Excellent! I must get one of those. Monarch colours, please, as they're my favourite butterfly.
He's right about pedestrians. Now before we start a flame war here where people tell us all the bad things cyclists have done to them and their extended families over the past 50 years, I acknowledge that there are lots of bad cyclists out there just as there are lots of bad drivers. And no, the vast majority of pedestrians are just fine. But there are a minority who are just a pain in the ass. There are those who are too busy checking their smartphones to look before they cross. There are those who suddenly jump onto the roadway to run a few steps to get ahead of other pedestrians impeding their progress. Unfortunately they take those few steps right where cyclists tend to be. There are the "two steps and look" types who only check for vehicles when they're half-way into the street. But worst of all are "the entitled". They cross the street and just assume that traffic will stop for them. Sure, they look initially to make sure they aren't in imminent danger, but once they start to cross (illegally as they're jay walking) they go slowly, never varying their pace, making cars and cyclists slow down, swerve around them or sometimes even come to a complete stop as they amble along their way. They basically dare vehicles to hit them. These are also tend (in my observation) to be the mouthiest when one points out their rude behaviour. So I've stopped yelling at them to get out of my way. I just ride by close enough that they know they've inconvenienced me but not close enough to put them in any jeopardy (or vice-versa). Now if I had auto-unfurling butterfly wings I could really get a point across! ;-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W <[email protected]> Sent: March 23, 2012 3/23/12 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> Subject: OT: A must-have for all urban cyclists <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67DfSoxRts0> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
