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In response to "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." by amanda jeans

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

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jul 27 '21, 06:29

cars and can move to the side for them to pass.

Drivers always see everyone else as the problem and never themselves or their driving.
Both groups have assholes but drivers far outnumber cyclists and their driving massive vehicles that easily kill people when they hit them. Not so much with cyclists.

It drives me nuts how badly people drive around cyclists. How they throw things at them. Yell at them and then drive close to scare them or just intimidate them.
But cyclists are the real problem.

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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

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