I’ll bet most of you commenting here would be amazed at the number of rock-ribbed conservatives I enjoy chatting with on bike rides. NOT in NYC :-) but in fly-over country where cycling is just part of an outdoor lifestyle and like hunting, skiing, or any other we wear proper clothing and gear and obey the rules.
But you all knew that, didn’t you?
Twenty years ago I used to ride my bike to work early in the morning along rural lanes dodging wild Indian dogs, the occasional coyote, 400 pound hogs and pick up trucks. It was a thrill, but I never got in the way of a motor vehicle.
Most of your biking comrades disobey every rule of the road.
Good luck getting FReepers to admit that. For reasons I still can’t fathom, otherwise logical conservatives here start foaming at the mouth at the mere mention of a bicycle.