# This is why people hate bicyclists **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 7, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582 "2014-04-07T19:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/121 "2014-04-11T23:15:58Z")
> [@rat\_avatar](#): > > Plus there is reduced risk of slipping off the pedals. Especially true in wet places like Seattle and Portland where the pedals and your shoes are likely to be slick. A foot slipping off the pedal on the downstroke is going to cause a painful crotch-shot onto the bar, and potentially something much worse if you crash. Those kind of slips are more likely in urban riding when you are starting and stopping frequently. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/122 "2014-04-11T23:19:30Z")
Yeah, I rode in the wet yesterday and regretted not wearing my proper shoes. Slipped off the pedal twice on a very short ride. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/123 "2014-04-11T23:25:44Z")
I have a pair of rather aggressive magnesium platforms that are not at all a problem in wet weather, the studs are just really grippy. If they gave me any kind of pull on the backstroke, I would be happy to use them all the time. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/124 "2014-04-11T23:38:20Z")
I’ll also note that not everyone has the finances for multiple bikes, so they ride the same bike around town as on longer rides. Swapping out the pedals every time is a pain. ---
**Author:** ![unsub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9f8e36/32.png) [@unsub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unsub)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/125 "2014-04-12T04:34:29Z")
It only costs 15 bucks for a lifetime registration sticker you put on your seat tube. The sticker gives you all the same rights as a car. You can take an entire lane going 10mph and all the cars behind you have to wait since your sticker proves you have paid your share of road taxes and they can’t complain. 15 bucks for equal rights for bikes and cars is a fair price. Every state should mandate bicycle registration. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/126 "2014-04-12T04:46:52Z")
> [@unsub](#): > > It only costs 15 bucks for a lifetime registration sticker you put on your seat tube. > > The sticker gives you all the same rights as a car. You can take an entire lane going 10mph and all the cars behind you have to wait since your sticker proves you have paid your share of road taxes and they can’t complain. > > 15 bucks for equal rights for bikes and cars is a fair price. > > Every state should mandate bicycle registration. California gives that right for free. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/127 "2014-04-12T13:55:27Z")
> [@](#): > > You can take an entire lane going 10mph and all the cars behind you have to wait since your sticker proves you have paid your share of road taxes and they can’t complain. Does it work? I.e. does it actually stop drivers from complaining about bikes on the road? ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/128 "2014-04-12T15:49:02Z")
> [@andros](#): > > If it helps any, I fell over the first time I used clipless pedals, and I’ve managed to do the same thing with toe clips. Honestly, I’ve probably fallen over with platforms. But I’m an uncoordinated dork. Yeah, I’ve been using clipless for ~15 years and I still unclip at stoplights mostly because I’m afraid I’ll fall over if I attempt a track stand. I ride in NYC so there would be a guaranteed audience to witness the spectacle. Nowadays they have countdowns for most of the crosswalks in my part of town so I can gauge better whether to power through or slow to a crawl and not have to dismount before the light changes. ---
**Author:** ![rat\_avatar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rat_avatar/32/255_2.png) [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582/129 "2014-04-12T16:31:48Z")
> [@unsub](#): > > It only costs 15 bucks for a lifetime registration sticker you put on your seat tube. > > The sticker gives you all the same rights as a car. You can take an entire lane going 10mph and all the cars behind you have to wait since your sticker proves you have paid your share of road taxes and they can’t complain. > > 15 bucks for equal rights for bikes and cars is a fair price. > > Every state should mandate bicycle registration. This is cute…you do realize that car registration fees don’t even come close to paying for the roads and that in many states car registration is a cost center. Heck even with all taxes 49.3 percent of road spending comes from general tax dollars, should we up the average car registration cost by $3500 a year to pay for their real cost? Also Honolulu has bike registration, not the rest of the state and it does nothing to improve the perception of bike riders nor does it help pay for infrastructure in any significant way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582.md?page=6)