Who Are the Annoying People Who Ride Their Bikes on River Road During Morning Rush Hour???

[Anonymous]

I'm a big bike fan, but it's just wrong for cyclists to want to bike on major, heavy-traffic arteries with no bike infrastructure during rush hour, and NOT expect increased risk to themselves and to incur the wrath of drivers. It's just not polite or being a good citizen to do that. I love biking and I wish we had more opportunities to do it safely. But the answer is NOT to deliberately misuse traffic arteries.

[Anonymous]

I generally don't really read or reply to these types of threads because they kind of pop up often because I'll probably pretty much always post the same thing.

But the timing of this one kind of leads me to posting after running errands in Poolesville and Potomac this past weekend where there were a LOT of bicyclists on the road.

I'm all about biking when it's possible and try to accommodate bicyclists when possible. And have been pleasantly surprised about how drivers accommodate me when I'm on my bike.

But there was this one stretch on a 40 mph road with a group of bicyclists clustered together. A car started to pass them giving them a lot of room but then the head of the pack started standing up and pedaling furiously as if they didn't want to let the car pass them. This is compounded by the fact that the riders in the back of the pack was riding at a much slower pace.

A lot of things goes both ways. Where while drivers should do their best to accommodate bicyclists, at the same time people riding bicycles should realize they're not going with the flow of traffic. Where their max speed is what 25 mph to 35 mph? So they need to accommodate and share the road too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

You really are an a$$hole and an idiot - what kind of SUV do you drive and how long is your commute?

[Anonymous]

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When the vast majority of people commute using cars, and lanes were designed to fit cars, not tricycles, then of course you are congesting and causing the roads. You, of course, know this, unless you have some kind of cognitive difficulty, and that's where the deliberate obtuseness comes into play. You're not fooling anyone, and simply causing the already rampant hatred of tricyclists to grow.

Lanes are designed to fit trucks, actually. Cars don't need 12-foot lanes. People should keep their cars off the road; they get in the way of trucks.

The vast majority of people commute using cars. You are congesting and clogging the road on your tricycle. And making yourself look like an ass.

In DC fewer than 40% commute by car. In Arlington just barely over 50% drive alone.

Where do you live?

Also your continued reference to "tricycles" makes you look like an ass. I hope all the fence sitters reading this can see what we are dealing with.

The vast majority of people on the roads are commuting by car. Or in a bus, which is another vehicle capable of moving at high speeds. Unlike your tricycle.

And in case you haven't noticed, we're not gonna stop using "tricyclist". Actually I think I'm gonna pick it up- it perfectly captures the sad immaturity of most cyclists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

You really are an a$$hole and an idiot - what kind of SUV do you drive and how long is your commute?

It's a big one. You'll find out when I'm behind you, I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

Neighbors with noise complaints are more likely to get the ear of the police than cyclists are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I generally don't really read or reply to these types of threads because they kind of pop up often because I'll probably pretty much always post the same thing.

But the timing of this one kind of leads me to posting after running errands in Poolesville and Potomac this past weekend where there were a LOT of bicyclists on the road.

I'm all about biking when it's possible and try to accommodate bicyclists when possible. And have been pleasantly surprised about how drivers accommodate me when I'm on my bike.

But there was this one stretch on a 40 mph road with a group of bicyclists clustered together. A car started to pass them giving them a lot of room but then the head of the pack started standing up and pedaling furiously as if they didn't want to let the car pass them. This is compounded by the fact that the riders in the back of the pack was riding at a much slower pace.

A lot of things goes both ways. Where while drivers should do their best to accommodate bicyclists, at the same time people riding bicycles should realize they're not going with the flow of traffic. Where their max speed is what 25 mph to 35 mph? So they need to accommodate and share the road too.

Yes, sometimes people on bicycles are jerks. This is because people are jerks, including people who ride bicycles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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When the vast majority of people commute using cars, and lanes were designed to fit cars, not tricycles, then of course you are congesting and causing the roads. You, of course, know this, unless you have some kind of cognitive difficulty, and that's where the deliberate obtuseness comes into play. You're not fooling anyone, and simply causing the already rampant hatred of tricyclists to grow.

Lanes are designed to fit trucks, actually. Cars don't need 12-foot lanes. People should keep their cars off the road; they get in the way of trucks.

The vast majority of people commute using cars. You are congesting and clogging the road on your tricycle. And making yourself look like an ass.

In DC fewer than 40% commute by car. In Arlington just barely over 50% drive alone.

Where do you live?

