tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post1026773276839154968..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Arterial ObservationsNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-14293269728002708982007-08-18T01:34:00.000-05:002007-08-18T01:34:00.000-05:00The problem with reading materials for mouth breat...The problem with reading materials for mouth breathers is they were already issued a clearly stated handbook when they were in driver's ed. In your case it's the one for Kansas State and in mine it's Texas; however, either in the theory of teaching Drivers ed or in the method the message that bikes are vehicles and are entitled to the same amount of road as automobiles is lost. I suppose it's part of adolecent "car lust" as most people ride bikes until they get their licenses then never look back and because they see bikes as something they did as kids they adopt the mentality that bikes are toys and don't belong in the roadway. Also, I think in part most drivers don't realize the impact (no pun intended) their driving can have on cyclists. A case of "my passing the cyclist can't cause an accident" but in truth it can.<BR/><BR/>Another thing at play is the devolution of human intelligence. Most falling in this category never developed any common sense to see the causality of their own actions on others with them it's always the other person's fault. So even though they should know what is in the handbook they see the person on the bike as the lawbreaker not themselves.Sirrus Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831167730361057374noreply@blogger.com