Originally Posted by
Kawriverrat
Man this thread & others have really got me wondering. It seems some here take up riding bikes so they can feel empowered & go about carrying a torch.
Some of what is described as safe here I question.
Such as moving to the center while approaching a blind corner with a vehicle coming up behind you. Commuting on a bike can be dangerous. Why make it more so? Or cause a driver of a car or truck to slow down.
Where I come from it is a common courtesy to give way to faster moving traffic. Whether ones on a bike or car.
Nonconforming, dysfunction seems to be an accepted way of things among way to many that choose to ride a bike.
Maybe I am just clueless about this?
You're not clueless; there's a lot of needless antagonism among self-described commuters online. Best you can do is to keep from picking up the bad habits espoused here, and stick to safely getting from point A to point B.