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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know where this pull to the right nonsense is coming from

Cyclists have a right to the road just like cars

[b]I blow through stopsigns and treat traffic lights like yields but I always check first.  I used to obey all traffic laws but in DC no bikers actually wait at red lights or come to a full and complete stop at a 4 way stop so I joined the local customs.[/b]

It does amaze me watching some bikers blow through without looking.  Thats asking for a serious accident.

I love the bike lanes in DC.  Its tough riding in downtown I tend to avoid it if at all possible.  Sometimes there is no choice and its pretty dangerous.  I have a right to be on the road.[/quote]

You don't get to pick the laws that you feel apply to you because of "local customs". You have a right to the road but not to your own set of rules based on nothing more than "local customs".[/quote]

Everyone picks the laws they choose to follow - drivers who speed, who fail to signal, etc. Pedestrians who jaywalk.   And Idahoing stops is not a local custom, it is widespread across the USA.   [/quote]

Yes, and that also means that drivers may choose to ignore laws that are there to protect you. See how that works? I may choose, as a part of "local custom" to pass by a cyclists very closely so as to not cross the double yellow, as is the "custom" of our local drivers. [/quote]

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