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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Let's not lose sight of another very important point - these cyclists out on the open road are recreating, pursuing their sport, just having fun - and putting all other road users at risk in doing so. As such, they really have no "right" to do this.
Oh, I know - cyclists are more "green", and therefore somehow more "noble" than motorists. I can almost see that when they are commuting and taking yet another car off of the road. At least so long as they are not holding up motor vehicles and causing even more congestion (and therefore pollution) than they would be if they simply drove. But, when they take to the road purely for their own entertainment and enjoyment, that all goes out the window.
I can see slow moving farm vehicles and the like having a right to the road. They are working, rather than merely engaging in some recreational pursuit. This is far different than some cyclist playing on our public roads. And, in the end, that is really all they are doing - playing, and selfishly expecting everyone else to accomodate them.
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Well, then, lets take that to it's ultimate conclusion. Drivers who are aren't going to work or doing work just shouldn't be selfishly expecting everyone else to accommodate them, either. Roads for working people only.