Originally Posted by
Midnight Biker
Because of the cars man, THE CARS!!! I said SPECIFICALLY that when I ride on the sidewalk it's because I'm near a large intersection where there is an overabundance of anxious and impatient drivers wanting to turn and run people over. Otherwise I ride on the street, because if you have read any of my previous posts you'd know that I can't stand the constant bumps and groves that send shock-waves to my brain on the sidewalk.
Now, there it is. Happy? Whatever, nobody here takes me seriously anyway. I've made some of the best threads and I get treated like a clown -- a village idiot.
I'm starting to think you people are not true bikers. If you were, wouldn't you be out riding instead of spending all day on this forum? I wouldn't be surprised if the lot of you had never even ridden a bike before. If you had, you'd know how difficult it is to ride on the road sometimes.
There.
I'm at work atm actually. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and treat you as serious for now. FYI, I ride a road bike 98% of the time and often I don't even start my car for 1 month periods even then usually just to run the engine... so what kind of intersections are we talking about? If you're talking about one with just a lineup and you feel filterings a bad idea and think you need to use the sidewalk, why not get into line with the cars like a regular vehicle and wait your turn? That's what I do unless of course there's a bikelane present... fyi I wouldn't be lashing out at the guys like that, they really do see your behavior as moronic and really do assume you know better.