For ever I have been mystified as to why those that ride bicycles demand all of the rights on our streets and highways but feel no obligation to obey the rules. Ignoring stop signs and semaphores and just the beginning. I have seen:

• A rider in the third lane from the left at an intersection with two left turn lanes – yes he was on the right side of the second left turn lane – make a left turn across the two lanes with cars lined up against a red light.
• Many times watched a bicycle riders roll through a red light without even slowing down.
• Obviously stop signs are not for bicycles. Again, many times witnessed a rider go through the intersection without even stoping.
• In areas with bike lanes on many occasions found bicycles using the automobile lanes. But let a car use the bike lane and see what happens.

I could go on, but you get the idea. Now according to an article in the June 10th Minneapolis StarTribune it is not illegal to ride a bicycle under the influence (DUI)! That right, even though bicyles share the streets and roads there are not governed by the same rules. The article went on to state that groups of bikers go bar hopping – stopping at a number of bars, drinking at each one and moving bar to bar on their bikes. I suggest that you not try that one in your car. One justification in the article was that you would not kill someone with a bicycle. That may be true, but if someone under the influence is riding his or her bicycle and does something stupid they could kill themselves. Also, should a bicycle rider do something stupid while under the influence that causes an incursion with an automobile guess who will be at fault? There is no guess, of course the automobile would be at fault.

I think it is time that the bicycling community cleans up their act and that law enforcement holds bicycle riders accountable  if they want to use the streets and roads they should be expected to abide by the same rules.