Originally Posted by
dbuhler
hat being said, I do agree that as cyclists we need to obey the same law as vehicles.
I live in Los Angeles where there is a lot of cars to say the least. It's a constant battle here but at the end of the day bicycles are considered vehicles (at least in CA) and we have the same rights as cars and right to the lanes etc. But that also means we have to stop at stop signs and traffic lights and obey all of the other laws that cars do. I feel like by obeying the laws it makes us look better to motorists and maybe they won't get so pissed when they have to pass us and it will avoid some of the stupid confrontations that happen when drivers try to intentionally run cyclists off the road or throw things out the window at them.