Crazy Bicyclists

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by thstone

This morning in an upscale residential area, I come to a stop sign. Stop. Quick look at both sides. All clear.

Just as I am engaging the clutch to start across the intersection, I notice some movement out of the corner of my eye to my right. I'm about half a car length into the intersection and I turn my head and see a bicyclist coming straight into the intersection. I slam on the brakes as he runs the stop sign and goes right past the front of my hood.

I'm a little peeved, so I honk the horn. He slams on the brakes, turns around, flips me off and yells at me to F-off. I let it go and simply drive away.

As a long time road bicyclist and having been hit twice and nearly hit more times than I can remember, I am generally on the bike side in the bike vs car argument, but I am not sure why bike riders like this go out of their way to antagonize a driver. I thought that I did him a favor by not running him over but I guess that he didn't see it that way.

And then we bike riders wonder why drivers seem to hate us.

Nazi Cyclists.....Gotta Love 'em.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by coreseller

Nazi Cyclists.....Gotta Love 'em. I live in an area surrounded by beautiful back roads with picturesque scenery perfect for cycling, and plenty of people take advantage if it. Most are courteous, but some go out of their way to be obnoxious a-holes chomping at the bit for a reason to be offended by a motorist and are plenty quick to voice their displeasure. I've seen it work the opposite way also.

I personally know 3 guys who've had their eggs permanently scrambled by motorists while riding road bikes, 2 of them never found out who the driver was. Fortunately I have an 8 mile scenic path dedicated to joggers / cyclists within 15 minutes of the house, that where I ride 90% of the time, the other 10% is on other cycling paths. Riding on public roads isn't worth it IMO.

+1 on this, that's why I try to stay on the beach bike path. Bikes, like pedestrians, should always yield to cars unless they are in their own dedicated lane. :chicken: