Why are so many bikers dumb not use lights and not pay attention to cars?

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Lucas

Answer
Cyclist or bicyclists - not "bikers". Bikers ride a Harley & have tattoos. All it takes is one bad cyclist to give everyone a bad name. Conversely - the same can be said for motorists.

Thanks to a helmet mounted mirror (http://safezonemirror.com/ ) I avoided just such a situation this morning. A lady came flying up my left side - with a turn signal on thank God - and made a right turn DEAD in front of me. I knew it was coming - I could read it in her face. "I'm gonna pass this guy & make a right." It's called the "right hook". She may not have even noticed me - or thought I could go so fast - doing about 20-21 mph at the time.

Why do motorists talk & text on cell phones, apply make-up, drink beer or other alcoholic drinks, smoke dope & do God knows what else behind the wheel? 3,000 lb. car vs. 25 lb. bicycle. No contest. Another time I barely avoided a T-Bone crash because some fool ran a red light in a car. And the intersection was CLEARLY marked "Red Light Cameras in Use".

John 8:7 "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." http://www.gospel.com/bookmarks/Cast-first-stone-Bible-John-8-7/9383

There are FAR more fatal car wrecks per year than bicycle accidents/wrecks -even on a proportionate level. Only 17% of bicycle accidents involve another vehicle. 45% are "solo falls'.
http://thinkbicyclingblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/kaplan_bike_crash_causes.jpg

18 years driving a tractor-trailer with no tickets, no wrecks & never placed "out of service" by a weigh scale or roadside D.O.T. inspection. Now retired. So what gives you the idea I'm gonna start screwing up now? I STOP at stoplights - even at 5 a.m. I at least slow down to a crawl at stop signs. Don't lump us all together. There's far more BAD motorists than cyclists.

Edit: Remember what I wrote about motorists NOT paying attention? This just in...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2398418/British-tourist-23-leg-severed-New-York-yellow-cab-swerves-avoid-cyclist-Rockefeller-Center.html
Quote from the article, "Authorities have not said what caused the driver to jump the curb, but the cyclist told DNAinfo that the driver tried to make a left as the cyclist was passing him.

'I told him, "Stop",' he said. 'He gets angry. He honked his horn and accelerates.'

So this dumb s*** cab driver tries to "get even" with a cyclist passing him, jumps a curb & severed a tourist's LEG.

Riding a bike with no helmet?

Benito

I live in los Angeles CA. Can I ride my bike with no helmet on the streets without getting pulled over or getting a ticket? And do it need lights on my bike to ride it at night or are the reflectors good enough.

Answer
http://dmv.ca.gov/about/bicycle.htm and http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/shr_slow_veh.htm#bike

Bicyclists:

â¢Must obey all traffic signals and stop signs.â¢Are lawfully permitted to ride on certain sections of roadway in rural areas where there is no alternate route.
â¢Must ride in the same direction as other traffic, not against it.
â¢Shall ride as near to the right curb or edge of the roadway as practicalâ not on the sidewalk.
â¢Are legally allowed to ride in the center of the lane when moving at the same speed as other traffic.
â¢May move left to pass a parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, animal, avoid debris, or other hazards.
â¢May choose to ride near the left curb or edge of a one-way street.
â¢Should ride single file on a busy or narrow street.
â¢Must make left and right turns in the same way that drivers do, using the same turn lanes. If the bicyclist is traveling straight ahead, he or she should use a through traffic lane rather than ride next to the curb and block traffic making right turns.
â¢Must signal all their intentions to motorists and bicyclists near them.
â¢Must wear a helmet if under the age of 18.
â¢Should carry identification.
â¢Shall not operate a bicycle on a roadway during darkness unless the bicycle is equipped with:
â¦A brake which will enable the operator to make one braked wheel stop on dry, level, clean pavement.

During darkness bicyclists must have the following equipment:
â¢A front lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet.
â¢A rear red reflector visible from a distance of 500 feet.
â¢A white or yellow reflector on each pedal or on the bicyclistâs shoes or ankles visible from a distance of 200 feet.

Under 18, you need a helmet. Riding at night, you need lights. All it took to look this up was a quick Google search.

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