(10-28-2022, 06:58 PM)Jags Wrote: Damnit mikey! You replied to so much.  Would love for a hawk to come down and swoop at least one of these little possessed Oompa Loompa dogs away. 

I like you as a poster, and am sure I’d like you as a person.  But I have a BIG dislike to men riding their bicycles in the road with traffic.  If you’re not the spandex dude, hit the sidewalk.  I see guys on mountain bikes and street clothes in the bike lane.  I understand I need to share the road.  I also understand that (I personally would never ride my bike on a major roadway) teenage drivers text and drive, adults reach into the back seat to accommodate a little one, or simply aren’t paying attention.  Any mishap at the wrong time will end both the bicyclist’s and driver’s life as they know it.  These bikers are risking life because “they’re allowed to”.  I get the law, I think it’s stupid. Let’s make a whole line of traffic go 20-25 on a road that’s 45 with no bike lane.  Drivers aggressively pass in situations they would never had if not for passing a bike.  I don’t agree but it’s a safety thing.  Maybe they pass you only to hit that curve and head on collide with. another vehicle.  I agree with the “late people”.  They are afraid of their boss and will cut off, speed, run any light.  There’s common ground here.  .  But I’ve seen my fair share (majority of cyclists) not adhere to the rules of the road that they should.  It’s like seeing a bumper sticker that says “watch out for motorcycles” but see one drive down the center line or shoulder to get past a traffic jam.