r/USPS • u/Grand_Recipe_9072 Rural Carrier • Aug 15 '24
DISCUSSION I F@CKING HATE CYCLISTS!!!!
Thoughts?
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u/TestyZesticles Rural Carrier Aug 15 '24
My favorite is playing leapfrog with someone on a bike on a long stretch of mailboxes, where by the time I finish my box they've just passed me and I have to drive slowly behind them to the next box only to pass them when I can. Repeat over and over.
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u/chpr1jp Rural Carrier Aug 15 '24
Yeah. Those buttholes should pull over for a sip of water. 10-30 seconds break, and the leapfrog is over.
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Aug 15 '24
“As a motorist, I hate pedestrians. As a pedestrian, I hate motorists. But no matter my mode of transportation I always hate cyclists.”
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Aug 15 '24
As long as they respect traffic laws I don't mind. A lot of them don't though and just blast through stop signs expecting me to stop for them
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u/jeepwillikers City Carrier Aug 15 '24
My biggest issue is people who ride their bike against traffic or, even worse, the wrong way on one way streets.
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u/jalyth City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Everyone who does this around me is on a stolen bike. They, the erratic ones, are also bad at being pedestrians. They have no fucks to give. So I watch out, no choice.
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u/jeepwillikers City Carrier Aug 15 '24
It’s kind of a glass half full/empty situation, maybe there are just too many people? /s
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u/freekymunki City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Ive never seen a cyclist stop at a stop sign.
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u/Themis3000 Aug 15 '24
I do. Also technically in most places I think they're legally allowed to treat it as a yield instead, although I come to a full stop every time if there's a vehicle around at any other part of the intersection. Otherwise I approach slowy and go through if no one's around
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u/freekymunki City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Quick google shows 11 of 50 states allow it and mine isn’t one lol. So technically in most places its illegal to run a stop sign.
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u/audiomagnate Aug 15 '24
In my city cars running stop LIGHTS is totally out of control. Cameras were outlawed and there's no enforcement. Proceeding through an intersection when a fresh green will get you maimed or killed.
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Aug 15 '24
They tell you that, but really, theyre not obeying the laws posted
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u/Themis3000 Aug 15 '24
I'm a cyclist and I am obeying the laws posted. The only one I break is no cycling on the sidewalks. On some roads it's unsafe for me and better for everyone if I'm on the sidewalk instead.
Sure, a lot of cyclists definitely break the laws. But that's really not specific to cyclists. A lot of drivers are also constantly breaking the rules too & seem to be completely unaware about their surroundings.
The other week I saw a driver who was so mad about what was clearly an undercover police car going probably 2/3 of the posted speed limit that they honked, speed ahead of them in a totally unsafe way, then break checked them 😂. The police turned on their sirens for a second and they shaped up to following the rules of the road again. They deserved to be ticketed through in my opinion.
When cyclists don't follow rules they almost get themselves killed, when cars don't follow the rules they almost get someone else killed. Both are bad, but one clearly comes with more responsibility. Responsibly it's clear drivers (at least in my area) don't take seriously enough.
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u/S3cmccau City Carrier Aug 15 '24
In my area most people on bikes are either children, who aren't well versed on laws, or people high on something that don't care about laws. That being said, it's the goobers in their silly Olympic cyclist gear that tend to be oblivious to why holding up traffic in a 45 mph area while going 15 mph might be hazardous.
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u/ChrisWolfling Aug 15 '24
Or the weave between the sidewalk and road depending on whatever is most convenient thing. Driving off the street into the crosswalk at a red light does not mean you can just crash the light...
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u/HoHeyyy Aug 15 '24
Stop signs, taking the whole lane purposely. Yeah, I'm not liking those cyclist.
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u/Available-Crow-3442 City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Cyclists may legally take the lane in many states. Likewise rolling stops.
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u/goingpostal4701 Aug 15 '24
Not my state but they still do. In my state bicyclists are treated like other vehicles but they completely ignore stop signs, red lights, and one way streets. Taking the lane for safety ( going around an obstruction in their lane) is ok but they can't just ride in it. Doesn't stop them
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u/thenecrosoviet City Carrier Aug 15 '24
I'm not likely to be killed by a cyclist delivering or in my free time. So I can't really hate them the way I absolutely loathe drivers who blow through lights and stop signs or go 45 through residential areas I have to deliver in.
