. . . He said that most drivers behave that way. He's absolutely correct. As a cyclist, I can vouch for the fact that far, far too many drives don't fully respect the dangers posed by their 2 ton steel killing machines.
And as a motorist, I can vouch for the fact that far too many cyclists don't fully realize that bicycles ought not be ridden on some roads, particularly those with heavy/high speed traffic.
Now, I
don't want to run over a biker, clip one with a rear-view mirror, or force him off the road - I try to give them plenty of space.
Even if they are idiots for riding on a highway.
Even if they obstruct traffic because they can't keep up.
Even if they are so full of smug self-rightousness that they
enjoy obstructing traffic.
I figure that eventually, their karma will catch up to them. And when they try to occupy the same patch of road at the same time as a soccer mommie driving a Suburban with one hand while holding a cell phone to her other ear, they just may get to win that Darwin award they're trying
so hard to get after all.
It happens pretty often around the Austin, TX area . . . and from talking to a couple of local cops, in the majority of the cases, it seems to be the biker's own, well,
foolishness that contributed to the collision.
Summing up, even if some bikers are idiots, I don't want to be the one that helps them meet their maker.
But I won't shed a tear when it happens.