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Originally Posted by xenigo
LOL wow. Dude. Wow.
Ok let me give you some perspective. I drive every day I the Bay Area. We have one of the largest bicycle populations in the world. Now... I am not exadurating when I say that 99/100 run red lights without looking / stopping / or even slightly hesitating. Most will blow through at 30+ mph. I've witnessed them be hit, and I've hit one myself. I've witnessed hundreds of close calls, and almost on a daily basis I need to slam my brakes to avoid hitting them as they blow through my green.
Their perspective is that since they won't kill you, they have the right to do what they want. The problem, however, is that they believe the liability is the person who maims them during their infraction.
Yes, I've seen cars do it... But it happens more like once a year and the ratio is more like 1:1,000,000. Now, compares to 99:100 where do you think the problem exists?
Don't tell me you think because they weigh less, they should have the right to hurl themselves under my wheels or across my hood... And then sue me. They won't win that battle.
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I get it, you see a lot of bike riders, and they just piss you off.
I don't get your frustration with my post. There are idiots on bikes, and there are idiots in cars. The title of this thread, is "People on bikes are douchebags"
Apparently, you accept that all people on bikes are douchebags.
I don't disagree that you see a lot of douchebags on bikes in San Fransisco. Im just saying that not everyone on a bike is a douchebag.
I don't run redlights and stop signs, but I do ride on the sidewalk. I like to keep my distance from motor vehicles. People in cars will throw shit at you as well. Maybe that was one of you assholes in this thread. A few months ago, I got a got a can of soda thrown in my direction. It almost hit me, but hey, that's what I get for riding a bike and not smogging up the air you like to breathe.