for those of you who want cyclists to have a license and pay a tax...I say fine, give me a bike line on every single road. Then I will gladly pay for it, until that time, hangup up the phone, look for my multi-colored backside in front of you and please give me a little room and you go by and don't honk your horn, throw anything at me or tell me to get the F, H or any other curse off the road. I pay the same taxes you do. I have chosen to reduce my carbon footprint and commute by bike on somedays because that is an opportunity that is available to me. I also run triathlon's, ride in the ms150 and do most of my training in an out of the way place where I don't effect traffic in an empty industrial park after business hours. Not all cyclists are like the few you see riding in the "Packs." Don't indict the masses for the few. Come ride with me, I'll show you how I ride and how scary it can be. Or would you die in the first 1/2 mile.

They are riding at those times for the same reason you are driving, to get to work.

Its funny how some cars actually aim at me and others won't pass even with plenty of room. I don't want to block traffic, where safe I squeeze right, I want you to go ahead and squeeze buy within the lane if needed. When there is more room, please use it, but I'm happy with my minimum 2 feet of clearance as long as your easing by. A car passing at 60 ten feet away scares me much more than one doing 30 two feet away. Once you're past, off you go; its much easier than passing a tractor, and less hassle than a left turning car or a school bus.

Hey, Joe Schmoe. It's not only the cyclists that need a refresher course on the rules of the road. I ride a MARKED bike lane into RTP. Do you know how many drivers think the bike lane is a right-turn lane?? Even if it wasn't a bike lane, cars are supposed to drive BETWEEN the white and yellow lines, not on top of them. That ignorance has nothing to do with cyclists.

There are people who shouldn't have a driver's license. Period.

It boils down to respect for each other. Until we, in the USA start to respect each other, there will not be the concept of sharing, whether its on the road with cars against cars or cars against more earth friendly vehicles. People here are so self centered, greedy individualists that it will take a long long time to reach a level of civilization...if ever.

Bicycles should be allowed on the road only if they are required to be titled, tagged and pay liability insurance. I live near Penny Rd and have seen more people almost crash trying to pass a pack of 30 cyclists, riding two and three abreast (which I thought was illiegal) They typically do this from 5-7 during rush hour traffic. They cause so many accidents, but seem to have no liability. I almost ran over a man on a bicycle, because he ran a stop sign. If you want people to respect your right to ride, respect their right to drive and not have to go 20 MPH behind a pack of bicycles. Oh, and to the drivers of the cars, if there is a bicycle in your lane, slow down until you can pass safely, you can't run me off my side of the road just because they are in your lane (this happens often)