growing_older
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Bicycles and cars sharing the road can be a problem.
Recently there have been some accidents where cars or trucks
have struck bicyclists, with disastrous results. In response
some bicyclists have started riding in large groups and confronting
motorists. Rreacting to that, some motorists are up in arms
about how the bicyclists break traffic rules.
This morning while waiting at a red light, I was signalling
a right turn. Just as the light was about to turn, a bicyclist
passed me on the right and slowly rode across the intersection,
blocking my turn. Luckily I saw him, but it's not something I
would ever expect. He's lucky I was attentive, as I could easily
have started my turn and instead of passing illegally on the
right, he would have ended up riding directly into the side
of my vehicle, or worse I could have knocked him down and drove
over him without even knowing he was there.
Do these bicyclist think that they are immortal? Even if such
flagrant violation of traffic laws as darting around lanes and
routinely running red lights and stop signs cannot be improving
their travel time all that much, the risks they take while
doing so are unbelieveable.
Recently there have been some accidents where cars or trucks
have struck bicyclists, with disastrous results. In response
some bicyclists have started riding in large groups and confronting
motorists. Rreacting to that, some motorists are up in arms
about how the bicyclists break traffic rules.
This morning while waiting at a red light, I was signalling
a right turn. Just as the light was about to turn, a bicyclist
passed me on the right and slowly rode across the intersection,
blocking my turn. Luckily I saw him, but it's not something I
would ever expect. He's lucky I was attentive, as I could easily
have started my turn and instead of passing illegally on the
right, he would have ended up riding directly into the side
of my vehicle, or worse I could have knocked him down and drove
over him without even knowing he was there.
Do these bicyclist think that they are immortal? Even if such
flagrant violation of traffic laws as darting around lanes and
routinely running red lights and stop signs cannot be improving
their travel time all that much, the risks they take while
doing so are unbelieveable.