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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there are practices that are illegal now but safer for bikers, maybe we should change the laws.  I just think it is important for drivers and bikers to understand the laws that apply to both and expect people to follow them.  This morning, on 34th Street, a biker stopped patiently at every light, just like the cars. It was a pleasure to share the road with them.[/quote]

That's not been my experience as a bicyclist, with respect to drivers. When I take the lane as though I were driving a car, and stop fully at every stop sign and red light, it's common for a driver behind me to get angry, because I'm in their way. I would be in their way just as much if I were driving a car, of course. Though actually when I am driving a car, and I stop fully at every stop sign and red light, it's common for a driver behind me to get angry too. But the effect of an angry driver is more threatening when I'm on a bike than when I'm in a car. Plus when I'm driving, nobody disputes that I have a right to be there - unlike when I'm bicycling ("Get the f out of the road, b!").[/quote]

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