"Obviously the driver should be arrested but there’s absolutely no excuse for cyclists taking up an entire lane when there are only two, whether it’s legal or not. Ride single file on the side of the road. Share the road applies to cyclists as well."
I was thinking the same thing.
*cough* no comment.
Well, what the heck does Subaru have to do with it? Why is it even mentioned?
I cycled for many years, and lost three friends, none of whom hogged lanes or rode like idiots. Just idiot drivers who weren’t paying attention.
Strange incident. Alchohol was involved so there’s that.
Texas is 1 of 11 states where it IS legal to ride on the interstate; including Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, & Utah.
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Six (opened?) cans of Voodoo Ranger Beer were found in the driver’s car by police.
Poor guy. What were those idiots doing on the road like that? I vote not guilty. That accident was not caused by alcohol, it was caused by idiots on children’s points playing on the freeway.
A white Subaru SUV, you say?
If people want to ride bicycles in traffic lanes with vehicles weighing 4000 pounds and traveling at high speeds, with some drivers drunk, they should expect to get hurt or killed.
I moved to Texas just shy of two years ago. I rode around 3000 miles per year in California, where the law requires you to ride as close as “practicable” to the right curb. I was amazed people ride using the entire right lane. I am still not comfortable riding in the middle of a lane like that.
Here in CA they have stupid bicycle lanes painted everywhere and still the dumbasses on bikes ride on the sidewalk. They obstruct traffic and take up space reserved for pedestrians.
“The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.”
-Peter O’Toole
Good for the driver!
Bicyclists should not be on the freeway.
Bicyclists should certainly not be on the inside (fast) lane of the freeway. In fact, one should be prepared to maintain a speed of at least 80 mph in the fast lane of a DFW freeway.
And finally, I can’t think of any Freeways around DFW airport that only have two lanes each direction. 183 has 4 lanes each direction. 360 has 4. 121 after 360 splits only has 3 each way. 114 has 8 one way, 7 the other. Other side of the airport, it’s 6 and 5 lanes. LBJ is 3 and 3. Sam Rayburn and Bush are 3 and 3. 35E is 3 and 3 with a couple of pay lanes down the middle.
And most of those have frontage roads.
Freeways in Texas have wake up ridges cut into them along the fog line. Sothe sides of the road aren’t bike friendly.
This is a four lane dived highway so the drunk could have move over to the left lane to pass like everyone else.
Alchie ... hope he gets the help he needs.
Glad the cyclists are alive and well.
They were riding the outside lane…DailyMail is UK, where they drive in the opposite direction (left vs right) which would be the inside lane.
Never bring a bike to a demolition derby...
What you just said is illegal and dangerous. You should stay off the road then.
The driver shouldn’t have been drunk but I don’t have much sympathy for the elitist bicycle snobs who think they are equal to motor vehicles but are little more than traffic hazards.