"I only noticed the headline because it was the biggest on the page. I did not bother to read the story because it had nothing to do with anything that interests me. I stopped riding a bicycle when I was a teenager and there are enough local challenges looming that big-city battles can be ignored....

If bicyclists demand their place on the asphalt, they must be prepared to suffer the consequences. Like the motorcyclist who chooses to ride without a helmet, or the driver who does not wear a seat belt, they must accept a certain amount of responsibility for their actions and the consequences of those actions."


Ummm...wow. First, he admitted he didn't even read the article that talked about sharing the road. I agree that we must accept a certain amount of responsibility, but we cannot accept (or should not) accept it all. Had it been an Amish person traveling by horse and buggy, should they (who do not reach the speeds that bicycles do) accept being run off the road and killed with no consequences?

I don't even know where to start with this. I'm not good with words, or I would respond to him.
Ignorant people suck. And most of them will never change their minds because they are...well, ignorant.