[blueeagle65]

Gee - all this time I was under the impression that cyclists in TV (especially those with their Lance shirts and pants) didn't have to obey ANY traffic laws. It sure seems so if you watch them riding on the streets of TV. I have yet to see one stop at a STOP sign

[Russ_Boston]

I know that I'm a contrarian much of the time but my opinion (after being here full time for 1 year now) is that traffic is too SLOW not too fast. I had a person yesterday on my way to work at 6 AM actually STOP at the roundabout instead of yield. It was obvious, very obvious, that no one was coming. It's a yield people, a yield. Look it up.

[mickey100]

I agree Russ - and most of the time the slow drivers are in the left lane where the fast driver should be!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by mickey100

I agree Russ - and most of the time the slow drivers are in the left lane where the fast driver should be!

Those are the ones from Michigan.

[Trayderjoe]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Those are the ones from Michigan.

Hey! I resemble that remark!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Trayderjoe

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Well, I love Michigan, but driving slow on the left seems to be an inborn trait!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Trayderjoe

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Also, then I've probably followed you down I 96!

[paulandjean]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Those are the ones from Michigan.

Driving slow to avoid potholes.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by paulandjean

Driving slow to avoid potholes.

Ha ha! You got that right!

[Trayderjoe]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Also, then I've probably followed you down I 96!

I don't travel much on 96, but I am actually from NJ. I made a wrong turn on 75 and ended up in Michigan. I too find people driving slow in the left hand lane.....well annoying. In NJ we had a nickname for such people, but I will defer on that name for obvious reasons.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Well, I love Michigan, but driving slow on the left seems to be an inborn trait!

Holy crap - I just told my wife the other day that most times I see a car like that it is either Michigan or Illinois. Honest!

[justjim]

Originally Posted by gomoho

I for one am grateful they were on the path and not the road!
Can't for the life of me understand why one would choose the roadway instead of that lovely, smooth, paved path with no cars.

WHOA! Please don't give the Bike Club an idea----can you imagine a cart trail with a pack of 20 bikes on it??? Why I would never get to my tee-time!

[kimball]

Originally Posted by cybermuda

illegal, certainly, but what would you do if you were in a pack of 20 cyclists?

Assuming two abreast, you would still form a line ten cyclists long and, each time a new pair got to the Stop sign, the line would stop. Then two would go off the front, the line would move forward one bike length, and the new front pair would stop.

As long as they slowed sufficiently to ensure their path was clear then you really can't expect them to do anything else.

Just because the person wearing earphones didn't like being told he was in the wrong...

Absolutely wrong! The law is the law. Stop signs are for everyone. Bike rider packs are the most flagrant violators. Maybe there should be Bike Rider Parks just like there are dog parks where the rules of the road don't apply. That way they won't endanger others who get in their way!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Trayderjoe

I don't travel much on 96, but I am actually from NJ. I made a wrong turn on 75 and ended up in Michigan. I too find people driving slow in the left hand lane.....well annoying. In NJ we had a nickname for such people, but I will defer on that name for obvious reasons.

We lived in NJ for three years, so I can probably guess what that nickname is! Good for you for keeping this forum clean

[Nana18]

Originally Posted by ureout

This morning I was riding my bike on the Buena Vista multi modal path near the Bel Air entrance. A bicycle club passed me, about 20 riders. As they were going past me 2 riders shook there heads and pointed at there ears because I was listening to my I pod and then a 3rd rider near the end of the pack yelled at me saying listening to that is illegal!!! Now here is the good part just up ahead the trail merges with the entrance road and there is a BIG RED STOP SIGN that all 20 bikers decided to just blow right thru it....I guess when you are in an offical bike club you get to pick and choose the rules of the road you wish to adhere to

The bikers think they own the road I just - a half hour ago - had an incident with a man who cut me off on his bike as I was heading into my Village. I tapped my horn and he almost tipped over and started swearing at me. It is a big problem with the bikes in here - also they come to Panera Bread and sit for hours. I am grateful that I did not hit that man on the bike.