Originally Posted by natelutkjohn
What I do hate above all else though is when some F'ing moron is riding on the wrong side of the road on the street in busy traffic and here I am coming right at him with no where to go!
and this is what has happened to me many times resulting in many near misses and one head on collision with the other biker.
Originally Posted by John E
There are a few exceptions, but I generally subscribe to: "Same roads, same rights, same rules."
Originally Posted by bluejack
I don't subscribe to this. Cyclists can be killed by any car at any time, and so must be constantly alert for hazards. They may be the same roads; the same rules and rights may, in theory, apply; but we are not in control of comparable vehicles
I'm with John E here, and I'll have to ask bluejack how it is he isn't, keeping in mind the few exceptions (many "rules" have exceptions that apply in certain situations) in which same rules and rights may not apply.
The reasoning explained earlier can easily be applied to any vehicle. Trucks are much bigger than cars and could harm them, some cars are much more powerful than others and out run others on the road. Just because your faster or stronger, does that give you the right to take advantage of slower or weaker road users?
It seems to me, we use the road with many types of transport and to use the road effectivly, we agree on a set of rules that we all follow to use the road effectively. We only seem to get into trouble when someone dosen't follow those rules. - for instance - when some cyclists break the rules - and should we do a better job of policing ourselves to be more respected on the road?