Why are people cycling down Connecticut Avenue blaring music tonight?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks fun.

Really? Sounds lame to me. Seems boring to participate in, and inconsiderate to anyone able to hear it.

They should all be driving illegal ATVs or driving Dodge Charger or similar muscle cars with tuned up exhausts and vulgar rap blaring on their souped up stereos. That would be preferable, right?

I mean, it’s basically the same thing, isn’t it?

What’s the functional difference between a group of cyclists acting as scofflaws and disrupting traffic, and a group of ATV riders acting as scofflaws and disrupting traffic? There is none.

In fact, at least the ATV riders are faster, and spend less time inconveniencing everyone else.

Of course it's not the same. The cyclists aren't spewing toxic fumes into the air like drivers and ATV drivers, aren't armed to the teeth and don't menace vulnerable road users while disrupting traffic. You need to have your head examined.

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Cyclists consistently underestimate the amount of road rage they cause. A cyclist friend of mine found out the hard way. Spend almost month in the hospital after getting beaten to a pulp by a driver they confronted.

Wow, yeah, it's the cyclists who are out of line. Not the murderous, anti-social, ill-behaved drivers who can't stop murdering vulnerable road users with their vehicles and their fists. Thanks for clarifying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks fun.

Really? Sounds lame to me. Seems boring to participate in, and inconsiderate to anyone able to hear it.

They should all be driving illegal ATVs or driving Dodge Charger or similar muscle cars with tuned up exhausts and vulgar rap blaring on their souped up stereos. That would be preferable, right?

I mean, it’s basically the same thing, isn’t it?

What’s the functional difference between a group of cyclists acting as scofflaws and disrupting traffic, and a group of ATV riders acting as scofflaws and disrupting traffic? There is none.

In fact, at least the ATV riders are faster, and spend less time inconveniencing everyone else.

Cyclists are legally allowed to use the roads. In case you missed that, please take a remedial drivers license test.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like it would be hard to coordinate a big group ride like that if the procession kept getting split up at red lights and stop signs.

I mean, you’re not going to get hundreds of riders through an intersection on a single stoplight-cycle. Some f the group is going to have to wait at the red light.


Perhaps our resident cycling advocates here can explain how a group this size stays together while following traffic laws.

Some splinter off. The big group? We plug the intersections so it can proceed.

Cyclists consistently underestimate the amount of road rage they cause. A cyclist friend of mine found out the hard way. Spend almost month in the hospital after getting beaten to a pulp by a driver they confronted.

if you, as a driver, are so triggered by cyclists are are allowed to use the roads as much as cars, then maybe you need some therapy help to manage your anger issues.