Oppo Poll- Who Rides a Bicycle?

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10/22/2015 at 08:29 • Filed to: None

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So, if you ride a bike, you probably know those assholes who appear often while you are riding a bike- the ones that go up to make a right turn, and block those white lines... and for those sidewalk-riders, the ones who block the sidewalk by parking terribly in their driveway. STOP! Tell me, who are the other assholes do you meet on your daily ride?


DISCUSSION (100)


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:39

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I dont know about you, but I always encounter SUV drivers that honk at me simply because I am riding a bicycle. Its as if they have to assert their superiority in their 4 wheel drive mom mobiles


Kinja'd!!! Connqr > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:40

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No one, really my bike ride is very short. Like 1.5 km or I guess 0.75 mi. Its not long enough to encounter many.


Kinja'd!!! Slant6 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:45

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We give cyclists a bad rap here. Yeah there are idiots but most drivers are idiots. The driver idiots are however surrounded by a metal cage while cyclists have a thin tech tee protecting them. Cyclists can’t afford any self error.

The roads are ours just as much as they’re yours. How am I to make left turns if the bike lane is on the far right?


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:46

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I’m sorry but until you have to register and license/insure your bike you can’t complain about these minor transgressions. You gotta pay to play and I run into a lot more assholes on bikes from my car than I do cars on my bike.

Full disclosure, I live near portland, town of self important assholes.


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:49

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I ride a bike in the summer but I drive in the bike lane often to turn right.


Kinja'd!!! djmt1 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:52

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I have plenty of bike lanes and bike paths so I don’t need to worry about any twats on the road. What I do need to worry about is how every bus in London is seemingly rolling coal.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:54

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I commute mostly interstate, so I rarely see bikes. But on the surface streets near the wealthier parts of town, you do get whole pelotons of the “rich hobbyist cyclists” who, IMHO, are the worst. Usually men about 40 years old (I resemble that...) on multi-thousand dollar machines, spandex jerseys opened in the front to show off their shaved chests and heart rate monitors.

Their sheer numbers make them think they can take up a whole lane on the road, plus they’re just riding for sport and not for transportation.

If I actually see a downtown bike commuter, I’m in awe and will show them the same respect as a pedestrian (naturally), but I still expect them to follow traffic laws. Our city just recently installed pay-per-hour bikes, which is pretty cool. Most people won’t bring their own bikes downtown, but once you’re here it’s a great way to get around.

Oh, and if someone is riding a fixie, I try to run them over. That’s my only exception. :D


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > thebigbossyboss
10/22/2015 at 08:55

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I mean hogging up the bike lane for a long time while waiting to turn right. I really hate those people who stop ON THE BIKE LANE, and when i approach on my bike, wave me on to go. *I can’t f%$&ing pass you! Why are you waving for me to pass!?!?!*


Kinja'd!!! Anon > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 08:59

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I ride 6 miles almost every day to and from my university. However I have it pretty easy, I have a dedicated bike trail I can ride on!


Kinja'd!!! smobgirl > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:01

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Bus drivers.

They've had the brilliant idea here to put bus routes and bike lanes on the same secondary roads. I get that they want us out of the commuter traffic on the larger roads but if I encounter one, we just end up leapfrogging while they stop every 3 blocks. It's really hard for buses to see bikes (especially when buses are driven by the willfully ignorant) and it's terrifying.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:02

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Well, I live in Kansas City, where cyclists are the nicest people on earth, but drivers don’t care about cyclists at all. The drivers in KC are excellent, but texting and driving is a huge problem. I have witnesses 3 rear-endings, this morning a Hummer retard ran a red light, it’s terrible. One of those rear-ending was on a cop, by a minivan, and the other 2 involved 3 cars. Terrible wrecks.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Slant6
10/22/2015 at 09:04

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Well, there are rules of the road that many don’t realize. If a cyclist is going to make a left turn, they can go into the left land, or the left part of the lane. Also, cars cannot cut across the bike lane unless making a right turn quickly. A car cannot be within 3 feet of a cyclist, read up on the rules somewhere. It is astonishing how many rules cars break.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Connqr
10/22/2015 at 09:04

