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They regularly run red lights, don't give a $hit about other road users



Don't tar us all with the same brush. I saw a motorcyclist pulling a wheelie through town yesterday - does that mean that all motorcyclists ride dangerously? I'm not going to condone all the actions of all cyclists, that would be plain stupid, but I'm sure that if you look at the majority of cyclists you'll find them riding safely. Any cyclist who doesn't give a $hit about other road users won't be a cyclist for long, because he'll be dead pretty damn soon.

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It burns me to no end to run into a bunch of cyclist that think they own the road!When I am on my motorcycle I realize I'm pretty low on the road food chain.Now bicycles are lower and are at the very bottom of that chain!



I don't know what the law in the US is, but in the UK cyclists have as much right to use the road as cars, motorbikes etc.

It really frustrates me when motorcyclists have a go at cyclists. We have so much in common (small and vulnerable, despised by a proportion of car drivers, the ability to get through traffic quickly, how we are affected by the weather etc etc) we should be standing together, not arguing with each other.

Last point - try riding a bicycle through your local town, then come back and tell me what it's like being at the bottom of the food chain.