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  1. #1
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    "Just the sight of a bicycle makes me angry!"

    I'm convinced there are drivers out there that really think this way... maybe not admit to it, but they do.

    These are drivers that actually speed up just to go around a little bicycle going 15 mph, drive erratically, swerving wildly, regardless of what is going on in front of them. Drivers that are willing to speed up while approaching a slowing or stopping car, just to prove the point that this bicycle is RUINING THEIR DAY. They speed up and fly by me and then slam on their brakes at the car in front of them or at an upcoming stop. What's funny is they have no understanding of what fools they make of themselves.
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    Well, I didn't really mean funny ha-ha.
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  3. #3
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    yes they are idiots and addicted to that little testosterone rush that they get when they dis a bike with their mighty car. One thing to remember is that if they are ahead of you after zooming out, scattering old ladies, children, animals and other drivers, remember that you at least can stop and avoid them. Also take comfort in the fact that if they cause an accident, you are in a perfect position to write down their plate number and car make and can report that information to the appropriate individual (police, owner of other car,etc.) Sort of a variation of "I can't necessarily make you behave, but I can make you sorry your were such an ***." Revenge is a dish, best served cold.

    been through it more than I care to remember and survived the brush with only broken ribas, concussion, and a few months off the bike.

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    I'm sure that you are right and that there are such people out there.

    But I also think that most of the time when we witness erratic behaviour from drivers, such as speeding up to pass us and then slamming the brakes, it's mostly due to ignorance and fear rather than anger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
    I'm sure that you are right and that there are such people out there.

    But I also think that most of the time when we witness erratic behaviour from drivers, such as speeding up to pass us and then slamming the brakes, it's mostly due to ignorance and fear rather than anger.
    On the rare occasions when I do see bad behavior they don't seem all that fearful. Lots of gunned engines or the guy who laid on the horn for a good quarter mile as he passed a line of riders going single-file on rural road without a lot of traffic (so we were in no way an obstacle, he was just an a-hole redneck in a jacked-up pick-up with intentionally obnoxious exhaust).
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
    On the rare occasions when I do see bad behavior they don't seem all that fearful.
    agreed! I don't think the rednecks that try to run me off the road are fearful, but I sure am!!!
    I think they are just jerks. Probably the guys who picked on the "nerdy" kids in school and are just general d-bags.
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  7. #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2Wheels View Post
    Agree. But just as there are reckless motorists, let's not deny it, fellow friends, there are reckless cyclists. I've observed cyclists who cross the road, regardless of oncoming cars, assuming that the drivers will have to stop in order not to kill them. If all of us would be perfect bikers, then perhaps "just the sight of a bicycle..." won't make them so angry anymore.
    I couldn't disagree more. We could be perfect and it wouldn't matter an iota....... As it is, a lot of drivers totally have a double standard. They can completely and totally ignore rude and hazardous driving while railing about the same behaviors in road users that don't represent a teeny tiny fraction of the danger that a 2,000 lb+ motor vehicle does. Many of them simply view you as an obstacle and will find a reason rational or not to hate you.

    Bottom line is that there just are self centered jerks who think that they are the only thing that matters in this world and that your life is worth less than a few seconds of their time and the attention that it takes to exercise a little care while near you. For some reason getting into the drivers seat can bring out this side of people who may otherwise be reasonable.

    I don't behave badly on my bike. It does nothing to stop either ignorance of the laws, poor driving habits or outright abuse from motorists.
    Last edited by Eden; 11-05-2012 at 10:12 AM.
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    I suspect 2Wheels is a troll. Don't feed the trolls, please.

 

 

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