Originally Posted by
botto
why in the hell would i want to do that?
you seem to be under the mistaken belief that i give a ****, but hey- nice try at changing the subject.
You must, if you felt compelled to respond.
I'm just trying to point out that there are two sides to every coin. Not trolling by any means, just playing the devil's advocate here.
Originally Posted by
tubescreamerx
one of those is legal, the other is not. stop thinking too hard before you hurt yourself.
the argument does not legitimately go both ways.
One lane is not necessarily legal. In my state, and in many others I have lived, it is only legal to ride in the lane (as a bicyclist) if there is an obstacle to be avoided. Otherwise, it is law to stay to the furthest right as deemed safe by whichever LEO decides to, or not to cite you with a moving violation. I've been warned by an LEO, while on my bicycle, for illegal passing by passing a line of cars (I was on the shoulder).
Now, to caveat on that, I would argue that the motorcyclists are being safer than many bicyclists. Bicyclists have the inherent flaw of nearly always being an obstruction to motorized traffic flow. The motorcyclists in question seemed to be in control of their vehicles, capable of exceeding traffic flow and having their wits about them and completely motivated to pay attention to the road. Hey, their decision is putting their lives at stake, don't want to lose it because of target fixation.
I would much rather prefer that the OP post videos of every car driver chatting away on the cell phone, eating and 'taking in the sights' while not having trained eyes on the road. Also, cyclists not holding a line, not signaling turns and stops and 'taking in the sights.'