Same - but it depends on the intersection. I tend to try to leave space to my right for a turning vehicle (or bike) if I'm heading straight.
Brian Seattle On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > I pull over to the left at red lights too. > > - Ryan > > > > > On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:26:13 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> This is a pet peeve and concern of mine. First, the woman is an idiot, >> as usual thinking that bikes don't belong, really, on the roadways. >> Second, if you pull to the far right, you risk a fool making a right >> hook just as you are moving off -- the one time I have been hit by a >> car it was in such a situation. When people honk at me in such >> circumstances, I point to the red light. >> >> BUT!!! There is a way!! I, myself, pull out to the left side of the >> lane at a red or sigh. This has two benefits: first, I prevent fools >> from making tight right hooks around me. Second, it allows cars to >> make rights without me getting in the way. In fact, I usually motion >> right-turning cars to "go ahead." The downside, and this seems rare, >> is for some fool to try to pass you going straight while he is on your >> left. >> >> The other solution is to say, "Pog Ma thoin" pron "poog MAhoon" and >> meaning "Kiss my ass." >> http://www.irish-sayings.com/**cats/irishwords/<http://www.irish-sayings.com/cats/irishwords/> >> >> I myself fancy the Ulster dialect. >> >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:13 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.** >> com <[email protected]>. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >> . >> > >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW >> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/BfGlWq9BycUJ. > > 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.
