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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I see cyclists routinely blow through both stop signs and traffic lights, go the wrong way on roads, weave in and out of traffic.  This is not normal behavior for most drivers.  [/quote]

I regularly see drivers drive 45MPH in a 35MPH zone, drive while talking on the phone, eating, or doing their makeup, etc.  That is not normal behavior for most cyclists.

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