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Old 02-24-2017, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by biker1 View Post
The roads are a shared resource. That means cars, street legal golf carts, and bikes are all using the roads, including the 35 mph speed limit roads such as Buena Vista. If there is a slower moving car, street legal golf cart, or bike in front of you, it is up to you to pass them when it is safe and legal to do so. Nobody is being "self centered". They are using a resource that they are paying for. The fact that they aren't going as fast as you want them to go is something you just have to deal with and no amount of whining or complaining is going to change that.
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While the roads ARE, in fact, a shared resource, there are cyclists (as this is the topic) who appear to think that they can make sudden; dangerous moves and risk the causing/sustaining the impact. Unfortunately, in this instance, it sounds as though the cyclist had the Wrong-of-Way. Had the vehicle struck the cyclist, the driver of the auto HAS TO LIVE WITH THAT IMPACT AS WELL. If I hit you due to your own negligence, I have to face the awful feeling in my heart and soul because I am human, not without empathy or sympathy or all other pathy's. It hurts too many when ones actions are not thought out.
Use your heads when driving anything. The fractions of seconds in action over words can be the very time that saves your life.
No tweety flipped here.