Of course there are always outliers but generalizations are, in general, based upon observed reality.
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Posted on 07/05/2013 12:11:47 PM PDT by Kevin in California
It's bad enough looking at these idiots in their colorful tight spandex garb and the stupid looking shoes they wear but are most bicyclists ignoramus's who think they own the road?
Here I am sitting at a red light and to the opposite side of the intersection, there are 7-8 bicyclists turning left to ultimately be in front of me. My light turns green and as I approach the cyclists, everyone one of them is darting in and out of their bike lane causing me to brake, then go, then brake, etc. to the point I couldn't go around them without going into the lane to my left that was congested with cars. A couple times I had to float over the middle line to avoid these dumbasses.
I'm not a cyclist but is it that hard to stay in a bike lane and/or are these just stupid liberal California cyclists?
The Bay Area is horrible.Few observe any laws.
Can’t stand them!
What are those?
You must be much younger than me (I'm as old as dirt)
They are called curb feelers. I grew up in the 50's and 60's. They were used commonly attached to the passenger side front wheel well so that if you got to close to a curb when parallel parking (you know what that is? With malls, it is a dying art), they would scrape against the curb and make a noise letting you know you were close enough.
here is a Wikipedia link to more about it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_feeler
Of course there are always outliers but generalizations are, in general, based upon observed reality.
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They believe, like ALL parasitic/welfare-types, that they are ENTITLED to other people looking out for THEM.
Their silly suits are for show.
In Houston they recently passed a law that a car can’t get within 3 feet of a bicycle. Most bicycle riders are a..holes and do not obey any rules of the road. What if they get within 3 feet of me?
Where you been? They do act like this in Texas. In fact, up in the Montgomery area it's a big big problem.
They will ride in the lane two and three deep on double yellow lines where you cannot pass them.
Up in this area, there are gradual hills and curvy rodes. Sometimes it's damn near impossible to get around them without jeopardizing yourself with possible oncoming traffic over a hill or around a curve.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I'm not a fan. Most cyclist are cool, but there are a few jerks that just want to prove a point.
Bicyclists are also a menace to pedestrians.
I came within inches of being clobbered by a 2-wheel a*****e who flew up between two lines of cars waiting for a light, while I was crossing the street legally. He blew through the light, almost hit me, and disappeared.
Texas State Code:
CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES, MOPEDS, AND PLAY VEHICLES
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/tn/htm/tn.551.htm
That's another reason why northern liberals need to pass a civics literacy test before they're allowed in Texas.
In the interest of full disclosure, I was conceived here in 1943. Since life begins as conception, I am a native Texan. Because of my father's death shortly thereafter in WWII, my mother had to move in with relatives in Pennsylvania where, sadly, my birth certificate shows that state. Yech. Nevertheless, when I moved back here to what I call "home" several decades back, I fully adopted all Texas values and eliminated any trace of a Yankee accent.
And sure, I do ride a bike on occasion but not on the road. Roads were made for trucks as I see it. And cars are OK as long as they don't look like this!
You have full rights and citizenship in the Republic of Texas. You were born here...ur-ah Texan.
Howdy pardner.
Tell me what it says, I’m too lazy to read it.
Anyone here know how to forge a birth certificate? :-) I hate that it shows Pennsylvania on it.
Howdy pardner.
Thanks and and same to you!
SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATION OF OPERATION
Sec. 551.101. RIGHTS AND DUTIES. (a) A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle under this subtitle, unless:
(1) a provision of this chapter alters a right or duty; or
(2) a right or duty applicable to a driver operating a vehicle cannot by its nature apply to a person operating a bicycle.
(b) A parent of a child or a guardian of a ward may not knowingly permit the child or ward to violate this subtitle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 551.102. GENERAL OPERATION. (a) A person operating a bicycle shall ride only on or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.
(b) A person may not use a bicycle to carry more persons than the bicycle is designed or equipped to carry.
(c) A person operating a bicycle may not use the bicycle to carry an object that prevents the person from operating the bicycle with at least one hand on the handlebars of the bicycle.
(d) A person operating a bicycle, coaster, sled, or toy vehicle or using roller skates may not attach either the person or the bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or roller skates to a streetcar or vehicle on a roadway.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 551.103. OPERATION ON ROADWAY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless:
(1) the person is passing another vehicle moving in the same direction;
(2) the person is preparing to turn left at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway;
(3) a condition on or of the roadway, including a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or surface hazard prevents the person from safely riding next to the right curb or edge of the roadway; or
(4) the person is operating a bicycle in an outside lane that is:
(A) less than 14 feet in width and does not have a designated bicycle lane adjacent to that lane; or
(B) too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel side by side.
(b) A person operating a bicycle on a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of the roadway.
(c) Persons operating bicycles on a roadway may ride two abreast. Persons riding two abreast on a laned roadway shall ride in a single lane. Persons riding two abreast may not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic on the roadway. Persons may not ride more than two abreast unless they are riding on a part of a roadway set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 10, 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Bicyclist routinely disregard laws and rules....We see them blow though stops signs almost daily.
Oh goodness me! Schwang.
Moms and dads and kids use the bike lanes we paid tons to provide. The spandex, bullet head fags purposely don't.
I do most of my riding on low traffic gravel roads but also use paved surface streets. In my 61 years I have probably driven motor vehicles of all sizes 400,000 miles. I have probably ridden bicycles 20,000 miles. With that experience, I have seen aXXholes on both 2 wheels and 4 or 6. But trust me, excluding children on bikes, the idiot and malicious drivers outnumber, percent wise, the riders by a factor of 5.
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