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Originally Posted by erickonphoenix
well, give me a minute to slip on my flame retardant vest...
a few reasons.
1. Most of the bike lanes have road debris in them which can puncture a tire or be a hazard.
2. It takes forever to get a bike moving from a stop, if the intersections clear go for it
3. It's much easier to transition to a cross street from the center lane
4. it's fun as hell
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It takes a LOT more energy to get my 2T mass moving; to stop it too.
There might be more tolerance if bicyclists followed the rules they demand motor vehicles follow. They want the rights, then they have to follow the rules. My wife was out biking one day (for exercise around our 'hood) and almost got mowed over by another cyclist that didn't think he needed to stop at the same stop sign (my wife stopped at the sign).
For all you that think riding on the sidewalk is a good thing, my wife and I have almost been mowed down by (mainly) kids that come whipping around corners on the sidewalk. Sidewalks are for pedestrians, NOT bicyclists! It also happens to be illegal to ride on the sidewalk here.