PU-pid driver

Duh,
I was waiting to turn left behind a car in the turning lane, after switching
lanes when no traffic was in our lanes going North.
An oncoming driver with a green light decides to stop maybe because she saw
I wanted to turn left behind somebody but what the...? The confused driver
infront of me stalled to let her change her mind but she would not. I came
next and she would not go either. While taking my left turn she leans on
the horn and shakes her finger at me with her 80 yr old father in the
passenger seat both treating me like a little kid who is doing wrong and
needs scolding. I stopped in amazement then chased them but alas I was too
tired to get a licence plate.
Just proves you never know what they are thinking and if one is like
that they could all be.
I thank my stars each night that I even survive any day I ride since
there seems to be complete lack of judgement on any drivers part ever.

Ciau

"nash" wrote in
news:2cM3h.265039$1T2.28980@pd7urf2no:

I stopped in amazement then chased them but alas I was too
tired to get a licence plate.
Just proves you never know what they are thinking and if one is
like
that they could all be.


Not sure what you would have been able to do with a license number.
While she was guilty of "minor" road rage and unnecessary use of the
horn, I doubt that if you reported her the police would do anything
about it. Plus, given her apparent attitude about cyclists and the fact
that she was in a 2000 lbs vehicle that had at least a 100 bhp engine, I
would not have chased her down to give her a second chance to use her
car as a weapon instead of just the horn.

Many drivers don't know the rules of the road as they apply to bicycles.
They think we are supposed to ride facing traffic, walk our bikes across
streets in the crosswalk, and in general stay off THEIR roads.
Unfortunately this is compounded by many cyclist that think they own the
road and don't yield to faster traffic - even when riding 2 or 3
abreast. This makes those crazy car drivers even more dangerous for guys
like you and I that obey the law and try to be courteous to everyone we
share the roads with.

Cheers,
David

"Solvang Cyclist" wrote in message
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"nash" wrote in
news:2cM3h.265039$1T2.28980@pd7urf2no:

I stopped in amazement then chased them but alas I was too
tired to get a licence plate.
Just proves you never know what they are thinking and if one is
like
that they could all be.


Not sure what you would have been able to do with a license number.
While she was guilty of "minor" road rage and unnecessary use of the
horn, I doubt that if you reported her the police would do anything
about it. Plus, given her apparent attitude about cyclists and the fact
that she was in a 2000 lbs vehicle that had at least a 100 bhp engine, I
would not have chased her down to give her a second chance to use her
car as a weapon instead of just the horn.

Some police depts -- not all -- take an interest in cases such as these. It
all depends... I think wise authorities realize that drivers like these can
turn into problems down the road and so they at least make a call to try to
explain to them that what they did is wrong and not acceptable. And yes,
believe me, cops can turn what the driver did into a "crime" of some sort...
with a little imagination... ;-)

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