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Originally Posted by johnboy
Yesterday I saw a cyclist on the side of the road (Buena Vista) who had been hit by an automobile. He was being tended to by paramedics and hopefully he is OK. My comment though is why would anyone riding a 30 pound bicycle, put them selves in harms way of traveling with 3000 pound autos. I know they think they have the same right as a motor vehicle, but its like taking your high school freshman running back and having him play in the NFL, your going to get hurt! Yes I do have a bicycle but when I drive I am on the recreation trail to stay out of harms way of automobiles. With all the people who are texting and talking on their cell phones, it doesn't take much for them to be distracted and hit a unexpected bicyclist. Plus although the cyclist clubs don't agree, when you come upon them, they think they have the right of way on the road and in the round a bouts, and STOP signs mean nothing to them. I'm sure it's not all of them, but a good amount.
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I think serious cyclists have farther to go than the trails allow, plus they are usually traveling at a speed more commensurate with streets with auto traffic rather than multi modal trails. I'm not a serious cyclist and would never ride on anything but a bike trail because I'm not experienced enough, but that's just my opinion of why they prefer the streets.
And they do have the right, and we do have the responsibility...