Problem is motorcyclists, not cyclists

[Sapphire]

Um, let's not get into 'I hate such and such;' have you ever read some of the things motor vehicle drivers have written about us?

It's pretty bad. Look under Crazy Drivers: Venom in an Unexpected Place on TE.

You'll see.

And welcome to TE. (No hard feelings, okay?)

Edit. Here it is:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ighlight=venom

Sorry...I stand behind my opinion as someone who drives on the Los Angeles freeways and as someone with a brother who was a motorcycle rider until he was rear-ended by a guy in a pickup. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet and lived to tell about it. His Blackhawk wasn't so lucky.

I don't dispute that the vast majority of riders are kind and decent humans. I do, however, dislike driving near them and I believe that everyone--including the riders themselves-- would be safer if they didn't exist, or at least weren't allowed on the highways.

And I can see why drivers don't like cyclists. We are as much of a danger to the unaware driver as motorcyclists. As a runner, I've had my issues with "us" also when certain cyclists don't follow the rules of the road, or come down the path screaming for those of us all the way on the right to get out of "their" way.

We all have to share. We don't all have to like it.

[zoom-zoom]

We are as much of a danger to the unaware driver as motorcyclists.

A "danger" in what way? That they might hit us while texting or playing with their radio or turning to yell at their kids in the backseat and receive a slap on the wrist for being dumb@sses behind the wheel...?

[Jen12]

A "danger" in what way? That they might hit us while texting or playing with their radio or turning to yell at their kids in the backseat and receive a slap on the wrist for being dumb@sses behind the wheel...?

Hmmm...I can see this...maybe the word 'hazard' is more appropriate than danger. Think about as a driver if you were to swerve to avoid a cyclist who rides out in front of your car and then you hit another car.

I'd say the key is for everyone to be a little bit more conscious of everyone else.

On the subject of texting, I actually ride with someone who texts while she rides. She also does it while she drives. She's dangerous to EVERYONE, including herself! I can totally imagine her causing an accident one day while she's updating her facebook status to say she's out on her bike.