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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
That really GMG.
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Well I can gurantee it really grinds the gear of every cyclist on the road when cars pretend they aren't there and pass them in the same lane with 6 inches to spare instead of moving over to the other lane like they are legally required to do.
Sure some cyclists are jerks and disobey the rules, but there are a lot more drivers putting cyclists in danger than there are cyclists who are jerks and ignore all of the rules of the road.
Yes, a lot of times cyclists simply ignore the rules because they want to get somewhere faster, but a lot of times it is also a matter of staying away from drivers who are also ingoring the rules and putting the cyclist in danger.
For example, this morning I was riding in and had to make a left hand turn into the plaza in front of my office. I had every right to merge to the left lane and make a turn from there, but there was no way I was gonna trust the cars behind me to not run me over, so I went to the end of the road, hopped up on the sidewalk and used the crosswalk.
Was I breaking the rules? Yup, but I was doing it because drivers who don't understand my rights as a cyclist were likely to put me in danger.