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As a cyclist, I hate seeing cyclists flout the rules like this because it makes the people driving those multi-ton metal weapons lose respect for all cyclists.
by brokenmachine 10y ago
As a cyclist, I hate seeing cyclists flout the rules like this because it makes the people driving those multi-ton metal weapons lose respect for all cyclists.
However, dangerous on a bike is not even in the same league as dangerous in a car.
While clearly inexcusable, how many of those incidents of bad cyclist behavior do you imagine could have ended with a fatality or catastrophic injury?
- pvaldes 10y agoIs a diferent type of danger. > how many of those incidents of bad cyclist behavior do you imagine could have ended with a fatality or catastrophic injury? Several. My neighbour had around 75 y/o when a cyclist guy passed too close and broke her hip. Result: A long post-operatory, big scar in her leg, and she never could walk properly again. Died a few years later.
- brokenmachine 10y agoThat sucks... Yes I wasn't thinking about the frail aged. I'm assuming she was on the sidewalk. What a horrible person to cause an elderly person to fall. Of course, a car would have done much more damage to her in the same situation, and there are many more instances of real injuries from cars to cyclists than cyclists to pedestrians. Did the cyclist actually make contact with her or just pass too close? I'm not condoning the cyclist's actions in any way, just asking.