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Driver arrested in road-rage incident

I don't mind cyclists on the road, but they shouldn't ride side-by-side like they 'own' the road. Single file please.

It's really sad that motorists can't deal with a few runners and bikers on the road. Whether it's a race, a recreational ride or kids biking from school, they all deserve respect from people driving vehicles. Far too many times I have had to deal with some pathetic driver who thinks they own the road. I think when a driver gets a dose of road rage against cyclists, it's really a part of their brain telling them they should be biking too. The rage comes from knowing that they are too lazy and weak to tackle this kind of an activity.

The cyclist may well have had a right to be there but he is Dumber than Dirt for responding to a 2000+ pound truck by his side. Did he go to public school in Panguitch or something?

i cant believe the driver of the truck is out on the streets again.he should be locked up in a insane asylum.if i was the bicylist i would get a attorney and sue that wacko for all he is worth and than some.what if next time its children on bikes,instead of adults? he should be facing attempted murder charges!

I'm going to say it. NO ONE wants bikes on the road. There are trails to ride on for this reason. I don't ride my car on the trails. For the most part bikes are not a problem, but it's when they try to be cars that it does not work. YOUR NOT A CAR! You don't speed up like a car and cant go as fast as one. If you think you are a car we will treat you like one. If a car went 20 in a 35 I would honk at him as well. The place for bikes is NOT on the road.
With that said the guy in this car should be charged with attempted murder. If you slammed your car into a cop they could legally shoot you!

Cyclists do own the road. Just as much as motorists own the road. Property taxes pay for the roads.

And riding two-abreast is legal.

Trying to run a cyclist off the road because you're going to be slowed down by five seconds, however, is not legal.

Ted,
Riding two abreast is legal. See the Utah Drivers Handbook.

Motorists need to share the road. Cars are not the only valid form of transportation.

It's amazing to me after reading this story is a comment about cyclists "owning the road". Let's focus on the criminal in the story...The Driver!

Read the Utah Motor Vehicle Code. Apart from that, next time I'm having a bad day I'll just run over some kids jaywalking on the way home from school. After all, they're acting like they own the road too. Let's not forget people who cut me off in traffic, pull left hand turns in front of me, and tailgate behind. That's what the shotgun is for.

If this man (term used loosely) can't control his temper, then he needs to lose his license, spend some time doing community service by picking up garbage and sweeping gravel on the side of busy roads, and pay for the bike.

Nothing ever justifies putting someone's life in danger.

Bicylcist don't own the road anymore than a car owns the road. And bicyclists don't want to die, but may have to ride out into the road to avoid glass, wood planks other things in the "bike lane". Bicyclist have the right to use the road for travel, that is the law. Are Utah roads so clogged with cyclists that drivers are forced to add even a minute to their travels? Is losing a few seconds to slow for or safely pass a cyclist so onerous a burden? I wonder if we are losing our minds...

Before you go making a lot of comments, ride a bike for a month everywhere you go. Many of the anti-bicyclist comments will evaporate.

The most dangerous cyclists you will find are kids running around their neighborhoods, a good reason to keep your speed down to keep the little tykes safe.

People who ride all the time are mostly extremely careful. The cyclist loses big time in any collision so most of don't want to tempt fate.

If you rode a bike you would also understand some things...like why we ride thru an intersection just left of the right hand turn lane. If I ride against the curb, I will get creamed by a car turning right. You also don't see the condition of the road like I do. Sometimes the road is so bad that I can't ride any further over to the right.

When a cyclist (or motorcyclist) makes a mistake, the cyclist suffers. When a car makes a mistake, the cyclist suffers. Cars and trucks should drive carefully, not yapping on the cell phone, speeding, texting, and taking out their unresolved emotional problems on others.

I have done several triathlons and the portion of the race that scares me the most is the bike portion. Most motorists have no respect for bikers on the road, and since motorists would be even more upset if we closed the road for our races...we all have to share the pavement. Ever Tri I have done has rules about riding side-by-side, you will be DQ if you do, with the exception of passing, and even then you only have so many seconds to execute your pass, otherwise you must fall back and ride single file. Motorists need to be more patient.

Mahonri...what do you have against Panguitch? It is a beautiful little town, and a few years back I think they even had a kid who nailed a perfect score on his ACT college entrance exam. Public school must not be too bad there....

It was a race. And even if it wasn't a bicycle has the same right of way as any other motor vehicle. They can take the whole lane if they want. They are specifically forbidden on freeways but that's about it. Cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles. They are all the same on the road. And yes they have to obey the same laws as any car. And it is possible to speed on a bicycle and they have to obey other road signs too.

Was that white trash driving his truck shirtless or did he take it off afterwards just to show his guns off for the mug shot?

Way to go Alex, I am on your side in this. I have had way to many bikers think they own the whole road and ride at 10 miles an hour. Who really does pay for the road - its NOT the bikers. It comes from our gas taxes pay for by MOTOR vechiles. Bikers are trespassors on roades paid for by those who buy gas. Hope you get off without having to pay for this biker turps bike.
AN EX-BIker. (I stopped riding by bike 20+ years ago because I did not want to be identifed with the group of crazy road hogs they became.)

Your property taxes go mostly to the school systimes along with most all your state income taxes. Look at your next statement.

Just out of interest; Do these bike clubs have to pay the same fee to go up the canyon that cars do? Last time I was on the Mirrow Lake highway, I had to pay something like 3 dollars for the chance to stop along the way.

You need therapy dude.

Each time I drive my car to an appointment and pass
a cyclist, I say halleluya. These cyclist are keeping their bodies in good shape, saving gas, having a wonderful time and often pushing themselves to do better today what they did well yesterday. And I am somewhat jealous, but lately
I'm happy to be walking to enjoy the beauty of the
out of doors.