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I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen someone blow right through a stop sign in a car. I see people on bikes do it a lot.
I carry smartphone with me while in car or on bike and my goal this summer is to photograph the first bicyclist I see actually stop at a stop sign and I promise to post link to photo here!
They need to rethink the bike lanes and designated bike routes we already have. Most of them were designated decades ago on what are now extremely busy roads that no sane rider would want to ride on, and then drivers wonder why we are on the side roads that do not have bike lanes.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone driving a car just blow through a stop sign or red light ... and it scares the cr*p out of me.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone driving a car with a cell phone in one hand and a coffee in the other. Makes one wonder how they are steering!
Responsible bike-riders do follow the rules. You may have seen the irresponsible ones.
I carry smartphone with me while in car or on bike and my goal this summer is to photograph the first bicyclist I see actually stop at a stop sign and I promise to post link to photo here!
I carry smartphone with me while in car or on bike and my goal this summer is to photograph the first bicyclist I see actually stop at a stop sign and I promise to post link to photo here!
You must not look very hard. Of course that's understandable, the giant groups that ride around like they are in the Tour de France draws everyone's attention, and they most defiantly do not follow any traffic laws, They make people think that is how all cyclists are.
I feel like the biggest issue with those who ride bikes on the road is that there is no required safety training or test like when you get a license to drive a car. If you are on the road, you should have to prove that you know what you're doing. Bicycles can be just as deadly to cars if the person driving by is trying to avoid the cyclist and doesn't know what to expect (darting out in different directions, no signaling, not stopping, etc.). The impression I've gotten from watching bikes on the roads is that 99% of them probably have no idea that they are supposed to obey the traffic laws. Yes, some people who drive cars are jerks and choose not to stop at stop signs or yield right-of-way, but it's kind of hard to believe that almost every single person on a bike is a jerk doing the same thing. It's clear that they just aren't aware of the rules (and responsibilities) of riding a bike on the road. Dedicated bike lanes would be nice, but what we really need is cycling education for both cyclists and car drivers so that when they meet each other they have some idea of what to expect.
I feel like the biggest issue with those who ride bikes on the road is that there is no required safety training or test like when you get a license to drive a car. If you are on the road, you should have to prove that you know what you're doing. Bicycles can be just as deadly to cars if the person driving by is trying to avoid the cyclist and doesn't know what to expect (darting out in different directions, no signaling, not stopping, etc.). The impression I've gotten from watching bikes on the roads is that 99% of them probably have no idea that they are supposed to obey the traffic laws. Yes, some people who drive cars are jerks and choose not to stop at stop signs or yield right-of-way, but it's kind of hard to believe that almost every single person on a bike is a jerk doing the same thing. It's clear that they just aren't aware of the rules (and responsibilities) of riding a bike on the road. Dedicated bike lanes would be nice, but what we really need is cycling education for both cyclists and car drivers so that when they meet each other they have some idea of what to expect.
I can agree with some sort of safety training or class. Not sure about making it mandatory as of now but making it available to the community would be a good start. I drive a car 95% of the time so I'm pretty familiar with the rules of the road and that a bike is defined as a vehicle.
Most of the cyclists I see are following "the rules of the road" as my Driver's Ed teacher used to say. They stop at stop signs and give hand signals when they're turning. Sorry you've run into some bad ones. Love those protected bike lanes!
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