Quote Originally Posted by Tim K View Post
The cyclists were clearly in the wrong and that kind of behavior pisses me off as much as the next guy, however, endangering lives is only funny until one is lost. The driver of the RV would have gone to prison. If you don't think being run off the road on a bicycle is life threatening, try it sometime. I've been run off before (riding out of the way of traffic on the shoulder by a vehicle in the oncoming lane) and barely missed a concrete culvert that could easily have put me down for good.

your situation is one that drivers run into on a daily basis. the road is dangerous and that is a fact. riding a motorcycle is dangerous enough, even when you have larger size, loud exhaust and headlights and brake lights. bicycles usually have none of those, other than a tightly squeeze brightly dressed spandex pedeler. with that in mind I think bicycles should only be allowed on designated bicycle lanes unless they can keep up with the speed limit. they don't like to ride of sidewalks, and that is where I believe they belong. I would rather see a bike on pedestrian collision than I would a bike on truck or bike on semi, or even a bike on prius, although the later would make me laugh.

the guys in my story more than deserved what they got. I personally hoped their bikes were destroyed, and I would love to watch it happen again.