re: Cyclist hit by car on Perkins road

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and how fast are you going on roads that have 45mph limits?

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I don't ride on any

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Can you read?

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I guess you couldn't comprehend what my point was...maybe your helmet is too tight?

He is saying if you can't do 45 on your bike, get off the road.
Can't really compare cycling speed to motor vehicle speed.

I KNOW that. I am not arguing against. It's the same ol bullshite from non-cyclists that expect you to do the limit if you want to ride on their roads.

I used to live in Louisiana. And rode/raced there quite a bit. Not sure how I survived.....

It pisses me off to no end when a cyclist chooses to ride the road and disrupt the flow of traffic rather than bike the sidewalk if there is one present.

Wrong. There has been cycling clubs, both touring and racing for years in BR. I rode and raced with them in the early 80s into the early 90s. Used to train/club race around the LSU lakes. That was a bit safer.

The problem now is (and I am an avid cyclist) a majority of cyclists feel entitled, and as one guy said, want you to share the road but dare you to make them toe the line.
I see the same attitude with cyclists pretty much wherever I ride. Not sure what the hell happened, the streets aren't any safer.

It would be great to bike around Baton Rouge like you can in alot of other cities, and most areas north or essen are close enough to where you can bike to your destination. However, I realize that Baron Rouge is not a great city for doing that yet some bikers think they because they are on two wheels all cars must yield to them.

Impossible

I didn't die on my way home. I did roll through a stop sign though. ..no one was coming

There are plenty of morons on bikes. I'm probably harder on them as a cyclist. But you can bike and be safe IF cars are also following the laws along with the cyclist. Sure there are places not worth riding, but if everyone followed the law it'd still be safe, but you obviously shouldn't since people obviously dont. Sound's like this girl was clearly in the wrong. No one deserves the result of being hit, I know from experience (I've been put in the hospital...not on a bike...not my fault).

But a lot of points against cyclists are bullshite. I guarantee you I see more cyclists per week than probably anyone on this board in Baton Rouge combined. I live on a pretty popular cycling route and I ride. I see some stupid shite sometimes and I'm not afraid to admit that. But for every cyclist doing something dumb, I see 10 cars doing something just as bad. The stop sign thing is overplayed. I'll admit that's the one law I break. Now by nreaking, I mean I slow down as much as possible without having to put a foot down (unless I have to yield then I'll fully stop). You know how many cars roll slowly through a stop sign without ever fully stopping.....pretty much all of them. And their roll is undoubtedly faster than mine. Again, I've been hit by a car so I play it safe. I'm not being risky by doing the slow roll at a 4 way stop with no other cars.

Like Salmon said earlier. There's an irrational hatred of cyclists. It stems from being annoyed by possibly getting held up behind one. Do they screw up sometimes....of course. Do they deserve criticism at those times.....yes. Do they do it enough to warrant the bullshite you fat frickers constantly spew.....hell no.