Bikes that think they're cars

[Anonymous]

It's great that you're biking. But do you have to be completely taking over a spot in a lane slowing down all the traffic? You are going 20 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. There is a walk/bike path that you could be using, but in your mind, you are a car.

I just saw the car in front of me almost have a head-on collision, because they are trying to get around you.

This is an intervention. You are not a car.

[Anonymous]

Here we go again...

If that cyclist is really going 20 miles per hour, do you know how dangerous it would be for him to be riding on that walking path? No matter how much you object, he's riding where he is supposed to be.

[Anonymous]

You're just gonna have to get over it, OP. Cars have to share the road in the new transportation paradigm.

[Anonymous]

I don't care as long as they act like a car in all scenarios. I witnessed an accident the other day where a bike blew through a red light because he thought he had enough time to get through before the other light turned green. He didn't and was clipped by a car. Thankfully they had just started moving when he went through and the bicyclist appeared ok. I stayed behind to make sure the cops knew whose fault it was.

If you want to be treated like a car, you need to obey all the rules. Not just the ones that benefit you

[Anonymous]

Yeh bikes need to follow car road rules.

[Anonymous]

I saw a bicyclist get pulled over the other day because he was weaving in and out of cars who were basically in bumper to bumper traffic on a semi main road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's great that you're biking. But do you have to be completely taking over a spot in a lane slowing down all the traffic? You are going 20 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. There is a walk/bike path that you could be using, but in your mind, you are a car.

I just saw the car in front of me almost have a head-on collision, because they are trying to get around you.

This is an intervention. You are not a car.

Um, how about an intervention for the car that tried to pass unsafely? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

They shouldn't be on the road if they can't go the minimum speed. Annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're just gonna have to get over it, OP. Cars have to share the road in the new transportation paradigm.

Yes, but drivers and cyclists don't respect each other and until that happens it will mayhem on the roads. Add the scooter riders and DC is just terrible place to drive now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't care as long as they act like a car in all scenarios. I witnessed an accident the other day where a bike blew through a red light because he thought he had enough time to get through before the other light turned green. He didn't and was clipped by a car. Thankfully they had just started moving when he went through and the bicyclist appeared ok. I stayed behind to make sure the cops knew whose fault it was.

If you want to be treated like a car, you need to obey all the rules. Not just the ones that benefit you

100% Cyclist routinely run red lights around here and are quite nasty when confronted about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeh bikes need to follow car road rules.

No. People who are riding bikes need to follow the laws for people who are riding bikes. Some of which are the same as the laws for people who are driving cars, and some of which are not the same as the laws for people who are driving cars.

Find out what the laws are for people who are riding bikes, before you complain that people who are riding bikes are not following the laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They shouldn't be on the road if they can't go the minimum speed. Annoying.

That's not what the law says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's great that you're biking. But do you have to be completely taking over a spot in a lane slowing down all the traffic? You are going 20 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. There is a walk/bike path that you could be using, but in your mind, you are a car.

I just saw the car in front of me almost have a head-on collision, because they are trying to get around you.

This is an intervention. You are not a car.

The driver of that car should learn how to drive safely, before they hurt someone. "Don't pass unless it's safe to do so" is a basic driving rule.

[Anonymous]

I strongly prefer riding on a bike path or dedicated bike lane to sharing a lane with traffic, and find it hard to believe cyclists are actually choosing to do so if a real multi use trail is available. Riding at 20 mph on a sidewalk with kids, dog walkers, etc is not legal and not safe for pedestrians. Sorry it inconveniences you. Maybe you should be advocating for more dedicated bike infrastructure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeh bikes need to follow car road rules.

No. People who are riding bikes need to follow the laws for people who are riding bikes. Some of which are the same as the laws for people who are driving cars, and some of which are not the same as the laws for people who are driving cars.

Find out what the laws are for people who are riding bikes, before you complain that people who are riding bikes are not following the laws.

This. I hate it when cyclists blow through red lights just as much as I hate it when drivers skip stop signs. OP, you should stick to the interstates.