(04-09-2021 07:28 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I'm very much a "share the road" driver when cyclists are in the lane and they are obeying all the rules. However, I find that most of the cyclists that I encounter at crossings perpendicular to the road are a menace. I have had to slam on my brakes to save the life of an idiotic cyclist countless times, because time after time they blow through their trail-facing Stop sign and expect drivers to accommodate them. There are so many tragic stories floating around about cyclists losing their lives mid-commute or mid-workout, but I just don't see much preventative action taken on their part. Drivers are basically told to be the better citizens and protect these poor fools from themselves. It is unfair and unsafe to place the burden of public safety entirely on the driver. But hey, status quo isn't changing and people aren't getting any smarter. Grinds my gears, that.

I keep a bag of sticks in my truck when I'm driving the county roads of Colorado.