Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Laughable
is the right word! Self appointed
Safe Cycling Nannys smugly whining
about the ill effects of the OtherCyclists™ who don't fit their own narrowly defined profile of a "Lawful," "Courteous," Respectful,"
RealSerious™ Cyclist.
I would recommend that any poster who wants people to
read only what they are thinking, instead of what they have actually written, (or made clear is satire or sarcasm) stick to blogs where
only their approved version of Conventional Wisdom about Cycling is discussed, understood or permitted.
The defintion of "lawful" is not those of the "self appointed
Save Cycling Nannys but that of the duly elected legislators of the state and the duly elected members of our city councils and county commissions. It is the duty of every citizen to obey the law; that is the basis of civil society. Without that basic duty, we are reduced to the 'state of nature', in which (as a clever old Scot reminds us) life is "nasty, poor, brutish, and short."
If you don't like the cycling laws, petition your elected representitives to change them; or, even better, run for office yourself. In the mean time, as a citizen it is your duty to obey the law.