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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1326571" data-attributes="member: 7157">First, let me make it clear I do NOT begrudge cyclists - those on bicycles - their right to use the same roads on which I drive.  Well, besides those roads restricted to motor vehicles such as the freeways.  Also, I ride a bicycle for exercise (but I'm nowhere near the league of those who ride hundreds of miles in a weekend) though I stick to the bike trails and lanes.  That having been said...The ongoing thread about cycling out to western OK had me thinking about when my dad lived off Highway 97 north of Sand Springs.  A number of times while driving out to visit him, I've gotten stuck behind scores of cyclists pedaling up the hills from town.  Anyone who's driven out that way knows that beyond the golf course, there are few opportunities to pass someone safely.  So I sit behind the cyclists - some of whom ride abreast - and putter along slowly, waiting for either a rare chance to pass them or for them to turn off the highway onto another road.  I've seen as many as a dozen vehicles gather behind the cyclists, awaiting the same developments.It makes me wonder - sure, cyclists can use any public road they want where they're not prohibited by law... but does that mean they should?  While organizing rides, do the cyclists consider the effects they have on following traffic?  Is any effort made to select routes with wide shoulders, such as I did with Highway 51 west of Stillwater when I lived there?  I'm sure cyclists do try to be considerate, but driving for miles at 15 mph behind a bunch of them on Highway 97 does leave me wondering.Any thoughts or comments appreciated.</blockquote>

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