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I ride over 7 miles a day, just to get to school and back. It sucks to be me.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/22/2015 at 09:07

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I get the same. Also, once, when I was 14 a man threatened to knock me off of my bike just because I was riding on the sidewalk. I was riding uphill, so I though “I better get on the sidewalk because this hill is very steep, and I don’t want to hold up traffic.” What an asshole, threatening to knock a kid off of his bike.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > djmt1
10/22/2015 at 09:08

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I would love to ride my bike in London *with a face mask*. It seems like all drivers are nicer to cyclists. Where I am from, the drivers just hate cyclists. Law says that cyclists have all the rules to the road as cars, but cars are treating cyclists as racist whites are treating minorities.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:09

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Its actually illegal to ride on the sidewalk above 6mph for more than one block. I never ride on the sidewalk because I average 12-20mph. But that guy, regardless of the law was an asshole about that


Kinja'd!!! itschrome > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:09

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I’ve got a bike. You can ride it if you like.It’s got a basket, a bell that rings and Things to make it look good.I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > smobgirl
10/22/2015 at 09:11

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My school is under construction, building a new something, and lots of semi trucks ( or lorries, if you are british ) go by. Unluckily, the roads are too busy and the sidewalks are right next to the road. Whenever a semi passes within 5 feet of me ( which is all the time ) I shit my pants. Those things are huge when you are on a bike.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Anon
10/22/2015 at 09:13

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I ride on sidewalks next to major streets that have no space between the sidewalk and the road to get to school. 7 miles each day of shitting my pants whenever a semi truck passes within 5 feet of me, which is always because my school is under construction. It sucks!


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:13

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Fortunately I don’t witness many wrecks though I do agree that texting/taking selfies/social media while driving is the number one stupid act committed by drivers. Unfortunately here a lot of the cyclists think they’re cars, ie 5pm traffic, 4 lane road, 35mph, cyclist going ten in the right lane with a perfectly open sidewalk. I mean, I have the common courtesy to move and give them the lane on a country or non busy road, I wish the riders around here would do the same.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:14

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Those sidewalk parkers piss me off when I go running. It’s not a huge deal if you’re running solo, but I’m always pushing a jogging stroller.

Hate that crap.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 09:15

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OK, first, what is a fixie, second, I ride my singlespeed custom road bike 7 miles a day in city traffic on the sidewalk. Third, why do you try to run them over. Are you serious? I could report you to the police. This better be a joke...


Kinja'd!!! Berang > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:16

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Yeah because what kind of person owns a bike AND a car? 9 __ 9


Kinja'd!!! Milky > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:16

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Ha, I don’t run into cars when I bike.

Do slow roll once a week and the other few times a week I ride I go down the riverwalk.

(sorry for the apple ad, otherwise its a good video)


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2015 at 09:17

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Little do you know, cyclists hate you too. We absolutely hate runners, and you have to give us an exception. What about if we are going up a large hill and we get on the sidewalk to avoid holding up traffic? Look at it from the other side, buddy.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:17

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Relax. It was a joke about hipsters. See the big smiley?

The rest was real.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:19

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It’s hard being a cyclist. Fortunately, we get so many nice things. We have almost the same laws as drivers, but we get to run red lights and ride on the sidewalk. But, sadly, many people think the opposite. It’s hard to ride anywhere without being yelled at, saying “Get on the sidewalk, asshole!” or “Get out of my way! Yer supposed to be on the street!”


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:20

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Banana Sandwich.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Berang
10/22/2015 at 09:20

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I know I know, butttt, if I own one car can I just drive whatever car I want down the road? Not quite, each individual vehicle must pay it’s own way. Obviously bikes don’t do as much damage to road surface, but if they paid even a small bit, or at bare minimum had to take a course and pass it, it would go a long way in my mind.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > itschrome
10/22/2015 at 09:21

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I have a bike. It has no bell, so I have to say “Scuse me” when I am riding on the sidewalk. It is a roadbike, but only one gear. It is torn up, needs new handlebar tape, and is custom. Is costs around $950. It is awesome. I have ridden over 1200 miles since January with it.


