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06-30-08, 12:46 PM
A fellow cyclist told me she was in her car driving up Soundview in Gig Harbor, which is a long, probably 6% grade coming up from the waterfront to SR-16. She wound up in a 10-car back-up behind a cyclist who stayed out in the middle of the lane despite the fact that there was ample shoulder and a bike lane to boot.
She said no one was honking but the guy behind her was throwing up his hands as if to say "What gives?".
Questions:
1. Under what if any circumstances would a cyclist have the right to take the lane given these conditions?
2. As a fellow cyclist, what if anything would you say to this rider as you finally managed to pass him?
It seems to me that we aren't doing much for the sake of rider-driver relations when we use these kind of tactics, but perhaps there are considerations I'm not aware of, hence question #1.
She said no one was honking but the guy behind her was throwing up his hands as if to say "What gives?".
Questions:
1. Under what if any circumstances would a cyclist have the right to take the lane given these conditions?
2. As a fellow cyclist, what if anything would you say to this rider as you finally managed to pass him?
It seems to me that we aren't doing much for the sake of rider-driver relations when we use these kind of tactics, but perhaps there are considerations I'm not aware of, hence question #1.