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why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
also on a country road thats 55mph posted speed limit when your outta shape friend who is parked on the backside of a blind hill in the middle of the fucking road sending a text expect to be cursed out
i just pray my diesel swap is done before the end of summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLlBpdbhy8
Careful about the bike rider hate. Didn't they just sentence a guy for harassing bicyclists?
Hitman 6
06-15-2013, 07:55
The older I get, the less amusing that is, and am also convinced it is a big reason why I have to buy DEF now..... But at the same time, that was a perfectly executed crop dusting.
brokenscout
06-15-2013, 07:56
Lol,
Careful about the bike rider hate. Didn't they just sentence a guy for harassing bicyclists?
he just got the "your #1" and a big fuck you as i passed.....hes lucky i wasnt a stupid teenager texting or something he was dead in the middle of the road right over the hill crest!
Then you to can an ignorant fuck. Hey ?
Sharpienads
06-15-2013, 08:00
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
[ROFL1] These are my thoughts exactly! It really annoys me. Probably more than it should.
Sharpienads
06-15-2013, 08:01
Then you to can an ignorant fuck. Hey ?
What?
What?
maybe he is posting from his bike :D
Then you to can an ignorant fuck. Hey ?
Can someone translate 'retard' for me? Ronin?
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
And they shave their legs.....[fags]
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
That is rather amusing. Kind of like the Harley riders who dress up like one of the guys from the Village People.
Sharpienads
06-15-2013, 08:23
Can someone translate 'retard' for me? Ronin?
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
Somebody get Ronin some aloe for that burn he he just got!!!
RonMexico
06-15-2013, 08:33
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
This video would have been funny if I was still a 16 year old punk. Why fu€k with people when they are trying to enjoy their day or make an honest living.
Sitting on a bike seat for over 30 mins is very uncomfortable and if you log a lot of mile on a bike in your lifetime you can develope ED, so the shorts have a padded pelvic area that eases the pressure and they help stop chafing too. I myself don't wear tight shirts but the reason for that is so that you don't have a ton of loose clothing flapping around hitting you and making a ton if noise.
RonMexico
06-15-2013, 08:37
Then you to can an ignorant fuck. Hey ?
I'll fix it for him; then you too can be an ignorant fuck. hey?
Can someone translate 'retard' for me? Ronin?
[LOL][ROFL2][ROFL1][ROFL3][LOL]
good thing i turned my head or the coffee i just spit out would be on my keyboard instead of the floor
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 08:46
also on a country road thats 55mph posted speed limit when your outta shape friend who is parked on the backside of a blind hill in the middle of the fucking road sending a text expect to be cursed out
This would be wrong, stupid, and dangerous.
Good luck with your "diesel swap." As someone who owns a 1-ton Cummins and has owned 3/4 ton diesel going back before that, I guess I don't see the humor in the smoke anymore.
It was great when I was about 18, though. That I admit.
I'm not sure why folks "out on a country road" are in such a hurry though. YOU both (driver and cyclist) made the decision to be, or live, out there. You needn't be in such a hurry. You can wait a few seconds for each other.
You aren't an ambulance rushing a woman in labor to the hospital. Neither of you are more important than the other.
[ROFL1] These are my thoughts exactly! It really annoys me. Probably more than it should.
If there is one lesson or virtue from cancer I could impart upon the world it would be the self-confidence to not let what someone else is doing or their opinions annoy/affect/bother/impact your own life. :)
And they shave their legs.....[fags]
And there is a very good reason for this that has nothing to do with vanity. Fur pants aren't compatible with serious cycling. :)
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
Sitting on a bike seat for over 30 mins is very uncomfortable and if you log a lot of mile on a bike in your lifetime you can develope ED, so the shorts have a padded pelvic area that eases the pressure and they help stop chafing too. I myself don't wear tight shirts but the reason for that is so that you don't have a ton of loose clothing flapping around hitting you and making a ton if noise.
If this is true without special shorts, you have the wrong saddle.
Much like the legs, the clothes serve a very specific purpose, the tighter the better. Especially if you are out 4-8 hours.
Delfuego
06-15-2013, 08:53
This is the ultimate "little penis" move. Really classy cofi. Your probably just another fat turd who couldn't pedal up a hill if your life depended on it.
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
That is rather amusing. Kind of like the Harley riders who dress up like one of the guys from the Village People.[ROFL1]
I share the road with cyclists, doesn't really bother me too often. I let them have their day to enjoy as well.
I do say though that a few Cyclists I have had the chance encounter to exchange words was not pleasant, they were arrogant and think they are elitists. Whom have more of a right on the road than cars.
Case in point a super busy small mountain road going uphill and they are doubled and tripled up not letting cars pass them creating a huge backup, then they have a nerve when you yell at them to get over and let cars pass, they curse, cuss, swerve out, and throw shit at you plus others behind you.
Now the video great! [ROFL1]
Was nothing illegal at all. Gave them room and passed them legally,.................... if cyclists continue to chose to ride on a road with cars they should be expecting to deal with this scenario.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:03
I share the road with cyclist, doesnt really bother me too often. I let them have their day to enjoy as well.
I do say though that a few Cyclists I have had the chance encounter to exchange words was not pleasant, they are arrogant and think they are elitist who have more of a right on the road. Example case in point a super busy small mountain road going uphill and they are doubled and tripled up not letting cars pass them creating a huge backup, then they have a nerve when you yell at them to get over and let cars pass they curse cuss and throw shit at you and others behind you.
This would be their end of the bargain, and in this case they aren't holding up. There is safety in numbers, but no need to inappropriately double up.
I'm not sure why folks "out on a country road" are in such a hurry though. YOU both (driver and cyclist) made the decision to be, or live, out there. You needn't be in such a hurry. You can wait a few seconds for each other. s.
i was doing the speed limit if i had been speeding dude would have been splattered across my hood he is damn lucky someone towing a horse trailer or some other bigger and less manurverable vehicle wasnt coming over the hill instead of me
bikers need to remember that there sharing the road with bigger faster stuff
last year in the springs i had a moron try to cross platte illegally he didnt see me and i had to slide to a stop coming like a foot away from hitting him he had the nerve to yell at ME wtf
Although I think the cyclists are idiots an should find better places to ride, I am fairly polite to them and do my part to share the road.
