Irresponsible Cyclists

As long as we license pedestrians as well I’m good with that.

I used to ride in Manhattan often and the number of stupid people walking while looking at their phone are almost as hazardous as the NYC taxies. It’s a thrill to ride in the city, almost an X sport.

Karma will one day her revenge on that cyclist for she is a bitch and never forgets.

There are irresponsible pedestrians and drivers as well. Don't paint all cyclists with the same brush. You ran into an a-hole. So what. A holes around everywhere.

Irresponsible people everywhere.... cars, bikers, walkers.

Lucky for me, I don't run into cyclists often where I live and work. Most of them actually ride on the sidewalk!

When it comes to cyclists, the biggest problem is that they NEVER signal where they are going, and will bob and weave. Not a big deal in the burbs, but the times I drive downtown where it's jam packed with cars, walkers and cyclists, you never know when a cyclist will squeeze by you on the right curb, or will quickly swerve in and out when cars are gridlocked.

In my history of seeing all cyclists ever, I'd say the number of times I've seen them hand signal is probably 3 times.

oral.com said:

X sport..right! I love it when you cry like a child as you go head on into a car door, awww, poor baby.

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In other words, you’re a dick

Occasionally said:

Irresponsible people everywhere.... cars, bikers, walkers.

Lucky for me, I don't run into cyclists often where I live and work. Most of them actually ride on the sidewalk!

When it comes to cyclists, the biggest problem is that they NEVER signal where they are going, and will bob and weave. Not a big deal in the burbs, but the times I drive downtown where it's jam packed with cars, walkers and cyclists, you never know when a cyclist will squeeze by you on the right curb, or will quickly swerve in and out when cars are gridlocked.

In my history of seeing all cyclists ever, I'd say the number of times I've seen them hand signal is probably 3 times.

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When I ride on the road I signal, it can be hard in a tight city environment as it requires riding one handed. In Manhattan the roads a paved by drunk mogul skiers, potholes, ridges and bumps everywhere.

I just bought a helmet that syncs with my watch, when you signal with your hand the helmet throws up a turn signal. It also senses a sharp decrease in speed and has a brake light as well. In OH we have a 3 ft law, vehicles must give you 3 ft and you can ride anywhere on the road at your discussion. I’ve not seen anyone abuse that law.

onthebottom said:

When I ride on the road I signal, it can be hard in a tight city environment as it requires riding one handed. In Manhattan the roads a paved by drunk mogul skiers, potholes, ridges and bumps everywhere.

I just bought a helmet that syncs with my watch, when you signal with your hand the helmet throws up a turn signal. It also senses a sharp decrease in speed and has a brake light as well. In OH we have a 3 ft law, vehicles must give you 3 ft and you can ride anywhere on the road at your discussion. I’ve not seen anyone abuse that law.

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Yup, I agree with the guy who said there are assholes everywhere, cyclists, drivers, pedestrians, carpenters, electricians, board members and even escorts.
No groups are immune from having thier share of stupid people. I drive, and I cycle. So I’m both cases, I’m aware of the plight of the other group. When I’m drving, I watch out for cyclists, whether I’m turning a corner, or opening a door. And when I’m on my bike, I watch out for cars, pedestrians and especially large trucks.

If we were all considerate of each other the world would be a better place. What did you do today to make Someone else’s day better?

onthebottom said:

When I ride on the road I signal, it can be hard in a tight city environment as it requires riding one handed. In Manhattan the roads a paved by drunk mogul skiers, potholes, ridges and bumps everywhere.

I just bought a helmet that syncs with my watch, when you signal with your hand the helmet throws up a turn signal. It also senses a sharp decrease in speed and has a brake light as well. In OH we have a 3 ft law, vehicles must give you 3 ft and you can ride anywhere on the road at your discussion. I’ve not seen anyone abuse that law.

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Except cyclists who do not give 3 feet when they decide to pass you. The same distance should be maintained by them, since vehicles do it for you. That law does not give you preferred status, as the rules of the road apply to cyclists as well as cars. Where you get some drivers, as well as some pedestrians causing problems. The greatest number that are causing issues on the roads, are still cyclists. Keep in mind you share the road with others

canman1 said:

Except cyclists who do not give 3 feet when they decide to pass you. The same distance should be maintained by them, since vehicles do it for you. That law does not give you preferred status, as the rules of the road apply to cyclists as well as cars. Where you get some drivers, as well as some pedestrians causing problems. The greatest number that are causing issues on the roads, are still cyclists. Keep in mind you share the road with others

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Most cars don't give cyclists 3 feet when they pass.
There just isn't enough room on roads, not to mention that if you're cycling you can't ride close to parked cars as its safer to ride a few feet into the lane rather then risk the door prize. Cars passing are less of a danger then drivers exiting into the traffic/bike lanes.

