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I agree - SF should be ideal for biking in many cases, but I see too many close calls on a day to day basis to do it myself

• maerF0x0 4y ago
  IMO close calls need to become a ticketable offense. The "no harm no foul" mentality encourages people to push the boundaries when they themselves do not bear the true costs (of being hit, vs monetary ... health loss > wealth loss)
  • CoffeeOnWrite 4y ago
    Yep. A driver pulled suddenly in front of me into the bike lane I was in, to pass cars to make his right turn, saving him maybe 30 seconds. He didn’t check for me, hit his brakes to make the turn, and I had to split lanes left to avoid impact. Luckily I was familiar with this stretch of road and paying extremely close attention, and the other cars were driving safely, else I would have had a very bad day. I confronted him and his response was “Well we didn’t collide, what more could you ask for?”