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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently they attach their feet to their pedals and don’t want to take the effort to undo the connection.  I learned this from the bicyclist who crashed into my car which was legally stopped at a stop light as he was almost run over by another bicyclist.

They should have license plates so they can be ticketed by red light cameras.[/quote]

You know, I've known cyclists with those lock-in shoes, and never made the connection with why they don't want to stop.  And in my experience (YMMV) the obnoxious cyclists on the paths are largely those with the lock-in shoes.  If you want to ride around with those shoes and ride like a grande prix racer, you need to find a closed circuit course, and -- bikes with lock-in shoes should be banned from public paths if those riders continue to menace other people on the paths, and ride through crosswalks.[/quote]

Can we then ban the vehicles responsible for 35,000 plus deaths on collisions a year (3500 of those to pedestrians) which also pollute the air (causing lung cancer, cardio vascular disease, etc) and which are a main contributor to global warming? [/quote]

hey idiot two wrongs don't make a right.  Obey the freaking rules[/quote]

What I was responding to was not a call to obey rules but a call to ban a certain form of biking equipment.   [/quote]

We ban certain off road vehicles and race are because of their "equipment".  We ban drivers from wearing headphones, using cell phones, etc.  Why?  Public safety.  These clip-in shoes almost encourage cyclists to stay in motion rather deal with the hassle of taking a second to unclip and walk their bikes.

FWIW public thoroughfares are poorly planned and outmoded around here.  Places like Falls Church with new buildings nearly abutting the streets with narrow sidewalks are a disaster.  Want to encourage new and multiple forms of people-powered transit?  Widen things up, so that cars (a small number of slow moving vehicles), bikes, pedestrians, scooters, etc can move more easily.[/quote]

Hi, I commute on DC streets, and stop at stop lights and stop signs. It is very easy to unclog. Anyone who tells you that’s their reason is being lazy and making excuses. They likely wouldn’t have stopped even with flat pedals.

Being able to clip in allows me to accelerate faster and have a higher sprint speed so that I can bike safer in street traffic.

Now let’s talk about why cars have speedometers that go up to 140, 160, etc...[/quote]

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