tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post1989609287849726393..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Graduates of the Ma$$hole school of drivingCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-3636288391002425552010-08-06T18:46:18.710-04:002010-08-06T18:46:18.710-04:00LOL. What a maroon.LOL. What a maroon.Herzognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-67081717239031775382010-08-06T15:20:58.865-04:002010-08-06T15:20:58.865-04:00Charlotte-
I had another interaction riding up Ca...Charlotte- <br />I had another interaction riding up Cambridge street today.<br />Was well into the lane, as per usual, and traffic was inching along, so I was keeping up without problem. A guy in a prius tries to "pass" me by pulling up with his right fender 6" from my wheel WHILE I'M STOPPED RIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR!! <br />I turn around and say "what are you doing??" and he starts to yell that I should get over and ride on the right. I told him that in a lane less that 12', which this clearly was, I had the right to the whole lane, and that if he was unhappy, he could pass in the other lane (which of course was going no faster. Some people rode by on my right, filtering up to the light, and he yelled "all the other bikes are doing it" and I responded that I didn't want to get hit by a car door. <br />We inched forward again, and I found myself next to a couple of tradesmen in a van with their windows open. I said to the guy in the passenger seat- "I'm not sure exactly where that guy was going to go- I don't seem to be having any trouble keeping up with traffic. The guy smiled and shrugged, and said "there's always one" So at least i'm not crazy in seeing that these folks are massholes.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-67084127687258790802010-08-06T14:32:31.597-04:002010-08-06T14:32:31.597-04:00I think it's funny that people get mad at scof...I think it's funny that people get mad at scofflaw cyclists, when drivers break the law all the time. AND it's much more dangerous for others when they do, seeing as they are in a huge hunk of tin and all.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644345468042448465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-36942341734381398912010-08-06T14:09:55.534-04:002010-08-06T14:09:55.534-04:00I think there's something in the air these day...I think there's something in the air these days, maybe all this humidity. My winner today was a brand new very shiny Mercedes, which gunned it to pass me on the left, then braked hard in order to make a right turn in front of my line of travel. I had to brake hard to avoid running my bike right into his quarter panel. I wanted to tell him (among other things) that the money he spent on those Mercedes brakes meant that they were a LOT more effective than mine! GrrrrCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036691849337099909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-85900036299071083992010-08-06T00:08:22.547-04:002010-08-06T00:08:22.547-04:00I know how you feel, why don't they just pass ...I know how you feel, why don't they just pass already! My personal favorite is the ones on cell phones, speeding up slowing down weaving all over the street. I should not say it but makes me want to use a paintball gun, sorry just infuriates me. We all affect others with whatever it is we do. Fortunately most of the time its not life threatening.davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-77222364738096642022010-08-05T23:48:42.103-04:002010-08-05T23:48:42.103-04:00amenamenAstroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035410750985093621noreply@blogger.com