Advocacy & Safety - Praise for a little girl.

I was riding in Longeuil in Montreal between traffic and parked cars and while riding I noticed the back door of a Vibe crack open and a small girl inside looking back to make sure that she does not open the door into traffic. I gave her a thumbs up as I passed.

I just feel that since we rag on people for doing the wrong thing. We should congratulate them for doing the right thing.

I like that gesture, and do similar things, like saluting and smiling to those who yeild to me at intersections, etc. Good going!

John

I always make some type of friendly gesture to cars that give me room or yeild or pass me extra cautiously. I feel it is the least I can do. There are so few courteous drivers that I don't have to do it often however.

Funny thing is that I tend to get more courtesy from oversized vehicles than cars or suv's. The big work trucks and transports seem to be less vicious lately.

My best ride for car courtesy was last year on September 11th. It seemed that everyone was more focused and friendly as I rode to a doctor's appointment (I needed to get a respirator exam; not accident-related).

John

Originally posted by SamDaBikinMan

Funny thing is that I tend to get more courtesy from oversized vehicles than cars or suv's. The big work trucks and transports seem to be less vicious lately.

I attribute it to "professional courtesy". Even if you're not a professional road user, the fact that you acted professionally got you the same courteous treatment. I remember that when I was first learning to fly, my flight instructor told me to always act professionally regardless of my actual status because it promotes a level playing field amongst all participants and that leads to a higher degree of safety. Since then, I've tried to extend that same philosophy to almost everything I do.

Praise for her parents, too!