I am finding people walking in the middle of the streets of residential neighborhoods (even ones that are all apartment buildings) - not to avoid anyone, just walking in the middle of the street. I am presented with the dilemma of how to get by them and keep social distance. I am frankly at a loss why people are doing this. I presume they are afraid of contracting the virus, but not of getting hit by a car? The big bike bell from RBW gets people’s attention.
I am trying not to get too irritated because it ruins my ride. Andy > On Apr 25, 2020, at 7:07 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Interesting new scars?! Did you get hit by a car??? > > I’ve been wanting to chime back in here again about more new things I’m > learning. > > 1. I despise vehicles. I thought I disliked them before but I despise them > now. It’s been quieter on the roads and I’ve been enjoying audiobooks with my > air pods, and you know what? Cars go screaming by me so loudly that I can’t > hear my books. And my Apple Watch alerts me that the decibels I’m > experiencing will cause eventual hearing loss. I wonder how many of us have > or will have some damage to our hearing from the noise of traffic. > > 2. While I’d never hurt a pedestrian, I am in favor of making them > uncomfortable when they deserve it. Now, I am sure some of you will want to > chastise me, but don’t bother because it will fall on my increasingly deaf > ears. > > I usually have the paths to myself, but in quarantine people are out in > droves. Initially, I’d smooth over all the situations where pedestrians were > wildly out of etiquette. I was out there apologizing when they were in the > wrong lane and I was approaching, more apologizing when they didn’t > understand the bell, apologizing when their off-leash dog lunged for me in > passing, apologizing if they startled as I passed by... Now I’m getting > tougher out there, because I’ve had enough. > > Last night, I’m on a paved MUP and the couple in front of me (and their dog) > are taking up the ENTIRE path. This path is WIDE, meant for two-way traffic, > and the couple’s roving was extreme. He’s one one side, she and the dog are > on the other and all 3 of them are weaving. Though this MUP is a 2-way, I > cannot pass by. I’m riding uphill and hate to break momentum, but I slow > waaaayyyy down and wait for them to notice me. The husband darts off to the > right and the wife looks irritated with me and freezes. I ride by silently > and slowly, refusing to diffuse the situation with words or a smile. I’m > sure they felt caught off-guard. I’m sure it was uncomfortable. Good. They > are on a shared path and they aren’t sharing. After being startled maybe > they’ll pay attention and be courteous. > > Now, if you are a child, anything goes. Those little buggers are out there > with their scooters, bikes, plasma cars, strollers, wagons and Power Wheels. > They’re careening all over and veering and swerving and causing mayhem. > > And I will smile and wave at them all. 🥰 Go wild, munchkins! > Leah > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 25, 2020, at 5:57 PM, aeroperf <dorem...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 25, 2020, at 5:57 PM, aeroperf <dorem...@comcast.net> wrote: >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E06ABBA8-953B-48AE-9D72-F83E6A9573A4%40gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7CD952F1-7F4D-4342-AF82-AF63245A874D%40ucla.edu.
