One pedestrian death caused by a bicyclist's negligence and DU explodes with anti bicycle venom..

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144. I don't have those numbers

When you find them I'd be interested in seeing them. I'd bet cars beat bikes but I'd like to see the percentage. I do believe there are many more cars than bikes on the road or sidewalks or crosswalks so the percentage would be interesting.

I added the pedestrian/car numbers just to show cars are not at all innocent. I believe you said that cars are at fault most of the time but that's not the case in Petaluma, CA or most of Sonoma County. I have no problem with bike riders. Just accept that you are not innocent all of the time regardless of the amount of body armor. The motto here is share the roads. That does not give the smaller vehicle more rights. It means we have the same rights on the road and must obey the same rules.

Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and cross streets. They are not sharing the road. They are using it to get to the next sidewalk. Pedestrians always have the right of way in cross walks but bikes are required to follow the rules of the road just as cars are required. I don't care about how much metal.

We have broken lines for right turns. This means that cars need to move as far to the right (next to the curb blocking the bike lane) as possible when making a right hand turn. This is to prevent bikes from pulling up in a blind spot when the light turns. It's a safety issue and a good one. I get the bicycle salute a few times a week for doing this. Most local cyclists know this but tourists don't and think the vehicle is messing with them. I even had one kick the back of my car for following the law. He called the cops. Guess who got the ticket and bill for the dent.

Bicyclists should be required to pass a test if they are going to share the road just like cars. They should at least have a basic knowledge of the laws of the road.

Take Care.