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# All the bike accidents I know of 'round here have happened
because the riders in question were ignoring basic safety and endangering themselves and other people by riding in ways that were fun instead of safe. Which pisses me off a massive amount. I don't care if you want to risk your own neck, but you haven't got the right to endager other people more than they can reasonably epxect based on the rules of the road.

That said, all the near-misses I know of were caused by people in cars not being aware of their surroundings and were prevented by the decent reactions and alertness of the bikers.
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:06, archived)
# My, you must have a lot of cunts on bikes round your way then.
Maybe they're all kids or something.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:06, archived)
# Possibly.
I think most of them are actually businessmen, althought I'm not sure where I've got that impression from.

edit: I am aware that responsible and pleasant bike riders do exist in great numbers, but as a result of their polite and thoughtful road use they rarely come to mind when ranting.
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:10, archived)
# Ahhh Sunday riders.
Tarquin blatting it down the road on an R1 he doesn't know the first thing about mending. Yes I've met a few of them. Matching leathers, lid and bike. *shudders*
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:13, archived)
# I dont know much of MotorCyclists,
but when I was working in the City, I was nearly run over a couple of times by bicycle couriers riding down the wrong side of the road. They are utter cunts!
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:11, archived)
# Everyone in Town is generally mental I've found.
Especially when in charge of some sort of means of transport. Like bendy bus drivers. Fucking CRACKERS.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:14, archived)