Kinja'd!!! Berang > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:22

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One night right around the corner from my house, some idiot had parked their car in the bike lane. A little less than four minutes after I got home, around 1am or so my room mate and I heard a huge crash and approaching sirens. We run outside to see some drunk in a pickup, running from the cops, came out of the intersection a little wide - hit the car parked in the bike lane - and flipped their truck.

Somebody learned not to park in the bike lane, and a drunk driver got caught, everybody’s a winner right? ¯\(°_o)/¯


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/22/2015 at 09:23

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Wait, it’s illegal to do that anywhere!?!?! But I go 20 on the sidewalk for many blocks! Nobody tells us that in Kansas! But seriously, I was going 5 when that faggot threatened me.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > TheHondaBro
10/22/2015 at 09:23

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Oh my god, it must be difficult when you ride.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Berang
10/22/2015 at 09:25

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Everyone is a winner. That is an epic story.


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:25

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Your argument is a knee-jerk response and has been debunked thoroughly again and again and again. You’re not making a serious argument, you’re just a hater.

Also, if you run into an asshole on a bicycle while in a car, the absolute worst that could happen is a dented panel, which is replaced easily enough. If you’re on a bicycle, and you run into an asshole in a car, you could literally die an agonizing death.

In any case, search ‘road tax cyclists’ and you’ll find a whole host of arguments why your idea cannot be taken seriously. You could start here: http://ipayroadtax.com


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 09:25

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What’s a fixie, still.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Milky
10/22/2015 at 09:26

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I have never ran into a car. But there are those people....


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:26

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-gea…

Favored by urban hipsters everywhere to the point of extreme stereotype. The rattier-looking, the better.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:27

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I’m always patient with cyclists in this way when I’m driving as I hate it when I’m riding and drivers honk/yell for no reason whatsoever (mostly at later at night I find this happens). In the end, like many other issues today, the root of the problem is just people who only give a hoot about themselves.


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:29

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If the cyclist has as much right to the road as you. If the traffic at 5PM really is going at 35mph, then it should be possible to pass the cyclist.

If the traffic is at proper gridlock, the cyclists will be going at the same speed as car traffic, while taking up much less space.

If you really cared, you would advocate bike lanes, as they take up less space than car lanes, resulting in more space for everyone.

If you really were making a coherent argument, you wouldn’t try to get cyclists on the sidewalk, because the sidewalk is for walking and usually not suited for any rolling traffic, and also usually full of walking people. Which are slow, unpredictable and don’t ever look around.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:29

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Contractors or state highway workers who park on the fucking bike trail when working on the adjacent road way. Where I live there is a bike trail that parallels the main route to town. I just want to kick their trucks with my steel cleats.


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:31

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Dude you don’t live in Olathe then. Bikers on college, woodland, and 119th/northgate are assholes. I have no respect for them.


Kinja'd!!! Berang > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:32

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I would be surprised if a 25lbs bicycle could do any damage to a road in the first place. In fact they’d probably be happier if most of that expensive infrastructure required for motor traffic - not bikes - just went away. That’s not to mention that a chunk of the roads is paid for by everybody regardless of whether or not they own a vehicle of any sort, so even the guy who doesn’t own a car does in fact pay something into it.

I would agree though that bicycle safety should be taught to everybody - I mean it used to be something kids learned in school, so what happened?


Kinja'd!!! Leadbull > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:33

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I grew up in a medium sized suburb that’s not very bikable. It’s to spread out, and little bike infrastructure exists.

The only bikers I encounter there are hobbyists who often ride in groups, take up road space that doesn't exist, and generally think they’re more important than they actually are. I hate them.

After living in a larger and denser college town, though, where many people bike, I kind of get the appeal. It’s just the most convenient way to get around this place.

I’m still not getting one one, though. I have a bad history with bicycles...

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Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Bluecold
10/22/2015 at 09:36

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I meant the speed limit is 35 mph, not the flow of traffic. If people have to slow to 10-15 mph then merge, it has effects on traffic. Ever been through a one lane construction zone?

As I said, the inconvenience for a cyclist to temporarily move out of the way for cars is much less than the inconvenience caused by being stubborn and continuing on. Common courtesy says to let people by, hence why there’s laws here stating if x amount of vehicles stack up behind you on a country road, you must pull over so they may pass.


