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Originally Posted by Tobra
I rarely see cars run stop signs. It is much more rare to see a cyclist stop for one. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone going half the speed limit in a car that refused to move over, don't know that I ever have. The per capita a-hole ratio is just way higher for cyclists. The story that precipitated this thread is almost certainly not completely accurate.
A sting where the police bust the cyclists for riding inconsiderately, that is just precious.
Again, just because you can, does not mean you should.
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sometimes it is more considerate for a bike to roll thru (slowly and carefully) a stop sign than to stop completely. Or do teh stop sign dance (ie balancing while baley moving forward) specially going up hill. I have seen to many car driveres get p[issed at bike riders for stopping, and then taking more time to get moving again to clear the intersection. car drivers want to move fast, to restart the bike from a dead stop, going up hill, with feet on the ground requires more time to get going, and means your in the intersection longer. Car drivers dont like that slow action. So often it is more considerate and safer to slowly roll thru a stop.
I would be more worried about the car that runs a stop sign, the potential for injury to someone else is so much greater than when a bike rolls a stop.
and just last month I was in my Porsche and was nearly nailed at a four way stop by a SUV that was speeding and ran thru the stop sign with not so much as a bit of slowing down.
I have never been injured by a rouge bike rider, I have been injured pretty badly by car drivers more than a few times, (broken back, surguries, conconsions) and was struck once by an out of control roller blader.
Car drivers are the real problem, the worse a bike ever did to me, was delay me a few seconds. Car drivers have nearly killed my three times.
I have zero fault accidents.
You cant be too careful.
hopefully the ******* bike rammer will see the butt **** side of prison, catch AIDS, and loose everything he owns.