Posted on 05/21/2015 1:05:24 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Would you care to explain the bicyclist behavior in these videos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVaWQ09nRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQByrRpbh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqJrA_PisSI
I was a Trek fan, but when I found Trek is a liberal, I sold my Trek. I bought a made in the US Diamondback. I wont ever buy a Trek again.
That was when I sold my Trek...I’m glad they make bicycles in the US, but I don’t need to know their politics.
A bike tax... Children hardest hit...with that tax!!!!
As a bicyclist (we love biking), I have to say that some bike enthusiasts are rude. We were on a bike trail, so when my youngest son chain got dechained, I fixed it. While I was doing it, some bike enthusiast came biking by and told me to move over he would run over my boys next time.He was going in the opposite direction, so I was glad. This guy looked like something you see at the Tour de France, spandex bike outfit. We were in shorts and t shirts.
As a cyclist, I say that if they're going to implememt this then a tax is perfectly acceptable.
Right. It makes sense to build streets that accommodate everyone but ALL users should pay.
Around here bike paths are for horseback riders, joggers and skateboards. If we had to pay for the path, then it should only be for bikes, not anyone else. Just like Vermont’s snowmobile trails, it is just for snowmobilers, not cross country skiers.
In Austin, TX you see adults riding bikes in all their Spandex gear, rarely children. If you can afford the outfit and the bike, you can afford a $25 tax for using the bike lanes paid for by the taxpayers.
Pray America is waking
Like I said, there are a lot of cyclists that do not observe the laws of the road. They should be ticketed the same as if they were driving a car or riding a motorcycle. I don’t excuse them at all.
I ride rural roads with nothing but stop signs but yes, I stop at all stop signs, give handle signals, and use a headlight and taillight just like a when I’m driving a motorized vehicle. We are not all law breakers. IMO, most of the obnoxious jerks on bicycles ride in the city and commute to work and back. That has been my experience anyway.
I've seen bikers put drivers at risk on many occasions, and if they're going to use the same roads as drivers do, then they should share in the costs of upkeep and be required to follow rules and regulations on those roads - or else be fined and/or lose their license. One of my pet peeves is when bikers use two-lane roads and take up so much space on the right such that drivers can only pass them by going partially into the oncoming traffic lane. If they stayed closer to the shoulder this wouldn't be an issue.
Wait I’m confused. I thought all the granola munchers were in favor of higher taxes and sticking it to the man. Now they have their chance to pay their “fair share” and they whine? Seems Leftists are hypocrites. Who’da thunk it.
“Over half bike to work” in Copenhagen? Winter time too?
Yep, forget trek, Specialized for me.
Besides, what’s wrong with a user tax, like a bridge tax, bike path tax?
I might also mention that in some cities and towns, the turn lanes have under-road sensors. Bicycles aren’t heavy enough to trigger the sensor so an exception has been made to the law to allow a bicyclists to proceed through the light if it is red. Some laws specify that the cyclist must wait through one rotation of the light without getting the green, some say they must wait a certain length of time, and some allow them to treat a turn lane light like a stop sign. They are required to stop and look both ways before going through the light. In video #1 the cyclist did stop before finally going though the light. I can’t say what the law in that city is so I can’t say if he/she broke the law or not. Considering how well he/she was doing up until then I would consider that he/she made a legal turn.
> Do you use lane markings, road signage, and light-controlled intersections?
The lane markings are symbols painted on the shoulder of the road. The shoulder was already there but if it gets designated as a “bike lane” then money flows. It’s bs.
As for signage and lights, perhaps there should be a pedestrian tax.
Drivers pay taxes to maintain roads so why should cyclists get a free ride? Cycling is great, but how many ride during a Wisconsin winter?
It’s Dallas, and there is no such law in Texas. Motorcycles don’t always trip magnetic sensors either and that’s considered ‘too bad’ - so, nope, illegal here.
Then he was breaking the law. I don’t know what the law is in the city closest to me because I never ride in town. I ride in one city but only on the bike path and there are no lights to worry about. I try to stay off busy roads.
The law regarding turn lanes is confusing anyway because most of them are set by the city, not the state. Too much traffic makes me very nervous so I stick to country back roads and MUT’s (multi-use trails).
Regarding taxes for bicycles to use roads, if my county voted to do that I wouldn’t protest it as long as it was done correctly. Taxes like that should be done fairly depending on the weight of the vehicle using the road. Cars should pay less than large trucks, motorcycles less than cars, bicycles even less, etc. One thing that really annoys me living in the country are farm tractors running on the roads dumping diesel and oil all over the road while running on off-road fuel. They get a cut in price of the fuel and aren’t required to buy tags every year but are required by law to stay off-road. They don’t. They are all over the roads in my neighborhood. They dripped fuel and oil all over the roads making it very treacherous to drive.
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