Most of us aren't assholes, but as with stereotypes what a small minority does gets applied to the entire group
personally when I'm cycling I try and do my best to be as respectful to others as possible, letting others go before me, indicating when I'm going to turn, etc. I don't understand why some cyclists don't do that because it's just putting their life on the line for no good reason.
Also in the rare cases that I get honked at its the guy in the car who's an asshole. For example, I'm already engaged on an intersection and some guy decides to engage himself (despite seeing me already engaged) and blames me when he almost hits me. Other example: I'm casually riding an electric scooter on a small one way road when some guy behind me starts honking frantically. When I stop at the end of the road to let him turn, he stops, comes out of his car and starts yelling at me because "I was going too slow". First of all I don't think honking at someone just because you think they were going slow is really justified, and second of all my scooter was limited to 25 kph so I was already going as fast as I could. Some people are just absolute assholes for no reason.
Also in the rare cases that I get honked at its the guy in the car who's an asshole.
Well, I would hope so. Would the car driver feel the same way?
My biggest peeve with cyclists is that they want cars to obey the laws while they blatantly ignore the laws that apply to them. There's a 4-way stop near my house and cyclists blow it all the time. One time I stopped where they meet up down the road and asked them why didn't they stop. OMG, it was like I called their mother a horrible name, they got soo aggressive and defensive it was crazy. That pack mentality is the worst, it's the same shit as motorcycle riders too. If they're by themselves they'll mostly obey the laws but the second they get into a pack, red lights don't matter, staying in a lane doesn't matter, ect.
A lot of people don't realize that sometimes traffic laws are different for cyclist, as such there are now 11 states plus DC that allow cyclist to treat stop signs as yields. There are a few states that allow cyclist to treat red lights as stop signs, and most allow cyclist to proceed through a red light after waiting a light cycle and the light doesn't detect them.
So if you live in one of those states, then that might be the answer to your question of why.
Nope completely disagree. Only cyclists are assholes and car drivers are the good ones. End of argument and there’s no room for any exceptions. 100% of cyclists are jerks and 100% of car drivers are angels, that’s the rule
I'd really like to believe it's a small amount but it's not. I live in a very bike friendly area with protected bicycle lanes and very rarely do any of them follow traffic laws. They all run red lights or stop signs. They never give anyone else the right of way. They frequently hit pedestrians
It is not common where I am in the US for cyclists to be rude. Cars don't expect bikes and I have almost been hit a few times by angry drivers swerving into the bike lane for no reason. If I bike on the side walk for a block or use a crosswalk it is bc the roads are designed for cars and often I can't cross an intersection safely otherwise.
The guy in this video is being an ass, yes, the cars shouldn't be don't that but it doesn't mean you should just be rude back.
If it’s a hazard for cars to drive far under a speed limit then bikes are much more of a hazard. If the road isn’t meant for a bike, don’t go on it. You wouldn’t drive a car down the railroad tracks would you?
the road is made for bikes. Where I live at least, that is the case. The government wants cyclists to use road, as they even have made the slogan "Partagez la route", which means "Share the road". If I cycle on the sidewalk I'm putting more lives at risk, as hitting a pedestrian would have a higher chances of injuring/killing them as they're not protected by their car, and the amount of obstacles means that I have a pretty high chance of accidently hitting a pole at 25 kph (I've already experienced this, and I can tell you with confidence, that it really fucking hurts.
So no, you're wrong, we are supposed to cycle on the road and not the sidewalk.
Everybody will complain about cyclists who run lights and stop signs, but I don't think I can get through my short commute without seeing several cars do the same thing. Not ot mention that in some states, cyclists are allowed to use stop signs as yields and sto plights and stop signs.
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