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Not me but does make me miss my chipped powerstroke.
Get ready MattR, you are going to get blasted by the pro bike riders here!
That was funny, not nice, but funny! [Coffee]
I know the wrath of the tree hugging hippie bicyclist is coming![Help][ROFL1]
That made me giggle [ROFL1]
That's as wrong as two boys @#%&ing [Rant1]
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Originally Posted by SuperiorDG
People like that just make it easier for the cyclists to plead their case for pollution controls on vehicles.
Guys like that give assholes a bad name. What a prick.
That looks like Squaw pass... soo many damn cyclists that it's getting dangerous. While wrong, cyclists need to learn that roads these days are for cars, and if they don't want to follow the rules and share the road, well I know a really great florist. [Coffee]
In what way were those cyclists not sharing the road or following the rules? Every one I saw was riding in single file on the shoulder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
And so it begins......
What a prick with an inefficient pos truck. That falls in the same catagory as the guys on bikes with drag pipes that think it's funny to be loud and annoying.
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Man, that video is funny. A bit uncalled for, but funny. I hate inconsiderate bike riders as much as the next guy (yes, stop signs and signals are for you too dick weed), but these guys were all on the shoulder. Now, had they been in the middle of the road, well that's a whole different animal.
agreedQuote:
Originally Posted by spyder
If you know how to drive, the cyclists wouldn't be a problem, just sayin. You have an 8 foot wide vehicle in a 12 or 13 foot lane, if you have problems sharing the road, maybe you should learn to drive better rather than being angry about the bicyclists taking up 2 or even 3 feet of that space.
That depends on where they choose to take their space. I agree that the cyclists in this specific video were all doing it right. But most of the times I have encountered them, their 2 to 3 feet were right in the middle of my 8. And more often than not, there was a dedicated bike path running right along the side of the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyder
Whats a dedicated bike path? A side walk... Riding on the sidewalk is a grey area and many times cops will pull bikers over and tell them by law they need to be in the street.
all those cyclist were right on the white line, that guy was just a douche
All those cyclists were on the right side of the white line. I have no problem with that because that is where I ride when I roadbike.
It would have been funny if the cyclists were running 2 or 3 abreast holding up traffic and then getting smoked, that would have been funny.
Hey look, assholes come in all stripes.
I can totally see the driver being someone who would do this, laugh about it, and then get upset when someone lights up a cigarette near him.
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I think one of the issues (not pertaining to the a-hole in the vid) is that cyclists don't know how to ride. I consider myself a pretty damn good driver (often times this claim gets me into trouble when telling off duty cops I can out drive them- another story for another time), and I give cyclists a little room at the cost of infringing upon oncoming lanes- just out of courtesy. But that happens when they ride their bikes nearest to the shoulder as possible. Those that take more room than they need and use more lane than is permitted I choose to give them a boost in their heart rate by coming very close to clipping them with my mirrors (but never actually make contact). Just a friendly reminder of how small they really are compared to what else travels our roads. So I say: If you pedal your ass around and take up 2 feet (or so) on a 12-13ft wide road, and you have problems sharing the road, you have no room to cry when a diesel gives you a face full of smoke because you're being an asshole.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyder
I laughed but those cyclists all looked to be riding like they should. Dick truck driver.
That being said, there are far to many cyclists that are dumb, inconsiderate and dangerous. Anytime you drive in downtown Denver you come across cyclists running stop signs, red lights, cutting off on-coming traffic, failing to signal, etc. Just the other day I was stopped at a 4-way stop and as I entered the intersection a cyclist comes blazing through the intersection without slowing down, just missed my bumper and he was yelling profanities at me. That same thing has happened to me more than I can count.
Or last weekend when I was driving between Pine Grove and Buffalo Creek. There is a hairpin turn near the river there with little viability. What did I see as I came around the corner, 6 cyclists (2 rows, 3 wide) in the middle of the road. The speed limit is 35mph I think and they were maybe doing half that. Good way to die dipshits. If they want to endanger their lives that's fine by me, but setting some other innocent person up to have to live with killing you for the rest of their life is BS and ignorant.
Oh, and nynco, a dedicated bike path is the area in the street between two white lines with an image of a bicycle in it...
I will play the advocate here and say on this one, the bicyclists are being very nice by not taking up the road and instead letting you pass in any way shape or form (unless there is a dedicated bike lane). You are supposed to treat them like any other vehicle under colorado law. They can without any legal problems, ride in the middle of the street and piss everyone off and there is nothing anyone can do about it unless they are riding under the minimum speed limit if there is one for the road they are on. So, really, the next time some ass hole of a biker gives you the room to get around, you should appreciate it because he legally doesn't have to, he can make you and everyone else go his speed.
+1 ^^^ In our neck of the woods it's different. Check out the "Deer Creek Challenge" web sight!!!! And how much area they ride! Not only on the day of the event. Spring, Summer, Fall almost every day, especialy on the weekends!! Bike after bike. Pissing and littering in everyones driveway etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackford76
+1 also. My next truck will be a Diesel and I will not feel bad for the cyclists. The Colorado bike pricks are the worst! They think they own all the roads up here. More than 5 times this year I've had to follow this same group riding 4 wide and 6 - 8 deep. And they will NOT even budge to let you by! Do I feel bad NO!! A high speed buzz is some times nessary to wake them up! IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
Agree with Ranger on this one. I have no problem with cyclists sharing the road, but obey the law if you're going to operate on it. Daily in my area I see cyclists run red lights, ride across Broadway in traffic etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger
As someone who was run off the road by a redneck douchebag with a truck when I was a kid, I can understand why the bikes stick in a pack 4 wide 6 deep. Safety...