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 09:37

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Because someone is riding for enjoyment means they have less right to the road? You’ve somehow ended up completely in the wrong part of the internet.

Plus, you don’t get to choose which people are worthy of your consideration when you are encaged in a 2000 pound death-mobile and they are covered with a few layers of cotton. The roads aren’t your personal north korea and you are not Kim Yong Un.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 09:39

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That is a terrible idea.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Leadbull
10/22/2015 at 09:39

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Is that a bike chain in your knee?


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:40

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And yet you are not advocating for bike lanes, you’re just getting yourself worked up about them gosh-darned bicyclists with their toned legs and flat stomachs, both of which are of course un-american.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Cherry_man1
10/22/2015 at 09:40

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I know. But Prairie Village is assholeland. Except the guy who let us take pictures of his F355 Spyder.


Kinja'd!!! Moves-Like-Senna > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:41

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The Racer - A random joe on a mountain bike or fixie that has to show me how much faster he is than me on my road bike. Cutting me off, jumping and riding erratically and dangerously. Normally I just wait for a safe spot to pass and do a little sprint practice (25 to 50 MPH in 10-15 seconds ;))

The car that needs to be ahead - The jackass who’s willing to hit you to be ahead. Not worth a fight, even a stop I’ve had them attempt to hit me. Easier to let them go or waive down an officer.

Mr No Lights - They cost 5$ and save your life. If you have them turn them on as the sun starts to go down please so I can actually see you (while cycling).

The Yap - Road cyclist who has a $20k bike, a Sky Kit and always has to wear an aero helmet on a road or TT bike... you’re training bud... yet he can’t seem to actually ride... All talk, no walk.

Music McGee - Just no. If you’re on a closed circuit go for it, but music while riding on public streets, paths, tracks is dangerous. Only have one bud in? Try closing an eye.

Free loader - I’m a big guy (6ft 3 with a built upper frame) so yes I’m probably best draft you’ll ever find but please don’t hop on my tire without asking or at least take a turn from time to time.

Daddy and Toddlers - Don’t take your toddlers onto public roads or bike paths at peak hour. They can’t stay in a line let alone swerve back and forth across both sides. It’s dangerous for everyone involved and there are safer places for your child.



Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/22/2015 at 09:41

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How ‘bout you stand on top of it with those iron cleats and grind your feet like bulls do in those bull-wrangling whatevers.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Berang
10/22/2015 at 09:42

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I remember taking a safety program type thing as a small child but I don’t think that’s a thing anymore. Also it’s not just about people being unsafe, but just downright inconsiderate. The only cyclists I take issue with in my statement are the ones too stubborn to let cars pass when they build up behind them.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 09:42

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Some guy was honking for about a mile. Nonstop. In the early morning. I was riding my bike when I encountered him. Shirtless, and with 5 kids in his Ford Escalade


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:42

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What color is it because there is a guy in my neighborhood with one.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Bluecold
10/22/2015 at 09:48

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Haha oh boy. Well I’m glad you’re keeping yourself fit unlike some people but you’re making assumptions here. One, I do believe there should be more bike lanes AND sidewalks. Secondly I have no issue staying fit myself, as you seem to insinuate in your post.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:49

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Encountering a shirtless guy in an escalade is bound to be an interesting experience in itself.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Bluecold
10/22/2015 at 09:50

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First off, I’m about 3700 lbs, plus driver, passengers, and cargo.

Second, I was simply making a point that large groups of casual riders taking up entire lanes of car traffic during commute times are dicks. People actually using their bikes to go to work and school are generally not. I differentiate the two the same way I differentiate people writing checks in the express lane at the grocery store vs people going through lines normally and orderly.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:51

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I could talk for days about cycling on public roads. Honkers are common, but I’ve even had a siren blipped directly behind me. It was from a personal vehicle, probably a volunteer fireman. I never found it. I’ve been screamed at and complimented. I’ve had stuff thrown at me. I almost hit a deer. One of my worst wrecks was trying to avoid crashing into a pedestrian who didn’t look before stepping into the bike lane. Scratch that, one of my worst wrecks I’ve had involved me on my bike, my friends on skateboards, and a parked car. Wait, scratch that. My worst wreck was when I hit the dog. That one bent the frame on my cheapo commuter bike and sent me to the hospital.

