Re: Rights vs. Responsibility

At times like this, I love to quote from the epic book "Effective Cycling"
by Foster.

"Cyclists fair best when they act like and are seen as drivers of vehicles."

Bryan
Barrington, RI

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM, John Strong <stronghold42002-/[email protected]>wrote:

>   Okay, I am all for bicyclist's right to the roads and am an avid cyclist
> myself, but there is a point where we all need to balance common sense with
> that right. With recent weather conditions I feel it is a matter of common
> sense to not ride when you have to ride down the tire ruts to get anywhere.
> There are times when we would be better off and much safer to ask a friend
> for a ride or travel in our own car until the conditions improve. I mean,
> what are we trying to prove by riding in unsafe conditions anyhow? I know
> that there are some out there that only have a bike for their sole form of
> transportation, but if you are riding unnecessarily in terrible weather,
> then I feel you are not only putting yourself in danger, but also
> endangering auto drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers and any others that
> have to quickly slow down or swerve to avoid hitting a "crazy biker" that is
> riding in a snowstorm or blowing rain just to prove a point. With rights
> come
>  responsibility and lets all use some common sense. We lose enough
> bicyclists without doing stupid things to aggravate things. What do you all
> think???
>
>
>
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