[olorin]

I am a bike commuter in Minneapolis. By law I have every right to be on the road - in fact it is where I have to be since it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk. For those drivers who feel like taking out a little aggression on a cyclist I have one thing to say - concealed carry.

[CygnusXI]

Yeah.
I'm in Mpls too.

The bi's and joggers got the newly constructed ROAD in Minehaha park shut down to CARS cause of their bitchin.

Imagine... cars on roads. Can't have that.

My grief is when bi's use the road when there is a bi path. Does that mean cars can use the bi path? To me, that's plain rude.

Nothing personal, but the majority of bi's I see here will flip you off if you even look at them funny for riding in the middle of the street.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

You might have the "right to be on the road", but you don't have a right to be a a**bag and tie everyone else up.

[Allan]

in fact it is where I have to be since it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk.

In my experience cyclists don't worry about such laws.

They expect cars to get out of their way on the roads
and people to get out of their way on the sidewalks.

[Kleon]

I used to live and bike in Minnesota and I got so much crap from motorists, it was very rude. I believe there is something called "Minnesota Nice," but it disappears once they get in their cars. Share the road, folks.

[Joe Hadenuf]

By law I have every right to be on the road - in fact it is where I have to be since it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk.

One day, you'll find yourself wrapped around someones driveshaft......

[Centurion2000]

For those drivers who feel like taking out a little aggression on a cyclist I have one thing to say - concealed carry.

You little wimpy concealed carry guns shoots a bullet with maybe 500-1000 ft-lbs of energy.

My Dodge RAM carries 5 million ft-lbs of energy at decent speed.

You sure you want to try a stupid stunt with a pistol on the road ? Cycle all you want, don't be a d*ck in the middle of the road. If it's rush hour, get the h*ll out of the way.

[johnb838]

For those drivers who feel like taking out a little aggression on a cyclist I have one thing to say - concealed carry.

For those cyclists who enjoy having the power of holding up traffic, I have one word too.... Paintball Gun.

(Yes I know that's two words)

[PLMerite]

I think there is some requirement to keep up with the flow of traffic on a road. If a person in a car was going 20mph in a 45mph zone he'd get a ticket for obstructing traffic.