As largely a pedestrian these days I think it's fair to say many drivers don't really exercise a lot of regard for the rules of the road either, presuming they are aware of them in the first place.
Honestly my dislike for cyclists stems more from a consistent disregard for the laws of the road except when it suits them. It bothers me more than idiot drivers because the risk of serious harm and legal considerations starts at a much lower level
As largely a pedestrian these days I think it's fair to say many drivers don't really exercise a lot of regard for the rules of the road either, presuming they are aware of them in the first place.
I have not watched the video, but I'm pretty sure the cyclist is at fault here.
KT
Driver was at fault.
But I hate cyclists.
The only purpose to that post was the illicit a biased response. You refused to watch the video, yet judged it accordingly. I really wish you would represent AT better.
So now let's take a look at this at a different view. Let's say you're operating another car, with a lot of room to stop and avoid collision, as shown in the video - will you hit that van with your car anyways? Or do you step on your brakes?
If you're saying you'd still hit the van, you're a lying sack of shit.
That alone shows you what's wrong with pediclists, they don't think that their bikes are vehicles, but demand the same treatments.
Except that he didn't hit the van.
I may need new glasses, but I thought his front tire hit the van.
Most of us identify somewhat with that stupid driver's stupid rage when it comes to bicyclists in traffic.
I have no problem at all driving out to the countryside for some lemonade on a Sunday and making plenty of room for all the cyclists out there. It's all tits and sunshine. I even have a bicycle that I would ride if I didn't live in the city.
Cyclists in the city (at least my city) are all competing for the Darwin Award. The people driving automobiles here drive like clueless raging lunatics with no time for your ass, no brakes, and no insurance and they all hate bikes myself included (just paid up the insurance tho :hmm. Nobody here uses signals, they don't look, and they don't yield. At all. Rather die first.
So as a cyclist you're a moron if you insist on dangling yourself in front of these assholes every day and deserve the splattering you're going to get, and the moron bikers here will do stupid stuff to further antagonize traffic like beat on your hood "just to make sure you saw me", run red lights and fly in and out so fast cars don't have time to react. Playing with fire. I think the MVA quotes the figures at 750 cycle accidents a year here. I didn't look it up so who knows. I heard something in the news.
Bike laws and bike lanes can't protect you when you're getting scraped up and hosed off the asphalt. Stay home and stay alive.
Maybe it's high time that the most dangerous road users are forced to start taking responsibility for their dangerous ways.
I may need new glasses, but I thought his front tire hit the van.
I don't use those, I actually prefer to just ride in a t-shirt and jeans or shorts. I'm a cruiser not a "Lancer" as I like to call them.Please, do tell me how manly you are riding on your toy in spandex hotpants!
Cyclists in the city (at least my city) are all competing for the Darwin Award.
Owning a car isn't exactly cheap either, with all of its associated costs.