I ride my bike a lot around town (and have my head on a swivel at all times) - worse are people who walk in the bike lanes wearing dark clothing, especially around dusk or after dark - including with little kids - when the lanes are clearly marked, have signs that say no pedestrians or a pedestrian outline on the pavement with a large circle and cross through it. There is a sidewalk and median right next to the bike path but people still insist on walking on it. I’ve almost hit several.
I’ve had people in cars look me straight in the eye and illegally proceed in front of me, pull out of curb side parking without looking and come out of alleys without stopping. I’ve seen it all. There are now more cyclists killed than pedestrians.
I was on my bike in San Francisco recently, turned around and there were two motorcycles, large Harleys, coming down the bike path straight at me - I managed to get up on the sidewalk as they passed. Guess they didn’t consider themselves motorized vehicles.
I love bicycle riding. I rarely ride on streets, and then only little used side streets. I like riding on bike paths, and even there, the greatest danger is from other, careless cyclists. When I see people riding on commuter routes, numbered highways, during commuting hours, I have virtually no sympathy. They are pests and a danger to themselves and everyone else.
In retrospect, maybe I should of (sic - See this thread) hit her, called Frank Azar and lived off her insurance the rest of my life...
I went into a bike lane on my MC in the middle of the night when a PU whose driver flipped me a bird and yanked the wheel over at me. he moved out a bit then did it again. This time I just happened to be right up to a break in the curb and went up on the sidewalk. The truck driver didn’t want to follow me over the curb, I guess, so he put his foot to the floor and sped off.