Comments on: Cyclists Slam into Driver with Road Rage

By: Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:48:30 +0000

Aaron,

In this case, the driver AND the biker were at fault. The driver didn’t signal his intentions and the cyclist was going too fast for conditions.

Show me where it’s written that “There paved roads everywhere in this country where built for the ‘transpertation’ of cars and trucks…”

Interstates are the only roads that come to my mind where bicycles are explicitly prohibited. Even there, there are exceptions if there are no other alternative routes.

Virtually every state says that bicycles are entitled to ride on the roads that we pay taxes to support. And don’t give me the “bikes don’t pay gas tax or have to buy tags” argument.

Funding for roads comes from other taxes that I pay, even if I never fire up a gas-powered vehicle again.

I think you should keep your car off those roads that are built exclusively for trucks that are bigger than you or for cars that are faster than you.

Oh, and you might want to invest in a spell checker. Or find a second grader who could edit your messages before you post them.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:27:47 +0000

What a breathof fresh air to hear that a biker takes responsability for his or her’s actions. I live up HWY 7 to Allenspark and I have to tell you that most bikers are doing the right thing but there are always a few who think they are God because they ride a bike and car drivers are scum. There paved roads everywhere in this country where built for the transpertation of cars and trucks if bikers want special rights let them build their own roads and there won’t be any car bike confrontations. You don’t see these problems in most areas but for sure the worst place for this is in Boulder county Co.

By: Doc5.5

Doc5.5 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:16:05 +0000

Argh! I just want to ride my bike.

Now I have to bone-up on each state that I ride in to see what my rights are and what the rights are of the folks driving?

Perhaps I could go to a Army/Navy surplus store and just buy one of those old under water mines and strap that to my bike. Then all bets are off if I get hit by a driver.

By: kls

kls — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:29:29 +0000

Ditto what you said. I’m the guy in the blue jacket in your picture. I messed up my Achilles tendon when I turned quickly and pushed off at an odd angle when I heard the crash and ram off to see if the biker was OK.

My first reaction, like yours, was to shoot pix of the car in case he bolted.

The biker was much more gracious than I would have been when he said the accident was caused because the driver didn’t signal his left turn and because he (the biker) was going too fast for conditions. He figured that both of them could end up with tickets if they called the cops, so he said he’d forget the damage to himself and his bike if the driver would overlook a small scuff mark on the side of his car.

I’ve often wondered how the biker came out when he went to the E.R. to get checked. He was beginning to hurt by the time we got him down off the mountain.