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Erik wrote:
never an excuse to hit a cyclist or pedestrian, period.
Hogwash! If a motorist does not have sufficient time and distance to avoid a
collision, then there is a very legitimate excuse for colliding with a cyclist.
I don't know where Erik rides, but in my city -- a very pro-cyclist city --
cyclists are always putting themselves in harms way, and without consideration
at all for their actions. I see it on a daily basis while commuting to and
from
downtown on my bike. Bike messenger are the worst. Erik's notion of
"capricious cyclist" --the "they-have-to-look-out-for-me,
I-don't-have-to-look-out-for-them" just sounds exceedingly self-centered as
well
as fundamentally foolish. Of course I believe cyclists have every right to
use the roadway, but they also must be reasonable and responsible when doing
so. It also never hurts to be thoughtful and considerate. For the most part
(in
my opinion), cyclists are not.
Ray
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