Anonymous
10/04/2021 20:00
Subject: Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
PS bikers (sorry, cyclists) it's not MacArthur Blvd but you can cruise without cars Friday morning through Sunday night between Connecticut and 355 sans cars. Maybe the same somewhere near you. Perfect time to take out your frustrations.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 14:32
Subject: Re:Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I nearly hit one the other day at the four way stop after the one lane bridge. Cyclist went right through the stop sign. It's great that you ride your bicycle and you can ride in the road if you want to take that risk but you are still obligated to follow the same rules of the road as people driving cars. I am so sick of cyclists who think the rules don't apply to them and don't stop for lights, stop signs and don't use hand signals to tell others they plan to turn.
Please I was nearly hit by a car that went through a stop sign and I was in a car. The driver was doing that follow the first car closely so you do not have to stop at the stop sign. It’s just not cyclist who do not following the rules.
But two people in a car are much, much less likely to cause serious injury when compared to a similar outcome between a car and a cyclist. This argument is really tired. I am predominantly a pedestrian, but I walk and cycle sometimes. When I am in my car, my goal is not to injure anyone around me. Some cyclists make that every hard.
We get some drivers are assholes. But again, we also know that even if we do every right, we could still seriously injure or kill one of these cyclists who show zero disregard for their own well being.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 14:08
Subject: Re:Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
Anonymous wrote:I nearly hit one the other day at the four way stop after the one lane bridge. Cyclist went right through the stop sign. It's great that you ride your bicycle and you can ride in the road if you want to take that risk but you are still obligated to follow the same rules of the road as people driving cars. I am so sick of cyclists who think the rules don't apply to them and don't stop for lights, stop signs and don't use hand signals to tell others they plan to turn.
Please I was nearly hit by a car that went through a stop sign and I was in a car. The driver was doing that follow the first car closely so you do not have to stop at the stop sign. It’s just not cyclist who do not following the rules.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 14:07
Subject: Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thank you.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whenever and wherever I pass a biker in traffic I always hug the curb afterwards which forces them to stop or pass me on the left, risking their lives. F them.
np Wow. you would knowingly cause harm to another person? You are a monster. What if it was your kid, wife, husband etc?
Call me stupid but I don’t get why this is bad. The biker would only be forced to pass on the left in this situation if they are trying to run a light or stop sign. At least, that has always been my experience.
You don't see this as a problem? They purposely want to cause harm to another person.
But the bikers are not actually forced to pass on the left - they can stop and remain where they are in the line up at a light or stop sign. Overtaking cars in those instances frustrates drivers, resulting in the PP's behavior. And again, it is usually done because the cyclist wants to run a stop sign or red light.
I don't agree with PP "risking their lives, F them" comment, but cyclists who overtake vehicles at every f-ing stop sign and light, creating a situation where the driver has to try to pass them over and over again, is ridiculously frustrating and completely unnecessary.
It’s only frustrating because you don’t want to drive at a safe speed and are taking out your frustrations on the biker. It’s not the biker’s fault that you are stuck behind cars every block while the bike lane is clear!
That does not make one ounce of sense. Think harder.
Hint: cyclists overtake cars when they are stopped, not when they are speeding.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 13:55
Subject: Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You sound confused. We are not the a-holes. We are complaining about the a-holes. Don’t like cars? Take the path and try to do better.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bikes are vehicles just like cars. Bicyclists have a right to use the road, just like drivers of cars. If you don't like driving on a road with bicyclists, then choose a different route.
Exactly.
Don’t like bicyclists? Fine. Take metro, a-hole.
OK, fatty.
How old are you - 12? You have the maturity level of one, obviously.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 13:53
Subject: Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
Anonymous wrote:You sound confused. We are not the a-holes. We are complaining about the a-holes. Don’t like cars? Take the path and try to do better.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bikes are vehicles just like cars. Bicyclists have a right to use the road, just like drivers of cars. If you don't like driving on a road with bicyclists, then choose a different route.
Exactly.
Don’t like bicyclists? Fine. Take metro, a-hole.
OK, fatty.
Anonymous
10/04/2021 13:48
Subject: Re:Bikers on MacArthur Blvd. MD
I nearly hit one the other day at the four way stop after the one lane bridge. Cyclist went right through the stop sign. It's great that you ride your bicycle and you can ride in the road if you want to take that risk but you are still obligated to follow the same rules of the road as people driving cars. I am so sick of cyclists who think the rules don't apply to them and don't stop for lights, stop signs and don't use hand signals to tell others they plan to turn.