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Jim Saksa says partly because of jerks like me. But it’s mostly your own illogical mind.
I'm an ******* cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road.
But it’s not because I’m on a bike—I'm an ******* on the road no matter what. I’m also a stereotypical Jersey driver, someone who treats speed limits as speed minimums and curses those who disagree. And I'm just as bad as a pedestrian, another jaywalking smartphone zombie oblivious to the world beyond my glowing screen. If I’m moving, I’m an accident waiting to happen.
Oh, and I use to ride my bicycle to work before moving to my current home. I was respectful of other vehicles, used hand traffic signals (for stop, left turn, & right turn), had head and tail lights, stopped at stop signs, and walked my bicycle across intersections with stop lights that wouldn't change without a car activating the pressure switch. Also didn't ride with headphones or cell phone glued to my ear.
My biggest complaint is the riders on the wrong side of the road. I approach a street off a driveway or a intersection and look right once to access if there are any pedestrians within their right of way. I then watch traffic on my left to know when it is safe to enter traffic. Nothing upsets my drive worse than having to lock up my brakes for a bicyclist jumping off the curb in my path. Not supposed to be on sidewalk or street on the incorrect side of road.
I have talked to my insurance agent years ago about vehicle vs bicyclist accidents. He said they pay it off as quickly as possible just to keep out of court.
I have been riding bicycles for near 50 years and I have always rode on the correct side of the road for my safety.
I like my bicycle and believe it converts me from a pedestrian to a vehicle. I ride with traffic in the street but have had people yell, "Get off the street. That's what sidewalks are for." Nah, I hate walking with my family on the sidewalk and see an approaching bicycle we'll have to dodge, or drive toward a bike coming at me in my lane going the wrong way. Where I live, kids walk in the street and ride their bikes on the sidewalk. There are no rules, apparently. Or common sense.
The point I tired to make in the other thread, it is not bicycles that are the problem but the mentality of the riders. If the riders would exercise a measure of courtesy instead of the invincible thinking, the problems people have with them would decrease measurably.
I'm an ******* cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road.
But it’s not because I’m on a bike—I'm an ******* on the road no matter what. I’m also a stereotypical Jersey driver, someone who treats speed limits as speed minimums and curses those who disagree. And I'm just as bad as a pedestrian, another jaywalking smartphone zombie oblivious to the world beyond my glowing screen. If I’m moving, I’m an accident waiting to happen.
Would you mind if I took out a term life insurance policy on your life?
Seems like it would be a good short term investment.
And thanks for the honesty, but your a jerk that makes all cyclists look bad!
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