Comments on: Sharing the Road with Bicycles http://drivingwhiletexan.com/2008/07/29/sharing-the-road-with-bicycles/ All the fun, hilarious, and beautiful aspects of driving in Texas Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Graham http://drivingwhiletexan.com/2008/07/29/sharing-the-road-with-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Graham Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:52:04 +0000 http://drivingwhiletexan.com/?p=108#comment-18 Thanks for your comments, Ward. As sympathetic as I am to cyclists' needs, I loathe Critical Mass. I've been trapped in the snarl of traffic they create in San Francisco, and I would never support any of their initiatives simply because I don't believe in rewarding bad behavior. They only undermine their cause by creating so much enmity. Thanks for your comments, Ward. As sympathetic as I am to cyclists’ needs, I loathe Critical Mass. I’ve been trapped in the snarl of traffic they create in San Francisco, and I would never support any of their initiatives simply because I don’t believe in rewarding bad behavior. They only undermine their cause by creating so much enmity.

]]> By: Ward http://drivingwhiletexan.com/2008/07/29/sharing-the-road-with-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ward Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:48:27 +0000 http://drivingwhiletexan.com/?p=108#comment-17 I hear frequent bitching from cyclists about how inconsiderate motorists are, but the cyclists are just as bad. If they want drivers to treat them like any other vehicle on the road, they should act like one. Don't switch back and forth between the road and the sidewalk, don't cross streets at crosswalks, etc. Worse are big groups that don't leave a lane open for cars. Keep it to one lane; there's no way you can change lanes fast enough to avoid disrupting traffic. Worst are events like <a href="http://critical-mass.info/" rel="nofollow">Critical Mass</a>, which only make motorist/cyclist relationships worse. I hear frequent bitching from cyclists about how inconsiderate motorists are, but the cyclists are just as bad. If they want drivers to treat them like any other vehicle on the road, they should act like one. Don’t switch back and forth between the road and the sidewalk, don’t cross streets at crosswalks, etc.

Worse are big groups that don’t leave a lane open for cars. Keep it to one lane; there’s no way you can change lanes fast enough to avoid disrupting traffic.

Worst are events like Critical Mass, which only make motorist/cyclist relationships worse.

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