WoodMangler wrote:

Preach Mode
For those of you who don't ride, next time you see a motorcycle or bicycle
on the road, take a moment to notice how people in cars get MUCH closer to
them than they would to another car. They should really give two wheelers
more room than normal for safety's sake.
I guess people don't feel threatened by the smaller vehicle, and feel safe
themselves. Give us a little more room, please.
/Preach Mode


Your request is perfectly reasonable and in fact I make it a practice to
observe this. On the other side of the coin is a driver's request of
cyclists to exhibit the same degree of caution and concern. Don't ride
right on the white line when there is 8 feet of paved shoulder. Don't look
back under your arm while you're riding and have your bike veer out into the
traffic lane. Remember that you're much slower than traffic and extend the
courtesy of freeing up the traffic lane. Don't ride two abreast right on
the very edge of the driving lane. Please do remember that you're taunting
a one and a half ton vehicle and it's not worth the price simply to
demonstrate some point.

Since I'm not a bike rider, my perspective is probably different than
yours - mine is exclusively that of a driver. From my perspective, I see
more cyclists that taunt drivers by insisting on a piece of the road that
they really don't need when there is a perfectly good paved shoulder, and I
see more cyclists doing things that put them in the path of a car than I do
drivers who don't give room to cyclists.

Both can coexist on the roads but both have to yield a little courtesy to
the other.
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-Mike-