>Re: [obc] Lowell Green on CFRAThing is, a lot of cyclists >are< jerks. How
>many cyclists out there are actually
>following the rules of the road and behaving decently? Not many. We're used
>to riding with our OBC friends and on club rides and loops in the Gats
>when for
>the most part most cyclists are either incompetant commuters or bike path and
>sidewalk noodlers that are two eggs short of a dozen.
Just a day or two ago I wrote an e-mail to one of the editors of the
car
magazine "Wheels" for tarring all cyclists with scorn and innuendo
similar to
the reported Lowell Green incident. This guy referred to all riders as
"suicyclists" and was angry that we all "bitch and complain about car
drivers"
but don't follow the rules of the road ourselves. Such media people are
dangerous.
On the other hand, I think Michael's comments sound a bit 'elitist'. I
think
there are many commuters, bike path riders, and general tourist cyclists,
equally competent and law-abiding as those of the OBC. And there are
numerous
times I have seen club members running lights and stop signs (somtimes
wearing
their OBC jersey).
.... Paul L.
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