rude drivers nope. rude TRUCKERS... 1960i think what you're complaining about is the practice of "taking the lane" that many riders use (myself included when i feel it's the safest way to ride). but please...
rude drivers nope. rude TRUCKERS... 1961Brian Smith Yeah? What would that be? While I have not cited the laws in my state, I do know them in regards to pbutting, obstructing traffic, and laws WRT vehicular bicycling. So, if...
Down here the roads are narrow than you have up there. They tend to hold up traffic (or take the lane, as they call it) for as long as they can, citing the fact that they are permitted to operate on the roads. The part that they forget or fail to acknowledge is that they are madated to follow and obey the Motor Vehicle Act. As such, they are required to pull off the road to facilitate the movement of faster moving traffic. Also, motorists are not going to cross a double yellow line to pbutt a cyclist and risk being struck or striking another vehicle and being found at fault for the collision.
Years ago I belonged to the locl bicycle touring club. We used to go for long rides on Sundays, we'd be bunched up initially but as we moved on farther we spread ourselves out so that we didn't hold up traffic. Not to mention the fact that we would pull off the road to allow traffic to pbutt us. Simpler to do that then wait for an ambulance ride.
Here they scream that they have rights to be on the road. Only problem is that you can find them on the road, on the sidewalk and in a crosswalk or on the wrong side of the road all within one city block. Not to mention that they don not stop for red lights, stop signs or anything else. Pedestrians are just another obstacle for them to dodge around.
I made the mistake once pbutting a car that was stopped against the curb. The driver opened his door into my leg. I still have the scar, but it never happened to me again. I always (to this day) check the windows of every parked vehicle to see if there could be a person exiting without looking.
Brian
