Old 07-16-10 | 09:00 AM
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The article didn't really say anything. Just a few examples of why cycling is good and why some cyclists make cycling bad.

I love it when there's 1 cycling incident and it mushrooms into cyclists aren't following the rules blah blah blah but when we drive by a serious car accident it often doesn't make the news or anything.

Part of our problems comes from the fact that they'll give anyone a driver's license and that everyone incorrectly thinks it's their right to be able to drive a car - often when significantly distracted from the task at hand (driving). Everyone that drives a bicycle has at least 1 story of a driver that broke the law or was otherwise inattentive that required the cyclist take action that if they didnt, they would have been seriously injured.

I'm personally mixed over traffic signals and signs. They were made for drivers driving vehicles several thousands of pounds that could easily mangle each other in a crash and are generally less maneuverable and being many more times the weight of an average person. Slow moving bicycles are a little different in all those respects..
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