Hear, hear! I ride both, and will as long as I can. I live in Raleigh NC, the fifth-most-dangerous city in the country for two-wheel and pedestrian traffic, and I hope most of you ride in friendlier areas. There's a significant number of drivers here who hate two-wheel transport of any kind, feeling they take up valuable "bandwidth" that belongs to them. This is reflected in attitudes, letters to the editor and calls to the city to eliminate bike lanes. I've been purposely driven into an oncoming lane by a $@$%^^$# in an SUV, looking me right in the eye. That was on my Honda C70. I have always made a point of being courteous to bicyclists and bikers, although there are some seriously nasty bikers in NC, some of the Harley crowd which often feels it has to prove something. But, to be fair, most of the Harley crowd is troublesome mostly from noise, cranking up, revving loudly and blasting away from peaceful outdoor dining areas. If you're lucky enough to live on the West Coast you're likely treated much better than on the East Coast. I've been all over Seattle on a 50-cc scooter and had no problems whatever. Bicycles are everywhere, almost like Holland. Portland, Oregon and Seattle both are rated at the top of two-wheel/pedestrian friendliness. If you're moving to NC and want a similar community, try Asheville in the mountains. Once had a woman in a giant black SUV stop at a green light downtown, smile at me and waved me across the street. Amazingly, she didn't then run over me. We so badly need to get out of our cars and use bikes/cycles that I go out of my way to be courteous and friendly to bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. Sorry for the rant. Bill S. 2000 NH 250
On Dec 6, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Jeremy Kindy wrote: > I have several bikes of the pedal variety and have gotten the impression that > some (most?) motorcycle riders look down on cyclists. One of my co-workers > thought I would stop riding my bicycles when I got the motorcycle. To me, > any 2-wheeled transportation is fun, and the motorcycle and bicycle have > similar but distinct uses. How do you all tend to think of/treat cyclists on > the road? Who else rides both? > > Jeremy > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > I laughed, but to get most of the punch out of it you have to edit the > subject so they don't know it's a bicycle. :D > > Oh, and I ride a Trek. ;) > > -Kurt > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
