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[quote]They are allowed on the road however that does not mean that they should be on the road, or every road. Two different things. Pick better, safer routes.[/quote]

I can guarantee you, I know of no cyclist who does not attempt to find safer routes to get to where they want to go.  Even folks looking for long recreational rides generally look for safer choices.

[quote] I don't do anything to scare them away. [/quote]

Someone here keeps saying "you will get killed" "Stay the hell away" and similar.

[quote]I just drive, but if either of us make a mistake I was my car and move on. [/quote]

If you do something reckless or illegal (and that was what happened in the incidents I linked to) you will not just do that.

[b]Anne Arundel cyclist killed at blind spot in road[/b]

[quote][b][i]Where was the illegal act by the driver in this accident? The cyclist was in a shaded part of the road at the crest of the hill that was a blind spot. The driver was not speeding nor drunk. This was wrong place, wrong time and here the cyclists always loses[/i].[/b][/quote]

[b]I'm a road runner and believe me, I can't afford to be righteous or arrogant. I pick my routes and time of day accordingly. [/b]

As a runner, you may not realize that some of us ride to get places.  Also I have seen plenty of runners who run in dangerous places, and they have options (like sidewalks) that cyclists generally do not have.

[b]And thank you for lowering your carbon footprint but your reasons are your own and don't really matter.[/b]

[quote]The question of the thread asked "Why do you hog the road even with a large shoulder?" And the only real answer anyone has given is nothing more than "because I can". Where is the safety in that?[/quote]

There were plenty of reasons given for why people take the lane (not hog the road) when there is a shoulder - I am not going to rehash the thread for you. [/quote]

There were two reasons, no need for you to rehash them:
1. Because I can
2. Loose gravel on the side. (this was the only legitimate safety reason that I read in all of ten pages.[/quote]

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