Originally Posted by noisebeam
About 3yrs. ago I was out cycling one weekend. Was at a light with no traffic around which turned green. I proceeded and just as I entered intersection a cyclist coming the other way came right at me (running the red) and I hit the ground hard swerving to miss him - he didn't even stop and yelled something like 'watch it'. I hope all cyclists who run reds like this get the full law applied - it is reckless and threatens the lives of others.
Some cyclists think it's their right to ride like nuts. Remember the Ringo's-Wife thread? Recently, someone else
posted a thread about how he got in an accident while riding off of the sidewalk into a crosswalk. His question was how to collect insurance money from the driver. Talk about Chutzpah!