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In a recent case highlighted by Mandalit del Barco on NPR, “…a driver in Los Angeles was recently convicted of using his car as a weapon against two cyclists. And the case is focusing attention on the often uneasy relationship between motorists and bicyclists who have to share the road.” Read the full story here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120457877
While the laws fully support that bicyclists have the same access to the road as vehicles, to try and enforce these with your actions or with words while on the road should always be done with extreme caution, if at all, given the obvious risk involved. Once off the bike and in a safe place a biker should feel free to try and make his or her point in order to try to “educate” the driving public. It is also good to remember that an individual driver with road rage who intentionally injures a biker will most likely see his insurance carrier deny a bikers injury claim if the act can be characterized as intentional and criminal rather than negligent.
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