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Jamezz

Jamezz

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Something I don't get. I was on my way up to a hiking trail in Brighton yesterday and I was driving nervous with having to share the road with all the cyclists. One of them invaded my lane right before I was going to pass him, scared the **** out of me.

It's great that you like to ride your bike up the canyon but couldn't people choose a road that's not so busy?
 

Agreed. I hate that ****
 
Jamezz said:
Something I don't get. I was on my way up to a hiking trail in Brighton yesterday and I was driving nervous with having to share the road with all the cyclists. One of them invaded my lane right before I was going to pass him, scared the **** out of me.

It's great that you like to ride your bike up the canyon but couldn't people choose a road that's not so busy?
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Unfortunately most cyclists(not including me) are assholes that think they own the road. Personally, I avoid high traffic areas because car wins in ever car vs. cycle battle.
 
I don't mind if someone riding their bike to work or the store or whatever. It's the lance armstrong wannabe's in their lame little spandex who think they can drive halfway into the lane, run red lights, not stop at crosswalks, and then complain that they have a right to the road. If you're just riding to ride, ride on a ****ing bike trail, the cities spend millions of dollars on those for that very reason.
 
Chris-L said:
I don't mind if someone riding their bike to work or the store or whatever. It's the lance armstrong wannabe's in their lame little spandex who think they can drive halfway into the lane, run red lights, not stop at crosswalks, and then complain that they have a right to the road. If you're just riding to ride, ride on a ****ing bike trail, the cities spend millions of dollars on those for that very reason.
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While I'm not one of the hardcore's cycling up the canyons, they have every right to do so and you should let them. We have world class mountains and canyons that are sought after for cycling. As for the "Lance Armstrong" comment; many professional cyclists call Utah home. So yeah, many of them are training. Deal with it. Yes, there are assholes that take up too much space, run red lights, and are generally stupid. But I'll bet stupid drivers heavily outweigh stupid cyclists pro rata.

Seems like your saying that only people in cars should enjoy the mountains. I would argue that people in cars are what ruins the point of hanging out in the mountains. Have you ever experienced the canyons on a bike or on foot? I'm sure you have, and it's better, being outside if the whole ****ing point. Some of us are also concerned about our air quality, and the mountains are an escape for the really bad days, and cars cause a lot of those emissions. Kinda makes sense to leave the car at home, eh? IMO, the car is the last place I want to be in the mountains, and for many of us it's a necessary evil. But many enjoy the mountains on a saddle.

All in all, share the road, dicks. Cars, bikes, and pedestrians. Roads are for everyone.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
All in all, share the road, dicks. Cars, bikes, and pedestrians. Roads are for everyone.
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As I was cycling a lot before becoming a parent, both for leisure and local MTB marathons (for the last places - i was usually in the top100 from the back :-) ), i actually dislike the quote "share the road". Do people really want to have road conditions similar to India or South East Asia, where roads are indeed shared by trucks, cars, elephants, cyclists, rikshas, all kind of bystanders, crap salesmen etc. ?
 
Cy said:
Stop crying. Cyclist got a right to the road too. Just be patient.
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It's not a matter of being patient or not. It's just how stupid I think it is to trust that all drivers are patient. One bad driver taking a curve the wrong way and as a cyclist you could be doomed very easily. Choose a road that isn't as busy or better hours. Going up the canyon at 11AM on a Saturday morning is so smart, that's how I almost ran over a cyclist that took my lane because he probably didn't hear me. And I'm a defensive driver so it wasn't a matter of being an ******* and not sharing the road.
 
Back in the day I think it was city creek canyon that had bike days and car days. Like odd days bikes and pedestrians only, even days cars and no bikes.

Maybe they should do something similar in some of the other canyons. Only problem being that there;s stuff up there people have to be able to get to and from.
 
Jamezz said:
Something I don't get. I was on my way up to a hiking trail in Brighton yesterday and I was driving nervous with having to share the road with all the cyclists. One of them invaded my lane right before I was going to pass him, scared the **** out of me.

It's great that you like to ride your bike up the canyon but couldn't people choose a road that's not so busy?
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Is there more than one road that goes past Brighton?
 
colton said:
Is there more than one road that goes past Brighton?
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No, but there are many other roads and hours of the day where it's not so convoluted. Or do mountain bike, but make an effort to not put your life at such a risk.
 
lauriandres said:
As I was cycling a lot before becoming a parent, both for leisure and local MTB marathons (for the last places - i was usually in the top100 from the back :-) ), i actually dislike the quote "share the road". Do people really want to have road conditions similar to India or South East Asia, where roads are indeed shared by trucks, cars, elephants, cyclists, rikshas, all kind of bystanders, crap salesmen etc. ?
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Of course not. With creative, now considered more standard, road engineering all roads and streets can be more accommodating to all modes of transportation. It's called creating "complete streets."
 
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My wife bitches endlessly every time we're on a trip and come up on bikers. It's almost a running joke now of her complaining and me telling her to stfu. I pull a fifth wheel, speed is of the essence. I've only ran into trouble with bikers once, maybe twice heading up to Kamas from Heber. The only problem with bikers is your own haste.
 
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