Comments on: Welcome to Bike Month http://1world2wheels.org/blog/welcome-to-bike-month/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ginger http://1world2wheels.org/blog/welcome-to-bike-month/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Ginger Fri, 16 May 2008 02:05:17 +0000 http://1world2wheels.org/blog/welcome-to-bike-month/#comment-196 It's interesting to me how varied the response from drivers can be on one ride. Tonight, I had a car stop and wave me in front of them when I was doing a left turn and I also had a driver nearly take off my left arm as he passed too close and honked at me. What's the honk supposed to mean? Get out of the way, get off the road, I'm coming around??? I try to find balance between doing what I have the right to do (ride on the road and obey rules like a car) and trying to be safe from the yahoo's who don't know that I have that right. It’s interesting to me how varied the response from drivers can be on one ride. Tonight, I had a car stop and wave me in front of them when I was doing a left turn and I also had a driver nearly take off my left arm as he passed too close and honked at me. What’s the honk supposed to mean? Get out of the way, get off the road, I’m coming around???

I try to find balance between doing what I have the right to do (ride on the road and obey rules like a car) and trying to be safe from the yahoo’s who don’t know that I have that right.

]]> By: gus http://1world2wheels.org/blog/welcome-to-bike-month/comment-page-1/#comment-184 gus Fri, 02 May 2008 21:47:48 +0000 http://1world2wheels.org/blog/welcome-to-bike-month/#comment-184 As has been said, I find I get more respect when I use hand signals and stop for lights an stop signs. I know some people slow down because they don't know what a right turn signal means, but they slow up. Red lights can be good for glaring at the redneck who just passed to closely. This works if, like me, one resembles a mass murderer. It goes without saying, but I will anyway, ride on the right and use lights and reflectors. I work 3rd shift and ride year round, if the road surface is safe. As has been said, I find I get more respect when I use hand signals and stop for lights an stop signs. I know some people slow down because they don’t know what a right turn signal means, but they slow up. Red lights can be good for glaring at the redneck who just passed to closely. This works if, like me, one resembles a mass murderer. It goes without saying, but I will anyway, ride on the right and use lights and reflectors. I work 3rd shift and ride year round, if the road surface is safe.

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