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25-04.-2008, 05:43 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Rude Cyclists
While most cyclists are nice, there are some exceptional ones who are rude and give others a bad name. Today, I encountered two such folks. One was on a real beater, brand new. But he was in good physique, going fast, not defensive and whirring in and out of the bike lane and into traffic at crossings, ignoring reds etc., Cars were slowing down seeing him.
Another had a carrier on wheels behind him. I was looking at him while cycling and tried to start a conversation. He said there is a new law if when I go straight on green and a turning car hit me on the side, then I will have to pay for repair of car, pay a $400 fine and also my bike will be held for six months. That is very strict and there is no such mention in the media. I asked him if he does delivery, he said he works for his own and speeded away.. Initially this info. scared me but later on reflection for some unknown reason I felt that he was trying to scare me. As if any such drastic law came into place, it will be announced by the Ministry of Transport for sure. There is no such announcement. I saw one cycle courrier almost a year ago, go fast run over a red light, he made an older woman stumble and she grabbed his bag, then he fell down among several pedestrians crossing. He quickly gotup, brushed himself up and then sped away. Share any experience that you have with rude cyclists. This might be a good learning experience. Vijay |
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26-04.-2008, 03:48 AM
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Re: Rude Cyclists
Too many to list. Seriously.
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03-05.-2008, 10:17 PM
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Re: Rude Cyclists
Then let us discuss the most important ones. This will be a good experience.
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07-05.-2008, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Roskilde, Denmark
Posts: 273
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Re: Rude Cyclists
Problem is when mixing it with traffic and wanting to go at any reasonable speed there is a tendancy to pump up on adrenalin which causes most people to become quite agressive. One has to recognise this and try and stay happy. Yet many people who cycle at speed do it for the "adrenalin rush".
Statistics show that cyclists running red lights are actually safer than those obeying them. Blame car drivers for that wonder. Point of fact: more women cyclists get killed and injured waiting at traffic lights because females tend to obey the traffic laws.  In Denmark, in the circumstance you describe, the cyclist has the right of way, so if a car turns into you then it's their fault. In any case car owners are responsible for insuring the cyclists, so it would not make any difference. An annoyance in Denmark is cyclists who can barely stay upright pushing in front at traffic lights. Very rude. They are then difficult to work around because they're slow and wobbly, and because you've been slowed, you get knocked off the "green wave", and caught by the next set of lights. Rinse, repeat. I've seen some cyclists, so annoyed by this after several sets of lights, they've wound up close and flipped the miscreants rear wheel lock on. If the annoyance doesn't realise this, they fall over when the lights change and cause quite a pile up. Luckily I commute a fair old distance, so can make the time up, and the irritants are generally quite pretty young ladies, so it is not such an imposition to be forced to stay behind them for a few hundred meters extra. |
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