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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, bikers are irritating. They have the right to commute as do cars. Fine. I can still be annoyed though.[/quote]

No, you can't. They are putting their lives on the line while you're cozy and safe in your gaz-guzzler contributing to global warming.

What you should be doing is paying extra attention to the safety of bikers and pedestrians, ie all those who don't have a metal cage protecting them from a collision.

I drive a car, and that's what I do. Bikers never annoy me. I am concerned for them.

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DP, they have a right to put their lives on the line.  What pisses me off is they are putting *my* well being at risk, too.  And every other driver's.  I don't want to be the one responsible for hurting a cyclist.  The mixing of cars and bikes is not safe.  And irresponsible cyclist behavior exacerbates this.  I see it EVERY day.  Cyclists are highly selective about when and whether to obey traffic rules.[/quote]

How are they putting your well being at risk? I agree that some cyclists are a-holes but they are assuming all of the risk. [/quote]

They may not be endangering drivers' life and limb.  But they are putting us at risk of being held responsible for injuring them.  Or even killing them!  Even if the police find a driver not at fault, a driver is going to have to deal with all the consequences of that.  I can't imagine how it would feel to contribute to someone else's injury or death, even unwittingly.  It's not right for irresponsible cyclists to put that on us.  Our fellow drivers who are irresponsible, at least they are on equal footing with other vehicles.  I.e. protected by a ton of steel, seat belts, etc.  Cyclists, like motorcycles, are usually going to lose in an incident involving a car.  Don't put me in that position.  [/quote]

Actually there is very little risk of ever being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter.  Hardly ever happens.  So.... don't worry about it!!  Don't even waste time thinking about cyclists- the police sure don't. [/quote]

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