Originally Posted by ryanwood

I can't help but think that most of these accidents between cyclists, automobiles, and pedestrians are caused by stupid self-centered morons who don't have any extra capacity in their brains to think about other roadway users. I have been that guy before, I caused a crash with a car because of my idiotic behavior and I am lucky enough to have lived to learn from my mistake. It's the driver who can't handle the 5 second delay that he or she incurs when safely passing a cyclist, and the cyclist who can't be bothered by stopping for red lights, and the pedestrian who can't handle walking the extra 90 feet to a crosswalk.

We would all be better off if we could give one extra second of thought about other people before acting, but our society has de-evolved into a do-whatever-you-want-let-everybody-else-worry-about-themselves place and the actions of law enforcement only serves to exacerbate the situation.