So your beef is that they prevented you from getting to a red light more quickly?

Just for perspective, 1/8th of a mile is roughly 600 ft.

I can see how that is a pretty terrible inconvenience. My guess is that if those frigging' roadies hadn't taken the lane, the OP likely could have punched it and made it through that equally inconvenient red light while it was still yellow.

Perhaps those riders would've been more respectful if the OP was in full kit while astride a Team Issue <insert name of whatever you roadies lust after here>?

No I can sort of vouch for this. Check out the Southeast Regional sub-forum. Guy's a trail rider and likes to ride. Just started barking up the wrong tree here is all.

In his SUV?

Maybe there's more to the story than can be seen in the pics. But I don't think so.

For the record I'll ask a cop what the law and procedure dictates when they see bicyclists riding in car lanes. The answer could be interesting. I knew these photos would be gold for me. Thanks for seeing everyone. Good luck.

You get a "senior member" label after 50 posts, so it's like a chatty weekend and you're there, doesn't really mean a lot ;)

I'm not a roadie, but when I commute or tour, I ride in the car lane close to the edge, if it's safe to do so. Where else?

What's a "car lane"?

How are they gold for you?

Although I suppose they did demonstrate your complete lack of knowledge about bicycle riding on the roadways in Florida so maybe what you learn is the treasure you're referencing?

FYI:

http://www.floridabicycle.org/rules/bikelaw.html

would you rather creep 15 mph behind grandma's Buick, a gaggle of riders or my bug? if the light's red I'm not testing my brakes just to wait that much longer at a signal.

along with the duties of obeying the traffic laws comes the perks of actually being in traffic, hence the name "road bike".

From that link (bolding done by me).

• A bicyclist intending to make a vehicle left turn is entitled to full use of the lane from which the turn is made. After scanning, signaling, and moving to the center of that lane, the bicyclist must check the signal, then proceed when it is green and safe to do so.
  
  
• In addition to the normal vehicle left turn, a bicyclist may proceed through the right-most portion of the intersection and turn as close to the curb or edge as possible at the far side. After complying with any official traffic control device, the bicyclist may proceed in the new direction.

Nice catch, as I thought the guy was on a bike myself (I tend to miss a bunch of visual cues).

That being said...OP must've been borderline road rage. I mean, just about everyone on these forums (even if they don't ride on the street with traffic) has heard or read of our accounts and attitudes towards distracted drivers. Yet the OP decided to find his camera and get it ready or find his phone and launch camera mode- then take the time to ensure the riders were in frame while looking at the little display, while operating a motorized vehicle??

Question- What do you think would've been the outcome if one of those cyclists had experienced a catastrophic failure like the handlebar snapping, the frame broke, or the chain broke and got tangled in the rear wheel somehow? The odds aren't good, even if he didn't hit the cyclist(s), because a) he was steering with one hand (and hopefully not with elbows/forearms) and b) wasn't doing a good job of monitoring his mirrors because he was too frackin' intent on taking pictures while he was driving <--That's what I call performing an action that distracts a person while operating a motor vehicle.

... And who is now posting complaints on completely unrelated videos on my YouTube channel about my BF comment...

Yahoos? Gold for you? The only things that are clear, here, are:

1. You have an anger management problem;

2. You have no idea how to ride a bike on the road.

+1

I feel like he didn't even read any of the responses. I'm pretty sure everyone told him he was in the wrong to be angry about a cyclist proceeding legally on the road, yet he still answered "I knew these photos would be gold for me. Thanks for seeing everyone."

While you're at it, ask him what he thinks about people taking pictures while operating a motor vehicle.

I've met more than a few cops that don't know how the laws pertain to bicycles.

Why don't you just look up the FL bicycle law? (Cops sometimes don't quite know the law.)

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/pe...bikeLaws1.shtm

Since it appears that you have no real idea how ride on the road, you might find this useful:

http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

Looking at the OP's photos, it's business as usual for me, and 1/8th of a mile is a very short distance, since a stop light can delay the OP far more than cyclist ever did. As long as the OP keeps their actions to taking pictures, asking law enforcement, and venting here on BF, all is good.

I had a motorist make an asinine passing maneuver in a construction zone after we were both just shortly delayed by road construction work, endangering me and oncoming road users. Some motorists' brains pour out of their ears when there's a cyclist in front of them.

You are assuming their brains were ever engaged in the first place.

So the OP made a comment the the pictures would be gold for him... I wonder if he is somehow indirectly deriving revenue when the pics are clicked??

So I decided to check out the website in the OP's sig. The 'blogroll' that lists the links to other blogs is kinda odd to me. There are no other cycling related blogs- no local advocacy groups, no product/sponsors, nada. What there is, however, is a bunch of travel and tourism fluff and links to three other enterprises- photography, video production, and internet marketing- that the OP apparently also has a stake in.

Part of me is now wondering if this thread was never meant to be an honest "pardon my ignorance, but..." thread to a crafty PR one instead.

Hadn't thought of that. We're all (possibly) suckers now :(

EDIT: Just seen the copyright thingies in the bottom right. Looks like we've been trolled.

Oh, well. Ya just can't tell from a few ride reports, I guess.

Me too. I had cop try to tell me I was supposed to ride on the sidewalk not on a street that was designated as a 'Bike Route'. I made her call her supervisor and he was not pleased.

Perhaps if the OP were to spend some more saddle time on the original paved bicycle trails, commonly known as roads, he'd have a better perspective on the matter.

Not pleased? With her for not knowing the law? Or with you for educating the cop?

Mainly with her for not knowing the law and disturbing his afternoon nap.

While discussing this thread with my wife, going over the rant I went into about the whole driving while distracted thing.... I realized that if he took those pics using a smartphone with a touchscreen, he would've had to use both hands to navigate to the camera, possibly even needed both hands to aim and shoot as well.

The OP uses the internet to make a living. One would think he'd be able to do a simple search on the local traffic laws when it came to cyclists. Since the pics are copywrited, I now strongly feel that this is a blatant troll.