Crazy driver harasses cyclists in Boulder

[MCarp71]

Honestly, I can't stand bicyclists in the middle of a lane, creating traffic, three feet from a sidewalk, and typically not far from one of the many trails that stretch on for hundreds of miles in Colorado. I understand it is legal for them to do so, but you can't tell me it doesn't piss you off to get stuck in traffic behind some ass clown in a spandex outfit and pointy helmet pedaling 8mph in front of your car.

That said, these guys aren't causing any of those problems. I've got no heartache with the way they're doing it. This asshole in the SUV could have just gone around without even crossing the yellow stripe. I hope they do find him and fine him; there's no reason to act like that.

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[henpecked]

What happened BEFORE the video was started?

[BushMasterBoy]

Guy driving should have his license suspended. I bet if he was charged, most juries would nail him. Just for your info *277 is the hotline to the Colorado State Patrol. Link below...

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1251594510991

[fitz19d]

Yeah, great, he's honking his horn. That's not the same as exploding or needing anger management counseling. Frankly, the cyclists in question should have pulled off the road and let him pass which is probably why he was honking. There would have been no issue at all if they done that instead of slowing down and taking the time to video him.

Most of you and the cyclists think he was a prick for leaning on his horn. He clearly thought THEY were pricks for not pulling off and giving him a safe legal passing option. They were in a single no-passing lane intended for motorized vehicle traffic -- the fact they didn't have a bike lane is irrelevant since they chose that path.

I don't ride a bike and hate the huge packs you get on the mountain roads sometimes. But screw that dumbass in the suv, they themselves obstructing traffic and being an obnoxious ass. There wasn't oncoming traffic to speak of and could have passed without even crossing the line. Somethings wrong with your head if you think that twat was justified.

[SouthPaw]

Honestly, I can't stand bicyclists in the middle of a lane, creating traffic, three feet from a sidewalk, and typically not far from one of the many trails that stretch on for hundreds of miles in Colorado. I understand it is legal for them to do so, but you can't tell me it doesn't piss you off to get stuck in traffic behind some ass clown in a spandex outfit and pointy helmet pedaling 8mph in front of your car.

That said, these guys aren't causing any of those problems. I've got no heartache with the way they're doing it. This asshole in the SUV could have just gone around without even crossing the yellow stripe. I hope they do find him and fine him; there's no reason to act like that.

I really do not think I could have said it better myself. I am just a motorcyclist and I am sure there are people who hate me but nothing worse than sitting behind a spandex rainbow going up hill at 3mph. What the driver's intentions were are beyond me. Just being an ass clown on his way from a bad day at work maybe.

[Wiggity]

Lol that video was actually pretty funny. I effing hate bicyclists on 2 lane roads. I generally try to leave them in a big black cloud of diesel smoke every time I pass them with my truck.

[merl]

I bicycle alot and in sections I will take up a whole lane. Sometimes it is safer to do so. no shoulder to ride on and narrow lanes. If I dont take the lane I get people passing me with inches, when there are 2 lanes each way and they could easily pass in the other lane.

(as a rant, this section of road has 2 schools on it and bike lanes that end between 1/4 and 1/2 mile in each direction. It was relined to be 4 lanes instead of 2 bike lanes, a center turn lane and 1 lane each way.)

Riding on the sidewalk any any decent speed is asking for trouble. I don't mean from people pulling out, they usually look. I mean people turning right in front of you. This is often a case of lockup the wheel or slam into the side of the turning vehicle.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Lol that video was actually pretty funny. I effing hate bicyclists on 2 lane roads. I generally try to leave them in a big black cloud of diesel smoke every time I pass them with my truck.

I don't hate bicyclists, it's great that they're enjoying the outdoors. What I hate is the sense of entitlement from the video and a lot of these posts. They were on a two-lane road for motorized vehicles -- the only way he could have passed them without crossing the solid yellow line would have been to get so close to them that they probably would have kvetched about how close he passed.

Everyone's whining about him using his horn for two minutes when the cyclists could have pulled off the road for five seconds instead of going their merry and leisurely way while making a video of him. Note the title of this thread: "CRAZY driver harasses cyclists in Boulder" [emphasis added]; I'm still not seeing what he did as crazy and while he WAS harassing them with his horn, they could have ended that at any time by pulling off the road for a few seconds. If the cyclists are that prevalent and well known then Boulder should put in a dang bike lane.

[colorider]

Pull to the side , let the guy pass and move on with the ride. Simple fix but not nearly as dramatic as a YouTube video.

[exxonv]

How to avoid road rage...

http://www.anygunwilldo.com/about/Ho...road_rage1.wmv

I hear it works when you ride bikes as well