There are definitely lunatics in every group, though I wouldn't say half. I find most road and path users are thoughtful and considerate, it's just that the ones who aren't tend to be the sort of person who not only do the wrong thing, but then think it's your fault they did the wrong thing.
The taxi driver who ran the light to try to kill me yelled at me for being on the road, I like to call him Proof of Theory.
I do agree that in an ideal world cyclists would never be on the pavement. And there would be separated cycleways everywhere, which would be better for everyone!
And no one would be allowed to use their phones or iPods while moving unless they were on a train, bus or similar. I've literally saved four people from going in front of cars because they were busy texting or listening to whatever was going through their headphones, and that's just the set I've physically grabbed. Lost count of the number I've avoided running over by nimble cycling when they stepped out without looking.
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The taxi driver who ran the light to try to kill me yelled at me for being on the road, I like to call him Proof of Theory.
I do agree that in an ideal world cyclists would never be on the pavement. And there would be separated cycleways everywhere, which would be better for everyone!
And no one would be allowed to use their phones or iPods while moving unless they were on a train, bus or similar. I've literally saved four people from going in front of cars because they were busy texting or listening to whatever was going through their headphones, and that's just the set I've physically grabbed. Lost count of the number I've avoided running over by nimble cycling when they stepped out without looking.