Forum Overview :: Rants :: Re: Bicyclists are Assholes. But how are motorisysz?

[quote name="Commander Tansin A. Darcos"]I learned to ride a bicycle probably six - eight years before I learned to drive, probably in '71, '72, or '73. I learned by the simplest method: my mother and I took a bus to the second-hand store and once we selected a 10-speed and purchased it, I started walking home with her, at first, walking my bicycle while sitting on the saddle, and trying to balance. No training wheels. Nothing to assist me except my mother there to catch me when I fell over. About forty blocks later, by the time we got home, i was riding the bike like anyone else. By using the "total immersion" method, I learned how to ride over the space of about three hours. After that, I never had to walk anywhere farther than two blocks to catch a bus. When we moved to San Diego, I was allowed to buy a brand-new bicycle from K-Mart, as the price was quite reasonable. I commuted to school 5 days a week, walking my bicycle uphill when the hill became too steep to ride, but the way home was essentially coasting, almost all the way home. So, anyway, I've seen a lot of the opposite. Motorists often do not pay attention to 2-wheeled riders (bikes and motorcycles) that with whom they are supposed to share the road. So maybe the corrosive attitude of motorists toward them corrupts, the behavior of bicyclists. [/quote]