Infuriating article

[lovelygamer]

Fabulous response to that article!!

[breeze]

Great response!

This is sticking in my craw. Is he really saying that cyclists who want to share the road had a bad upbringing??

No doubt, if I still rode a bicycle, I would want somewhere to ride. But, thanks to my upbringing, my first thought in finding that place would be for somewhere that I had a good chance of a safe ride. A busy highway with cars and trucks zooming by does not fit that description.

[sarahkonamojo]

Not extremely familiar with the area, but the area to which he refers is the NC, TN, and GA area? Do all three states treat bicycles in a similar manner? The level of ignorance displayed by Harbison is astounding, but I am ignorant of the locale as well.

Just reinforces the reason to always wear bright clothing on the road.

[Koronin]

I live in NC and can tell that some areas are bike friendly (at least to a point) unfortunately many cops don't actually know bicycle laws. I used to live in the Charlotte area, which is fairly bike friendly, and in Mooresville (where I lived) there are a lot of cyclists. My only issue there is I really wish the roads were a bit better because it is very hilly with lots of blind corners. Asheville is not only bike friendly but has some biking infrastructure and custom bike builders in that area. I now live in Jacksonville, NC and I see people commuting on bikes all the time. The base is actually more bike friendly in a way, because drivers are truly paying better attention that off base. Unfortunately the tourist areas where there are tons of bike rental places are actually a lot more bike unfriendly than your larger cities that are not really tourist areas.

[emily_in_nc]

What a tool. He's the editor of the very largest Raleigh, NC paper so commands a wide audience. The entire Triangle area of North Carolina, where I was born and have spent the majority of my life, is FULL of cyclists. Drivers could be much more educated and bike-tolerant, than they are, though. Unfortunately this ignorant azz's opinion is certainly shared by many. Also unfortunately, I suspect nothing is going to change their pea-sized minds, no matter how many laws or how much logic you throw at 'em.