I have not been biking seriously for very long - and I suspect most real bikers would consider me NOT serious - but I have already seen and heard a few people in cars and trucks who are quite obnoxious. I have seen riding as close to bikes as possible, yelling at them to get off the road, or trying to make them crash. Not good. Luckily, being a large man (who would leave an unsightly dent in the hood of someone's new SUV if they hit me) they pretty much leave me alone.
It is discouraging to see sentiments like this one even among people with good intentions regarding bikers and drivers.
Cyclists must realize that that the road belongs to the driver and they are merely borrowing it.My father was a lawyer and had a saying "Right of way is something you NEVER have, but are often required to yield." This is a good concept for all of your time on the road. No one "owns" the road, but very often we are required to give up our position on it out of consideration for others. It shouldn't matter if the "others" are a truck, an SUV, a car, a bike, or someone on rollerskates. Our job as road-dwellers is to keep the road safe for everyone.
What do Mod-Bloggers think? Am I right here, or is the road for automobiles and to heck with everyone else?
