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Having spent years driving up and down a canyon road (which is very popular with the cyclists) I have learned to slow down, make sure there is no oncoming traffic and leave plenty of room when passing the bike riders.
Some of them are so jacked on endorphins that they completely forget the laws of physics. I know people who scoff at my careful methods, and I simply point out that it will take a lot longer to get where you are going if you have to wait for the LEO's to show up so you can explain the dead rider... Not to mention that those bikes can put an awful scratch on your car that the dead cyclist is not going to pay for... I've been approached by a number of riders at the top of the canyon, who thanked me for sharing the road. Beats the heck out of ridiculous road rage situations.
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A couple observations from a long time cyclist, long time driver, and some time motorcyclist:
People who don't ride bikes tend not to see bikes. Ask the guy who parked on my Ninja 250 because he didn't see it. Many drivers don't think bicycle riders deserve to be on the road. NRS and other laws say different. Unfortunately, there are A LOT of cyclists who behave in such a manner that they don't belong on the road. No PPE, no situational awareness, headphones, texting, talking on phones, wrong side of the road, failure to obey traffic laws and signals of any kind. I'm one of those silly rules of the road cyclists who chooses roads with either low speed limits or wide shoulders, stays near the right edge of the road (but not too close), signals, and pays attention to traffic around me. I look for people entering or crossing my lane, with the expectation that I won't be seen. I've been riding on the street for nearly 30 years and have yet to have a major problem involving a car and my bicycle.
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I always found it hard to tell who was worse, the aggressive, three-wide-DB bike riders or the aggressive, pass 'em-without-looking-DB automobile driver... I would think the driver of the car though, assuming that as your GVW goes up, so does your expected level of responsibility.
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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST 1983 300SD - 305000 1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000 1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000 https://media.giphy.com/media/X3nnss8PAj5aU/giphy.gif |
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