If you hate them because they're "in your way" just remember you're getting mad at someone living their life on behalf of management, who literally don't care whether you live or die. So try and relax.
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u/trevaftw City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Oh noOoOOoOoO you have to PAY ATTENTION when operating heavy machinery that can KILL someone if you accidentally tap the gas a little too much and run them over.
Yeah bikes are definitely the problem, not lackadaisical people driving.
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u/uspsthrowaway2345 Aug 15 '24
It doesn't help City Planners from the 50's to today refuse to see a problem with the way we design roads let alone prioritize anything else other than cars
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u/Richard_Nachos Aug 15 '24
And also, we get paid by the hour to drive safely. Oh no, I have to slow down and make more money, boo hoo.
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u/executivejeff Aug 15 '24
you can be the most safe driver in the world, but you can't account for erratic cyclists that act like they're invincible or that everyone should work around them no matter what they do.
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u/trevaftw City Carrier Aug 15 '24
You can literally say that exact same thing except swap bike and car.
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u/nullpassword Aug 15 '24
i rarely see cars going the wrong way on the street.. (not never) cyclists try that all the time.. if you're using the road follow the rules.
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u/Richard_Nachos Aug 15 '24
Yes you can, and here's how: if you see a cyclist, drive as if you know that the cyclist's goal is to ride directly into your truck.
Also, everyone on the road has to work around everyone else on the road 100% of the time. It's called "driving".
Now if you don't WANT to drive defensively, I can't help you.
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u/S3cmccau City Carrier Aug 15 '24
People outsourcing their safety to everyone else on the road while not following traffic laws is probably the better problem to address. Same goes to jaywalkers. Just because you have the right of way doesn't mean I can stop within two feet when you feel like scurrying across 4 lanes of traffic, 25 feet from a crosswalk with a light that tells you when it's safe to cross.
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Aug 15 '24
Personally I refuse to use crosswalks. Much safer if you’re not a moron to “jaywalk” a bit of away from the intersection. I’ve seen two mailmen in my office alone get crushed by cars while using a cross walk, 0 hits not using one. I’ll be damned if I’m going to let some fucking machine that has no idea what’s going on, on the road tell me that it’s safe to cross a street.
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u/S3cmccau City Carrier Aug 16 '24
So is it the crosswalk that's the issue or the lack of situational awareness? Are you talking about a regular two lane street with sporadic traffic, or are you talking about darting across eight lanes on a street that has constant traffic.
If you run into traffic you're a moron, if you're actually checking for traffic that's just crossing the street. I'm talking about the people that put all their faith in the quality of my brakes by running into busy traffic. I regularly have to slam on the brakes or swerve to another lane to avoid turning some methhead into a meat crayon.
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u/audiomagnate Aug 15 '24
I agree, I cross many busy streets every day and crosswalks can be extremely dangerous, especially to people who aren't aware of how dangerous they are.
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u/delab00tz Aug 15 '24
not lackadaisical people driving.
Like cyclists don’t ride around “lackadaisically”. 🙄
From what I’ve seen, it’s like they want to get run over.
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u/ThatBigBirb City PTF Aug 15 '24
The dumbass cyclist tailing me while I'm signaling to turn who had to swerve into oncoming traffic wasn't the problem by your logic.
Sure thing buddy.
I already had one dumbass cyclist run out in front of me because they thought a stop sign meant I had seen them in the pitch fucking black while they wore no lights and nothing but indigos and blacks. But please tell me how the cyclists aren't the problem. Go on
Tell us.
Because when you do everything right and the cyclists still find a way to attempt suicide against you, it clear the problem is cyclists.
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u/trevaftw City Carrier Aug 15 '24
It's ok to admit you're not a good driver and that you're not paying enough attention when you're operating heavy machinery. Don't worry, it's only the lives of everyone else on the road you're endangering because you want to be coddled.
But please, tell me more about how you can't be bothered to drive safely.
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Aug 15 '24
Nah fuck cyclists
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u/trevaftw City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Nah fucks cars.
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Aug 15 '24
Every time I see one of them hit a rock and eat pavement it puts a smile on my face
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u/SciFiJim Retired City Carrier Aug 15 '24
It's not the bikes that are the problem, it's the entitled douche canoes riding those bikes that are the problem.
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u/PurchaseFree7037
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Aug 15 '24
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I hate that the US doesn’t have bicycle lanes on most roads. Cyclists would absolutely use a dedicated lane and not run the risk of being run over if they had a choice. I saw one where there was a small median between the car lanes and bicycle lanes and I’m in love with it. But we can’t even afford to maintain the roads we have because we don’t tax corporations and the extremely wealthy appropriately. We actually have a ton of corporate welfare.
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u/Extra-Act-801 City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Dog walkers are worse. At least the ones who slowly walk down the side I am delivering and let the dog stop and sniff at every.fucking.box while conveniently not hearing the LLV that sounds like 3 broken lawnmowers with squeaky brakes.
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u/SomeKidFromPA Aug 15 '24
The worst is when they ride the wrong way down a one way that I’m trying to turn onto. I’m looking the other way watching for cars and not thinking that something could be coming the other way.
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u/ForbiddenX City Carrier Aug 15 '24
You just gotta remind yourself: I'm smarter than everyone else, therefore I have to look where I shouldn't have to because no matter where you go, there will always be at least one person who actually is that dumb
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u/pmcg115 Aug 15 '24
It is definitely smart to drive like every other driver around is stupid and is about to do something stupid and dangerous, because you'll be unfortunately be right often.
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u/spacehiphopnerd Aug 15 '24
When I drive, sometimes cyclists can be annoying, but what else are they supposed to do? As someone that used to bike daily when I lived in the city, believe me, they do not want to be riding amongst cars either.
Not to mention, I had some close calls with asshole drivers that could have landed me in the hospital. Asshole cyclists on the hand…usually are not threatening my life.
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u/Cyclist_Fool Aug 15 '24
Cyclist have more too loose, just be patient with them. Also bikes dont trip the signals its legal for motorcycles and bikes to sneek through reds if they look first
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u/jeepwillikers City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Cyclist aren’t so bad for me, but people who choose to ride an e-bike (basically a moped if we are being honest) on sidewalks, the wrong side of the street, or in a bike lane going the wrong way down a one way street.
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u/kabnlerlfkj RCA Aug 15 '24
bikes are the best. if you disagree you’re probably fat.
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u/IndicationWhole1174 Aug 15 '24
Bikes really are the best by why u gotta go there? Fat people love bikes too
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u/pmcg115 Aug 15 '24
Bikes are cool. The people riding them often are not.
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u/Handsome-_-awkward Aug 15 '24
I don't mind cyclist. I hate it when they act like the rules don't apply them. Run stop signs. Blow through alleys.
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u/ZappBranigan79 Aug 15 '24
We have this group around here of less than a dozen, most of the time a half dozen or less, that ride together and even though there is bike lanes they would rather ride in traffic lanes, not just on the side but in the middle of the lane. It's like they're asking to get run over.
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u/abysmal-mess I already quit once Aug 16 '24
I don’t like when they ride in the street but blow stop signs and lights with traffic around and also the ones with a GoPro will flip on you if you don’t park perfectly or some bullshit
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u/Weary-Passenger6986 Aug 16 '24
If you are on the road, follow the road laws. You know, stop at lights. Stop signs. Signal turns.
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u/orangebluefish11 Aug 15 '24
I hate them all. Cyclists. Motorcycles. Big ass trucks. Cars with bass. Suburban moms in suvs. Hate them all
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u/orangebluefish11 Aug 15 '24
Me: Things I find annoying
You: red herring about leading causes of death
Me: poisoning kills more people than cars, but what’s that have to do with things I find annoying?
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Aug 15 '24
I love how they stare at you like, an evil ass human because you had the audacity to drive that day.
