Originally Posted by
Burton
I think your English needs a little review. A few synonyms for 'responsibility' are: "contract", "duty", "engagement", "obligation", "pledge", and "trust". As in: The right to use a vehicle on a public road or hold a drivers license comes with the obligation to respect the law, and the duty and responsibility to look out for the rights, and personal safety of others. This compulsary engagement is a requirement that is intended to both protect personal and public property, and assure your own personal safety.
Your own comment basicly states that anyone elses decision to act IRRESPONSIBLY gives you the right to do the same. Not only is that a copout - its not accepted as a legal defense. But I guess for lots of people it must be an easy way out and the story of their lives. EVERYTHING unacceptable in their miserable little lives is probably someobe elses fault.
Why not leave everyone else out of it and decide what YOU believe in. Because actually your life and actions are all a testament to what you believe in anyway.
The old straw man of trying to put words in others post.
You have good advice for the motorist who carry the greater duty due to the greater damage that their vehicles cause on on a daily bases. You should be posting on the motorist forums rather than making excuses why motorist hate cyclist in these forums.
Your chasing your tail when you harp on cyclist for saying 'same roads same rights' while ignoring that extremely few motorist accept the contract while you are demanding all cyclist follow the contract. Especially when FRAP and bike lane laws are designed to make cyclist subservient to motorist.