Originally Posted by
alan s
I witnessed a perfect example of bike rider stupidity this morning. A guy was riding on the road, which is in much worse condition than the bike path immediately to the right. This is on a two lane winding road with lots of traffic in both directions and no shoulder. Another bike was literally right next to him on the bike path. Stupid and smart, right there in front of me. There is no other explanation.
I do this all the time for multiple reasons:
1) I'm cycling faster than motorists and/or splitting lanes.
2) I'm cycling fast enough that I want to eliminate being overtaken and cut off by an impatient motorist.
3) I can time lights/Idaho stop in the big lane but not in the bike facility.
4) The bike facility is clogged with slower riders (very common).
5) I need to make a left turn.