There is a poll on a cycling forum, that I take part in from time to time that is running a survey trying to determine which cars are the worst when it comes to altercations with cyclists.
The survey can be found at the Canadian Cyclist Forum.
Which drivers are the worst?
Here's what I wrote on the forum:
The worst drivers (and cyclists to for that matter, but that's a whole other thread) are the ones who don't understand that they share the road with all other users of that road, that what they are doing is the riskiest and most dangerous thing that any of us do on a daily basis, that it requires their full concentration on what they are doing, and that in an instant they can seriously injure or kill another user of the road, be it another car driver, cyclist, pedestrian, or even themselves!
Most drivers are not bad, but there is a certain percentage of drivers who take a completely cavalier attitude towards driving a vehicle and think that all that matters is themselves and they are the only user of the roadways that matter. That somehow they are exempted from the rules of the road, common sense, civility and the laws of physics. Over the years, I have seen this group driving all kinds of makes, models and types of vehicles. It's less to do with the vehicle and more to do with a mind-set and attitude.
Which drivers have you found to be the worst?
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2 comments:
By far, to me, the worst driver on the road for cyclists are dump truck drivers. I think they ALL joined some secret coalition and try to see how close they can pass us without actually "killing" us. I bet 75% of my "close calls" on a bike have been with dump truck. I don't like my chances if things go bad :(
I live in Los Angeles, and oddly enough the motorists who seem to be actively aggressive towards cyclists are almost always driving a Prius.
I'm not counting clueless twits talking on the phone while driving, I'm talking deliberately cutting me off, opening doors after they've seen me coming up, etc.
I really can't figure it out.
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