The asshole who ran me off did it on purpose and my choice was get clipped by his truck or get run into a set of garbage cans. I went into the cans and flipped end over end a few times because I was tied into my bike. It was not pretty.
You are safe in your car, that car is just like a loaded gun. You should treat it that way too.
The problem is now they are entitled since the Colorado law passed making it a law that you have to give them a wide berth. I've personally noticed many bike riders really being even MORE of a road hog or entitled prick since this law went into effect. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against any bike rider that obeys the traffic law and is not just courteous but also mindful that they are sharing the road with motorists - the problem is that so many are neither obeying the law nor sharing the road and that is what gets under my skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by DSB OUTDOORS
Seriously, to all of you bike riders - why do you have the right to be in the street at all if you cannot match the speed limit? I'm sure many people would have no problem with you being IN THE ROAD (not talking about bike lanes or shoulders here) if you would just do the speed limit and not be such a dick about cars passing you and honking.
Personally I feel that if there isn't a bike lane that bikes don't belong on the road. Maybe that makes me a jerk for saying so, but I've been in more than one traffic jam because ONE bicycler was doing 30 under on the road.
Ok, but there is no law stating I can't lay on my horn and flash my lights for vehicles doing GROSSLY UNDER THE LIMIT. So next time I'll respect his right to use his 1-man-power vehicle on a road normally used by internal combustion engine vehicles, but he has to respect the fact that I get pretty peeved if someone is doing 10 in a 45... and thus will let him know that my horn is properly working.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyder
So are you advocating spending tax money to put a bike lane on all roads now? Are you willing to raise taxes to pay for that? If not, learn to share...
No, I understand completey, trust me. Here when you go over the monument you usually get stuck behind some prick who rides dead center (well not every time, but it has happened to me twice already this year). That kind of shit makes me appreciate those that are nice and use the side of the road mainly because they don't have to and they are just being nice by doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
The guy in the truck was being a dick.With that said, I have a real problem with people riding their bicycles on narrow mountain roads that have no shoulders. That shouldn't be allowed. Just my .02
On a side note, I saw a bike vs motorcycle accident come through the ER one day. The bike rider apparently was fine and got on his bike and rode away. He only bounced off the windshield of the bike. The motorcycle riders (wife husband single bike) got the worst of it. They bounced off the side of the mountain a little. Broken pelvis and other issues.
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Wonder what the banter would be if those were motorbikes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
OK, please explain this to me. Why shouldn't it be allowed?Quote:
Originally Posted by mopar
Because its dangerous to be balancing on two 1" wide contact patches on the ground going 20-30 mph next to a hundreds-of-feet long drop? Or because its annoying to have to go around them.
If the former... why outlaw stupid? They choose to ride next to a cliff, I have no sympathy when they fall down the cliff. Outlaw stupid, and you just get more of it... they breed too, ya know. Let stupid be stupid, and eventually the problem just goes away.
If the latter... just make it painfully clear that if they want to be considered a motor vehicle and share the road with things that have engines, they have to abide by the SAME rules that cars and real bikes do. They'll think twice about it.
Just to preface this, I ride a bike. I don't ride it where there is not room to ride without obstructing traffic.
Roads are built for the purpose of transportation, and are built with taxes paid on vehicle registrations and fuel. Cyclists don't pay any of these fees. They are not required to have a license, and they do not follow traffic laws. They use the road for recreation at everyone's risk. I can't set up a hockey goal or a basketball hoop in the middle of the highway and expect to be safe and protected by law. Other than cycling, recreation on the highway is not permitted.
I understand cycling for transportation. Please try to operate whatever vehicle you have chosen in a way that will not get you killed. Cars>bikes.
Ha Ha Ha love it. I would have slowed down and really chugged it out on most of them
^^^^^ You go boy!! Me too! [Coffee]Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel_187
Isn't this the truth, natural selection should be evenly applied. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mcantar18c
Wow really? A dedicated bike path is a path only for bikes, usually a section of road that is next to the curb. Is it really that hard to figure that out?Quote:
Originally Posted by nynco
And since I'm being nice tonight here is a picture of one for you to see.
http://richmondva.files.wordpress.co...bike-lanes.jpg
I ride road bikes, I ride on mountain roads etc.
The guy in the truck was rude but not a danger.
I've had people buzz me in cars/trucks and motorcycles (of all things) when there was plenty of road to my left and I'm hugging the white line and no cars coming the other way. Not many times but enough for me to consider bringing my J frame along on rides.
I stop at lights etc, I will loose every time if a car hits me.
I admit, if I'm climbing a difficult grade I may wander off the white line when I'm working hard. A simple hit of the horn brings me in line.
If I see a group riding 3-4 wide etc I say something to them if I can. They get drivers pissed and they take it out on me.