JoeyBike responds to an anti-bike rant


1. The posted speed limit is not your God given right to go that speed. It is the maximum safe speed for that road, not a mandatory requirement. Do I hate it when I have to follow a school bus down a narrow street in a car waiting for every kid to mosey off the bus and get a safe distance from the road? Hell YES! Do I want to throw things or run people over? Of course not. Why are school bus drivers so arrogant as to be in the middle of the road letting the kiddies off? Because that tactic saves lives.

2. Make up your mind. Do you want me out of your way, or do you want me to stop for every red light? I can't do both. If I safely run the red lights, you will only see me one time as I disappear over the horizon. If I stop for every one, you will be stuck behind me light after light after light until you can safely pass with 3 feet to spare. In short, you will NEVER get past me Downtown if I stop for the lights.

3. Not only are cyclists in better shape than your Classic Rock arse, but they probably own cars, trucks, and SUVs too and generally, according to certain statistics, are well educated (i.e., smarter than the average DJ) and in a higher income bracket. No doubt most adult cyclists pay more local road taxes than a lowly Rock Jock or the caller driving a dump truck.

4. People disobey traffic laws. Nearly ever driver on the road - car, motorcycle, SUV, whatever - breaks the law. Why single out cyclists. Roll through right-on-red, roll through stop signs, stopping in crosswalks, driving drunk, texting, speeding - especially on interstate highways, illegal lane change, no signal turns and lane change.....I saw ALL of that just today. Do I want to "get all Grand Theft Auto" on every motorist out there. Well...sadly...YES I do.

5. Why do I have a right to be on public roadways and where does my arrogance (at times) come from? Because when I am on a bike, and you are in your ego-structured carbon-belching ecological bomb tin crap junk vehicle, I simply have more right to be on Earth than you do. http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=9481717&postcount=22

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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