Originally Posted by
Jordon
" perceived rights" ... Don't get the subject line get you going.
Too late. "perceived rights"??? The laws/rights for operating a bicycle on public roadways are no more "perceived" than the laws/rights for operating a motor vehicle on public roadways.
Originally Posted by
Jordon
I came across about a dozen bicyclists, all riding two abreast, holding up a line of about 10 cars.
. YOU are responsible for operating YOUR vehicle safely. Don't blame the person ahead of you for your inability to overtake safely. Wouldn't it be more logical to blame the person approaching from the opposite direction for your inability to overtake. Aren't they holding you up just as much?
Originally Posted by
Jordon
The bicycles in the left side of the lane were in the middle of the lane and didn’t seem to care how many cars were behind them.
The LAW (not your "perceived" law) states that a cyclist may take the lane if the cyclists deems it unsafe for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to pass each other within the same lane (narrow lane). Once that condition is meet, does it matter whether it's a single file rider or two abreast?? What would you rather have ... dozen single file riders or a dozen two abreast riders?? Which would be easier to overtake?? Think of the two abreast riders as doing you a favor.
Originally Posted by
Jordon
Why is it that a lot of bicyclists seem to think that it acceptable to travel at 12 miles an hour ... The speed limit is 30 miles an hour
uuuuhhhh ... because it is ....
Some thing can be asked of motorists ... why do they think it's acceptable to drive 70mph in when the speed limit is 60mph??
Originally Posted by
Jordon
Is it really acceptable, to block traffic?
If you are going 12mph you are not blocked. If you are allowed to overtake when it is safe (don't blame the person ahead if you can't), you are not blocked. If you are stopped, doing 0 mph, and you can't get by, then your blocked.
Originally Posted by
Jordon
A substantial portion of that pavement is paid for by taxes levied at the gas pump.
Ok... even if this weren't a falsehood ... what's to say that the cyclist HASN'T bought any gas. I buy gas for my car and my lawn mower. Your telling me that the only way to use the road is if you pay gas taxes AND operate a vehicle that uses gas??? Your fruit looped.
Originally Posted by
Jordon
those roads are paid for by me.
And cyclists ... when they pay for gas, and sales tax, and property tax ... all these taxes end up on roadways
Originally Posted by
Jordon
There was an incident (not really an incident, but more of an occurrence) that happened a couple of years ago, that I’ve never really gotten over. I witnessed a bicyclist, with a “child hauling” trailer attached (with a child inside) traveling on Alki Avenue, in heavy traffic, when the 10’ wide bike path was completely void of traffic.
Why?
Educate me.
Because the destination of the bike path and the destination of cyclist were not the same?
Because the bike path ended and the roadway didn't?
Because the bike path was neglected and unsafe?
Whens the last time you drove down the roadway with an adjacent side road?? why didn't you take the side road??
Ohhh ... one last thing.
Excellant troll factor !!