Old 10-21-08 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by apricissimus
I don't know. They seemed like mostly reasonable people to me.
The thing I took most issue with was the tone of their initial discussion went something like "Drivers hate cyclists because they behave unpredictably and flaunt traffic laws ... I should know, because I ride unpredictably and flaunt traffic laws due to the fact that I am admittedly too lazy to stop at lights/stop signs and stay off the sidewalk ... and I see no reason to stop behaving like this ... but boy are those drivers angry". They seem to want to absolve themselves from the laws of the road and the duty to ride responsibly. They also seemed to be under the impression that they don't actually have the same rights on the roads as cars do (and therefore not beholden to the same laws), which is a common misconception for both drivers and cyclists alike.

The second part was much better and they actually talked about some good ideas that could improve the car-bike climate.
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