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Really???? Amys Send a noteboard - 28/06/2010 04:59:12 PM
My bicycle is my only mode of transportation right now in a middle sized town that doesn't have easy to use (places I go) transit. There are TWO places in this town with actual bike lanes. The police will ticket for riding on the sidewalk and if there are not proper lights on the bike after dark.

When riding one should be following all traffic laws; using signals, stopping at stoplights and signs, following at a safe distance, mechanically maintaining the vehicle to comply with the state revised code, etc. If one is doing that then the drivers need to FU.

Similarly, two weeks ago I signaled I was going left then proceeded into the left turn lane. As a car passes me the driver yells, "Get in your own lane", there was no bike lane on this road. I yell back, "I'm turning left FuckHead." And promptly flipped her off.

So, drivers are in general not attentive, responsive or nice to bikes. There are exceptions though.

Oh, if you don't know what the hand signals are go back to preschool. Every driver should know just in case the car's turn lights are not operating. Also, I don't contribute to the gas hogs anymore. That along purchasing as much food as I can locally. . .

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I got screamed at by a motorist while riding my bicycle today Deadsy - 28/06/2010 05:44:45 AM 1745 Views
Ummm MalkierKnight - 28/06/2010 06:01:19 AM 1368 Views
Let me guess. You live in an American suburb. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/06/2010 06:12:24 AM 584 Views
Yeah, the "sport" part gives that away even more than everything else... *NM* Legolas - 28/06/2010 08:06:03 AM 599 Views
seriously, you think people didn't use bikes as transportation anymore!! *NM* LadyLorraine - 28/06/2010 08:26:36 AM 674 Views
LOL bikes? transportation? What?!??! get a car you european *NM* MalkierKnight - 30/06/2010 03:14:58 AM 556 Views
Sorry, but no. Deadsy - 28/06/2010 06:17:20 AM 1179 Views
I think you missed the part... LadyLorraine - 28/06/2010 06:22:35 AM 1116 Views
That was offensive to cyclists. People who think like you are why so many of us die. *NM* Tim - 28/06/2010 08:28:24 AM 665 Views
Now that I've calmed down a bit, I'm going to actually address your points. Tim - 28/06/2010 12:16:10 PM 1494 Views
hey now! LadyLorraine - 28/06/2010 01:18:16 PM 1019 Views
See apology below. *NM* Tim - 29/06/2010 08:34:17 AM 600 Views
it's okay dude i was just giving you a hard time *NM* LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 09:24:56 AM 591 Views
I understand that what he said offended you ßelals Girl - 28/06/2010 04:11:57 PM 1259 Views
You're right, I was stereotyping and getting a little ad hominem. I'm sorry. *NM* Tim - 29/06/2010 08:33:20 AM 641 Views
My social capital at this site is pretty low, so I don't mind admitting that I agree with MK. Aemon - 28/06/2010 04:12:42 PM 1124 Views
Re: My social capital at this site is pretty low, so I don't mind admitting that I agree with MK. Deadsy - 28/06/2010 06:27:42 PM 1161 Views
If the bike had been invented today, you might be right. Aemon - 28/06/2010 08:08:44 PM 1245 Views
This point: Rebekah - 28/06/2010 06:37:32 PM 1235 Views
Not in the United States. Avendesora - 28/06/2010 07:25:56 PM 1218 Views
Highways are, of course, a different matter. Rebekah - 28/06/2010 07:32:50 PM 1173 Views
I know Avendesora - 28/06/2010 07:34:04 PM 1278 Views
Re: I know Aemon - 28/06/2010 08:27:04 PM 1169 Views
Re: I know Avendesora - 28/06/2010 08:38:14 PM 1270 Views
That makes me mad. Rebekah - 28/06/2010 08:46:58 PM 1248 Views
Don't be mad Avendesora - 28/06/2010 08:52:47 PM 1084 Views
