Suddenly, I'm The Asshole???? WTF???

[Razors Edge]

Come on, it's my RIGHT to ride on the road!!!!

Tom

[Razors Edge]

But seriously, there are laws (he was breaking one) and there is common sense (he lacked it).  And if the law is 45mph and below only, I see folks breaking that law on Fairfax County Parkway often as well (and that has a bike path along much of the northern section).  I think some of our club rides still roll along the FCP section headed towards Rt 7.

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CHANTILLY, Va. - A bicyclist riding in the middle of a major roadway during rush hour in Northern Virginia has sparked a safety debate on social media.

The user who posted the video to Reddit told FOX 5 it was shot near Dulles International Airport in Chantilly on Route 28 heading southbound just before the exit ramp to Route 50 on June 15.

The video appears to show a bicyclist riding in the fourth lane of the five-lane roadway as vehicles drive around him. The posted speed limit in the area is 55 miles per hour.

“Insane,” one Redditor commented.

Tom

[Indy]

Common sense is far from common anymore.  And I've never bought into people's "right to ride on the road", mainly because some roads do traffic volume, speed or visibility, just are not safe to ride on, so no, cyclist don't belong on them.  There is one road, that would be a beautiful ride close to my old house, but it's hilly, windy and speed limit is to high for cyclist to be on given the conditions.  Easy road to drive, so not arguing with the speed limit, fun sports car road, but I've seen cyclist almost taken out numerous times as a car comes around a curve with slightly limited visibility only to have to jump on the brakes because of a cyclist crawling up a hill.

 

I've always said the best part of my ride is the part where I ride back into my driveway, so there are a lot of roads I avoid to try and better the chances of me making it to the best part of the ride.

[PissedOffLaxDude]

I've been an asshole for a long, long time.  It's just rare that I'm an asshole when I'm on a bike.

[2Far]

Around here , that cyclist would have been taken out by someone coming from the #1 lane to the #4 lane just as the exit branches off from the highway.

[Page Turner]

...I notice he was "taking the lane".  Always an excellent strategy when the shoulder is unsuitable for riding.

[sheep_herder]

11 minutes ago, PissedOffLaxDude said:

I've been an asshole for a long, long time.  It's just rare that I'm an asshole when I'm on a bike.

Hi stranger!!

[Randomguy]

13 minutes ago, PissedOffLaxDude said:

I've been an asshole for a long, long time.  It's just rare that I'm an asshole when I'm on a bike.

About time we get a visit from a celebrity asshole!

[maddmaxx]

Youtube and other video posting sites have created a whole new generation of assholes.

[2Far]

5 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Youtube and other video posting sites have created  exposed a whole new generation of assholes.

FIFY

[PissedOffLaxDude]

4 hours ago, sheep_herder said:

Hi stranger!!

Hola!  How are you?

[PissedOffLaxDude]

4 hours ago, Bag of Dickbags said:

About time we get a visit from a celebrity asshole!

Awe, schucks!

[sheep_herder]

2 hours ago, PissedOffLaxDude said:

Hola!  How are you?

Doing fine, enjoying the rains and green grass on the rangelands and pastures.

[Dottleshead]

You are an asshole. Just to be clear. See jsharr and his asshat struggles. ?

[Square Wheels]

When commuting in Boston one morning, I was a wee bit tired and took a wrong turn and got stuck on Storrow drive.  Bikes are prohibited, but there was no way off for a while.  I was not pleased, but I din't get caught.  It was not intentional.  Am I still an ass?

[PissedOffLaxDude]

17 hours ago, Square Wheels said:

Am I still an ass?

 

I can't believe nobody hit this softball!  Yes!!!!!!

[TrentonMakes]

Some time back on the old Love Forum there was a discussion about cycling (this was within the law) on potentially unsafe roads.  

Said act was compared to walking through a bad part of town with a bundle of hundred dollar bills in your hand.  It's legal, but that doesn't make it a good idea.

The other analogy I have heard in my life is that there's no point to lying in a hospital bed insisting "but I had the right of way!"

I believe that just because I have the right to do something doesn't mean I have to do it.  But I guess I am a little on the meek side.  Other people will ride anywhere even if they don't have the right, if they think they should have the right.  Life's too short already.

[ChrisL]

3 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said:

Some time back on the old Love Forum there was a discussion about cycling (this was within the law) on potentially unsafe roads.  

Said act was compared to walking through a bad part of town with a bundle of hundred dollar bills in your hand.  It's legal but it certainly is a good idea.

The other analogy I have heard in my life is that there's no point to lying in a hospital bed insisting "but I had the right of way!"

I believe that just because I have the right to do something doesn't mean I have to do it.  But I guess I am a little on the meek side.  Other people will ride anywhere even if they don't have the right, if they think they should have the right.  Life's too short already.

I feel the same.  My wife often wants to get in left turn pockets but I'd rather go straight through the intersection, stop on the other side and wait for the light to phase and complete the turn that way.  Cutting through 2 lanes of traffic to get to the turn pocket in SoCal traffic is asking for trouble.

[Razors Edge]

1 hour ago, ChrisL said:

I feel the same.  My wife often wants to get in left turn pockets but I'd rather go straight through the intersection, stop on the other side and wait for the light to phase and complete the turn that way.  Cutting through 2 lanes of traffic to get to the turn pocket in SoCal traffic is asking for trouble.

As they say, you can be right, or you can be dead right.  Why die proving a point? 

Tom