One down a million more to go.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
I bicycle commuted from the late 80’s until about 2007 in Seattle. I stopped because of cell phones and texting. On the roads it’s always Saturday at 2 in the morning now. It’s very dangerous to ride on the roads.
I’ve actually been hit by three cars, all badly scratched up but I never went down. It’s because they all tried to take right turns while next to me.
Sounds like this cyclist had an attitude problem. Even if he had the green that was the wrong way to respond.
Back about 20 years ago I used to help our local amateur radio club with providing communication support on a number of charity bike tours—y’know, the 75- or 100-mile day trips raising money for the Heart Association or Lung Association or MDA, etc. Most of the riders I met were just ordinary people, good folks who wanted to have a day challenging themselves or just riding in the beautiful Virginia countryside while raising money for a worthwhile charity.
But there was always a subset that didn’t just dress like Lance Armstrong, they thought they *were* Lance Armstrong. They were the ones that, despite a state trooper telling everyone that they had to ride single-file on the highway, would promptly go four-wide across both lanes on blind mountain roads, cut lanes on curves, blow stop signs, and yell at the residents who suddenly found themselves driving amongst a bunch of cyclists (a rare experience in rural Virginia). They were jerks to the volunteers at the aid stations too.
I try to be as careful as I can around cyclists because they’ve got their rights on the roads too, but way too many of them seem to think they can do what they want and flout traffic laws and get away without consequences. Sounds like the Spandex cut off the blood flow to this guy’s brain.
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i used to race semi-pro events so i have a few miles under me, ive been run off the road intentionally, hit half a dozen times, had beer bottles thrown at me (Georgia) and even been hit by a van with a “start seeing motorcycles” bumper, but never would i have gone after a person in a vehicle. while i reserve the right to ride my bicycle on the road, it is also my job to protect myself.