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Old 10-18-10 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cellery
Also, as both a cyclist and a motorist, I can't tell you how many times I have had to literally slam on my brakes while driving, turning, to avoid hitting a wrong way cyclist going through an intersection that came seemingly from nowhere. I don't mean to sound rude, but I still can't believe the majority ride-share (in my city at least) can't make the very simple common sense connection in their minds that it's a bad idea to ride a bike head on towards cars...
Here's why: Whenever they have a close call, they think "I'd probably have been killed if I'd been riding the other way." They have never even thought about trying to ride the right way, so how would they know it's safer? Just because some weirdo who rides a bike when they could be driving a car says so?
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