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Smiling JOe

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maybe the pace car wasn't with them. Maybe that driver was scared to pass, and put on the hazards to avoid getting rear ended while driving so slowly.
 

Matt J

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Personally I'm not resentful of the bikers at all. I am resentful of the ones on $2000.00 bikes, full spandex, Lance Armstrong wannabes that scream from the roof tops about responsible driving in regards to bicyclists, but don't feel that they need to follow road rules/traffic laws.

These are the ones that will ride 3, 4, or 5 abreast and not merge as SJ described above. Or the ones that will blow thru a stop sign without pausing or looking first. Of course the ones that actually insist on using the bike path and going 15-20 mph and put pedestrians in danger.

rant over
 

hnooe

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Personally I'm not resentful of the bikers at all. I am resentful of the ones on $2000.00 bikes, full spandex, Lance Armstrong wannabes that scream from the roof tops about responsible driving in regards to bicyclists, but don't feel that they need to follow road rules/traffic laws.

...."55 year old Lance Armstrong wannabe's" is the way I always describe that phenomena....you're right on target swgb.:clap:
 

Smiling JOe

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My bike didn't cost quite $2000, but is was more than the Walmart $100 bikes, I do wear lycra shorts, I leave all of those expensive ad jerseys in the store, but do enjoy the feel of the material of a plain bike jersey (the pockets on the back make for good storage), and never once have I dreamed of being like Lance Armstrong. I have no desire to focus 100% of my attention on any one thing for so much of my life.
 

wrobert

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Why is everyone resentful of cyclists, but supportive of stopping at the crosswalk for beachgoers? :dunno:

The current law requires you to stop at crosswalks. And if I am not mistaken, current law states those bicyclist are suppose to be at the extrememe right in single file. But hey, I am not a candidate for Sheriff of Walton County, maybe one of the seven that monitor this list of various drive by names will jump in here and set me straight.
 

beachmouse

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$2000 is pretty much entry level for a serious road bike. You out to see what a custom Serotta goes for.

As for lycra & jerseys, the bike shorts really are for comfort, because they sure aren't about fashion. And brightly colored cycling jerseys make a person more visable to drivers and other cyclists on the road, which is a Very Good Thing.

Though one should never wear a yellow jersey unless they themselves won it, or it was a gift from friend/family who won it. It's tacky.
 

Smiling JOe

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GOP, the current law is no more than two wide, not single file, and as long as you are moving at the normal traffic flow speed, you can take up the entire lane if you want.

As for the yellow jersey, I don't have one, but even if I did, it would be for the bright color, not because it is the leader jersey of the Tour. I cannot believe that people actually think it is sacrilegious or something. Too much thought given to it.
 

Matt J

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My bike didn't cost quite $2000, but is was more than the Walmart $100 bikes, I do wear lycra shorts, I leave all of those expensive ad jerseys in the store, but do enjoy the feel of the material of a plain bike jersey (the pockets on the back make for good storage), and never once have I dreamed of being like Lance Armstrong. I have no desire to focus 100% of my attention on any one thing for so much of my life.

Well see I don't resent you. :wave:
 

wrobert

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GOP, the current law is no more than two wide, not single file, and as long as you are moving at the normal traffic flow speed, you can take up the entire lane if you want.

As for the yellow jersey, I don't have one, but even if I did, it would be for the bright color, not because it is the leader jersey of the Tour. I cannot believe that people actually think it is sacrilegious or something. Too much thought given to it.


Thanks. The only time we have to deal with bicyclist up here is when they are doing the Knox Hill loop. A couple of times each year it seems, and usually have deputies escorting them cause we all drive to fast.
 

wrobert

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GOP, the current law is no more than two wide, not single file, and as long as you are moving at the normal traffic flow speed, you can take up the entire lane if you want.

SJ, you know I feel like I am pretty okay with admitting I am wrong, but I did go to the law enforcement academy at OW. Just was fortunate to find something else to do. But after thinking about it, I seem to remember that the two abreast thing is for roadways set aside specifically for bike use not regular roads that cars use.

The reason I say that is a bicycle is a non-motorized vehicle and must obey the same laws and stay as close to the right as pratical not to impeded traffic. Now they will not let cars ride side by side, so I am not seeing where they would let bicycles ride the same way. Again, I am probably wrong on this, maybe one of those Sheriff candidates will set me straight. Many of them have decades of experience so I am sure they would know.
 
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