Originally Posted by patentcad
Yes the blogger is an idiot and an jerk.
And you may not want to hear this, but he has a BIT of a point. Yes we DO assume some major risk riding our bicycles on the road with cars. I'm not sure what's dumber, the blogger, or failing to understand the inherent risk in riding a road bike - and then getting an aneurism everytime the inevitable 'cyclist killed by car' incident goes down.
But I do refer you to my initial comment, the blogger is an idiot and a jerk. So consider that before you flame me for implying that you're vunerable to 4000 lb. cars on the roads you ride on. In fact, never mind, nothing can ever happen to YOU.
Obliviousness is bliss : ).
Yes, we are vulnerable, but cycling is on the roadways is NOT a major risk...unless riding in oblivious bliss is your riding style.
We're also vulnerable doing countless other things during the normal course of our lives...of which cycling doesn't even make the top ten - yet we do them anyway.
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