It is a lot easier to share a lane with them on my motorcycle. I even try to stay off the throttle so the noise doesn't spook them when I go by. And I have never been tempted to "bang bars" with them either. (You motocross/super cross guys know the drill.)
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:09
Then you to can an ignorant fuck. Hey ?
What can an ignorant fuck? Hey ?
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:17
This is the ultimate "little penis" move. Really classy cofi. Your probably just another fat turd who couldn't pedal up a hill if your life depended on it.
[LOL]
I share the road with cyclist, doesnt really bother me too often. I let them have their day to enjoy as well.
I do say though that a few Cyclists I have had the chance encounter to exchange words was not pleasant, they were arrogant and think they are elitists. Whom have more of a right on the road than cars.
Case in point a super busy small mountain road going uphill and they are doubled and tripled up not letting cars pass them creating a huge backup, then they have a nerve when you yell at them to get over and let cars pass, they curse, cuss, swerve out, and throw shit at you plus others behind you.
Now the video great! [ROFL1]
Was nothing illegal at all. Gave them room and passed them legally,.................... if cyclists continue to chose to ride on a road with cars they should be expecting to deal with this scenario.
Yeah, I don't understand why cyclists try to ride as close as possible to the white line when they have 3+ feet of shoulder to ride on, especially when there is a lot of traffic or it is a hilly/winding road. This pisses me off because it just creates a dangerous situation.
What really gets me is when they ride in the center of the lane and can't keep up with the speed limit. Maybe there is something I don't know or understand about cycling, but it seems to me this is just a giant douche move to keep you from passing.
I am in full support of people getting outside and participating in healthy activities, but don't be an asshole about it.
[LOL]
Yeah, I don't understand why cyclists try to ride as close as possible to the white line when they have 3+ feet of shoulder to ride on, especially when there is a lot of traffic or it is a hilly/winding road. This pisses me off because it just creates a dangerous situation.
What really gets me is when they ride in the center of the lane and can't keep up with the speed limit. Maybe there is something I don't know or understand about cycling, but it seems to me this is just a giant douche move to keep you from passing.
I am in full support of people getting outside and participating in healthy activities, but don't be an asshole about it.
This is the ultimate "little penis" move. Really classy cofi. Your probably just another fat turd who couldn't pedal up a hill if your life depended on it.
im a fat fuck big whoop at least i dont shave my legs :D [fags]
xtremesvc
06-15-2013, 09:23
When they came through Canon City yesterday, not one of them knew what a Stop sign was for!
JohnTRourke
06-15-2013, 09:26
i am fully in support of sharing the road taxes with bicyclists.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen.
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:26
im a fat fuck big whoop at least i dont shave my legs :D [fags]
lol at least you're honest! [ROFL1]
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:27
i was doing the speed limit if i had been speeding dude would have been splattered across my hood he is damn lucky someone towing a horse trailer or some other bigger and less manurverable vehicle wasnt coming over the hill instead of me
bikers need to remember that there sharing the road with bigger faster stuff
last year in the springs i had a moron try to cross platte illegally he didnt see me and i had to slide to a stop coming like a foot away from hitting him he had the nerve to yell at ME wtf
If you are doing the speed limit, you should see the cyclist from a long way out if you are being attentive at all.
If you're in a winding front range canyon road, the speed limits are low enough that you should still have plenty of stopping distance (especially uphill) around the blind corners.
So you splatter a cyclist and "win." What do you win? In all likelihood, a trip to the pokey on manslaughter charges.
I don't know, I frequently do these same trips (St. Vrain, lefthand, sunshine, coal creek, golden gate, bear creek) in both a huge truck and a road bike without issue. Am I super talented, or just trying to be careful? Unlikely to be the former.
To the "they should find better places to ride" - let's say you need to get 50, 70, 100 miles and some hills in. You just can't do that on bike paths, and I'd argue bike paths are more dangerous. But, take heart, all of these guys are indeed paying their taxes for this too. My "better place" is the track but Boulder's closed, Erie hasn't opened yet, and the Springs takes forever to get their hours sorted.
I have little respect for cyclists as they are always hogging the road and pay little attention to the rules that are also applicable to them in terms of road use.
What really used to grind my gears though was when I was out running and they’d ride by me with little to no passing room and making as little noise as possible so they scare the crap out of me and my GSD. Maybe I should’ve let my GSD off leash to see how fast they can go?
One of the many pluses of my new home here in Maine is few cyclists. Also while I’m at it:
Few liberals
Few Prius’
Pro-gun
5% sales tax
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:27
i am fully in support of sharing the road taxes with bicyclists.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen.
Well, that's good because it already does.
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:28
Yes Ed? You quoted me? lol
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:31
Hey Lebowski, as a cyclist, do you take issue with anything I said in post #25?
If you are doing the speed limit, you should see the cyclist from a long way out if you are being attentive at all.
If you're in a winding front range canyon road, the speed limits are low enough that you should still have plenty of stopping distance (especially uphill) around the blind corners.
you didnt read my OP so ill make it clear for you
a stupid bicylist was right over the crest of a hill stopped in the MIDDLE of the road at 6am TEXTING there was no way to see him until i crested the hill....if my car got tired going up a hill or i needed to send a text i would pull over to the SHOULDER to send my text or lube my legs up or whatever the hell else that guy needed to do
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:33
What really used to grind my gears though was when I was out running and they’d ride by me with little to no passing room and making as little noise as possible so they scare the crap out of me and my GSD. Maybe I should’ve let my GSD off leash to see how fast they can go?
A lot faster than a GSD for a lot longer. $0.02
I completely hear what you are saying (I run a lot as well), but I stopped making noise when I'm on my bike in most cases.