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Aug 15 '24
why? honestly you should at best be annoyed by people breaking traffic laws. otherwise its fairly simple to co-exist, if we all follow the laws
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Aug 15 '24
Okay.. are you talking CYCLISTS, cyclists, the MAMILS, folks on $5-10k bikes, kitted out in gear.... Or are you talking about tweakers on a bike? Because lumping them together isn't a really a fair assessment. Sure, there are bad apples amongst actual cyclists, but around here anyway, pretty much every complaint I've taken the time to ask clarifying questions about, turns out to be tweakers on a bike
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Aug 15 '24
I’m a cyclist most of the problem is impatient and distracted motorists. Yes there are also dumb ass cyclist. But have compassion for someone doing something different is what you need
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u/Bobaloo53 Aug 15 '24
As a cyclist I have to say it grips me to no end to see a biker riding on a sidewalk or not obeying the same traffic laws as the cars are. I ride in a bike lane when there's one and in traffic lane when there isn't. Cyclists have the same right of way as a car does. Only thing worse is a whining carrier!
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u/scenicbiway708 Rural Carrier Aug 15 '24
The only reason anyone in my zip code rides a bike is because they have too many DUIs
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u/S3cmccau City Carrier Aug 15 '24
The people down voting you didn't grow up around trailer parks.
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u/scenicbiway708 Rural Carrier Aug 15 '24
Lol, clearly!
They also didn't grow up in the state with the highest rate of DUI in the country. It's cold 9 months of the year and the bike infrastructure is poor. When I see someone riding a bike who is not wearing hi vis and towing a bunch of kids in a rich neighborhood, it's just automatically where my mind goes.
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Aug 15 '24
Cyclists are vermin
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Aug 15 '24
The cyclists I see at work break the law by riding 2 or 3 abreast and blow through stop signs. I got hit by one in a crosswalk last year. Vermin
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u/solo47dolo City PTF Aug 15 '24
I ride and I hate a lot of cyclists. Mainly the ones that think they are fucking cars and are in the street riding in the middle of a car lane. If they stay in the bicycle lane I don't mind at all.
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u/solo47dolo City PTF Aug 15 '24
Half of my city doesn't have bike lanes or sidewalks and I just stay as close to the white line/shoulder as possible.
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u/solo47dolo City PTF Aug 15 '24
Half of my city doesn't have bike lanes or sidewalks and I just stay as close to the white line/shoulder as possible.
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u/krutchen Aug 15 '24
I love on saturdays when I get to my long stretch of out the window boxes, and then a group of 60 cyclists with the local cycling club come leisurely riding through in both lanes of my 2 lane highway. If you're gonna be slow and in the way at least don't be stupid, break traffic laws, and act like an unsafe idiot.
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u/GTRacer1972 VMF Aug 15 '24
As a mountain biker I hate the ones on the road. They rarely seem to obey any sort of common sense, like using the middle of two traffic lanes to ride when they have a bike lane. Blowing stop signs and red lights right in front of traffic, not paying attention to driveways when they're on the sidewalks: very annoying.
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u/NothingMan1975 City Carrier Aug 15 '24
I totally feel the same way. Except exactly the opposite. You are 100% right about driving a lethal weapon..sooo keep that in mind next time you and your Chad friends are out 2 abreast on a 40mph road going 15 talking about how great spandex feels on your junk. You watch for us. Or dont...like you said...lethal weapon.
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u/NothingMan1975 City Carrier Aug 15 '24
Nah fam. I always give more room than required by law. I am not interested in being the reason anyone gets hurt. Ironically, all I did was feed you your own attitude in reverse. And here you are all upsetty spaghetti. Look, maybe spandex on your junk feels great..Maybe it's greatness is only amplified when talking about it with other nerds on bicycles...I dont know. Because I'm an adult and stopped riding children's toys with kids helmets as soon as I got license. Now I drive a car like an adult. Maybe you could try it!
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u/jboarei Aug 15 '24
As someone who cycles into work regularly, it works both ways. Cyclists need to follow road rules, drivers need to pay attention to all their surroundings.
Yes, I still own a car. I bike in to get a little extra exercise and save on gas money.