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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan
No its not below me to ride on the ( " cart" ) multimodal path if I were on a casual ride but not if I want to move at a cardiovascular workout pace. There are more problems on the paths then you'd realize. Cyclists have the right to be on the roads I just wish ALL motorists would accept this and respect the safety of everyone on the road.
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Cyclists have a right to be on the road, but they also have the requirement to ride safely as far to the right as possible. You do not have the authority to enforce traffic laws. That's what the police are for. Instead of forcing drivers into another lane, record the offending car's license number and report it to the authorities. Now, from a practical standpoint, you are NEVER going to convince a significant portion of the driving population that you have as much right to the whole lane as they do. It ain't gonna happen. How long have cyclists been beating this drum? It seems like forever. So you can keep trying to dangerously enforce your interpretation of the laws, possibly/probably resulting in a competition of wills between two stubborn users of the road that may end with tragedy for both, but especially for you. Or you can accept that roads were built and primarily paid for by drivers, and learn to not only share the road, but try to defer to the driver and win them over one at a time. When I ride on the road (seldom), I try to accommodate drivers. For instance, when riding on a side street in TV, and I am riding abreast with someone else, I ALWAYS convert to riding single file as far to the right as safely as possible, giving the driver almost two lanes to pass. What I find is 95% of the time, the driver goes all the way over almost completely into the other lane to pass me. And probably 100% of the time the driver gives me ample room, even though still partially in my lane. You are not helping the cycling community by insisting on drivers complying with your interpretation of sharing the road. You only hurt the cyclists that are willing to accommodate drivers, since it is obvious the roads were designed and built for autos, not bicycles. Drivers you p!ss off, then resent ALL cyclists.