Re: I know lyringlas - 28/06/2010 09:15:22 PM 1237 Views
To your last question: Arlington County, VA MalkierKnight - 30/06/2010 03:29:55 AM 1051 Views
It is illegal to drive on the shoulder. Joel - 29/06/2010 09:43:40 AM 1251 Views
i'm pretty sure bicycles are banned from almost all highways, regardless of access LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 02:34:00 PM 1044 Views
Maybe I should have said "modern roads." Aemon - 28/06/2010 08:20:55 PM 1226 Views
Perhaps. Rebekah - 28/06/2010 08:36:15 PM 1276 Views
I think we just disagree on the necessity is all. Aemon - 28/06/2010 09:00:44 PM 1060 Views
Matters of degree, I suppose. Rebekah - 28/06/2010 09:07:40 PM 1062 Views
Yes, because that cyclist is SUCH a hazard to you in your car. LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 01:03:05 AM 1199 Views
The central issue is people. Joel - 29/06/2010 09:52:22 AM 1189 Views
you keep talking about cyclists on highways as if it applied to all roads. LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 02:37:31 PM 1249 Views
There are TWO equally important points there: Joel - 30/06/2010 01:15:17 AM 1245 Views
then why are you arguing with me? I said that the central issue is people being stupid. *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/07/2010 05:59:23 AM 603 Views
Pardon my saying so, but, no, you did not say that. Joel - 01/07/2010 08:01:10 AM 1203 Views
Re: I think we just disagree on the necessity is all. Bored - 02/07/2010 09:19:13 PM 1204 Views
Two words: Public Transportation MalkierKnight - 30/06/2010 03:32:05 AM 1207 Views
...doesn't exist or is completely dysfunctional in a lot of places. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/06/2010 03:57:26 AM 637 Views
three words: share the road random thoughts - 30/06/2010 04:08:28 AM 1240 Views
Re: three words: share the road MalkierKnight - 01/07/2010 08:03:54 AM 1288 Views
Re: Two words: Public Transportation Rebekah - 30/06/2010 08:43:51 AM 1379 Views
Re: Two words: Public Transportation MalkierKnight - 01/07/2010 08:05:37 AM 1216 Views
Re: Two words: Public Transportation Rebekah - 01/07/2010 08:40:10 AM 1159 Views
How the hell is a 7,000 person town Urban? Deadsy - 01/07/2010 08:52:45 AM 1231 Views
Re: How the hell is a 7,000 person town Urban? Angel Barchild - 04/07/2010 12:30:43 AM 1176 Views
Re: How the hell is a 7,000 person town Urban? MalkierKnight - 05/07/2010 09:03:03 AM 1251 Views
I'd say you have it exactly the wrong way round. Legolas - 01/07/2010 09:41:27 AM 1312 Views
You can't be serious. If you do think that's always (not just sometimes) a viable option, then... Tim - 30/06/2010 09:20:03 AM 1141 Views
Really? MalkierKnight - 01/07/2010 08:07:29 AM 977 Views
Have you heard of Britain? Rebekah - 01/07/2010 08:38:11 AM 1200 Views
My city doesn't have ANY. not even shuttle buses. *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/07/2010 06:00:22 AM 661 Views
Re: My city doesn't have ANY. not even shuttle buses. MalkierKnight - 01/07/2010 08:08:02 AM 1184 Views
Outside of a highly urbanized area, I surmise. The entirety of the US is not like the East Coast. *NM* Ghavrel - 02/07/2010 02:11:01 AM 658 Views
My city doesn't have anything eather. *NM* Angel Barchild - 04/07/2010 12:32:52 AM 757 Views
You do realize that... Jacob - 28/06/2010 08:38:39 PM 1200 Views
Bikers can be equally as rude, I agree. everynametaken - 29/06/2010 03:00:18 AM 1210 Views
heh Deadsy - 29/06/2010 04:45:46 AM 1183 Views
Despite your subject line, I'm glad to see that we agree with each other more than MK and I do. Tim - 29/06/2010 10:13:29 AM 1291 Views
Get your head on straight, you silly cyclist MalkierKnight - 01/07/2010 08:02:58 AM 1083 Views
