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Does anyone else get mildly irritated with bike riders?

Or is it just where I'm at? Here it seems they hog the road and don't watch at all where they going.
330GTC · 56-60, M
I used to live in Rancho Santa Fe California. That is a very popular place for bicyclists to ride on Sunday. I'm talking Bunches of them at once. Bicyclists complain that drivers don't share the road and then they ride five and six abreast and wonder why you're honking at them to get by when it's a two-lane road. I ran into this Time After Time After Time and if they complain that they don't know the rules of bicycling than they are subject to the same kind of harassment from the cops that we are as drivers, and that is the ignorance of the law is no excuse. The problem with this is that regardless of who is at fault for what the driver is always blamed even if you have it on video which is why I have a dash cam in my car pointing out front and back.
Steve42 · 56-60, M
All the time. Here they are supposed to follow the same rules of the road as cars. Then when they put themselves in dangerous situations by ignoring traffic signals get all butt hurt by almost loosing their lives.
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@Steve42 Exactly what they're like in my town.
jim44444 · 70-79, M
I have seen bicyclists blow through intersections ignoring stop signs. But I have also seen cars, trucks and city buses do the same stupid crap.
Bicyclists are under the same rules and regulations as cars with a few exceptions. In Ohio they are allowed to ride two abreast, like motorcycles, on a road. They can use the whole lane. If you need to pass them then wait for the opposing lane to be clear just like you would passing a car.
Most vehicle vs bicycle accidents are the fault of the vehicle driver, not the biker. Drivers back out of driveways into bicyclists. Drivers pass bicyclists at intersections then immediately turn right hooking the bike. Driver throw items at bikers because it is 'funny'. Drivers try to squeeze between bikers and oncoming traffic.
I try to only ride on trails but there are not enough of them and roads are a reality to get from one point to another.
Ynotisay · M
Not sure of your situation but I can pretty much guarantee that a cyclist around cars is very much watching where they're going.
Ynotisay · M
@Chevy454 I'm going to guess you don't bike ride.
Chevy454 · 46-50, M
Not since I was probably 16-17@Ynotisay
Ynotisay · M
@Chevy454 Might be something to look in to. GREAT exercise, really fun and can be even better for your head. People get hooked for a reason. The drag, if you're not around dedicated biking paths, is cars. It's a lousy situation in a lot of places for both cyclists and drivers.
Fernie · F
Since I rode a bike for many years...no. I get aggravated at motorcycles...they ARE everywhere...everywhere they SHOULDN'T be
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I agree.
Success · 26-30, F
I once almost had to crash my car because they zoomed through an intersection with stop signs... at an angle.
330GTC · 56-60, M
When they don't even slow down at an intersection...drives me to distraction
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@330GTC Thank you!
Chevy454 · 46-50, M
Yes!!!!! They absolutely suck here in Florida!!!! Can’t stand them.
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I used to do a lot of bike riding up to a few years ago and we'd always ride in single file to allow for cars, but now they have to be next to each other so that they can talk and take up the whole road. It doesn't seem right to me.
Piper · 61-69, F
I only get mildly irritated with them, when they don't stay over on the [b]side[/b] of the road. I'm referring to bicycle riders.
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Normal bicycle....although motorcyclists can be infuriating when they just cut in front of you unexpectedly without signaling.
xixgun · M
Home Depot sells really long boards that can stick out your car window...
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@xixgun 😂😂😂
NenaRussa · 22-25, F
I am a bike rider. But my city is bike friendly.
SW-User
@NenaRussa Don't take offense to it, I'm mad at the ones where I live. I'm in Tucson, Arizona.
Shannon27 · M
@NenaRussa I am glad to see where I live the city is finally putting bike lanes on a lot of the streets. A much needed improvement.
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@Shannon27 Where are you at?
GerOttman · 61-69, M
Yeahhh.. Just keep your hands off the car bikie bitch!
A bit. They’re not pedestrians, so they shouldn’t be on the sidewalks, yet some don’t want to have to follow the rules other [b]vehicles[/b] must (traffic lights and stop signs). It’s puzzling.
Quizzical · 46-50, M
Pushbike or motorbike?
Wiseacre · F
Only when reckless!
Fernie · F
ALL of them?
Starsandfire · 31-35, F

 
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