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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Also, if they are so intent on being treated as vehicles (their legal right to use the public roads, etc.), then how about the equivalent of auto-insurance for bikers, or bike-licenses (along with all the fees MOCO likes to collect when registering a car). "

The comment on insurance is funny and points to the interesting perspective that some drivers here have.

What would the insurance cover - what damage do bike riders cause that are their own fault?   First, I think most of the damage is done to the bike and the rider.   Second, I think most bike-car accidents are likely the result of a car driver's decisions.  Is the bike at fault when the car driver makes a bad decision to pass and crashes head-on into another car?  No.  Is the bike at fault when the driver slams on his breaks and gets rear-ended?  No.  What's the damage that's being done by slow bike riders?  Damage to the car driver's ego that they can't go faster and are being held up by a measly bike?

Power to the powerful!  Let the meek move aside![/quote]

Well, there was the damage done to my right front quarter panel when a bicyclist rode into it full tilt.  I was at a standstill, by the way, waiting to pull into traffic.  Guess that big black SUV was hard to see..........[/quote]

My best friend was walking across a street when she was hit by a bicyclist going about 20 miles a hour - he ran the red light. She was eight months pregnant and rushed to GW hospital in an ambulance. Several pedestrians tried to catch the bicyclist, but he got away.

Too bad he didn't have to pay for the ambulance, her overnight stay in the hospital, and all doctor bills. And too bad he didn't go to jail.

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Wow, I guess we should ban bicycles because someone committed a crime with one.[/quote]

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