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Forum: Commuting

05-23-14, 01:25 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

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Posted By SargonDragon

Indeed. It was a mistake to suggest that...

Indeed. It was a mistake to suggest that motorists might not actually be subhuman.

I think I'm done. Joining bikeforums was a mistake. I really don't fit in here.

Forum: Commuting

05-23-14, 12:55 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

Views: 8,964

Posted By SargonDragon

Ah. Well, this is more what I actually wanted to...

Ah. Well, this is more what I actually wanted to discuss. This is where I see a rift between what bicyclists think motorists think and what motorists actually think.

I don't actually feel...

Forum: Commuting

05-23-14, 11:33 AM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

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Posted By SargonDragon

That's the thing though. To use your analogy, I...

That's the thing though. To use your analogy, I did not write that *** control is a good idea. I wrote that I used to think *** control was a good idea, I know better now, and here's what I hope is...

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 09:05 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

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Posted By SargonDragon

Ha! Apparently so! I only just joined this...

Ha! Apparently so!

I only just joined this forum, and my reception has been generally less than friendly so far. I probably won't be staying long.

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 09:01 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

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Posted By SargonDragon

Actually, I take my Corvette to race tracks and...

Actually, I take my Corvette to race tracks and autocross events to stretch its legs, not the public roads.

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 08:58 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

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Posted By SargonDragon

I've been talking with my friends lately about...

I've been talking with my friends lately about this, too. And I had similar results. Some knew about it already, many didn't.

Some were pretty shocked and didn't seem to believe that it was...

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 08:55 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

Views: 8,964

Posted By SargonDragon

I agree that this is definitely part of the...

I agree that this is definitely part of the problem.

However, I suspect that just getting it into the drivers education and license testing wouldn't actually help all that much. By the time...

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 08:35 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

Views: 8,964

Posted By SargonDragon

Not exactly. They get the idea that cyclists...

Not exactly. They get the idea that cyclists belong in the bike lane... which is on the shoulder away from the vehicle lanes just like side walks for pedestrians.

I do agree with that actually. ...

Forum: Commuting

05-22-14, 07:08 PM

Replies: 128

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

Views: 8,964

Posted By SargonDragon

Why motorists get upset at bicyclists taking the lane

Looking around these forums and elsewhere, it seems clear that bicyclists generally believe that motorists become irate when they have to slow down, and it is due to this inherent impatience that...

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