How come cyclists think they can blow through stop signs? Last night I witnessed 2 cyclists riding next to each other, chatting away, blow through a stop sign at a 4-way stop at the corner of 6th and T street. There was a car turning left in front of them. I watched the driver wait patiently for her turn to proceed through the intersection. Fortunately the car was going slow enough for the driver to stop when the cyclists entered the intersection. The cyclists had to swerve to miss running into the side of her car. One of them had the audacity to say, "I didn't even see her." Hello, if you had stopped at the stop sign, like all the cars, you would have noticed the traffic around you.
Cyclists are considered vehicles on the road. I hope these same two people when they drive cars do not blow through the intersections.. I do not understand why unprotected ccyclist's think they are entitled to disregard traffic signals, stop signs and speed limits. It's no wonder motorists hate cyclists.
So fellow cyclists, as there are more of us on the road, follow the rules of the road, don't blow through the stop signs. Give the rest of us a break. Thank you
you tell 'em, Bev.
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