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38 Comments for "Cycling fatalities through August match 2009 total"

1. Thomas Decker, if you feel that the cyclists are asking to get hit, then just hit them, but please do it when a police officer is watching.

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   KrazyCat Sep 03, 2011 9:48 PM

2. Don't worry about their obeyance of traffic laws though. If they get hit because they're driving carelessly, then it's on them. But just because a bicyclist runs a red light when there is no oncoming traffic, don't use that as an excuse to state that bicyclists have no right to share the road with you.
   
   The future spells doom for the automobile, at least the internal combustion engine. You might as well get used to bicyclists. We don't always wait two minutes at a red light because our vehicles are human-powered, and efficiency encourages us to continue in motion when the crossing is clear, even if the light is red.

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   KrazyCat Sep 03, 2011 9:52 PM

3. You are incorrect on your first statement. Here's the law:
   
   346.80(3)(a)
   (a) Persons riding bicycles or electric personal assistive mobility devices upon a roadway may ride 2 abreast if such operation does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device operators riding 2 abreast on a 2-lane or more roadway shall ride within a single lane.
   
   346.80(3)(b)
   (b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more than 2 abreast except upon any path, trail, lane or other way set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices.

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   okiefo Sep 03, 2011 10:30 PM

4. Actually, now that I read your comment more closely, you are wrong in both of your statements.

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   okiefo Sep 04, 2011 1:14 PM

5. Actually, now that I read your comment more closely, you are wrong in both of your statements.

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   okiefo Sep 04, 2011 1:14 PM

6. Actually, now that I read your comment more closely, you are wrong in both of your statements.

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   okiefo Sep 04, 2011 1:14 PM

7. What would you do if it was an Amish buggy? No difference really.

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   somuchtalk Sep 04, 2011 3:29 PM

8. As an avid cyclist who is approaching 2,000 miles this riding season, I can tell you the roads are becoming increasingly more dangerous for bicycle riders. I am a rider who strictly adheres to traffic rules/regulations and uses hand signals to inform motorists of my intentions. Despite that, in one ride last week alone, I was almost hit 3 times by motorists who absolutely fail to acknowledge my right to be on the road. I had two drivers make left turns right in front of me despite my signaling my intentions. I had one driver pass within inches of me despite my riding the white line. Several weeks ago I had a woman turn directly in front of me while texting (I was traveling approx 25 mph). I have ridden with another rider two-up on "country" roads. Perfectly legal and no oncoming traffic that would impede motorists from safely passing us (when there is, we move to single file). Instead, they come roaring up behind, lay on the horn and then pass within inches despite having entire road. It's gotten ridiculous and something MUST change. It's funny that many of you who complain about cyclists being on the road are also the ones who will object to the inclusion of bike lanes in roadway projects.

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   JsMom46 Sep 06, 2011 4:53 PM

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