On a little weekend jaunt, we came to a four lane intersection with two additional turn lanes. As, I waited for the light to change, a guy on a bicycle proceeded to go between the cars waiting in line and move to the front. When the light changed, he cut off the driver on the far left turn lane and proceeded to impede the traffic until he go up to a left turn lane. He then moved into that lane to continue on his trip. Why not? He has rights. People in cars and trucks don’t.
It’s going to take longer than eternity for anyone to explain to me why bicycles can operate on the same roads with cars and trucks. In case you haven’t noticed, a fat guy on a bicycle and his bike don’t often weight four hundred pounds. And, they travel at about 5 miles per hour - ten at tops. They have a right to run in the same lanes with trucks that weigh up to 72,000 pounds and travel 30 to 80 mph? Doesn’t anyone see a problem with this plan?
Don’t give me that junk about courtesy. Where does courtesy play a part in insanity? Big rigs and bikes don’t mix. However, the people that make such laws and the people that want to ride bicycles in automobile traffic do have a lot in common.
They should be put somewhere so they can’t hurt themselves.
PMO
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