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Courteous drivers [was "Share the road, not the lane")
On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, N8N wrote:
On Aug 31, 11:10 am, ComandanteBanana wrote: The signs on the road say to share the road with bikes, not share the lane. It may seem like a technicality, but the difference may be as huge as that being harassed all the time, and that of being left alone. If the road has only one lane, fine. But if it doesn't SHARE THE ROAD MEANS SHARE THE ROAD, NOT THE LANE. If not it means SOMEONE GETS THE LION'S SHARE, AND SOMEONE GETS THE SCRAPS --IF ANY. Guess who gets what... Poll taken at... http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=580078 personally, I have more problems with drivers being overly "courteous," stopping when they have the right of way, being hesitant to pass, etc. than I do with drivers aggressively passing or passing too closely. nate I hear you on "overly 'courteous'" drivers. They think they're doing a great service to cyclists by, say, stopping at a green light so the cyclist can turn left. I'd love to hear more "courteous"drivers stories... Cullen Appleton, Wi |
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Courteous drivers [was "Share the road, not the lane")
On Sep 1, 11:58*am, wrote:
wrote: I hear you on "overly 'courteous'" drivers. They think they're doing a great service to cyclists by, say, stopping at a green light so the cyclist can turn left. I'd love to hear more "courteous"drivers stories... * *I'm all the time getting waved through four-way stops by drivers who are on the right. *But come to think of it, that happens when I'm driving too. *People just plain don't know the "on the right has the right of way" rule. * *There is a school crossing near me that crosses a major road. *This road is so busy that I call it "Taladega," the drivers are usually so aggressive at rush hour. *But 'most any other time of day, if I'm waiting at for traffic, someone will stop for me, as if I were a school kid. *I've given up waving them by or pointing to the stop sign. *I just go. *It's nice to have one privilege in the world. Bill * *__o * | *_`\(,_ *| * Burn fat, not oil. (_)/ (_) | * * * * * * * * * * * * I have the same frustrations, in the small town where I live and even had 2 or 3 cops wave me through. The thing is, I'm an old man but I like to practice my track stands at every stop sign. If there is a driver to my right, I take my right hand off the handlebar and wave them through. Since most old men can't balance well enough to do this, I feel like I deserve an ATTABOY, at least once in a while. :-) Lewis. ***** |
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