[SDCBC] Fwd: ghost bike

[gcarman at san.rr.com]

For every cyclist whizzing by, I see hundreds of motorists that are not only speeding, but pushing up speed limits by their actions.  

Too bad that cyclist can't turn that stop sign into a yield as a motorist can turn that 40MPH into a 50MPH.  

Not I am not saluting the actions of that light running cyclist...  but I find that issue minor compared to the issue of law breaking motorists who have the potential to cause far more damage.  

---- JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote: 
> In a message dated 7/23/2008 12:16:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> gcarman at san.rr.com writes:
> 
> > What I find terribly annoying is maintaining all those "best practices" and 
> > finding that I am still confronted by motorists, and I still have to dodge 
> > motorists that want to "teach me a lesson," or chose to harass cyclists for no 
> > apparent reason.  
> > 
> > I feel that gives me a right to harp about the poor motorists that I see, 
> > whether I am on bike or in my car.  
> 
> -----------
> 
> I give you permission to Harp about the poor motorists you see. :)
> 
>  My eyes see far more cyclists that ride poorly, I rarely see a car run a 
> stop sign at 25 mph but I see cyclists do it all the time.  It particularly 
> irritates me when I am stopped at a stop sign and some nitwit comes whizzing by.... 
>  Some believe that errant cyclists are only risking their own health but I am 
> quite sure that they are also risking not only their health but the general 
> health of the cycling community.  In such a case, they are increasing my risk.
> 
> But just imagine how much smoother and easier bicycle-car interactions would 
> be if all cyclists understood and abided by those "Best Practices."   Every 
> cyclist that runs a stop sign or light,  that wanders around the road without 
> regard to rules, they are making it worse for the rest of us.
> 
> Oh, yeah, thanks for permission to harp on poor cyclists...  :)
> 
> Jon
> 
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> 
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