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Gormy Cuss

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5. Just curious, but how can you tell from the car that he's not avoiding hazards?
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:42 PM
Oct 2012

I know that from the car I don't see the shoulder hazards as easily as I do from my two-wheeled vantage point.

I don't get the side-by-side cycling thing in general but if they're traveling slower than the traffic wants to go, too bad IF there is a legitimate reason to claim the lane. If there isn't, the cyclists deserve to be cited for blocking traffic.

Personally, I see far more instances of drivers just being impatient than I do cyclists riding slowly in the travel lane. There are two stretches of road on my normal circuit where the speed limit is 15 MPH and I get passed by idiot motorists all the time, even though I'm cruising at or above the speed limit. I think it's just reflexive for some drivers to assume that cyclists are obstructions slowing them down. To be clear, most motorists don't act that way but there are still plenty who do.

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