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I’ve ridden on everything from two lane rural roads to six lane highways.

I’ve been hit twice, both times when I was in a bike lane. One driver tried to use the bike lane to turn right, the other tried to use the bike lane to pass traffic sitting in the primary lane.

I’ve had many near misses. Most were from left turners trying to get across the road before I got there. A few have been from people passing me, then trying to turn right. One actually yelled at me to slow down so she could turn in front of me.

It’s pretty common for drivers to use their vehicles to show their displeasure. Guys in trucks or on Harleys like to stomp the gas as they pass just so I can hear their loud exhaust. Rolling coal takes on a whole new meaning when the exhaust is near your face and you are trying to maintain pace.

The most contentious fellow I’ve met caught up with me at a light, pulled in behind me (I had the lane) and started honking. When I ignored him, he squeezed his truck between me and the parked cars and started screaming at me to get off the road. After offering to take it over to the sheriff’s office which was less than a block away, he decided that he would leave me alone.

Although riding on the street can be hazardous, the times when I felt most vulnerable were when I was surrounded by other cyclists commuting to campus. They all travel at different speeds, they all want to be first at the light (and will push their way to the front of the group to get there), and they are almost as unpredictable as pedestrians.

The one universal truth I have found is that people, whether in cars, on bikes, or on foot, suck.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 09:51

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Whoa, what the fuck man?

I was just agreeing with you about people who park over the sidewalk on their driveway being assholes, I didn’t say anything negative about cyclists.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > Bluecold
10/22/2015 at 09:58

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“I’m a hater” are you 12 and still wear zumiez and pacsun brand graphic tees? C’mon, you can do better. I ride too as I’ve said in other comments.

As far as safety goes, So I make the intelligent choice to surround myself in a steel cage while commuting in rush hour traffic with many other humans I’m in no control of.

As far as road tax I still diasgree, see my arguments in other posts.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2015 at 10:05

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Oh sorry sorry sorry. I misread it.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 10:05

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Think of every cyclist as a tractor with a slow-vehicle sign on the back. Perhaps this shift in perception will help you get over your anger.

It takes MUCH less effort for a driver to step on the gas and get back up to speed once past a cyclist. Hindering you for a minute or two will have much less of an effect on your commute than constantly stopping will have on the cyclists’ commute.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 10:06

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I skid 20 feet on concrete. I could not sleep on my right side for weeks.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 10:07

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Especially when he had 5 mexican children along for the ride.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Cherry_man1
10/22/2015 at 10:07

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Yellow.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:09

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I did that as a kid. Twice. On the same side.

The first time was during a race. “Let’s race from grandma’s house, down the block, around the median and back!” I went down on the sand at the far end of the median.

Two weeks later: “Let’s race from grandma’s house, down the block, around the median and back!” I went down on the sand at the far end of the median.

It took two times, but I finally learned.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Moves-Like-Senna
10/22/2015 at 10:10

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You forgot about one

The Good Rider - Has plenty of lights, goes fast, but doesn’t brag. Has a bike that costs from $250 to $2500, and loves people. Friendly, and very very rare. Rides plenty.


Kinja'd!!! Moves-Like-Senna > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:11

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I have yet to find him ;) hahaha - without counting myself but I think I’m out as if I have my bike in race spec it adds up to $15K right now :/


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 10:13

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That’s actually more or less exactly how I think of them, and thats as someone who both operates tractors quite a bit and cycles. And that’s precisely why my position is that cyclists should pull over to let cars by now and then like tractors have to do when traffic begins to form. Make no mistake, I’m all for cycling.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 10:13

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It hurt so bad. I was standing up and pedaling, and all of the sudden, the chain popped off ( I got a new chain ). Since there was absolutely no tension, I fell over. I was going 15 mph or so at the time, and my shoulder, both elbows, hip, 2 spots in my face ( very close to my right eye, and chin ) both knees, and ankle had gotten punctured by the gear. I spent an hour bleeding. Luckily, I was riding with my friend, his dad picked me up, and his mom is a nurse. Good stuff from bad stuff.


