F&$(k sticks in tights

[BigBo]

And until police do start citing them, I will continue with my current attitude.

[spence]

Originally Posted by BigBo

And until police do start citing them, I will continue with my current attitude.

Perhaps just not enough are breaking the law. It's also possible that your bias is attributing unlawful behavior to perfectly lawful riding just because it annoys you.

Funny story...I was nearly ran off the road by a pickup hauling a trailer a couple of years ago. A few miles up he was parked on the side of the road and I called him on it. Not something I would normally do as it's generally not wise to start confrontations but I was seriously ticked off. Guy chases me down and we get into it. Turns out he was an off duty cop who didn't even have a clue what the bike laws even were...he just didn't like bikes.

-spence

[BigBo]

I would never intentionally try to run anyone off the road or harm anyone at all. I will however voice my opinion very loudly and let them know when they are riding irresponsibly.
Try driving in Boston every day and dealing with these idiots. Just because Mayor Menino implemented bike lanes doesn't give them the freedom to blow right through red lights and veer into traffic haphazardly. If they are in the bike lane and obeying the rules of the road, I don't have a problem with them at all. Very few do though and when one gets hit, or worse, killed by a motorist, the outcry for more bicyclist tolerance is unbelievable. What about the driver that has to live with that on his conscience the rest of his life but knowing he did nothing wrong?

[scottw]

I was stalled behind 10 United Nations Flags on wheels this morning on a long road....there was no opportunity to pass as they were inhabiting the entire lane and I wasn't about to stomp on it and cross the double yellows and create my own nuisance/danger... while they looked like "pros" they weren't going all that fast...so I took Spence's advice and waited and watched....watched them all blow through two consecutive stop signs(20 violations in less than 30 seconds) and out onto an even busier road where they occupied the entire lane on a road that is so narrow that it's dangerous in a car, never mind a bike, watched a woman in front of me swerve into the curb doing 40 the other day on this same road, I pulled along side to see her looking down texting unabated even after whacking the curb....I'm glad these guys are getting their exercise but it's only a matter of time before the folks in the first story meet the twit in the second and spandex is no match for pavement and velocity.....hey...but don't get stopped without you seatbelt fastened because that's dangerous and carries a very heavy fine