I hate to make generalities, but my experience has been most walkers, hikers, runners are all pre-occupied up with each other, their dogs, and worst - their phones and iPods to hear you anyway. Then they act surprised when you've been trying to get their attention for 1/4 of a block. I don't yell anymore either. In my case, even out on 20 mile runs, I never listen to music or anything - and I've been surprised by cyclists and cars. You're out in the zone (or more likely a box of hurt) breathing like a bellows. It isn't their fault or yours and if you act predictably nothing bad will happen in 99.99% of cases.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:35
you didnt read my OP so ill make it clear for you
a stupid bicylist was right over the crest of a hill istopped in the MIDDLE of the road at 6am TEXTING there was no way to see him until i crested the hill....if my car got tired going up a hill or i needed to send a text i would pull over to the SHOULDER to send my text or lube my legs up or whatever the hell else that guy needed to do
I did and my first thought, VERY first sentence, in this thread was that it was stupid and dangerous of him. Maybe go back and recheck that?
I did and my first thought, VERY first sentence, in this thread was that it was stupid and dangerous of him. Maybe go back and recheck that?
your posts made it seem like i was being reckless....which im not
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 09:38
Hey Lebowski, as a cyclist, do you take issue with anything I said in post #25?
No. I think you are correct.
The only thing I can think of with the big shoulder is if it is littered with debris - but absent that, they really should be on the right side of the white and I think that is what you are getting at.
your posts made it seem like i was being reckless....which im not
I apologize if that was the case. I snipped the quote to capture what this particular guy was doing stopped in the middle of the road.
Trout Hunter
06-15-2013, 09:43
Blacking out some one trying to get a work out or just enjoying their day off =Douche Bag. End of the day we live in a community and share spaces if we want people to tolerate things we do we need to do the same for them.
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 09:44
No. I think you are correct.
The only thing I can think of with the big shoulder is if it is littered with debris - but absent that, they really should be on the right side of the white and I think that is what you are getting at.
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Is it a big enough issue that cyclists need to ride ON the white line or in the driving lane?
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Is it a big enough issue that cyclists need to ride ON the white line or in the driving lane?
From what I understand from limited reading of the laws they are considered a vehicle and are supposed to follow the same rules as a car, signals, etc. so they can legally be in the same drive lanes for a care such as a left turning lane.
With a key note of not "Impeding" regular traffic.
why is it they have to dress up like the goddamn tour de france is in town in the smallest spandex they can find to ride there bikes?
also on a country road thats 55mph posted speed limit when your outta shape friend who is parked on the backside of a blind hill in the middle of the fucking road sending a text expect to be cursed out
i just pray my diesel swap is done before the end of summer
[video=youtube;0SLlBpdbhy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLlBpdbhy8/video]
So you hate all bicyclists, the ones that park in the middle of the road, or maybe just the gay ones?
Just want to see if I fit into one of your categories?
Bicycles are not vehicles they fall under bicycle rules. I watched a guy get a ticket in the hospital after being hit by a car because he didn't yield the lane like he was supposed to.
Vehicles cannot share lanes but bicycles must in this state
This reminds of other "vehicles" on the road.
I have seen this person many times, mainly Sheridan heading north 92nd to 112th. An older hag pushing close to 300 lbs on an old VESPA cruiser. She apparently insists she can ride on streets with 45-50mph speed limits such as Sheridan, north Federal/120th. She is always causing traffic to back up badly. As you pass her she is rapping the VESPA as high as she can get it barely going 30mph.
Anyone in the north end of metro see this gal? I see her once a week on average in this area and on Federal/287 section.
Saw her pulled over once by a Westminster LEO. Next time I saw her she had a "blinking yellow" on. Apparently this made her slow lard ass legal. [Coffee]
So you hate all bicyclists, the ones that park in the middle of the road, or maybe just the gay ones?
Just want to see if I fit into one of your categories?
pretty much all the ones who take themselves way to seriously :)
Scooters fall under motorized bicycles and are not legal to be in zones above 35mph
Scooters fall under motorized bicycles and are not legal to be in zones above 35mph
In the Metro area that is hard to do and that makes a lot of grey areas. A bicycle is motorized, by man power, yet you see them everywhere on rds with 35pmh +?
Just saying.................. [Coffee]
rockhound
06-15-2013, 10:14
The primary state statute dealing with bikes is this one:
§ 42-4-1412. Operation of bicycles and other human-powered vehicles
Every person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this article, except as to special regulations in this article and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Said riders shall comply with the rules set forth in this section and section 42-4-221, and, when using streets and highways within incorporated cities and towns, shall be subject to local ordinances regulating the operation of bicycles and electrical assisted bicycles as provided in section 42-4-111.
It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing contained in House Bill No. 1246, enacted at the second regular session of the fifty-sixth general assembly, shall in any way be construed to modify or increase the duty of the department of transportation or any political subdivision to sign or maintain highways or sidewalks or to affect or increase the liability of the state of Colorado or any political subdivision under the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.
No bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed or equipped.
No person riding upon any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any motor vehicle upon a roadway.
Any person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride in the right-hand lane, subject to the following conditions:
If the right-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far enough to the right as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so
A bicyclist may use a lane other than the right-hand lane when:
Preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private roadway or driveway;
Overtaking a slower vehicle; or
Taking reasonably necessary precautions to avoid hazards or road conditions.
Upon approaching an intersection where right turns are permitted and there is a dedicated right-turn lane, a bicyclist may ride on the left-hand portion of the dedicated right-turn lane even if the bicyclist does not intend to turn right.
A bicyclist shall not be expected or required to:
Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway, including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow lanes; or
Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the right-hand side of the roadway.
A person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle upon a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near to the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as judged safe by the bicyclist, subject to the following conditions:
If the left-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far enough to the left as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so.
A bicyclist shall not be expected or required to:
Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway, including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow lanes; or
Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the right-hand side of the roadway.
Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles two abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
A person operating a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle intending to turn left shall follow a course described in sections 42-4-901(1), 42-4-903, and 42-4-1007 or may make a left turn in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of this subsection (8).
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist shall stop, as much as practicable, out of the way of traffic. After stopping, the bicyclist shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway that the bicyclist had been using. After yielding and complying with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which the bicyclist intends to proceed, the bicyclist may proceed in the new direction.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (8), the transportation commission and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic control devices to be placed on roadways and thereby require and direct that a specific course be traveled.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (9), every person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall signal the intention to turn or stop in accordance with section 42-4-903; except that a person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may signal a right turn with the right arm extended horizontally.
A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle before turning and shall be given while the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle is stopped waiting to turn. A signal by hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle.
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. A person riding a bicycle in a crosswalk shall do so in a manner that is safe for pedestrians.
A person shall not ride a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk where such use of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles is prohibited by official traffic control devices or local ordinances. A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall dismount before entering any crosswalk where required by official traffic control devices or local ordinances.
A person riding or walking a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, including, but not limited to, the rights and duties granted and required by section 42-4-802.
Deleted by Laws 2005, Ch. 301, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
A person may park a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device or local ordinance.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may be parked on the road at any angle to the curb or edge of the road at any location where parking is allowed.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may be parked on the road abreast of another such bicycle or bicycles near the side of the road or any location where parking is allowed in such a manner as does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
In all other respects, bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles parked anywhere on a highway shall conform to the provisions of part 12 of this article regulating the parking of vehicles.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense; except that section 42-2-127 shall not apply.
Any person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle who violates any provision of this article other than this section which is applicable to such a vehicle and for which a penalty is specified shall be subject to the same specified penalty as any other vehicle; except that section 42-2-127 shall not apply.
Upon request, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall complete a report concerning an injury or death incident that involves a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle on the roadways of the state, even if such accident does not involve a motor vehicle.
Except as authorized by section 42-4-111, the rider of an electrical assisted bicycle shall not use the electrical motor on a bike or pedestrian path.
I have always thought that three feet was the minimum safe distance for a motor vehicle driver to give a cyclist when passing. Fortunately for cyclists, in Colorado its the law!
§ 42-4-1003. Overtaking a vehicle on the left
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this section and sections 42-4-1004 to 42-4-1008:
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle
The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall allow the bicyclist at least a three-foot separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other projections, and the left side of the bicyclist at all times.
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of the driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
If you ride between sunset and sunrise, both safety considerations and the law require the following:
§ 42-4-204. When lighted lamps are required
Every vehicle upon a highway within this state, between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead, shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as required by this article for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles.
Whenever requirement is declared by this article as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in subsection (1) of this section in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
Whenever requirement is declared by this article as to the mounted height of lamps or devices, it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
And the following is what the law requires for lights and reflectors - it might surprise you!
§ 42-4-221. Bicycle and personal mobility device equipment
No other provision of this part 2 and no provision of part 3 of this article shall apply to a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD or to equipment for use on a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD except those provisions in this article made specifically applicable to such a vehicle.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD in use at the times described in section 42-4-204 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD shall be equipped with a red reflector of a type approved by the department, which shall be visible for six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD when in use at the times described in section 42-4-204 shall be equipped with reflective material of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle or, in lieu of such reflective material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at least five hundred feet.
A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by subsections (2) to (4) of this section.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle, any siren or whistle.
Every bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes that will enable its rider to stop the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle within twenty-five feet from a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles at retail shall not sell any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle unless the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle has an identifying number permanently stamped or cast on its frame.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
If you are riding where it is permissible to ride on the sidewalk, and are crossing at a crosswalk, the following statute applies:
§ 42-4-802. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and ride a bicycle, ride an electrical assisted bicycle, walk, or run into the path of a moving vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
State Statutes can be superseded by municipal ordinances when it comes to bicycles. It is important to know the ordinances of the community in which you live or ride. Urge your local law makers to simply conform to state statute on issues relating to bicycles!
§ 42-4-111. Powers of local authorities
This article shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, except those streets and highways that are parts of the state highway system that are subject to section 43-2-135, C.R.S., from:
(h) Regulating the operation of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of same, including the requirement of a registration fee, consistent with the provisions of this article;
Rucker61
06-15-2013, 10:16
They dress up in those kinds of clothes because they are the best kinds of clothes for riding. They stop in blind curves because they hate living.
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 10:16
TL;DR... [Flower]
The primary state statute dealing with bikes is this one:
§ 42-4-1412. Operation of bicycles and other human-powered vehicles
Every person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this article, except as to special regulations in this article and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Said riders shall comply with the rules set forth in this section and section 42-4-221, and, when using streets and highways within incorporated cities and towns, shall be subject to local ordinances regulating the operation of bicycles and electrical assisted bicycles as provided in section 42-4-111.
It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing contained in House Bill No. 1246, enacted at the second regular session of the fifty-sixth general assembly, shall in any way be construed to modify or increase the duty of the department of transportation or any political subdivision to sign or maintain highways or sidewalks or to affect or increase the liability of the state of Colorado or any political subdivision under the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.
No bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed or equipped.
No person riding upon any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any motor vehicle upon a roadway.
Any person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride in the right-hand lane, subject to the following conditions:
If the right-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far enough to the right as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so
A bicyclist may use a lane other than the right-hand lane when:
Preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private roadway or driveway;
Overtaking a slower vehicle; or
Taking reasonably necessary precautions to avoid hazards or road conditions.
Upon approaching an intersection where right turns are permitted and there is a dedicated right-turn lane, a bicyclist may ride on the left-hand portion of the dedicated right-turn lane even if the bicyclist does not intend to turn right.
A bicyclist shall not be expected or required to:
Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway, including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow lanes; or
Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the right-hand side of the roadway.
A person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle upon a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near to the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as judged safe by the bicyclist, subject to the following conditions:
If the left-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far enough to the left as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so.
