Just Jack Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 The government is catering to cyclists.... Colorado cyclist can roll through stop signs, red lights thanks to this newly passed bill (denverpost.com) Quote Bicyclists who roll through stop signs will no longer be breaking the law after a bill passed by the Colorado legislature is signed by Gov. Jared Polis. The Colorado Safety Stop bill will allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and stoplights as stop signs, which already is common practice for many bicyclists. 2 Quote
poblano Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 Well that's a law for years in my city, Puebla in Mexico. Only applying to secondary roads and letting pedestrians advance first. There are bad citizens in any means of transport, you have to know how to differentiate them. And I say this as a cyclist who goes back and forth to his workplace every day. Quote
BuffaloBill Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Just Jack said: The government is catering to cyclists.... Colorado cyclist can roll through stop signs, red lights thanks to this newly passed bill (denverpost.com) Hopefully its not illegal to run them over when they forget to look for oncoming traffic 2 1 1 Quote
4merper4mer Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Spandex mafia gets their way again. Aren’t they special? Edited April 6, 2022 by 4merper4mer Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Yet... One the silliest safety campaigns out there: "Look Twice for Motorcycles" Now the advancement of more nonsense w/bicycles. How are people supposed to look twice when they can't see them to begin with! You can look 4 times and nada... And while I am wasting time being OCD looking out for cyclists, that other driver is bearing down on me! Aren't driver's stressed out enough? Edited April 6, 2022 by ExiledInIllinois Quote
WhoTom Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 They still have to stop and look both ways before proceeding. The advocates did their research and supported their argument with empirical data suggesting that it's safer to get the bikes out of the intersections ASAP. So what's the big deal? Quote
Warcodered Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Just Jack said: The government is catering to cyclists.... Colorado cyclist can roll through stop signs, red lights thanks to this newly passed bill (denverpost.com) Are they though, this seems a lot more like a great plan to pretend to do that while actually getting more of them hit by cars. Quote
Wacka Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 San Francisco though it was a good idea until one of the Spandex mafia actually killed a pedestrian in a collision.Chef Jim should remember that. I think it was about a decade ago. Quote
4merper4mer Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: They still have to stop and look both ways before proceeding. The advocates did their research and supported their argument with empirical data suggesting that it's safer to get the bikes out of the intersections ASAP. So what's the big deal? Whiny crybabies in cute outfits shouldn’t get different rules. Quote
Augie Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Yet... One the silliest safety campaigns out there: "Look Twice for Motorcycles" Now the advancement of more nonsense w/bicycles. How are people supposed to look twice when they can't see them to begin with! You can look 4 times and nada... And while I am wasting time being OCD looking out for cyclists, that other driver is bearing down on me! Aren't driver's stressed out enough? How about motorcycles stop weaving in and out of traffic, passing cars all over on the highways all over Atlanta and elsewhere? Why all these bumper sticker telling ME to watch out for THEM? How about they stop being stupid and put more burden upon themselves to stay alive? My wife worked with a couple guys who met up and started biking (bicycles) around the narrow, windy, hilly roads around Atlanta. I joked “good, now they will have somebody to call 911 for them”. It was a JOKE, not a curse. I take no blame, but within a month one guy went over his handlebars breaking his collar bone and knocking his front teeth out, among other injuries. A simpleton could see how dangerous those roads are for biking, but we have no shortage. 🤷♂️ 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Augie said: How about motorcycles stop weaving in and out of traffic, passing cars all over on the highways all over Atlanta and elsewhere? Why all these bumper sticker telling ME to watch out for THEM? How about they stop being stupid and put more burden upon themselves to stay alive? My wife worked with a couple guys who met up and started biking (bicycles) around the narrow, windy, hilly roads around Atlanta. I joked “good, now they will have somebody to call 911 for them”. It was a JOKE, not a curse. I take no blame, but within a month one guy went over his handlebars breaking his collar bone and knocking his front teeth out, among other injuries. A simpleton could see how dangerous those roads are for biking, but we have no shortage. 🤷♂️ Lane splitting legal in Georgia? Quote
Augie Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Lane splitting legal in Georgia? I’m not sure what that is, but if there is a stupid law, we probably have. Quote
Beerball Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Just Jack said: The government is catering to cyclists.... Colorado cyclist can roll through stop signs, red lights thanks to this newly passed bill (denverpost.com) Thank god. I thought someone gave him advice. Quote
eball Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 5 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: I’m no fan of cyclists but that’s messed up. I hope that driver was charged with assault and battery. 1 Quote
Wacka Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Lane splitting= two motorcycles riding side by side in one lane. I think it is only legal in CA and in movies like Easy Rider. Also I think they can weave thru traffic on the highway while it is slow or at a standstill. Edited April 7, 2022 by Wacka Quote
4merper4mer Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, eball said: I’m no fan of cyclists but that’s messed up. I hope that driver was charged with assault and battery. I agree although my guess is that the guy just didn’t look and was thinking about passing the car in front of him. It was stupid but possibly unintentional. Either way, charges are appropriate. The spandex mafia in that city had evidently gone to the lengths necessary to create their own special path on a busy thoroughfare….at great expense to taxpayers no doubt. Despite this, they were still subject to the laws of physics. A stupid and/or malicious driver behind the wheel of an SUV has a physical advantage in a collision. The cuties in their outfits won’t be truly happy until physics itself disappears. There may be hope though. According to PFF the Bills and Josh Allen have already foiled math itself. Quote
716er Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 15 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Whiny crybabies in cute outfits shouldn’t get different rules. Not sure what the cyclist is wearing has anything to do with the law. Quote
Greybeard Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 3 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: I agree although my guess is that the guy just didn’t look and was thinking about passing the car in front of him. It was stupid but possibly unintentional. Either way, charges are appropriate. How was he going to pass him, drive on the sidewalk? 1 Quote
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