I hate Bikers!!

[duckfever8]

Re: I hate Bikers!!

Were I live, in the Pacific Northwest, ugh... Bikers everywhere, and they all dress the same. They have their little bike lanes, but they never ride in them, ugh, I hate bikers...

[MassNole]

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Here it isn't so bad, in Burlington, VT it was awful. Most bikers, usually around college aged kids would have no respect for the road, would run red lights, stop signs, or decide to use the crosswalks when convenient.

[DC]

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Never have issues with them. I actually enjoy seeing them when I am driving. Always a highlight of any drive to see
A. The speed and grace
B. The type of helmet they have
C. Them being stuck behind a few slow cars and then finally being able to break free.

[larrygiterdone]

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did you guys ever think that maybe these guys were training for an event?

now im sure not all of them are, but a lot are probably training for events which, guess what, are on roads not sidewalks or bike paths

[jagsfan82]

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I'm a cyclist and the law allows for us to ride on public roads so that we can go faster than what is allowed on paths

[Evan_OS]

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I have a lot of problems with this post. First of all, I find it hard to believe that you get slowed down from 55 to 5. A. I have never seen a biker ride on a road where the speed limit is 55. and B. I can walk 5 mph so there's no way a biker would be going that slow especially on a road where the speed limit is 55. So you're either lying there or hugely exaggerating. Bicyclists are typically going fairly fast(25+ mph). Second of all, I've never seen a biker cut out in front of me or not let me pass. I've also never seen one that was smiling at me because "he knows I can't pass him". So you're either lying or hugely exaggerating again. Also, maybe bicycling is the norm where you live, but I don't encounter that many. Maybe 3 or 4 in a month span, if that.

Now that that's out of the way, the only times I get a little frustrating with them is when they're riding on the main road when there's a sidewalk or trail right there along side the road. Why not ride on that? Other than that, though, no real issues. I just pass them and go about my day(and again, I've never seen one cut in front of me so I can't pass him, or one that smiles at me because "he knows I can't pass him". Maybe you just have some evil bicyclists where you live).

I don't have a problem with them and I can't see anyone else having a huge problem with them either. I applaud them for going out on a sunny day and getting some great exercise in(considering how many lazy and obese people we have in this country).

I was laughing nearly the whole time reading that about the 'evil bicyclists'.

I counter bicyclists about once or twice a week, but none of them cut in my way or anything, but they can become an annoyance.