A bicyclist shall not be expected or required to:
Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway, including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow lanes; or
Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the right-hand side of the roadway.
Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles two abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
A person operating a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle intending to turn left shall follow a course described in sections 42-4-901(1), 42-4-903, and 42-4-1007 or may make a left turn in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of this subsection (8).
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist shall stop, as much as practicable, out of the way of traffic. After stopping, the bicyclist shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway that the bicyclist had been using. After yielding and complying with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which the bicyclist intends to proceed, the bicyclist may proceed in the new direction.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (8), the transportation commission and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic control devices to be placed on roadways and thereby require and direct that a specific course be traveled.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (9), every person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall signal the intention to turn or stop in accordance with section 42-4-903; except that a person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may signal a right turn with the right arm extended horizontally.
A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle before turning and shall be given while the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle is stopped waiting to turn. A signal by hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle.
A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. A person riding a bicycle in a crosswalk shall do so in a manner that is safe for pedestrians.
A person shall not ride a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk where such use of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles is prohibited by official traffic control devices or local ordinances. A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall dismount before entering any crosswalk where required by official traffic control devices or local ordinances.
A person riding or walking a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, including, but not limited to, the rights and duties granted and required by section 42-4-802.
Deleted by Laws 2005, Ch. 301, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
A person may park a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device or local ordinance.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may be parked on the road at any angle to the curb or edge of the road at any location where parking is allowed.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle may be parked on the road abreast of another such bicycle or bicycles near the side of the road or any location where parking is allowed in such a manner as does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
In all other respects, bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles parked anywhere on a highway shall conform to the provisions of part 12 of this article regulating the parking of vehicles.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense; except that section 42-2-127 shall not apply.
Any person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle who violates any provision of this article other than this section which is applicable to such a vehicle and for which a penalty is specified shall be subject to the same specified penalty as any other vehicle; except that section 42-2-127 shall not apply.
Upon request, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall complete a report concerning an injury or death incident that involves a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle on the roadways of the state, even if such accident does not involve a motor vehicle.
Except as authorized by section 42-4-111, the rider of an electrical assisted bicycle shall not use the electrical motor on a bike or pedestrian path.
I have always thought that three feet was the minimum safe distance for a motor vehicle driver to give a cyclist when passing. Fortunately for cyclists, in Colorado its the law!
§ 42-4-1003. Overtaking a vehicle on the left
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this section and sections 42-4-1004 to 42-4-1008:
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle
The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall allow the bicyclist at least a three-foot separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other projections, and the left side of the bicyclist at all times.
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of the driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
If you ride between sunset and sunrise, both safety considerations and the law require the following:
§ 42-4-204. When lighted lamps are required
Every vehicle upon a highway within this state, between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead, shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as required by this article for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles.
Whenever requirement is declared by this article as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in subsection (1) of this section in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
Whenever requirement is declared by this article as to the mounted height of lamps or devices, it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
And the following is what the law requires for lights and reflectors - it might surprise you!
§ 42-4-221. Bicycle and personal mobility device equipment
No other provision of this part 2 and no provision of part 3 of this article shall apply to a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD or to equipment for use on a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD except those provisions in this article made specifically applicable to such a vehicle.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD in use at the times described in section 42-4-204 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD shall be equipped with a red reflector of a type approved by the department, which shall be visible for six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD when in use at the times described in section 42-4-204 shall be equipped with reflective material of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle or, in lieu of such reflective material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at least five hundred feet.
A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or EPAMD or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by subsections (2) to (4) of this section.
A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle, any siren or whistle.
Every bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes that will enable its rider to stop the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle within twenty-five feet from a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles at retail shall not sell any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle unless the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle has an identifying number permanently stamped or cast on its frame.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
If you are riding where it is permissible to ride on the sidewalk, and are crossing at a crosswalk, the following statute applies:
§ 42-4-802. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and ride a bicycle, ride an electrical assisted bicycle, walk, or run into the path of a moving vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
State Statutes can be superseded by municipal ordinances when it comes to bicycles. It is important to know the ordinances of the community in which you live or ride. Urge your local law makers to simply conform to state statute on issues relating to bicycles!
§ 42-4-111. Powers of local authorities
This article shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, except those streets and highways that are parts of the state highway system that are subject to section 43-2-135, C.R.S., from:
(h) Regulating the operation of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of same, including the requirement of a registration fee, consistent with the provisions of this article;
"........and knowing is half the battle."
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Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 10:19
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Is it a big enough issue that cyclists need to ride ON the white line or in the driving lane?
In some spots it is, sometimes it isn't. Some spots actually have chatter strips on the right, others have a lot of ground glass and whatnot. Even dust can suck. OTOH, sometimes it is pretty clear and cyclists are just being oblivious or intentional dicks about it. I can't condone that.
Of the canyons mentioned - my favorite canyon is Golden Gate, just because of geographic proximity to my house. There is no shoulder on that the entire way from 93 to 119, but it also isn't heavily traveled, so taking that balance I use it a lot. I try to ride just to the left of the white line there, but on the downhills, I'll take the middle if I'm doing the speed limit or better. If there are cars behind me, I hug as close as I can and try to wave them by if I have better view ahead than they do. FWIW, I've had minimal drama up there and I've been riding it for years. Also, FWIW, heavy trucks are never scary to me, you can hear them forever and get over - it is the "superbikers" who think GGC is Isle of Man TT or something that scare me.
From what I understand from limited reading of the laws they are considered a vehicle and are supposed to follow the same rules as a car, signals, etc. so they can legally be in the same drive lanes for a care such as a left turning lane.
With a key note of not "Impeding" regular traffic.
Bikes should share. With the most extreme of caution I'll "lane split" -but in a way to make my intentions obvious - and you hit on the when it happens. Turn lanes and what-not.
