Bicycles and Cars in "Road Wars" (News Report - Los Angeles)

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This is a news report(2/6/2007) by Channel 4's Colin Nolan reports. Michael Clark, Monica How, Susan Handy, Ph.D. UC Davis.
Report discusses benefits of bicycle lanes.

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News & Politics

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• cycle
• Los
• Angeles
• l.a.
• bicycle
• bike
• lanes
• coalition
• commuter
• transportation
• UC
• Davis
• accidents
• injury
• cars
• critical
• mass

[mcfakris634]

I love the people that explain their cycling rights. I am sorry but when i am in traffic, there are a million other thing for me to worry about. I DONT ever want to hit someone, so don't take it that way. However you are more agile, and can brake quicker. That is great if you can take up a whole lane, but at the end of the day, is that what is important to you. Because when you meet the grill of my SUV I am going to win, and when a life is lost, especially yours, does it really matter?

Ridesafe!

[upcycle]

@mcfakris634 people that threaten to hit cyclists are criminals, even when they do it just after saying they don't want to hit someone. And thankfully more and more motorists that use thier vehicles as weapons are being punished and often lose thier license to drive, and pay cilvil and punitive damages to the cyclist. OOOPS, there goes the SUV, the house, the bank account...

Drivesafe!

[MrIce807]

The sideWALK is for WALKING!!!! Not bikes. Like it or not bikes arent toys but transportation.

[jadesdaddy03]

Ignorance "...bikes are for sidewalks". NO, bikes are Pedestrian VEHICLES. Which is why they MUST obey traffic laws.

[zivkovicable]

@mcfakris634 You're not in traffic. You are traffic.

[mbbrwr]

black people think bikes are for sidewalks because none of them own road bikes. they are used to toy bikes where you pedal backwards to brake....or they dont have brakes at all.

in the hood black people bike on the sidewalk. its a fact.

[kasrkinmullet]

We don't have separate bike paths where I live but we have really wide side lanes for bikes. I think it works pretty well, I've never had a problem with cyclists and I've never had a problem with cars when I've been riding.

[ESOE08]

fuck that foo Mcfakris634

[zero2blur]

@jpete3027666 Sorry to every cyclist that cars are mean to, I have been nearly killed by a semi truck while on a bike. So I know both sides.

[jpete3027666]

@zero2blur for every event where a cyclist was a jerk, I can probably think of 100 of a driver being a complete ass towards a cyclist

[zero2blur]

@jpete3027666 More: I was at a park. As I was stopped, preparing to turn left into a parking lot, the oncoming bikes did not stop. I leaned out and said , "Hey there is a stop sign there." And the guy said, "Huh? oh yah, whatever." How about last week when there was a red light and the bike rider blew through it? Or the riders who wear all black at night with no lights? I am very aware of all riders and respect all of them. I'm just telling you what I have observed and you can't handle it.

[jpete3027666]

@zero2blur so you based your opinion of an entire population of people on ONE event? Idiot.

[jpete3027666]

@mcfakris634 you're a moron

[zero2blur]

I remember once I was driving and I stopped at a four way stop behind a car. He stopped and waited as a cyclist blew threw the opposing stop sign. The guy in the car in front of me leaned out of his window and yelled, "HEY, THERE'S A STOP SIGN THERE!' and pointed at the stop sign. As the cyclist rode by, he yelled, "FVCK YOUUU!!!' at the driver. THIS is why I have problems with cyclists...