Would you do this????

[tony barnhill]

Doc, I'm beginning to worry again....my bicycle is also an old Raleigh, a 1972 Sprite 27....actually, we have a matching pair of his & hers.

 

[swift6]

I was riding through Campus (Colorado State University) one time on a bike path. As I approached a stop sign on the bike path where the path intersected a street where the cars did not have a stop sign, I was cussed out from behind by another "cyclist" for stopping. As he swerved around me and blasted through the stop sign he proceeded to T-Bone the Chevy Cavalier of a rather young & cute co-ed. As he laid on the ground in a heap, I looked down at him and said, "I stopped because one its the law and two, because there was a car coming." The young co-ed was in such hysterics that she quickly drew the attention of the campus police. I hung out to watch the fun with the "cyclist", the co-ed and the campus police. Of course, being a witness, I felt obliged to tell the campus police what I saw and heard. The "cyclist" was checked out by paramedics, scrapes and bruises only. His bike was ruined and he did quite a number on the door of the Cavalier. He also received several tickets from the campus police.

I ride a Mountain Bike, but I follow the rules and pay attention to what is happening around me. Having a keen understanding of the physics involved if I don't pay attention tends to keep me focused. Both on my bicycle and in my LBC's.

 

[ecurie_ecosse]

I have one very simple number one rule.Freedom brings responsibilty,I may be free to do things,but,at the same time,I am responsible for what occurs in doing so.
So my simple rule is: Do to others,as you expect them to do to you. :thumbsup:

Stuart.

 

[JamesWilson]

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So my simple rule is: Do to others,as you expect them to do to you. :thumbsup:

A very good rule...

but remember: A car in the wrong always beats a bike in the right....

Simple physics... makes "defensive riding" a good idea....



Of course, the last bike I was on seemed made of cast iron and had probably solid real rubber wheels.

 

[3798j]

I've tried to stay out of this post, but Doc's and Tony's last comments on what they ride did it. This is what I do (fullservice bicycle shop), and have been a Raleigh dealer since 1973. Today, the employees are now my partners, and it is they who run the show. But, I agree with most of the comments on the poor road manors of so many cyclists. Remembering that the majority of them are also licensed
motor vehicle operators, should let you know they are also among the inconsiderate ones who frustrate you with their lack of courtesy when they're behind the wheel. As with so many things (loud H-D pipes/over bassed stereos), it only takes a few bad instances to broadbrush a group when in the real light of day,it's your fellow man. Doc's comment on entitlement struck me as maybe what is really the root of many of today's frustrations. By the way Doc, my first "10 speed" was a Super Course.

 

[William]

Unless the road is closed during a race or a ride,I stop at stop signs and red lights

You would be a rarity in my area.

I got hit by some guy on a bike just yesterday. I was crossing a busy intersection (with the lights) when a guy on a bike decided to blow the stoplight to my left and hit me. Bikerider proceeds to cuss me out for not watching where I'm going, then gives me the finger when I tell him he was supposed to stop. He then gets back on his bike, runs the stop light, and almost gets run over by a car. Bear in mind I WAS ON FOOT! However, as a pedestrian most of the time, I find such riding to be the norm, at least here in the city.

-Wm.