In the the case of a left, I'll (personally) share the left turn lane, but being on the right side of the left-turning car. I'm going to go slower (theoretically, if not always in practice), I want to be farthest out so I hit the bike lane on the cross street to the left of us. In the case of an intersection where there are two forward lanes (one for left, and a shared for right/straight), I'll share the right lane but be to the outside (left side) of it when I'm going straight so I don't get run over by a car going right. I'll carefully go straight and get over to the right when I can. Double left? -Really not a good spot for bikes. Find a better way.
But the point is, you also can't be cruising over onto the sidewalks and navigating intersections like a pedestrian either. Just be careful, obvious, and signal to everyone. I don't know that I've ever got yelled at in one of these cases.
Scooters fall under motorized bicycles and are not legal to be in zones above 35mph
I can't comment on scooters at all, but I'm not sure about this 35mph thing and bikes. In fact, I'm sure opposite.
A great example is I-70 between the Buffalo overlook/Genessee Park and Chief Hosa or whatever in Evergreen. This little stretch of interstate (!) is bicycle legal and marked as such.
That is for the most special of occasions only. I've only done this a handful of times in my life and don't really advise it for cyclists.
ChunkyMonkey
06-15-2013, 10:53
I don't mind bikers at all, but since I am paying my registration and tax that fund the road, I think I should have the right away. ;)
Bicyclists can fuck off. Ignorant and arrogant assholes who believe they own the road. This is a common mentality, all though not all encompassing. I'm sorry but you are on the road that is paid for with my vehicle registration fees and gas tax money. If they start plating bikes and making them have turn signals and lights where they are more visible and restricting the roads they can be on due to speeds then they are more than welcome. Oh...and they need to follow the same driving laws...like stopping at stop signs and signaling turns.
Dont like it? Piss off and put a dildo on your skinny little seat next time.
P.s. I laughed through the entire video.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 11:10
I don't mind bikers at all, but since I am paying my registration and tax that fund the road, I think I should have the right away. ;)
I'm sorry but you are on the road that is paid for with my vehicle registration fees and gas tax money.
Right? Totally!
It's like I'm totally sure none of these cyclists own other vehicles! And those that do certainly never pay for gasoline and diesel, because you can always tell the vehicles that are run on 100% pure smugness!
Oh boy, another "us v.s. them" thread. Whoopty fawking do! [beatdeadhorse]
Right? Totally!
It's like I'm totally sure none of these cyclists own other vehicles! And those that do certainly never pay for gasoline and diesel, because you can always tell the vehicles that are run on 100% pure smugness!
So you are telling me since I pay for plates on the new truck that I Dont have to pay for my Tahoe, wife's SUV, 3 trailers, boat, and motorcycle? I mean come on...I already pay to use the road for one...this one should be free right....
Read my post again.
DangerLee_Industries
06-15-2013, 11:20
Boy I wish someone would make some sort of paved path that I can drive my Cummins on like the do for my sweet schwin 10 speed....... Oh wait they do it's called a Fu@kin road!!!!!!!
Heck maybe I'll just share the bike path on my way to work and drive my 9,200 lb truck on it that would be even awesomer!!!!! And yes I wear my sweet schwin 10 speed helmet while I drive my truck... Everyone just go outside and play today it's sunny... [handbags]
SSChameleon
06-15-2013, 11:25
These cyclists piss me off as much as that asshole making lound noise with his assault rifle at my quiet mountain get away. Why can't those gun crazy idiots put the camo away, they aren't in a real war (any more than a cyclist in spandex is in the Tour de France).
Can you believe the lack of respect for one another? Thank you for portraying gun owners as the ignorant, backwoods assholes the media makes us out to be.
ChunkyMonkey
06-15-2013, 11:33
Right? Totally!
It's like I'm totally sure none of these cyclists own other vehicles! And those that do certainly never pay for gasoline and diesel, because you can always tell the vehicles that are run on 100% pure smugness!
Don't be so butt hurt... Bicyclists who think they have the right away on vehicle road just because they have another vehicle is as fair as noninsured person legal or illegal using the county health resources for free -- hey they also pay county and income tax like the rest of us right?
skullybones
06-15-2013, 11:35
Thank you for portraying gun owners as the ignorant, backwoods assholes the media makes us out to be.
+1, but I tend to just stay in the mountains.
speedysst
06-15-2013, 11:36
Oh boy, another "us v.s. them" thread. Whoopty fawking do! [beatdeadhorse]
Well when some self righteous asshole decides to commit what I consider an assault on people merely trying to enjoy their weekend, that's what happens.
RonMexico
06-15-2013, 11:57
So you are telling me since I pay for plates on the new truck that I Dont have to pay for my Tahoe, wife's SUV, 3 trailers, boat, and motorcycle? I mean come on...I already pay to use the road for one...this one should be free right....
Read my post again.
Your boat uses the road.... That is sweet, post a pic please.
Myself I have a truck, car, and two motorcycle but I still share the road
Maybe that's why I live in Highlands Ranch, every major road is widener than most highways and they even have a designated bike lane too.
ChunkyMonkey
06-15-2013, 12:01
Your boat uses the road.... That is sweet, post a pic please.
Myself I have a truck, car, and two motorcycle but I still share the road
Maybe that's why I live in Highlands Ranch, every major road is widener than most highways and they even have a designated bike lane too.
On the trailer which has license plate.. HA!! [Coffee]
DD977GM2
06-15-2013, 12:01
You heading to Estes Park via highway 36 from Lyons ??
That highway is infested with dumbasses riding their 10 speeds in the middle of traffic and expecting vehicles to move out of their way.
Hate fucking retards like that who think they own the road just because they are "Exercising"
ANADRILL
06-15-2013, 12:02
Good....muahahaahaa
RonMexico
06-15-2013, 12:13
On the trailer which has license plate.. HA!! [Coffee]
I know. Just being a smartass bc sniper listed 3 trailers too.
I am enjoying the read
stevelkinevil
06-15-2013, 12:22
best video EVER!
