Like Patrick, I will always pull as far to the left as I safely can and, if I hear a vehicle come up from behind, will make eye contact and motion they're free to make a right. When the light changes, I get through as quickly as possible and move rightward.
Cheers! lyle On 21 March 2012 14:29, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: > The driver was asking nicely? > I'd move over if I reasonably could. > If he was obnoxious about it I wouldn't hear him. My ears are funny > that way. > > Jay > > On Mar 21, 8:23 pm, Peter Morgano <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm, I often encount situations like this riding in NYC. The difference > is > > that though I know what the laws are and the drivers dont I am still a > dude > > on a 30lb bike and they are driving a 2 ton missle that can crush me > like a > > bug. I will usually err on the side of "courteousness" even though I > will > > grumble under my breath about how I had the right of way or when some > idiot > > honks at me for just having the audacity to rid on thier roads but again, > > they can kill us and we cant do much to them. I find this is especially > > true in NYC where the Village Voice has finally torn the lid off of a > > systematic plan by the NYPD to blame all bike related injuries and > > fatalities on bike riders and hardly ever if at all on the drivers of > cars > > since the NYPD is not in favor of increased ridership advocated by the > > transportation commissioner Sadik-Khan. So I would say, there is a time > to > > stand your ground and a time to realize you are at the position of > > vulnerability and to just complain when you get home or on this list > even. > > I know there are people who will see this as being too capitulating but > as > > a grown man with kids at home I have to prioritize safety over pride. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Liesl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Riv Chicas y Chicos, Here's one to throw in the hopper! Yesterday > > > on my commute home, I was stopped close to the right curb at a light > > > for a busy cross-street (Hiawatha Ave at 35th st in Minneapolis for > > > you twin cities folk). I heard a horn behind me; not a blaring one, > > > just a can-I-get-your-attention one. I turned around to look, and a > > > bit behind me was a man on a bike who was square in the middle of the > > > right lane. Behind him was a woman in the car from whence the beep > > > came. She asked in a very reasonable tone if he could move over so > > > she could make a right turn. He replied no; the light was about to > > > change. Then there ensued a brief but escalating argument while the > > > light didn't turn green with the biker vocally refusing to move over > > > and the frustrated woman asking why he wouldn't just move over. I > > > refrained from turning around and watching the whole thing much less > > > getting involved. The light finally turned green. I, out in front, > > > sprinted across Hiawatha with the argument still going. The last I > > > heard was the man shouting over his shoulder in a sarcastic tone: "I'm > > > sorry I made you wait 40 seconds." > > > > > Curious to know what y'all think...would you have moved over? stood > > > your ground? In similar instances that I've been in, I know that I've > > > moved over and didn't think much about it. > > > > > The trees are leafing out here a full month early. > > > > > Liesl > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