Also your continued reference to "tricycles" makes you look like an ass. I hope all the fence sitters reading this can see what we are dealing with.

The vast majority of people on the roads are commuting by car. Or in a bus, which is another vehicle capable of moving at high speeds. Unlike your tricycle.

And in case you haven't noticed, we're not gonna stop using "tricyclist". Actually I think I'm gonna pick it up- it perfectly captures the sad immaturity of most cyclists.

People have to get to and from bus stops, and areas with lots of walking and biking can support better transit.

And I am sure its just one of you. If not you are just showing your own immaturity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a big bike fan, but it's just wrong for cyclists to want to bike on major, heavy-traffic arteries with no bike infrastructure during rush hour, and NOT expect increased risk to themselves and to incur the wrath of drivers. It's just not polite or being a good citizen to do that. I love biking and I wish we had more opportunities to do it safely. But the answer is NOT to deliberately misuse traffic arteries.

+1000

I love biking, and would love nothing more than to get to bike to work every day. But when biking to work means slowing down countless people behind me, all having precious minutes shaved off their day- on a commute they no doubt planned and calculated as fitting a normal speed for a car- I don't understand how anyone could do that or thing that it's acceptable. Hopefully the city will make better bike routes, but until then, I'll limit my riding to times when I know it's not inconveniencing hundreds of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

You really are an a$$hole and an idiot - what kind of SUV do you drive and how long is your commute?

It's a big one. You'll find out when I'm behind you, I'm sure.

You seem eager to use your vehicle to exercise dominance - though if you were really doing that, I suspect you would spend less time trying to do so online. I pity the people in your life, if there are any.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

Neighbors with noise complaints are more likely to get the ear of the police than cyclists are.

Yep. Because the neighbors are definitely going to call the police because someone honked on the road outside once.

Keep dreaming, trike.

[Anonymous]

Does the poster who keeps using the word "tricycle" not understand the word they're looking for is "bicycle"? Or do they think this is clever for some reason? I'm genuinely puzzled - I guess if it's supposed to be the latter, I'm missing it. They just kinda sound deranged and senile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I run a camera on my helmet. Drivers should be aware that if they participate in dangerous and illegal behavior they may be held to account.

I’m quaking in my boots waiting for the cops to come to my door about my honking at you. Good luck, trike.

Honking is not dangerous to cyclists. It might annoy the neighbors though.

I'm glad you think so. That's why I will use this considerate technique on all cyclists I see.

You really are an a$$hole and an idiot - what kind of SUV do you drive and how long is your commute?

It's a big one. You'll find out when I'm behind you, I'm sure.

You seem eager to use your vehicle to exercise dominance - though if you were really doing that, I suspect you would spend less time trying to do so online. I pity the people in your life, if there are any.

I'll say the same to you. I can surmise that your complete inability to have any empathy for the people and families you're inconveniencing, and the smug dismissal of people's real concerns, translates to abysmal personal relationships. And that's karma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the poster who keeps using the word "tricycle" not understand the word they're looking for is "bicycle"? Or do they think this is clever for some reason? I'm genuinely puzzled - I guess if it's supposed to be the latter, I'm missing it. They just kinda sound deranged and senile.

They're making fun of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When the vast majority of people commute using cars, and lanes were designed to fit cars, not tricycles, then of course you are congesting and causing the roads. You, of course, know this, unless you have some kind of cognitive difficulty, and that's where the deliberate obtuseness comes into play. You're not fooling anyone, and simply causing the already rampant hatred of tricyclists to grow.

Lanes are designed to fit trucks, actually. Cars don't need 12-foot lanes. People should keep their cars off the road; they get in the way of trucks.

The vast majority of people commute using cars. You are congesting and clogging the road on your tricycle. And making yourself look like an ass.

In DC fewer than 40% commute by car. In Arlington just barely over 50% drive alone.

Where do you live?

Also your continued reference to "tricycles" makes you look like an ass. I hope all the fence sitters reading this can see what we are dealing with.

The vast majority of people on the roads are commuting by car. Or in a bus, which is another vehicle capable of moving at high speeds. Unlike your tricycle.

And in case you haven't noticed, we're not gonna stop using "tricyclist". Actually I think I'm gonna pick it up- it perfectly captures the sad immaturity of most cyclists.

People have to get to and from bus stops, and areas with lots of walking and biking can support better transit.

And I am sure its just one of you. If not you are just showing your own immaturity.

Until that day happens, it's common courtesy to not walk or bike on roads with heavy traffic going at high speeds.

And it ain't, tricycle.