Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by baddox on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @04:47PM
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This is part of what I mean by "I can see both sides." I don't approve of an automobile drivers acting aggressively and dangerously toward a bicyclist, but I also don't think it's reasonable for bicyclists to significantly impact the flow of traffic (and even just letting 5 cars pile up before moving over is a major impediment to traffic). In short, I really don't think that roads with significant automobile traffic should be shared with bicyclists (well-designed bicycle-only lanes are fine).
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Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by malandrew on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @07:36PM
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Letting 5 cars pile up behind you can happen in the course of a few seconds to several minutes. Those are two totally different circumstances. The former is unlikely to be a major impediment, while the latter probably is. On some roads, if you try to pull over to the side every time more than 1-2 cars are behind you, you'd never get to your destination. I'd say it's reasonable enough to move over to the side ever 2-3 blocks.
Most cars are blocked by other cars on the road and you don't see cars honking at other cars nearly as often as it happens to bicyclists (except maybe in NYC... hehe)
Also, most of the time the substandard width lane issue is only a factor within cities. Cars shouldn't really be traveling that quickly within a city, except maybe on elevated highways.
Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by bagels on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @05:18PM
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How many times have you been impeded by people driving cars when driving? I'd wager nearly every time you drive if you live in a city. How many times have you been impeded by people on bicycles?