Re: It's like a jungle out there for bike riders

> It doesn't sound much like my experience.  I don't find I'm "under
> attack", and furthermore that if I give drivers due consideration then I
> get due consideration back (just as when I'm driving, I give cyclists
> due consideration and get it back).
>
> Go out there spoiling for a fight and you'll find one though.
>
> Pete.
>
I have to agree with Pete in this regard.  I have been riding a bike
around town and for 5 years commuting to work and in 30 years have
never once had a problem with drivers.  Pedestrians are another
matter.  When I rode a motorcycle I learned to be very visible.
>
I am all for bike paths and lanes.  Here in Ohio on the State highways
in some areas we have buggy lanes for the Amish horse drawn buggies.
One of those lanes would be like a freeway for bicyclists.  In the US
drivers pay road taxes through their fuel purchases.  I have recently
wondered if an excise tax could be levied on bikes and bike parts to
pay for similar lanes.  Firearms and archery equipment are already
taxed in this way and the money goes to maintaining forests for
hunting.  Despite the fact that I am a target archer and have never
hunted, I pay this tax.  I do not mind doing so since many public
archery ranges are located in public parks.
>
Jim Koch, Cleveland