Aren't bicyclists supposed to follow the same road laws as motor vehicles? [View All]

[charlie and algernon]

Obviously yes, they can, and should, ride on the shoulder where cars CAN'T go. But I can't tell you how many times I see bicyclists now ride AGAINST traffic. Even on one way streets! I'm going up a one way and there always some idiot on a bike coming AT me! Are they not supposed to go WITH the cars? I understand that if you're running or walking along a street, you want to go against the traffic, but that doesn't apply to bikes. Bikes should have to go WITH the cars.

And don't get me started on the assholes who run the red lights and stop signs. I especially love the ones where you pass them normally on the street, but then you stop at an intersection while they just blow right by it, forcing you to have to go around them again. One asshole not only blew past the stop light getting in front of the cars that just passed him before, but then proceeded to ride down the middle of the lane so we were all stuck behind him. :grr:

Maybe we need bicycle licenses too. Afterall, if you break the law in a car, you can lose your license. If you break the law in a bike, you lose your right to ride as well.

:rant: