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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I once bummed a ride home with a friend on his motorcycle. I was amazed by how the other drivers on the road essentially ignored him. He said he drove the bike with the assumption that no one else could see him, and made all decisions accordingly.  It was a walkable community in another state, and it was crazy easy things: like pulling up to a four way stop-sign stop.  Cars at each of the three other parts of the intersection.  And us at the fourth.  And it was like we weren't there at all. Really scary. I've tried to be very consciousious of motorcycles ever since.

That said, I walk my son to school every day in logan circle, and the cyclists on R street heading westbound through 15th street (which is one-way northbound) - every day I see ten bikes ride against their red light and bike along R street through 15th street, looking leftbound to make sure the 15th street traffic isn't coming. But they never look right to see if pedestrians are crossing the street right in front of them.  Like three times a week, we have to step back or stop in our tracks to not get hit from a bike illegally crossing in our path.  Just venting....[/quote]

Agree.  Everyone seems to only be on the lookout for those that can harm them, not those they can harm.  If you aren't their size or bigger, they aren't looking for you.  [/quote]

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