Pam, I think you have got this figured out.
I admit I have let a few rides be ruined by obnoxious drivers. A close
scrape is scary, and then it makes me angry, and then I am bothered by this
feeling that I need to restore balance to the universe by waving a middle
finger. That's the feeling
I entirely agree. I mostly successfully avoid giving those unskilled auto
drivers the finger. However, as I wave in a friendly way, but with my heart
burning, I think how I’m still giving the rotten person my middle finger,
just camouflaged by its four friends.
Dave, who does not trust any driver
I was a teenager during the 1970s bike boom and loved riding my 10 speed
everywhere. I rode for fun, fitness, socializing, commuting, errands, and
eventually competition. I came to believe the bicycle could help transform
our culture, bringing a more humane pace to our lives. I no longer believe
I wrote this up a day or two ago and hesitated to post but after talking
with Ariel I've decided to share, apologies to Jim if it doesn't meet group
guidelines.
Last New Years Eve, 2021, my wife and I set out for one last ride of the
year, venturing through wine country just outside of San Lui
I wrote this up a day or two ago and hesitated to post but after talking
with Ariel I've decided to share, apologies to Jim if it doesn't meet group
guidelines.
Last New Years Eve, 2021, my wife and I set out for one last ride of the
year, venturing through wine country just outside of San Luis
Longtime lurker and Riv owner here. Last summer while riding my Riv Road I
was run over by a truck rolling through a stop sign. I went down and the
truck rolled over my bike and right shoulder. It's spooky being under a
moving vehicle like that. I was pretty mangled, cuts, fractures, dislocated
Putting on the Admin Cap...
In the past I've pulled threads like this as they veered quickly and
strongly off topic and tended to end up in Polemic-ville.
I'd like to remind everyone, particularly newer members, of the narrower
focus of this group. It's by design and has generally served us we
I've been riding for many years in many places, and my worst experience
(one of very few dangerous experiences) was this past summer. Near my house
is a four-lane crossing over a freeway where the freeway is dug into a
narrow channel, so it's not a long crossing and does not require a climb.
Tr
Ken, you just reminded me of many years ago on a quiet countryside 2 lane road,
I was riding to the right and I assume it was kids that threw a full big cup of
ice filled liquid in what kind of car I have no recollection. Yea they got me
and I really wanted to get them but was too stunned. Peopl
*Preface: I don't condone my choice of action*
Years ago, I had a group of teens hit me with a full gallon-sized (or
metric equivalent) bottle of Gatorade thrown out the car window as they
swerved uncomfortably close to me. It was early morning and I presumed they
were on their way to school.
I
I completely agree about communication, I point to where I am going and
wave a lot, I do try to keep my finger salute in my head only, it rarely
improves anything. Steve
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 7:40 AM Pam Bikes wrote:
> I haven't read all the posts except the first one but couple of things...
I haven't read all the posts except the first one but couple of things...
I teach Cycling Savvy (
https://cyclingsavvy.org/event/3-part-workshop-charlotte-nc-oct-21-23/2022-10-21/)
which
teaches communication and cooperation. I never use the one finger salute,
I always use the friendly wave a
RBW content - I owe my 1998 Rivendell LongLow Custom to getting doored in
west Berkeley. I was coming back from (high carbohydrate) lunch at
Jack-in-da-Box and was pedaling my lugged steel Centurion past parked cars
when a door swung open and caught me in the ribs - immediate full stop. A
painf
These are difficult issues for all of us, but the door often swings both
ways. A couple of years ago I had stopped at a point where a bike trail
crosses a major state highway, waiting for the light to change so I could
proceed across the intersection. On the opposite side of the intersection
Yep. I use a mirror and always have a "bail off to the right" plan. Which
won't be helpful if I'm on the bridge over the channel and the bail-off is
way down there in shallow water!
On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 3:32:41 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:
> My bike trail was closed for two weeks in April
My bike trail was closed for two weeks in April, 2020, so I rode 2 miles on
the 45mph road to get to the next county where it was still open.
I stayed well to the right of the shoulder white line, but one day a
passing driver came close enough to clip my rear-view mirror. Handlebars
went hard r
Please be very cautious when choosing to engage with drivers. Only they
know what lurks in their minds at that moment.
Curtis
Yielding to a 3000 pound mass of steel is a wise decision.
On Sun, Oct 9, 2022, 2:59 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> I moved this year and there's a 55mph 4-lane highway I use
I moved this year and there's a 55mph 4-lane highway I use a lot, I don't
love the speeds as the cars fly by but the emergency lane is wide and I
don't worry about it too much. What PISSES ME OFF are the honkers who do it
just to startle me cuz I guess it's hilarious. Not a fan.
On Sunday, Oc
I had an incident last year thar still affects me. I was rolling along in
the shoulder, enjoying the day en route the donut shop turnaround point (30
miles out, 30 back) when a pick up driver tried sideswiping me. He had to
aim for me, this was intentional. My reactions meant I swerved clear,
a
I got "the honk" a couple weeks ago. I was on a residential street that
narrows down from 35mph posted limit to 25 as it comes around a tight curve
and shoots downhill. At the crest I took the lane with the knowledge that
shortly I would be rolling at near 25 and a big black lifted pickup came
Scary.
In the other direction, I got a good foot planted on the hood of an
obnoxious Bentley that was being disrespectful of bicycle cross traffic.
The driver looked super pissed and horribly distraught all at once. Not a
Joe Bell, but the paint was pretty nice. I’ll do the same to any car, but
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