ST Alpha - "in my experience, it's the cyclists who suck. sure, ride in the middle of the street rather than in the bike lane. that's fine. I'll wait." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 161

In response to "Drivers suck so much as do politicians and anyone that fights against protected bike lanes. I don't know why he was injured but way too often it's" by Krusty

in my experience, it's the cyclists who suck. sure, ride in the middle of the street rather than in the bike lane. that's fine. I'll wait.

Posted by amanda jeans (aka amanda) Jul 27 '21, 06:25

oh, you're out riding with six homies? go ahead, ride side by side instead of single file. that's how you make friends. that's also how you get fucking killed on backroads.

there are shitty cyclists and shitty drivers. just like there are good cyclists and good drivers.

the only reason bad cyclists don't kill drivers is that bikes weigh less than cars.

Responses:

this happens around here all the time -- nm - decline Jul 27, 06:33
If there's a bike lane, I will use it, but too often there is none, or it's a pointless strip of paint. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:31 2
- we're really bike friendly here, which makes it more infuriating that cyclists choose to be assholes. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 27, 06:39
- And I'll take the whole lane in that case. I want to be seen and not just some blurry image on the side of the road. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:33
Cyclists take the whole lane sometimes, especially on smaller roads because that's actually safer for them. They're more likely to be seen by - Krusty Jul 27, 06:29 6
- oh sure. take all of south allen street for yourself. that's fine. nobody needs to get anywhere. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 27, 06:37 5
  - In CA, cyclists have the right to take the lane as though they were a vehicle. I don't usually do it when I ride because the people in cars don't care - jnine Jul 27, 06:41
  - or take both lanes of brush valley road for your troupe of pallies riding abreast. that's fine. there's no other way to spring township - amanda jeans Jul 27, 06:41
  - Give cyclists a protected bike lane and they won't have to use the whole road. But without good infrastructure then the road needs to be shared and - Krusty Jul 27, 06:40 2
    - we have bike lanes on most streets. -- (link) - amanda jeans Jul 27, 06:42 [Backboard] 1
      - Protected bike lanes or painted stripes on the ground? Paint doesn't protect you from cars and trucks. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:46
this. first thing my father told me when I started driving: if in a car don't argue with a truck. motorcycle don't argue with a car, bikes don't argue - Beaker Jul 27, 06:28 2
- you can argue you had the right-of-way at the Pearly Gates, but you still dead -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 06:30 1
  - and I agree, there are way more shitty drivers than bikers; but whether you are in the right or not, always asssume the other person will kill you and - Beaker Jul 27, 06:33

Post a message top

in my experience, it's the cyclists who suck. sure, ride in the middle of the street rather than in the bike lane. that's fine. I'll wait.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.