I'd luv to be a bycycle'r, but can't afford the outfit.
jerrymrc
06-15-2013, 12:39
This has to be incarnation #4 of this subject. Enough of this, go out and ride your bike like mom said to. [Flower]
HoneyBadger
06-15-2013, 12:48
This has to be incarnation #4 of this subject. Enough of this, go out and ride your bike like mom said to. [Flower]
Yeah, go play in traffic! [LOL]
You can wait a few seconds for each other.
The driver shouldn't have to wait a few seconds for the bicyclist. It used to be against the law to impede traffic. Like most laws...I doubt it has been removed from the books.
Driving downtown Denver I often have to watch when driving thru an intersection because I have had a number of bicyclists run a blatently red light.
Driving Boulder country I have seen 2 wide, 3 wide, 4 wide, and even 5 wide riding down a 2 lane road thus leaving one side with NO lane to use.
Bicyclists are a MENICE to drivers.
DD977GM2
06-15-2013, 13:13
The driver shouldn't have to wait a few seconds for the bicyclist. It used to be against the law to impede traffic. Like most laws...I doubt it has been removed from the books.
Driving downtown Denver I often have to watch when driving thru an intersection because I have had a number of bicyclists run a blatently red light.
Driving Boulder country I have seen 2 wide, 3 wide, 4 wide, and even 5 wide riding down a 2 lane road thus leaving one side with NO lane to use.
Bicyclists are a MENICE to drivers.
I have almost nailed a few bicyclists who blaze right through a red light as I am turning from say 18th onto Curtis and they have the red light on Curtis,
yet feel it is 100% acceptbale for them to run a red light and almost wreck into me and then flip me off and hollar at me etc.
I have wanted to many time get out and stomp the dogshit out of them, but my ability to work from jail isnt a solid idea for long term career outlook [ROFL2][ROFL3][LOL]
I didn't know we were allowed to throw "gay" around like that on this forum? I know you meant gay as in dumb or stupid but I figured a mod would squash a title like that. Despite my forum given nickname I am actually not gay. [fag] I'm glad to see this place hasn't gone full libtard, politically correct, and hippy.....yet anyway.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 15:06
So you are telling me since I pay for plates on the new truck that I Dont have to pay for my Tahoe, wife's SUV, 3 trailers, boat, and motorcycle? I mean come on...I already pay to use the road for one...this one should be free right....
Read my post again.
Don't be so butt hurt... Bicyclists who think they have the right away on vehicle road just because they have another vehicle is as fair as noninsured person legal or illegal using the county health resources for free -- hey they also pay county and income tax like the rest of us right?
OK, let's more fully develop this idea, because I personally think it is absurd, and I don't think you've thought it through b/c it can easily be turned against you. $0.02
You have more right to the road than I do, b/c what you are in at the time has more registration and taxes associated with it when you are in a car and I'm on a bike.
Paying registration and taxes trumps not paying taxes and registration.
It therefore stands to reason that paying MORE registration and MORE taxes trump paying LESS registration and LESS taxes.
Do you yield to the nicer car? What about a commercial semi tractor trailer? Ever listen to them on CB19? They think of you the way you think of cyclists - little pests jamming up the road, driving terribly, and they certainly have higher fees, taxes, etc.
By extension - let's say it is a typical Friday evening in Winter and let's say an acquaintance invites me to go skiing in Vail. We'll take his new AMG G-wagen. He almost certainly pays more in registration and taxes than 95% of cars on the road. So, when traffic clogs all up near Ike, we should be able to yell, "HEAR YE! HEAR YE!!! I DEMAND YE UNWASHED MASSES OF THE LOWER CLASSES ALL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YIELDING TO MY SUPERIOR REGISTRATION AND TAXES FOR YOU ARE IMPEDING MY TRANSPORTATION!!!"
Of course not. That's not how society works.
Incidentally, I'm not butt-hurt at all about this. Quite the opposite. I already have a diesel truck, and I get to ride all these roads without issue, and I'm totally at peace with how the system works. I've never gotten a ticket on my bike, and the folks who yell tend to make most of us laugh. I'm not starting threads complaining about drivers or cars or whatever. I've come in here to offer their perspective on why. :)
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 15:10
The driver shouldn't have to wait a few seconds for the bicyclist. It used to be against the law to impede traffic. Like most laws...I doubt it has been removed from the books.
You seriously don't have a few seconds to wait for a cyclist?
Is it that your time is just so much more valuable than everyone else?
How do you cope with wildlife on the road or minor traffic accidents?
I'm thankful I don't have that kind of stress in my life. :)
Driving downtown Denver I often have to watch when driving thru an intersection because I have had a number of bicyclists run a blatently red light.
Driving Boulder country I have seen 2 wide, 3 wide, 4 wide, and even 5 wide riding down a 2 lane road thus leaving one side with NO lane to use.
Bicyclists are a MENICE to drivers.
And these would be illegal. There isn't an excuse for it.
I'm not sure I'd call it a "menice" but I guess I have more patience for that sort of thing.
wctriumph
06-15-2013, 15:19
That was real asshole thing to do to those people. No reason for that at all, typical move by an Obama lover mentality, messing with people because you can. The guy driving the truck is a true jerk off.
You seriously don't have a few seconds to wait for a cyclist?
Is it that your time is just so much more valuable than everyone else?
How do you cope with wildlife on the road or minor traffic accidents?
I'm thankful I don't have that kind of stress in my life. :)
And these would be illegal. There isn't an excuse for it.
I'm not sure I'd call it a "menice" but I guess I have more patience for that sort of thing.
I shouldn't have to wait for a cyclist...they shouldn't be on the road to begin with. The roads were built for CARS to drive on. Not for bicyclists. Not for someone to set up a tent and camp on. Not for joggers. For autos to travel from one place to another.
Not a menace? It *might* be one thing if they were following the laws. It is a complete other thing when they have the attitude that they have a RIGHT to run red lights. A RIGHT to run stop signs. A RIGHT to cut in and out of traffic. A RIGHT to block all the lanes on one side of the road. These are all a menace to other drivers. It threatens lives and peoples health. That most certainly is a menace.
When I was a child you were taught to ride on the sidewalks. To stop and get off your bike and walk it across intersections...after looking both ways and according to the cross signals if they are present. SO...it irritates me when people act like what is going on is how it has always been. They didn't used to allow people to act like they are now. Bicyclists had taken on this liberal mindset that their RIGHT to the road trumpts the right of autos.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 15:33
I shouldn't have to wait for a cyclist...they shouldn't be on the road to begin with. The roads were built for CARS to drive on. Not for bicyclists. Not for someone to set up a tent and camp on. Not for joggers. For autos to travel from one place to another.
Not a menace? It *might* be one thing if they were following the laws. It is a complete other thing when they have the attitude that they have a RIGHT to run red lights. A RIGHT to run stop signs. A RIGHT to cut in and out of traffic. A RIGHT to block all the lanes on one side of the road. These are all a menace to other drivers. It threatens lives and peoples health. That most certainly is a menace.
When I was a child you were taught to ride on the sidewalks. To stop and get off your bike and walk it across intersections...after looking both ways and according to the cross signals if they are present. SO...it irritates me when people act like what is going on is how it has always been. They didn't used to allow people to act like they are now. Bicyclists had taken on this liberal mindset that their RIGHT to the road trumpts the right of autos.
Hmm. Interesting.
http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com
http://www.theurbancountry.com/2011/07/roads-werent-built-for-cars.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/aug/15/cyclists-paved-way-for-roads
LOL @ "what I was taught as a child must be correct" and "I don't like it - therefore it must be a liberal idea."
DavieD55
06-15-2013, 15:39
Bicyclists can fuck off. Ignorant and arrogant assholes who believe they own the road. This is a common mentality, all though not all encompassing. Oh...and they need to follow the same driving laws...like stopping at stop signs and signaling turns.
Dont like it? Piss off and put a dildo on your skinny little seat next time.
P.s. I laughed through the entire video.
+1
DavieD55
06-15-2013, 15:50
These cyclists piss me off as much as that asshole making lound noise with his assault rifle at my quiet mountain get away. Why can't those gun crazy idiots put the camo away, they aren't in a real war (any more than a cyclist in spandex is in the Tour de France).
Can you believe the lack of respect for one another? Thank you for portraying gun owners as the ignorant, backwoods assholes the media makes us out to be.
+1
The firearms/shooting/hunting industry brings much more revenue to the state than cyclists do.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 15:51
The firearms/shooting industry brings much more revenue to the state than cyclists do.
Evidence?
+1
The firearms/shooting industry brings much more revenue to the state than cyclists do.i would be nice if that statement were true
DavieD55
06-15-2013, 15:54
i would be nice if that statement were true
Prove that statement wrong.
Prove that statement wrong.its pretty safe to say that more people travel from out of state for the biking than the shooting .but they mostly come for the skiing and dope
SSChameleon
06-15-2013, 16:01
Careful Dave, making statements without the facts to back them is a tactic we have seen the libs use to pass recent gun laws.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 16:06
Prove that statement wrong.
LOL!!!!!
Edit: Even if it were true, which I'm quite skeptical of - I guess I'm not sure how pitting those two against each other as some sort of either/or dichotomy is relevant to the road cyclists are gay / bothersome / dressed inappropriately / menace / society's freeloaders / scofflaws discussion.
DavieD55
06-15-2013, 16:14
LOL!!!!!
I will find some stats. The cycling industry brings a lot of revenue however, I do believe the hunting, shooting and guns have it beat.
Jeffrey Lebowski
06-15-2013, 16:18
I will find some stats. The cycling industry brings a lot of revenue however, I do believe the hunting, shooting and guns have it beat.
Even if that were true - is it going to be true after Magpul and Alfred leave? Is it going to be true after all these nice folks in neighboring states follow through with this 2A-based Colorado hunting boycott?
Lastly, I'm not sure why it matters to this. (?) There are an awful lot of folks that truly enjoy both.
Are cyclists considered pedestrians?
Aloha_Shooter
06-15-2013, 16:30
I hate smug arrogant assholes equally. That goes for bikers that hog roads as much as it does jerkwads that fill the air with smelly unbreathable crap just to mess with folks who AREN'T impeding traffic.
I wonder what anti gun groups would get out of reading this thread?
Can someone translate 'retard' for me? Ronin?
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
[ROFL2]
mountainjenny
06-15-2013, 18:03
Most of the bicyclists I have encountered are assholes, but I think it is because they are assholes that I have encountered them to begin with. The "good bicyclists" aren't out there being total dicks all the time.
An asshole is an asshole I don't care what your Rollin'.
I do, however, get nervous every time I pass a bicyclists on the roadway. I get nervous they might fall, pop a tire, hit a rock, whatever, and wreck in front of my truck without time for me to stop. I never ride my bike on the roadway for this reason, it is too dangerous for me and would be unfair to an unsuspecting vehicle driver if I were to wreck in front of them.
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Bicyclists can fuck off. Ignorant and arrogant assholes who believe they own the road. This is a common mentality, all though not all encompassing. Oh...and they need to follow the same driving laws...like stopping at stop signs and signaling turns.
Dont like it? Piss off and put a dildo on your skinny little seat next time.
P.s. I laughed through the entire video.
+1. I understand the "clothes serve a purpose" and the whole cycling thing. Me, I'm a runner. When I run along the Platte River trail I get run off the trail by cyclists. They have no courtesy to let me know they are coming up behind me and about to pass. So, yes, they can stuff their bike right up their arrogant "I can do whatever I want" ass. I'm waiting for the day when I am out running the trail with my 4 year-old and one of them carelessly runs into us. You'll know when it happens because I'll be on the news.
I guess no one could see this thread going downhill. Like it or not this state is sustained on the outdoor activities it provides. People actually move here for this lifestyle. Do road bikers block the road sometimes...of course. But is it worth smoking people out or having an aneurysm? Some of you guys need to chill the f~ck out.
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