The 3 foot stay away zone for bicycles.

[trishguard]

Originally Posted by JaxRhapsody

Because shoulders are dirty with road run off, and we really don't want to be there.

I still don't see how a cyclist can kill a pedestrian.

Brain injury is the obvious answer.

Here's a local case. Fairfield woman struck by cyclist has died - Connecticut Post

[trishguard]

Are bicyclist required to carry insurance?

[AguaDulce]

Originally Posted by trishguard

Are bicyclist required to carry insurance?

No, they are not required to have insurance.

But many already have liability insurance for their automobile, which covers them when they're on their bike.

Also, some have homeowner's insurance which may cover this as well.

[Southern man]

Originally Posted by JaxRhapsody

Because shoulders are dirty with road run off, and we really don't want to be there.

I still don't see how a cyclist can kill a pedestrian.

Bicyclist behavior in the news after pedestrian struck and killed :: Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by AguaDulce

The driver handbook contains all the information you need concerning safe bicycling. If you have a drivers license in Texas you have read the handbook and therefore have received training.

The driver handbook also contains all the information you need concerning safe motorcycling, and yet you still have to have a separate motorcycle license or motorcycle certification on your license (depending on state) and, indeed, separate motorcycle insurance in order to legally ride a motorcycle on the road. Plus, what about the people who don't have a driver's license but just KNOW they know how to ride on the road because they learned how to ride a bicycle when they were six?

You can't have it both ways. Either bicycles are valid vehicles that can be ridden on the roads with the same privileges and responsibilities as the other vehicles on the road, including licensing, or they are not valid vehicles and should not be ridden on the roads.

If someone truly feels confident that they know the rules of the road sufficiently well to safely ride a bicycle on the road, why the resistance to being licensed? Motorcyclists don't have a problem with it even if they already have an automobile driver's license; why are bicyclists so resistant to being held to the same requirements as everyone else using the roads?

[AguaDulce]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

The driver handbook also contains all the information you need concerning safe motorcycling, and yet you still have to have a separate motorcycle license or motorcycle certification on your license (depending on state) and, indeed, separate motorcycle insurance in order to legally ride a motorcycle on the road. Plus, what about the people who don't have a driver's license but just KNOW they know how to ride on the road because they learned how to ride a bicycle when they were six?

You can't have it both ways. Either bicycles are valid vehicles that can be ridden on the roads with the same privileges and responsibilities as the other vehicles on the road, including licensing, or they are not valid vehicles and should not be ridden on the roads.

If someone truly feels confident that they know the rules of the road sufficiently well to safely ride a bicycle on the road, why the resistance to being licensed? Motorcyclists don't have a problem with it even if they already have an automobile driver's license; why are bicyclists so resistant to being held to the same requirements as everyone else using the roads?

apples to oranges