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hlthe2b

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10. As a very frequent pedestrian and dog-walker, I heartily K&R this...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:18 PM

Mar 2013

Cars turning right on red (without bothering to look right) are the most frequent "near death" experience for me, but cyclists barreling down the sidewalk (rather than the perfectly free and clear, uncrowded) bike lane, blasting through stop lights and turning without noticing a lit pedestrian light are certainly vying for the title.

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Hi! Any bicyclists here? Let me introduce you to something called... the stoplight! [View all] Recursion Mar 2013 OP

Oh, You Have Stepped In It Now RobinA Mar 2013 #1

Same goes for car drivers. Hoyt Mar 2013 #2

We Should All Try To Get Along RobinA Mar 2013 #6

What is the red octagon for? Many seem to have a problem with that too. Throd Mar 2013 #3

Around here you see the spandex butts riding on the Limited Access Highway. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #4

Don't Honk at Bikes RobinA Mar 2013 #7

I will honk at someone on a bicycle on a Limited Access Highway. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #8

As I learned in defensive driving class... bobclark86 Mar 2013 #20

The laws are suppose to apply to both. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #5

The revenue that could be generated on enforcing traffic laws for cyclists is mind-bending... Earth_First Mar 2013 #9

As a very frequent pedestrian and dog-walker, I heartily K&R this... hlthe2b Mar 2013 #10

I'm a pedestrian most places I go. I've been hit by bikes but never by a car. Recursion Mar 2013 #11

That exact thing happened here 2 wks agon triguy46 Mar 2013 #15

Those are neat! I ride on rural roads, and can ride for hours with nary a traffic light. AND, I've bike man Mar 2013 #12

Most of the time I rode with my eyes closed in Cambridge & Boston olddots Mar 2013 #13

Ok, you made me laugh. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #14

I'm a rider... triguy46 Mar 2013 #16

I was injured through following your advice. Jim Lane Mar 2013 #17

I had a cyclist hit my car. Loryn Mar 2013 #18

Fair point. Situational awareness applies to everybody. Recursion Mar 2013 #19

I've been mighty temped to clothesline quite a few cyclists when I'm out running sir pball Mar 2013 #21

Read all the posts, here's my comments. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #22