Trust me, no one here is jealous of any of that. I have been on food and nutrition threads where I mentioned my plant based, whole food diet and preference for organics, and have received some really, really angry replies, none of which I interpreted as jealousy. Being active, healthy and in shape and not things that are valued here on FR, not even a little. LOL!
Riding a bike on the road is different, though. It inconveniences other people, usually with somewhere important to be. And even when you stay in your bike lane, drivers still veer slightly into the oncoming traffic lane as they pass you because you are so unpredictable. Biking on the road is, at it's core, a selfish act.
Bump! You nailed it.
Here in Richmond, VA, they are everywhere, cluttering up the roads which are, of course, meant for automobiles.
Accepting for a moment, the “share the road theory”, my wife’s reaction is restrict the bicyclists to the 25 MPH speed zones. Not a bad idea.
“It inconveniences other people, usually with somewhere important to be.”
Otherwise known as selfishness. Thanks for making my point.
WELL SAID
SO is driving on the road. We all pay for the roads, and then you personally use it, for yourself. That is a “selfish” act.
The roads of course are MEANT to be used selfishly.
I do understand what you “mean”. I tend to drive very “unselfishly”, which to me means that if I am driving a road and someone comes up behind me, I will either accelerate until they are not right behind me, or I will actually pull off the road at the first opportunity and let them pass. If on a highway, I move out of the left lane to let people pass, and actually try to drive as far to the right as possible except when passing. And if there is space on the left, I will always swing around to the left, rather than passing on the right, although I reserve the right to pass on the right since that means the person I’m passing did NOT move over to the right.
What annoys me most are people who see you coming down a road, quickly pull onto the road to get in front of you, and then drive 5 miles below the speed limit, and won’t just move over and let you pass.
I have never had a bicycle inconvenience me for more than 30 seconds. I’ve had cars that ruined an hour of driving time. So I think I know where the real “selfish” problem is.