>>1252170>insuredCyclists are already insured, additional insurance for damage to your own bike is not required, but available.
If insurance covering damage to your own bike makes sense might be a different debate.
>licensedWhere I live we had lessons in scholl about it and a practical test.
>required to pay taxes to use roads.I already pay taxes, including road tax for my car and motorcycle.
And my bike does just about no damage to the road, one could argue that it is even less damaging to the road than walking.
>>1252304>>ignores road signs and markingsSometimes I tread STOP signs as a slow down and yield, while not legal, this is not dangerous to anyone.
>>lane splittingWhat is wrong with that?
>>riding on high speed roads during rush hourI sometimes do that, often drafting semi-trucks at 70-80 km/h.
>>riding on busy backroads with many blind hills and turnsWhy not?
>>blow red lights or stop signs because you think they don’t apply to youNever do that, worst I do is mentioned above or treating red lights as a yield when there is nobody around.
>>ride in the car lane when there’s a bike laneAs it is the law in my country I will ride on a bikelane if it is in a useable conditon.
However for safety I make exceptions when I go about the speed limit anyway.
>>1252324There is a significant difference between roughly 10 kg of steel, aluminium and rubber to about 2000 kg of steel, aluminium and rubber.
>>1252535>>1252584Not an argument, your maximum allowed speed on normal roads is either the speed limit or as fast as you can stop within 1/2 of the distance you can see.
>>1252633Riding on sidewalks is dangerous and illegal.
>>1253112I have only seen roads with a suggested speed on steep uphills on the left lane or highways.