Kinja'd!!! Leadbull > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:14

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No, it's a parted out bicycle in my elbow.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Moves-Like-Senna
10/22/2015 at 10:14

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I think I am The Good Rider . I love people, but not if they hate me or are blocking bike lanes or sidewalks. I have hit 40 mph before, I have 3 lights, very bright, and my bike costs around $1000. Custom.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:25

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I’ve had chain derailments many times, fortunately most were when I was mountain biking.

It did happen once when I was trying to accelerate across an intersection when the light turned green. I had some minor road rash, but the worst thing hurt was my pride. Dumping yourself over the bars in the middle of an intersection is extremely embarrassing.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 10:26

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“Make no mistake, I’m all for cycling.”

From what you have written so far, that is most definitely NOT how you come across.


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 10:27

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Right, so people can only do their sport whenever you feel it is best. How’s your planned economy going?


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 10:31

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Maybe so, just because I’m all for people doing something doesn’t mean I have to advocate for it, nor does it mean I think it shouldn’t be regulated better. You all make it seem like I said ban cycling, which is absolutely rediculous.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Leadbull
10/22/2015 at 10:36

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That. Sucks.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Bluecold
10/22/2015 at 10:37

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Have you ever heard of common courtesy? That’s what’s at issue here — not pedantic laws or infrastructure that do (or don’t) protect cyclists.

If you’re not using social heuristics in your daily life, you’re wasting a lot of time and brainpower. I mean, at the start of this thread, you had already made up your mind that I was anti-cyclist, despite my clear differentiation. I also differentiate car drivers based on their behavior, and in a far more granular manner than riders. But that’s beside the point.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 10:37

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I got major road rash.


Kinja'd!!! TheJWT > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:43

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I’ve got 2, but I mostly just ride for fun


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:49

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I rarely ride (I really need to change that). I don’t live in a very bike friendly area, unless you like to trail ride, we do have lots of that. But I don’t see a lot of bikes on the road. There used to be a local dude that I’d see all the time riding his mountain bike with a leaf blower motor hooked up to it ... but he got himself run over by a freight train last year :(


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 10:55

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I know many cyclists. Some even do it professionally. Several of them have been hit more than once because of inattentive drivers.

On the flip side: everyone I know including the previously mentioned cyclists have numerous stories about other cyclists causing problems. The big problem is we have a ton of students that either don't know or don't care about the laws making problems. I've nearly been taken out by cyclists many times on the sidewalk (illegal to bike ok sidewalks here) for example. Not to ignore the stop sign and red light runners


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 10:55

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You make yourself sound like cycling should be banned.

“ If youre impeding car traffic, what the road was built for and what pays the taxes on it, its common sense to move out of the way for a bit, until it’s efficient to resume on the road.”

“I know I know, butttt, if I own one car can I just drive whatever car I want down the road? Not quite, each individual vehicle must pay it’s own way.”

“I’m sorry but until you have to register and license/insure your bike you can’t complain about these minor transgressions. You gotta pay to play and I run into a lot more assholes on bikes from my car than I do cars on my bike.”


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Shark-Attack
10/22/2015 at 11:01

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“I know I know, butttt, if I own one car can I just drive whatever car I want down the road? Not quite, each individual vehicle must pay it’s own way.”

It is a common misconception that vehicle and gas taxes pay for roads and that cyclists, who most drivers assume do not pay those taxes, are using those roads without paying. There is also an assumption that bicycles contribute to the wear and tear on a road. This is false .

I work for an engineering firm. Our engineers use the average daily expected gross vehicle weight per axle to design roads and determine how long they should last. The impact of a car is 20 times higher than a cyclist (~200 lbs vs. ~4,000 lbs). The impact of a car is 20 times less than a loaded truck. You would need at least 400 cyclists all riding together in one big pack to equal the wear and tear of one loaded truck.


Kinja'd!!! Shark-Attack > TheRealBicycleBuck
10/22/2015 at 11:06

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This is what’s called a knee jerk reaction. I still never said it should be banned, just that certain things should change. I also acknowledged that bicycles put no wear and tear on the road but that’s not why they should have to pay to play, and why they would be paying much much less.

