Originally Posted by John Forester
You disagree with my definition of who is a competent cyclist, yet you agree with me about following the rules of the road. When my definition of a competent traffic cyclist is one who follows the rules of the road.
Amazing things one reads in this discussion!
John, you have said in the past that only incompetent cyclists would use bike lanes; or that bike facilities are only of use to incompetent cyclists, or that bike lanes are made for incompetent cyclists, or some such... this is what I disagree with in your characterization of what a competent cyclist is. my contention is that competent cyclists can and do use bike facilities. I have seen you conjure a much stricter definition of competent than what you posted above. if your view has changed, good. if this is just more semantic stepdancing, Bad!
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Last edited by rando; 04-21-07 at 12:26 PM.