my husband and I are recumbent owners-so low to the ground and hard to see. over my dead body was the only way I'd sport one of those flags on the back of the bike

I would run the bear down with my truck... Then I would throw him in the back and later make a nice rug for the fireplace with his hide.. :) Then I would sit by the fire and eat his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti... Halloween is coming after all!

Point. Silence of the Lambs.

I thought John would catch that. I work in a small town and have discussed cyclists with many customers. Most believe bikes have the same right to the road as cars. I tell them they don't because they don't pay registration fees and don't have to pass a test to ride. I don't mind sharing the road but manyt in our area don't obey road signs. It can be dangerous.

horse

hosepeople? You talkin' Canadians, eh?

Feel better?

that was good. I see that it is to remind drivers to look out for cyclists. My issue in urban areas where cycling is encouraged as city transportation (apart from bike trails, cycling for training on the open roads) cyclists behave as though they have the protection of an auto. The auto driver is prepared to look out for pedestrians obeying crossing walks-but certainly we have all been in situations where a pedestrian darts out onto the road. This is how I defensively drive in urban areas where cycling is happening. they often behave as a darting pedestrian-weaving between traffic, oblivious to slowing vehicles, etc. I would say cycling deaths-on the increase since the adoption of urban rent a bike programs btw- are responsible for their own accidents at least the same amount as the motorist. so why are the motorists getting the awareness announcement?
I'm cranky today so I'm going to take on mountain bikers as well. You don't own the trail! stop your damned bike when you run close to hikers instead of yelling "On your left!" like you own the trail! and while I'm at it-all hosepeople using the trails and ruining them with double tracks should have to do twice as much trail upkeep projects as the rest of us or give me a good horse. that is all.