Originally Posted by
Mr Sinister
Honestly you need to remember I am also a cyclist. I just haven't ridden in a charity event. These people were running the stop sign (no cop there/ T intersection with vehicles coming), and then using the whole road, so motorists couldn't get down the road. I believe in SHARING the road. I have had cars come within inches of me, but when I drive, I tend to give as much road to the cyclist as I can. This means if another car is coming, and I feel the road is too narrow, I will wait to pass.
These cyclists need to learn to share, not just keep it to themselves.
Oh and I will see this 2-3 more times this summer, maybe not the same level, but at least riding double down the streets. I live by most of these charity events that go to Cape Cod. Oh and I've seen this A LOT on my road by just random cyclists.
I don't think I expressed myself very well, I do agree with your sentiments but then I waxed poetic about how SOME people who only drive will generalize and think all cyclists act like that... next thing you know I'm getting beaned with a half empty beer because somewhere, someday, some jacka$$ saw a cyclist behaving poorly. (Although I think we can all agree that throwing a projectile from a moving vehicle at a cyclist is far worse than any of the shenanigans that cyclists get up to, even in groups)
It sucks.