He never said there were no buses in our city. He said that, as a student, he can't afford them. *NM* Rebekah - 01/07/2010 08:42:47 AM 611 Views
I'd say most urban areas have few roads with speed limits above 50 km/h (30mph) Floffe - 01/07/2010 10:35:20 AM 1117 Views
Now now, there's no need to be rude. Tim - 02/07/2010 12:04:16 AM 1285 Views
Re: Now now, there's no need to be rude. MalkierKnight - 04/07/2010 05:53:01 PM 1069 Views
What part of "there are no alternatives" don't you understand? Ghavrel - 04/07/2010 09:10:23 PM 1137 Views
What part of my post did you not read...? MalkierKnight - 05/07/2010 09:01:32 AM 1304 Views
I agree entirely. Camilla - 28/06/2010 05:27:36 PM 1320 Views
Really???? Amys - 28/06/2010 04:59:12 PM 1202 Views
that's always really annoying LadyLorraine - 28/06/2010 06:27:07 AM 1355 Views
That's always upsetting. You just have to remember that some people are simply arseholes, and... Tim - 28/06/2010 11:41:22 AM 1109 Views
mmm maybe...or encourage him to actually hit the next cyclist LadyLorraine - 28/06/2010 01:19:10 PM 1085 Views
Re: I got screamed at by a motorist while riding my bicycle today Macharius - 28/06/2010 03:25:22 PM 1018 Views
Are they supposed to use sidewalks anywhere? *NM* Legolas - 28/06/2010 04:58:50 PM 563 Views
I doubt it. *NM* Macharius - 28/06/2010 05:32:17 PM 509 Views
my daughter rides her bike on the sidewalk all the time random thoughts - 28/06/2010 06:07:01 PM 1183 Views
In Sweden we often have combined bike and walking paths a few meters to the side of the road Floffe - 28/06/2010 06:22:40 PM 1074 Views
True, those aren't really what I'd call sidewalks though. *NM* Legolas - 28/06/2010 07:07:15 PM 681 Views
Not sure, but BlackAdder - 28/06/2010 06:53:14 PM 1070 Views
That all depends on what kind of road, I guess. Legolas - 28/06/2010 07:09:52 PM 1203 Views
we actually have a lot of cyclists on one of our 50mph roads LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 01:08:31 AM 1104 Views
I would Deadsy - 28/06/2010 07:25:22 PM 1087 Views
You've alluded to that a few times now. Sareitha Sedai - 28/06/2010 07:42:05 PM 1061 Views
a lot of the time they do in smaller cities LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 01:05:38 AM 984 Views
Of course. Most bikers not in the mid-size to larger cities do. everynametaken - 29/06/2010 03:06:03 AM 1048 Views
Re: Are they supposed to use sidewalks anywhere? Bored - 02/07/2010 09:57:46 PM 1079 Views
That sucks random thoughts - 28/06/2010 04:34:35 PM 1022 Views
You have every right to be on the road. The guy was an ass. Avendesora - 28/06/2010 07:30:23 PM 1143 Views
Thankfully I live in a very bike-friendly city, though this sort of thing has still happened to me. *NM* Panorphaeon - 28/06/2010 07:56:59 PM 635 Views
that's because the central issues is not bike-friendly-ness. LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 01:11:56 AM 1061 Views
I'm so glad I actually READ what you said before responding. Joel - 29/06/2010 09:16:25 AM 1205 Views
?? I thought it was matter of COURSE that bikes weren't allowed on the highway LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 09:27:06 AM 1148 Views
Should be, but it's not. Joel - 29/06/2010 09:59:35 AM 1150 Views
Question for you. Tim - 29/06/2010 10:22:13 AM 993 Views
the law says they have to to ride in single file as close to curb as is practical random thoughts - 29/06/2010 03:31:55 PM 1061 Views
and i haven't said that anywhere. LadyLorraine - 29/06/2010 02:39:06 PM 1039 Views
That is what you get for living in Austin *NM* random thoughts - 29/06/2010 02:38:20 PM 628 Views
about the driving on the shoulder thing random thoughts - 29/06/2010 02:49:29 PM 1240 Views
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