road as it is meant for motorized vehicles not your 10 speed bike we have enough of the idiots behind the wheel to deal with and do not need another daredevil to have to watch out for.....:roll:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: bababooey
Get back on the bike path and stay off the road as it is meant for motorized vehicles not your 10 speed bike we have enough of the idiots behind the wheel to deal with and do not need another daredevil to have to watch out for.....:roll:

Sorry, I don't speak dumbass...what were you trying to say?

 

[Siva]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Siva
I don't think bicyclists should be banned from roadways, but some bicyclists are just ridiculous. There is this one narrow ass road near my house that has absolutely no shoulder. It only has one lane on each side and its has big ditches on each side. For some reason bicyclists seem compelled to ride down that road during rush hour, even in groups of 2-3 where they take up nearly half a lane. I have no problem sharing the road when its reasonable, but its not like the cyclist needs his bike to get to/from his job like hundreds of other people on the same road need cars to go to/from work. The driver should always be able to avoid the biker safely, if they cannot. the guy on the bike shouldn't be on the road to begin with.

I would say the city should fix the damned roads so that cars and bikes can safely share the road. Until then I guess you'll just have to drive a little more cautiously/slowly for those few miles. Many people commute on their bikes. I think many more people should.

They can't, people own the property that would be needed to expand the road and they would have to shut down a major roadway for a significant amount of time. There are plenty of other roads around too that bikers could just as easily use. When they aren't commuting (which they aren't) to/from work, they should stay off unsafe roads like that. Its not about driving faster or slower to accomodate them, no one should have to drive 25mph on a 45mph road for 2-3 miles, especially during rush hour when the road is already packed.