Aaron wrote:
> Gee, Mike, being the omniscient one that you are, I would think that you
> would realize that bicyclists have every right to ride in the road, even
> when there is a bicycle path. Riding at 20 mph is much safer on Falls
> Rd. than on the bike path with the hazards found there (walkers,
> joggers, poor concrete, branches, etc.)
The bike path is generally deserted, and is in good repair.
Yes, they have a right to ride on the road, just as I have a right to
drive down it at 20 mph and let traffic back up behind me if I so
choose...but I don't so choose, because I'm not a selfish twit.
I don't get pissed at them for riding in the road when that's the only
choice...I get pissed at them for riding in the road and inconveniencing
everyone else when they have a perfectly good option that lets them ride
without inconveniencing everyone else. Falls was just one example.
MacArthur is another.
> We're all on two wheels. I hope you remember your attitude here if a
> pick-up truck driver, in a fit of pique, decides to "shove" some stupid
> Harley rider out of the way one day.
It's been tried. One guy down in Florida actually did it to a couple of
riders a few years ago. When he found out who he'd killed, he was
requesting a seat in "Ol' Sparky" rather than a life sentence...that
wasn't likely to be all that long. (if you don't remember the event, he
killed a couple of Outlaws).
-- Mike B.
--
'04 FLSTCI (H-D Softail Heritage Classic with EFI for the non-Harley folks)
Learning from your mistakes is good. Learning from someone else's
mistakes is better.
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