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Bewtween running red lights, blowing through stop signs, weaving through traffic, jumping on and off sidewalks and just plain inexperience, bicycles are definitely unpredicatable and scary.

Throw out all the insults and snark you want about "fear of change", "lower-case 'c' conservatives", "the 1950's", etc., you want. Fact is, when a bikes and cars collide, cars nearly always win.

I've had enough near-misses with clueless/reckless cyclists to be scared myself. No amount of caution and awareness on the part of a driver will suffice against someone on a bike who doesn't know or care about the rules of common sense and physics.

I ride a bike myself (mainly in parks and on trails). But I mostly drive. And contrary to what some might think I'm not some vicious, irresponsible suburban speed demon invading the city in my killing machine trying to put notches on my fender. All I want is to get where I'm going safely and on time without someone else's life on my conscience.

Is that too much to ask?

by ceefer on Sep 13, 2012 2:59 pm • link • report