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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As I said, I am entitled to the road. Why should I ride on the shoulder, [b]where there's usually more debris[/b]? I have the same right to the road as you. Deal with it.

The question to you is how will you deal with an angry driver who is willing to knock you off your bike?  Even if you are right you have a higher chance of being "dead" right. Which is still dead.  Personally, I think bikers feel that they are victims but, they don't see  how they terrorize folks who are walking on sidewalks or on multi-purpose roads.

BTW, I am a biker, a driver and a walker so I can see from all sides.  Bikers who do not slow down or announce themselves are my biggest pet peeves.  Drivers who text or talk on the cell phone, ignore the signs ( no turn on red) and are aggressive towards bikers and walkers are also very annoying!  I suppose walkers are the least likely to be annoying![/quote]

But if the shoulder IS safe, why don't you ride it?  And if it is not safe, why don't you pull to the right, near the white line, so that drivers can pass you in a 25 mph zone when you are only going 10 mph.  Why do you behave in a fashion that is annoying to drivers?  Do you enjoy having a car riding your bumper waiting to pass?  If that's what you consider an enjoyable ride, then by all means have fun.

Before I moved to this area, I used to be an avid cyclist and gave it up because of the animosity of drivers towards cyclists.  This was not an issue where I originally lived.  But here, the cyclists behave like jerks and consequently drivers have little patience with them.  I decided to hang up the bike (literally) because it was not worth risking my life.[/quote]

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