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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And I do agree with the PP who drew a contrast between the "cyclist" in their lycra outfits vs. someone on a bike ride.  The "cyclists" are really the problem here.[/quote]

I don't understand the hostility to faster, skilled cyclists when you don't mind "someone on a bike ride" at 10 mph who can't even keep a straight line or know the rules of the road. Yes there are cyclist that never stop for signals or stop signs. But a large proportion of drivers don't come to a full stop either and they just have to press their foot to get going again.  Everybody is better off when we all follow the rules of the road and act in predictable ways.

As a regular bike commuter, my normal pace is pretty much the 25 mph speed limit in most of DC and suburban residential streets.  When I take the whole lane it's because it is SAFER. If I stay to the right of the lane, someone going 40 will try to zoom by inches from me. If he hits me, I'll barely leave a scratch on his fender, but that crash would likely be fatal for me. The scariest situations are the drivers that speed by only to slam on their brakes for a right turn directly in front of me - a crash that would put me under their wheels. The only drivers I'm impeding are the jack rabbit starts at the light and the cars that roll through stop signs and those that insist on going 20 mph over the limit.

Is it because you only feel powerful behind the wheel or that you couldn't imagine pedaling fast enough to keep up?
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Hahaha!  You assume the douchebag cyclists in the lycra are "faster and skilled"?  That is hilarious!  The only skill I observe is the tendency to overspend a on bikes, clothing and gear.  Yes, some are more skilled and faster than others.  But that doesn't give them the right to hog the road going uphill (at 10-15 mph) when there is room to move over.  I can understand riding in the lane at faster speeds, but this is not always the case, especially on hills and while riding in packs.  What is the deal with the packs?  They are endangering the motorists who are trying to get around them because they won't ride single or even double file.  It is ridiculous.[/quote]

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