Bicycle injuries: Is the right-of-way fight getting ugly?

[Onkel Neal]

Bicycle injuries: Is the right-of-way fight getting ugly?

They say bicyclists have a right to the road same as cars, but common sense would dictate otherwise. I never understood bicycle enthusiasts who casually pedal along in the middle of a lane, acting like there's no hazard here, while 4000 lb cars roar past. Dude, you are only going 18 mph in a 45, get outta the way!

Legal or not, if they cannot do the speed limit, they should not be there any more than pedestrians. Use something called the sidewalk.

As a motorcycle rider who never gets in the way of traffic, I also never ride along with that bicyclist mentality: I have a right to be here. Baloney. I am a motorcycle rider, I am faster than cagers, but I can be killed 25 times more likely, and I ride that way. Bicyclists should rethink their attitude. When it's you and a car, the car always has the right of way.

And bicyclists are surprised when they get run over. I bet squirrels and possums feel the same way.