Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Originally Posted By: Volv04Life
They need to have a place where people can ride bikes together and be kept far away from 2 ton machines going 45 mph. I feel like youre taking a chance if youre gonna ride a bike along a busy road or cross major intersections. Just because you like to exercise doesnt mean you own the road and wont get hit by a car. Just my 2 cents...
And cars/trucks own the road??? Wrong!
Evidently, you don't realize that the first hard surfaced roads were created for bicycles, not horseless carriages. Just because we've drifted away from cycles as mainstream transport, doesn't mean that they should be relegated to sidewalks and trails.
Bicycles belong on the roads, not the sidewalks. It's up to both bike riders and car/truck drivers move together safely, but it's darned hard to do when arrogant drivers try to force their hand from inside the safety of their 2 ton cocoon.
If the driver did hit the cyclist, either from negligence or from inattentiveness, then he got what he deserved. Maybe he will think twice about crowding another cyclist. Drivers just don't realize that a little "bump" can be fatal to a rider. We had an avid rider killed last fall because some %$#@$ wouldn't move over.
Agreed, but cyclists are also responsible for using good judgment. For example riding 2-3 abreast along curvy two lane roads is NOT acceptable. Riding in packs of 5 or more is dangerous.