Originally Posted by
closetbiker
Well for one thing, a cyclist can't do the damage a motorist can, but mostly, he wasn't just bashing cagers. Cyclists were included.
What I find intolerable in my area (and I suspect this is true in other areas as well) is that if the cyclist is doing all the right things, the cyclist can be assured a motorist will eventually not yield the cyclists right of way.
When this happens, it's not unusual to find the cyclist is often forced into some kind of maneuver (that may not be legal) to avoid being hit.
I suspect a large reason why many cyclists perform moves that are not legal do so because they are simply trying to avoid being hit.
This is true. I can honestly say that I always stop for stop signs, stop lights, yield when I should yield, etc... I'm pretty anal about following the laws when there's no reason not to and get frustrated when others don't. However, I'm also not above pulling a move like hopping a curb if I deem it reasonable to do so. Such as, I need to in order to feel/be safe.