Please Get The Damn Bikes Off The Road

[Koolblue13]

I live in an area that truly is beautiful. Upper Bucks County, with the winding Delaware River makes for some incredible scenery, but for heavens sakes, why do these people decide they will all get together, put on absolutely ridiculous (and way to revealing) outfits and ride down winding state roads, with speed limits between 35 and 50 MPH, with blind corners and no shoulder.

If I end up hitting on of these pedal clowns, I'm hosed, because for some reason, you can go 5 mph down a road around these blind corners and still have rights, like you are in a cross walk. I don't get it.

Get the hell off the damn road!:mad:

In this area, we have a wonderful tow path, that lines both sides of the river with paths that were once used by the mules to pull barges down the canals that border each side of the river. Unfortunately, we have had 3 major floods (30 feet over the flood plan) that wrecked parts of the tow path, but most of it is fine, thanks to 10 million dollars to repair.

We've dumped these millions(with more to come) into paths, specifically for people to ride their freaking 12 speeds on, yet they continue to buy bikes that are meant for well paved roads only (which is a stretch in PA), instead of cross trainers or mountain bikes, so they can ride on said tow path.

Why not stay on the side roads that get very little traffic, instead you ride on a state road, that thousands use to commute every day.

I can not stand these freaking people. Another thing. They will ride through towns, not respect any traffic laws. Why would they? They are on pedal bikes. I wouldn't expect them too, but don't expect me to respect you, like you're in a car, when it's convenient for you. Getting wide at a stop sign, so you can make your case. They drive me up a freaking wall.

/rant far from over:

[mammajamma]

2 of my biggest pet peeves:

1) people who ride bikes in the middle of the street when the freakin sidewalk it 3 feet over

2) people who ride bikes that think they are cars so they can be in the middle of the road, but then don't follow the road's laws (aka not stopping at red lights)..make up your fricken mind!! are you a car or a bike??

[BigMike619]

I hate it when they ride side by side in the lane and then wont move. I will try to be patient at first and tap my horn in a polite way but if they dont move or act like they are going to ignore me I will lay in to it. I dont get why these people need to ride side by side.

[Koolblue13]

I just drove my girlfriend to work and it took 45 minutes to get back, instead of the 25 minutes it should take, thanks to these screwballs.

[BigMike619]

you need to paint bikers on the side of your car with big red X's thru them. let them see it one time...word will spread

[China]

Good luck with that. It's never going to happen though. Especially when you get lots of hits for Bucks County cycling when you google it, and they even have a book on it:

I think your only option is road rage. Just start running people over. Eventually, there won't be many left, or you'll be in jail. Either way the problem will be solved.

[Koolblue13]

That bridge is at the bottom of my road. I use it twice a day.

[Gracelander]

My peeve's with the bike riders are as follows..

1.) The 60 year old man with the white beard who has that special 3 wheel bike that he lays down in to peddle. Nothing makes me want to swerve off the road more than them.

2.) The 20 somethings who can't go for a simple bike ride without having to put on spandex shirts, spandex pants, looking like they are Lance Armstrongs long lost brothers..

Your just going to the store to buy your soy milk, not the tour de france!!

[DeanCollins]

you need to chill koolblue, or move to the city :laugh: I live at the beach, and you don't hear me biatching about the tourists do you?

[shk75]

You would not like China my friend

[greenspandan]

2 of my biggest pet peeves:

1) people who ride bikes in the middle of the street when the freakin sidewalk it 3 feet over

it's against the law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk, genius.

[NavyDave]

you need to paint bikers on the side of your car with big red X's thru them. let them see it one time...word will spread

Are bicyclists in the middle of the road worth 25 or 50 points?

[BigMike619]

Are bicyclists in the middle of the road worth 25 or 50 points?

depends on if they are trying to swerve to get out of the way. female or male. child or adult. the points break down in many different areas.

[Koolblue13]

you need to chill koolblue, or move to the city :laugh: I live at the beach, and you don't hear me biatching about the tourists do you?

The beach is one thing. Main roads are another.

[mammajamma]

it's against the law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk, genius.

1) since when? i do it all the time past cops

2) so what? it is more convenient for everyone around you

[PokerPacker]

depends on if they are trying to swerve to get out of the way. female or male. child or adult. the points break down in many different areas.

worth double if pregnant.

[BigMike619]

worth double if pregnant.

and that ladies and gentlemen is how you cross the line!!

[Koolblue13]

I wish I could run my truck through those pricks some times. I hit one with my mirror once and he wrecked. I was going about 20 mph. Oh, it felt so good.

I have given serious consideration to painting the bikes on the side of my Ford and stamping some out.

[zoony]

I was hoping this was going to be about the Harley culture.

It really makes your visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park wonderful when you are on a hike or a picnic with your family and 40 douchebags decked out like extras from the Blue Oyster Bar come rumbling thru the park at 180 decibels.

I think if you were to look up the word obnoxious, it would have a picture of these people. Not everywhere is Sturgis. So take your little leather beanie and shove it directly up your ass. Go somewhere else.

As for bikers of the pedal variety, they don't bother me much. My wife, on the other hand, goes nuts, for all the reasons mentioned in the OP

[PokerPacker]

and that ladies and gentlemen is how you cross the line!!

:bow:

[Koolblue13]

When you can see that multi million dollar tow path, built just to keep these clowns off the roads, while you are driving 10 mph in a 45, because a pack of 10 of them won't get single file and move the **** over, it is the most aggravating thing.

[#98QBKiller]

1) since when? i do it all the time past cops

It's technically illegal, but cops just turn a blind eye to it.

I'd also like to throw in my :2cents: to KB.

I've noticed that bicyclists selectively want to ride under the same rights as motor vehicles when it's convenient for them ( i.e. sharing the road). But it's back to bike/pedestrian "rules" as soon as they hit a stoplight and hop up on the sidewalk to save time.

[#98QBKiller]

and that ladies and gentlemen is how you cross the line!!

Lol I was about to make a Quinton Jackson joke here

[Quasimofo]

When there is no sidewalk or bike path, I have no problem with them, even though I don't see the point. The ones I hate are the doucheholes that make it a point to ride in the street when there is a perfectly fine path or sidewalk,

I honk and scare the piss out of them

[BigMike619]

Lol I was about to make a Quinton Jackson joke here

Im sorry, what? I cant hear you with Hiedi dancing on your sig.