re: I have a question for the bicyclists of the OT

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pedal, not peddle

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I really need to proofread more

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Unfortunately sidewalks aren't it - they are built for pedestrians and in most places it is illegal to bike there.

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Like I said. Not arguing legality of where to ride a bike. But to argue that a busy roadway with cars heading in both directions at a high rate of speed is safer than a sidewalk where you might encounter one or two people is asinine.

Spandex Sally rides her little schwinn and collides with a pedestrian on the sidewalk. Sally falls over, gets her knee scraped, the Walkers foot gets run over and bruised.

Now spandex Sally and her schwinn collide with a (for sakes of the argument) a tiny arse smart car going 45 mph. Now, spandex Sally is in the hospital with a broken neck. And smart car Steve has to get a new vehicle.

One of the "share the road" spaces in the Shreveport area was also a main thoroughfare for oil field trucks during the oil boom. I did note that the cyclists stopped hogging the entire lane when the big trucks came around.

Saw two cycling douchebags riding on the Bert Kouns Industrial Loop - in the driving lane.

The cyclists riding on 175 between the Port of Shreveport and Frierson have actually been courteous and sharing the road for the last few years.

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Now spandex Sally and her schwinn collide with a (for sakes of the argument) a tiny arse smart car going 45 mph. Now, spandex Sally is in the hospital with a broken neck. And smart car Steve has to get a new vehicle.

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I regularly hit 30mph, and have touched 40 on my bike. Average 22+ while moving on flat ground easily in a group. I think we may be talking about a different type of cyclist. Getting lumped in with the hobo riding down Perkins is not the same as what I do. Most "cyclist" going for a workout have no desire to be in a heavy traffic area. No one wants the starting and stopping. But, a cyclist can be on a rural road following all laws while being courteous, and a driver will still hold a grudge against them.

Simple fact remains, cars and bikes follow the rules, nobody gets hurt.

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think we may be talking about a different type of cyclist.

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We absolutely are. My problem is with the dumbfricks who ride down busy roads at rush hour "because they can".

Cyclists out on rural roads like river road, I give them far more room than they need. They are good people. They aren't being jackasses.

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If I walk into a jungle is it the animals that put me in an unsafe position?

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So you consider yourself equal to a jungle predator when interacting with cyclists? Interesting analogy you have there.

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Or am I the one who put myself in this position by putting myself in the jungle?

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Buzzing a cyclist is 100% optional and requires you to consciously make that cihoice to act. That is entirely your choice. Nothing a cyclist does forces you to act like an arse and endanger his life. Unless you consider yourself no more inteligent than a jungle animal.

When these bozo Lance Armstrong wannabes began thinking they were cars. Just go to show that you can't coach dumb.

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I thought the rule was ride against traffic so you can watch the cars coming.

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That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read on here.

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Who cares if there's a sidewalk RIGHT THERE.

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Umm that would be illegal.

This is becoming even more awesome. Gun carrying bicyclists, God help us...them.

Imagine, arrest the ones with any sense. LOL