re: Should bicyclists have to pay some sort of tax to bike on roadways?

yea no way would i bike in br outside of a neighborhood. Also I see plenty of jackasses that are on the wrong side of the road.

I prefer to ride on the sidewalk but its illegal.

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I really can't fathom riding on the sidewalk in a city or town that's not used to it though, you'd hit people nearly every time you turned a corner.

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Used to it or not, the sidewalks are too crowded here for it to be safe.

In some parts of the city (downtown DC, mostly), it's literally illegal to bike on the sidewalk because of how dangerous it is to pedestrians.

Sure, and it would make sense that compact cars are a danger to big rigs.

I think the issue here is on both sides. When someone in a car drives like a dickhead and doesn't follow traffic laws you don't condemn all motorists do you? So why are all cyclists assholes because a few don't obey traffic laws?

Maybe it's ignorance or "that damn bike just added 30 seconds to my commute!" Idk, I'm no champion for bicycles but I don't get the bike rage. Maybe it's considerably worse where some of y'all are.

Anyway, I think bike lanes are a decent solution but very costly. In the meantime, I guess ill ride sparingly and responsibly and hope not to get hit by some of you bike haters.

Not my point. If you are at an obvious disadvantage where your safety (life) is at risk, the burden of avoiding accident is on you. As you state, there are drivers that are dickheads, yet you choose to ride a bicycle among them.

There are a lot of levels to this. I could care less whether big cities ban bicycles other than in bike lanes. I'm admittedly hopelessly biased against big city life. (Bike lane restrictions are apparently not enough, off on a tangent just a bit. A cyclist was killed in N.O. yesterday while riding in a bike lane.)

I think I should feel fairly safe riding on country roads where I might see 4 or 5 cars total on a long ride. And I DID, 20 years ago. But I don't now, because these days distracted drivers (texters) can kill you in a heartbeat. I hate that.

Riding a bike in Alabama sucks LittleJerry

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Not my point. If you are at an obvious disadvantage where your safety (life) is at risk, the burden of avoiding accident is on you. As you state, there are drivers that are dickheads, yet you choose to ride a bicycle among them.

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So your point is that people riding a bicycle should acquiesce in the face of the big bad cars on the road because they're dangerous? If so, your point kinda sucks.

How about the roads be shared like they're intended to be? That makes sense to me. I don't ride a bike as a primary means of transportation, but I respect those who do for whatever reason they so choose. Because you think people should stop riding bicycles as children is about is relevant as my opinion on bleached assholes should be outlawed.

It's dangerous regardless of where you cycle, but I will say that in my experience and where I live it is much more dangerous to cycle on the sidewalks.

Cycling in general isn't safe, but doing so on the road with the flow of traffic is easier and safer than doing so on a crowded sidewalk.

Last night some fricking assclown was biking down siegan lane in br. a 6 lane fricking highway and the frickhead was going against traffic like a god damn retard.