So back to what I’ve been saying the entire time and something you haven’t acknowledged once, what is wrong with bicycles pulling over to let people by once they begin to impede traffic?


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2015 at 11:07

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I only stated that Shark-Attack was anti cyclists because he came with trite arguments.

I stated that it was wrong of you to consider other cyclists of worthy of your consideration depending on if you like them. You are in a 4000 pound vehicle and capable of infliction terrible harm on a cyclist with just the flick of a wrist. That’s why you don’t get to choose who you give consideration on the road. Because you’ve assumed responsibility of a 4000 pound vehicle. If a cyclist decides to not consider you worthy of his attention, he could very well die. The other way around, the cyclist dies as well. That imbalance in consequence requires you to keep your temper in check.


Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 11:15

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I haven’t ridden a bike in 20 years.


Kinja'd!!! BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 11:21

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Since monday, two people on separate occasions have run major multi-lane intersection 4-way stop signs, at their full bicycle speed, regardless of traffic. They barely looked to see if they weren’t going to get run over. They are even worse than idiot jaywalking and obliviously entitled pedestrians. (towns with college campuses are bike and pedestrian traffic nightmares, especially.)

Another occasion, one road rider who absolutely refused to take the shoulder on a hillside no passing zone, at 15 mph on a 55mph highway, with me and 4 other cars waiting behind him... at 15mph. At some places, due to visibility, I was worried that people would start getting rear-ended by full-speed highway traffic being surprised by a slow moving column, and not being able to decelerate quickly enough.

And a guy just the other night, well after dusk, riding on the highway in gray and black clothes, with no lights, and no reflectors. I almost ran him over before I saw him. A car driver would have been pulled over and ticketed by police for not using their marker and headlights in the dark, and it would be a justified ticket.

I see bicyclists being self-important or careless at a much higher per-capita rate than drivers, as if the rules of the road or common sense need not apply to them.

You want to share the road, understand the road, and your place on it... which is not above the rules or common decency. Being at a size and speed disadvantage doesn’t grant bicyclists special purview to disobey the law.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 11:25

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You sure were quick to say you hated runners though, wtf have runners done?

I run without headphones, move to the side of the trail for cyclists that are approaching (who RARELY use the polite “On your left” to pass) and it’s interesting how every runner I see will return a wave or head nod, but 90% of cyclists won’t. I get not waving because handlebars, but a head nod won’t tip you over.

Man I was trying to be chill with the cyclist for once, which by the way, if more cyclists followed the laws like they were supposed to the rest of you wouldn’t get a bad wrap. And by this I mean things like - if you’re riding in an intersection, no you cannot run the red light, and it sure wouldn’t hurt if some more of you would use hand signals to indicate their turns.


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 11:38

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Oh I think this guys is red. Also do you go to Kansas City Cars and Coffee? Or From City To Circut events?


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > TheJWT
10/22/2015 at 12:34

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Nice


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > Cherry_man1
10/22/2015 at 12:35

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I’m going to Cars and Coffee this moth, I hope. I never usually do.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2015 at 12:35

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I say scuse me.


Kinja'd!!! Jdrentarol > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
10/22/2015 at 12:36

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I use lights and a reflector jacket. I am safe. The lights I use:

Rear: Ion 1

Front: Ion 120


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 12:41

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That’s fine too. Man you cyclist guys are wound up tight.


Kinja'd!!! gin-san - shitpost specialist > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 12:48

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I ride my bike when it’s convenient: my city has an outdoor music festival in the summertime, and parking around there is impossible, so I like to bike there. I follow the rules like using bike lanes, stopping at signs/redlights, etc. There are many times where I’ll hop off my bike just to use the crosswalks since they’re more convenient, then hop back into the bike lane once I’m going the direction I need to.

I always give cyclists more room than they need, and generally the ones in my city are very responsible.


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 15:21

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We also have an event this saturday I made a post about it if you wanna check it out.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jdrentarol
10/22/2015 at 16:01

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Yep, its illegal. They give out tickets for it in the summer here.


Kinja'd!!! Connqr > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/22/2015 at 17:27

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When you think about it, it’s stupid. A cyclist getting hit by a car is a lot worse then a pedestrian being hit by a bike.