Originally Posted by
Leo H.
No harm. The one thing is, if this had happened to you in a car, you're not as immediately endangered. I probably do have a consciousness about my place in the traffic flow that is tenuous, but it is legitimate. Part of my emotion is no doubt due to having 2 incidents like this in one week after going for close to a year since having anything close like it happen.
For the record, I am a scrupulous cycle commuter and am aware of the tension between taking my lane, or giving ground to speeding traffic as a rule.
Thanks for understanding my view. There is a catch-22 to it too. Many drivers are ignorant of the laws concerning cycling and sharing the road and they DO need to be told. The bad thing is that a person is never more self centered or selfish than when they are behind the wheel. People have this self entitlement mentality when driving and this is not a great time for education.