Ryan - WI said: (quoted from post at 04:36:52 04/16/12) I am curious just how many of you would change your tune if you substitute the word bicycle for combine. Thought so.
Difference to me is when I'm on a piece of machinery I pull over and let traffic pass that's in my lane that is moving faster than me as soon as practically possible.
The vast majority of bicycle riders just keep pumping away at those pedals, completely oblivious to the world around them. See a stop sign? Doesn't seem to apply to most bikers. Railroad gates down and lights flashing? Doesn't seem to apply to the majority of them either. If it does, they ride around the line of cars waiting at the crossing and block a whole line of traffic after the train passes. Left turn, right turn?, I never see bikers use hand signals.
I have no problem with those who ride a bike down a road. I have a problem with those who think both lanes of the whole road is theirs, and pay no attention to what's going on around them while they are on the road, do not follow the signage on the road, and endanger others on the road with their actions. Most have their I-Pod or whatever cranked up and they're worried about themselves and fellow bikers in their "gang" and that is it.
County in the last couple of years designated several local roads "Bike Routes" and signed them accordingly. Most of the signs are on heavy steel posts inches from the road's edge and make it harder for those with wide farm machinery to pull over and get out of the way of traffic.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 11:26:49 04/16/12 2 times.
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