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Old 04-26-2009, 01:25 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spectre View Post
It goes both ways. I've seen bicyclists weaving in and out of traffic, nearly causing accidents, running red lights and stop signs, and just riding as though they can do whatever they want. There have been many near accidents caused by inconsiderate bicyclists. I know that's not true for all and doesn't justify the sort of behavior that you saw, but it does happen pretty frequently.
Yeah, I agree with this. That's not an excuse for what happened to you. From what you describe, of course the driver was at fault. But driving and working in the big city, I find 8 or 9/10 cyclists have no regard for traffic laws (yet get pissy when a car or pedestrian cuts them off).
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