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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I'm just wondering what is the thought process in choosing to bike and hoping that nobody in a car or truck crashes into me but I'm going to do so anyway.[/quote]

What's the thought process in choosing to drive and hoping that nobody in a car or truck crashes into you?

Or in choosing to walk?

I'm assuming that you do both of those things - even if the walking is limited to the parking lot, from your car to your destination.[/quote]Well when I drive the cars and trucks around me are large and visible and usually (of course not always) stop at lights and signs. I've never had a car come up behind me on the sidewalk to make a right turn while I'm trying to do the same.

When I walk I walk mostly on the sidewalk. If I have to cross the street I look both ways and use the crosswalk (which more cars stop for then bikers do). I wear visible clothing at night and avoid walking on 270.

What I don't do is complain about not being able to skateboard on the beltway.

75% of bikers I encounter on the road seem to have  a death wish. I just don't want to be involved.[/quote]

Using your skateboard on the Beltway is illegal. Also, drivers commonly hit, and not infrequently kill, people who use the crosswalk. And people who use the sidewalk. And people who are dressed up in reflective gear.

If 75% of the people on bikes you encounter on the road seem to have a death wish, then you should think hard about the common denominator in all of these encounters, which is: you, driving.[/quote]

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