The rules of the road

The New Mexico Department of Transportation will be assisting with traffic during the 2010 SRAM Tour of the Gila, Road closures The closures will be as follows: Today, on NM-15 from the "Y" in Pinos Altos to the intersection of NM-15 and NM-35, which will start at 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This will be in both directions.

[ROL]

The rules are all great for the cyclists, but they are rude and do to not give drivers a return of courtesy. They "hog" the road and act as if vehicles have no rights, nor do the cyclists give any consideration to the people who live and work here. We still have to go to work, the store, etc, but these jerks refuse to "share" the road. I for one wish the Tour would be discontuined. I ride a motorcycle and if I and my co-riders acted like these cyclists, we would be ticketed by the police, but the cyclists are treated like they are special. Talk about discrimination!!!!!

[Grant County]

You're probably right, but you sound like a cry baby anyway! I don't ride a bike and no I'm not a new generation hippie either.

[Grant County]

ROL wrote:

The rules are all great for the cyclists, but they are rude and do to not give drivers a return of courtesy. They "hog" the road and act as if vehicles have no rights, nor do the cyclists give any consideration to the people who live and work here. We still have to go to work, the store, etc, but these jerks refuse to "share" the road. I for one wish the Tour would be discontuined. I ride a motorcycle and if I and my co-riders acted like these cyclists, we would be ticketed by the police, but the cyclists are treated like they are special. Talk about discrimination!!!!!

You should be thankful these jerks are in town and help boost the local economy, you might be out of a job if it weren't for this guys!

[Cindi]

Although you seem to live in Silver City, ROL, it's ironic that your comments tag lists you as being from Washington, DC. I commuted to work on a bicycle for 30 years in Washington, DC's traffic. I obeyed the rules. All of them. I cannot speak for the behavior of other cyclists, but I can tell you that the drivers in DC were the ones who hogged the road, acted as if bicycles have no rights, nor gave any consideration to other users of the road.