Frankfooter said:

Most cars don't give cyclists 3 feet when they pass.
There just isn't enough room on roads, not to mention that if you're cycling you can't ride close to parked cars as its safer to ride a few feet into the lane rather then risk the door prize. Cars passing are less of a danger then drivers exiting into the traffic/bike lanes.

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You are taking about streets, in the downtown core only. Riding on such streets, cyclists have to take more care, since the street were never designed for both cars and bikes. Cars have no move to take, if needed to avoid you. If you want to cycle on such streets, that is your issue, to keep yourself safe. The core is getting more bike lanes each year, so given time, that problem will decrease. But Toronto is more then just the core. I am referring to the rest of it. Which is far greater in size then the core.

superstar_88 said:

There are irresponsible pedestrians and drivers as well. Don't paint all cyclists with the same brush. You ran into an a-hole. So what. A holes around everywhere.

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The difference being drivers are held accountable, cyclists are not. Cyclists blow through reds all the time; the cops just sit there. I'd like to see a driver try that.
If you're physically going to ride on the road (instead of merely cross it), you should obey all the same laws other road users have. You should also require a license plate so you can be held accountable should you break those laws.

you must get into these two habits as a driver

1 constantly check your mirrors while driving. The problem is you are used to looking for cars and do not notice a bike

2 always check for a bike before opening door. Dooring a bike is bad news

There are no laws for cyclists. They make up their own as they go along. No such thing as a red light to them. I live downtown where the city spent a great deal of money putting in bike lanes on Sherbourne Street. Yet, cyclists still use the sidewalk. They must think I have eyes in the back of my head. I have given up counting the number of times I have almost been run over by these idiots.
Time has come for the police to form a bicyclists division. They number of tickets they would hand out would pay the cost many times over.

bigdickdean said:

There are no laws for cyclists. They make up their own as they go along. No such thing as a red light to them. I live downtown where the city spent a great deal of money putting in bike lanes on Sherbourne Street. Yet, cyclists still use the sidewalk. They must think I have eyes in the back of my head. I have given up counting the number of times I have almost been run over by these idiots.
Time has come for the police to form a bicyclists division. They number of tickets they would hand out would pay the cost many times over.

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There actually are laws for cyclists. Eg: An adult cyclist is not supposed to use the sidewalks and they could be ticketed. Same if they disobey traffic signs and lights. The problem is enforcement, not lack of laws. As an avid cyclist, I hate seeing other cyclists hop onto a sidewalk to bypass cars then hop back onto the road. It gives all a bad name. Having said that, you could complain that laws for pedestrians are lacking too. Eg: If you cycle near the Beaches or along the Waterfront trail - you will always see people on the bike path (despite the fact that they have a dedicated sidewalk. Sometimes you'll see them in groups of 3 or 4, totally oblivious, blocking people from passing. I've even seen dog owners with the long retractable leashes trip cyclists because they were on one side of the path and their dog was on the other, connected by a thin, hard to see leash.

So there is a lot of blame to go around.

When all is said and done, the biggest threat to the life and limbs of pedestrians are mechanized vehicles. Some even use mechanized vehicles as a murder weapon. Never heard of anyone killed by a cyclist.

Erin Wright killed a pedestrian even though she (pedestrian) was on the sidewalk.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/let...-share-the-blame-for-drunk-driving-death.html

I've heard of pedestrians being killed by cyclists, it's just rare.

But these seem to happen a lot, cars loosing control. But most of the time it's car hits car so nobody cares.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...ewalk-and-killed-pedestrian-on-dundas-st.html

I've also seen cars "blow through" red lights (I assume not intentional) but again nobody cares....

bigdickdean said:

There are no laws for cyclists. They make up their own as they go along. No such thing as a red light to them. I live downtown where the city spent a great deal of money putting in bike lanes on Sherbourne Street. Yet, cyclists still use the sidewalk. They must think I have eyes in the back of my head. I have given up counting the number of times I have almost been run over by these idiots.
Time has come for the police to form a bicyclists division. They number of tickets they would hand out would pay the cost many times over.

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I have yet to see a cyclist take their place in line (like cars do) at a stop light.

They manoeuver through the waiting cars to the front of the line, making the cars pass them multiple times.

Downtown is infested by cycling delivery assholes who shit on any written and unwritten rule.
I am a road cyclist and i hate those cosksuckers who give bad reputation to all cyclists.