Reader: Colorado would be a better place if cyclists had to pass road tests, just like motorists

By Jonathan Shikes Thu., Sep. 15 2011 at 7:08 AM

The debate never stops rolling when it comes to two-wheelers in the Mile High City, whether its bikes verses cars, bikes verses bikes, or bikes verses, well, pigeons.

Which is why we suppose that Denver's latest installation of the incredibly popular and costume-positive Tour de Fat, which took place September 10 at City Park, sparked a couple of comments concerning cyclists and the people they love.

Here's one from Derp McGurk:

"I am of the opinion that making Colorado a better place to ride bikes involves teaching road manners to bikers and making them pass a "riding test," similar to what motorists have to pass to get their licenses.
Many bikers have this notion that, just cause they are not operating a motor vehicle, they no longer have to abide by basic traffic rules.

Riding 3-4 abreast, blowing through red lights and stop signs, buzzing pedestrians on sidewalks, and changing lanes without signaling are but a few of the transgressions of bikers committed on a daily basis."

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So clearly driver education has work so well.

Thank goodness that we have drivers take a test before they get a drivers license. If they hadn't I would have to see drivers not using their turn signals, driving the wrong way on one way streets, tailgating, speeding, running stop signs and red lights, brake checking cars behind themselves, not understanding what a "left lane ends merge right" signs mean, not reading signs in general, not understanding what a yield sign means, being totally baffled by round-a-bouts, straying out of their lanes at inappropriate times, failing to understand the difference between the types, and colors of lines painted on the streets, stopping in cross walks and not behind the stop line, driving to slow in the fast lane........

I could go on and on.

We all could use a better education of the rules of the road but don't for a second single out cyclist as the biggest problem. If we all just were a little more conscientious and tried not to inconvenience or endanger other road users then Colorado would be a better place.