Posted on 02/25/2023 1:40:39 PM PST by PghBaldy
I would not and have not denied that there are idiots on bicycles any more than I would deny that there are idiots driving cars. Somehow when one encounters idiots driving like maniacs no one makes a judgement about every other person who is a driver.
Yet, when I read the many posts from people who despise cyclists... they tend to paint every cyclist with the same brush. It has been long enough that I cannot even remember a cyclist who held me up for a few seconds on the road or was riding like an idiot. This is likely because there are very few young cyclists on the road in our area.
How about letting bikers ride against traffic so they can see what’s coming at them. I always used to do that when I was a kid - of course back then there was a lot less traffic and a lot more civility.
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