Yeah, I just about pancaked you...

[AmbrosiaWriter]

...you larking idiot.

This dumbass gives all cyclists a bad name. As far as I was aware, when you are cycling on a road, you are effectively a car when it comes to road rules.

The most important one being... red light means STOP.

So, this guy decides because he is on a bike, he can ignore any road rules that are inconvenient to him. He runs a red light, while I have a green light, and I nearly flatten him.

He then yells and glares at me as if it is MY fault that he nearly got himself killed by ignoring the red light and speeding ahead of a giant van full of dogs that has a GREEN LIGHT TO GO.

Ugh.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Cyclist: "Share the road!"
Driver: "Obey the traffic laws, you fucking idiot!"

Especially since, in this scenario, the driver has the right of way, and the right of weigh.

[PepperElf]

if he wants "pedestrian" rights he needs to get off the bike and walk. but even then crossing against the light can be a jaywalking ticket.

[Gerrinson]

In some cases, a person on a bike does not, by law, have to actually stop for the red light. In my area, for instance.

The caveat, of course, is that traffic with a green light does have right of way and the person on the bicycle does have to yield. It's amazing how often they overlook the inconvenient parts of the law.

Not to mention the inconvenient facts of basic Newtonian physics. What happens when the VECTOR of my car applies itself to the vector of you and your bike? Let's find out!

Idiots.

[Crossbow]

Not to mention the inconvenient facts of basic Newtonian physics. What happens when the VECTOR of my car applies itself to the vector of you and your bike? Let's find out!

Or, in it's short form, the Universal Law of Gross Tonnage. In a collision (which we hope never happens), I'm bigger, I win. Not that I'm trying to take you out, but if you're on/in a smaller vehicle, be aware of what the bigger ones are doing at all times.

Hell, be aware of what ALL the other vehicles are doing...

[wolfie]

The caveat, of course, is that traffic with a green light does have right of way and the person on the bicycle does have to yield.

Not to mention the inconvenient facts of basic Newtonian physics. What happens when the VECTOR of my car applies itself to the vector of you and your bike? Let's find out!

Idiots.

It's amazing how many people don't understand the meaning of a white equilateral triangle, one point down, with a red border. It means YIELD - and if they don't, their side impact beams will.

I like the visual impact of your description of relative vehicle sizes. However, I don't think CS has a font suitable for the Peterbilt of Natural Selection (would involve complaints from people with small screens).

[dalesys]

... (would involve complaints from people with small screens).

[WIMG]Peterbilt of Natural Selection[/WIMG]

[Chromatix]

V   V EEE  CC  TTTTT  OO  RRR
V   V E   C  C   T   O  O R  R
V   V EE  C      T   O  O RRR
 V V  E   C  C   T   O  O R  R
  V   EEE  CC    T    OO  R  R

VECTOR

vector

[Jay 2K Winger]

Or, in it's short form, the Universal Law of Gross Tonnage.

Aka the Law of Mass.

Aka the Right of Weigh.

Aka "Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son of a bitch on the road!"

[Crossbow]

Peterbilt of Natural Selection

I am SO stealing this!

[wolfie]

Go ahead (the term - not the truck itself). Surprised it took you this long to notice it - I've been using the term around here for at least a year.

BTW, you wouldn't believe how many Darwin Awards will fit in a 53 foot dry van.

[Crossbow]

Go ahead (the term - not the truck itself). Surprised it took you this long to notice it - I've been using the term around here for at least a year.

Me, too, really. A line like that is too good to not use.

BTW, you wouldn't believe how many Darwin Awards will fit in a 53 foot dry van.

Yeah, yeah I'm afraid I would... I may not work in the trucking industry, but because of my company's products, I am quite familiar with it...

[dalesys]

BTW, you wouldn't believe how many Darwin Awards will fit in a 53 foot dry van.

Once you scrape them off the bumper/tires.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

Today, a biker wanted to cross on a red light when I had a green turn arrow. She got off her bike, and started to walk along the crosswalk.

Because I could SEE HER IN TIME (due to not going a break neck speeds through a red light) I slowed, stopped, let her go, then took my turn.

See? That's how it's SUPPOSED TO WORK.

[Gaki]

I drive a moped here and there and technically it's a motor-assisted bicycle. I wonder if those dingle-berries would try the same shit...

In places where I have to go into the shoulder to drive it (like bikes do) I still get into the line of cars for red lights and don't stop in the shoulder (like bikes are supposed to but don't half the time.) I'm technically a car. I don't see why they shouldn't be technically a car too if they're on the road.