Do Cylists irritate Motorists & Vice Versa?

[allabouteva]

Just wondering, does your local cycling / transport community contribute anything towards inculcating a harmonious cyclist/motorist existence ?

Morphine, in Australia, the relatives of Amy Gillett (the elite cyclist who got killed in Germany last year by a young motorist, while training on the road with the Australian team squad), have established the Amy Gillett Foundation, web site here:

http://www.amygillett.org.au/content.asp?pid=2872


The main aim of the Foundation is to establish better relationships between cyclists and motorists, and it's patron is Mark Webber (Formula one driver for Renault).

Hope this helps!

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[Tuckervill]

I ride on the sidewalk.

But there's never anyone walking on it.

I live in a town of 14,000, with no public transportation and the usual suburban sprawl (although we're not close enough to any city to really be suburban). Cars are king.

I've been honked off the street even when I was riding in the empty parking spaces downtown on Sunday. I started riding on the sidewalk when we first moved here, because my son was only 9 then and he wasn't that great at holding a straight line. The town trail that is supposed to connect all the neighborhoods (eventually) goes through some beautiful wooded parts of town, but sometimes it follows the sidewalk in the busiest traffic areas. Depending on the time of day, there's no way I'm getting in that traffic. Just not necessary, since no one else is on the sidewalk.

Karen

[fatbottomedgurl]

Living in California, I am aware (as many drivers are not) that the Vehicle Code states that bicyclists have every right and responsibility on the roads as a motor vehicle. That includes taking the lane when there are substandard road widths. I am an aggressive but careful cyclist. Last week I yelled HEY at a guy who moved over in the lane to pass me so he could make a right in front of me. He stopped fast, didn't expect such a loud voice from such a little gal. Most drivers are okay, the worst that I've encountered is getting some bro's coke and ice thrown down my back as his buddy sped past in a 4X4.