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From bbbbbb
Well yes, the infractions on the paths and on the roads are a real problem here, but then there is little or no enforcement. Some real antics take place, some close calls to be sure. One guy threatened to kick out the spokes on my bike. Well you probably know what would have been next at that event. A lot of people here do not like bike riders. Probably, for a lot of them they cannot handle a bike and resent those of of who do. Unfortunately, it may have to come to some major tragic event before it comes to the attention of someone who can see the need for some controls.
Yep, the one finger salute is common and it is a sad event. We need some monitors and some stiff fines for the impulsive group that act as if they are going to a fire on a fire truck. I have talked to persons who are selling their bikes. They cannot put up with the rudeness and the pirates of Happy Hours.
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If you ride a bike,I would think you would understand why most people do not like "bike riders". While those of us in cars are stopped for red lights, we just sit there and wait for it to change while those on bicycles just glide right on through it. Or just slide thru the stop signs, then you have to get by them again in traffic. But most often, it is the rudeness of the bike riders that causes the disdain. My husband and I were traveling a 2-lane, no passing road from CR 466 to CR 44 to get on the interstate for an appointment in Tampa. There were about 20-30 bikers out for a morning ride. They were very aware that we were behind them, as were other cars, and they would not/did not pull over and let the cars go by. It was a very slow trip until they got to their breakfast destination at CR 44 at the interstate exchange.