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Posted on 07/19/2025 7:56:01 AM PDT by Mr.Unique
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Bikers are like the TWOTs that wander sidewalks pretending that they are important by scrolling their phones.
Anyway, it's a perplexing video. Alternate\better quality video link
Idiot was keeping his eye on the green. He couldn’t imagine anyone else in “his” lane. The worst are the black kids riding at night with no lights on a dark bicycle with dark clothes on. Nothing to see until suddenly there is a bicycle crossing twelve feet in front of you.
Completely unrelated, but, what ever became of the incident where the police were using concealed snipers to kill motorcycle gangsters when a meeting they were watching between two gangs got violent.
As a bicyclist, I hate all bike infrastructure. I want to take a secondary road to avoid traffic every time. I want cars to treat me like another car whenever possible. Cars win the physics contest every time, so my safety is my business.
The only thing I ask of cars is that when you pass me quickly as you should, please give me 3 feet. Any closer, and my freak out factor is way too high.
Sure! As long bikes do not ride three abreast. I fear someone swerving into my lane when I pass.
Yes, I just looked that up. Most of the dead were from one gang it appears.
Bikers riding abreast when there are cars present are idiots.
I agree with you.
When I was in high school I did hit a parked car. I was looking back at my rear derailleur that was making some weird noise when I stopped really fast.
Nothing broke on me, my bike or the car.
Bicycles should be treated like pedestrians.
Keep them off the streets that are paid for by our Highway funds and gas tax. If a lip person feels the overwhelming desire and “right” to use the vehicular lane, then pay a tax and be under the same rules set up by the motor vehicle dept. Every bike must have an identifying tag and inspection sticker. Bike people are not special.
Driving Safety Paradox
The idea that making driving safer can paradoxically lead to more dangerous behavior has been explored in research. A study found that safety measures can create a false sense of security, leading individuals to take more risks without realizing it.
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False sense of security: Safety measures, such as advanced driver assistance systems, can make drivers feel more secure, leading them to be less cautious.
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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 agree 100%, I hate bicyclists on roads built for automobiles,
ungrateful sanctimonious scumbags all of them.
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.
Yep just not paying attention. Another factor - on a conentional road bicycle you’ve got to strain to tilt your head up due to the unnatural riding position that is used to minimize drag. That - much more than the ass-hatchet seat - is what drove me to recumbents, and when you sit on a recumbent bike you’re in the same position as when you sit on a Lazy-Boy ;-) Your head is vertical with a full field of view without strain, in fact the great joy of riding a ‘bent is to just pedal along while enjoying the view. An accident like this would never happen on a recumbent (which also minimizes drag and maximizes muscle power).
It is a very interesting psychological phenomenon. Bicyclists aggressively challenging cars for lane access during commuter times on busy routes. I’d make my PhD thesis topic.
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’m sick & tired of prying those guys out of my trucks wheel wells!
Ed Anger
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