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Originally Posted by mickey100
I agree Russ. There seems to be a rules mentality, that says obeying the "rule" is more important than having common sense and driving safely. And a lot of it is tied up in this anti-cyclist attitude. Some people won't be happy unless the roads are all free of all cyclists. The roads are meant to be shared, they are not just dedicated to automobiles. Luckily its just a few people that think that way.
People seem to lose track of the fact that the objective is not the Rule, it is Safety. And sometimes safety is better served by adapting the rule to the situation i.e. have one person stop, then the group goes thru the stop sign, for example. If you waited for each biker to uncleat their foot, stop, re-cleat, slowly gear up, etc. it would take forever, and you'd have cars trying to pass the group, honking their horns, slamming on brakes, etc. It would be a nightmare for everyone concerned.
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Here is a good video of being mad the cyclist are on the road. Instead of just going around have to make a deal of it..
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwnAbcmWrCA]Driver harasses cyclists as cameras roll - YouTube[/ame]