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Old 05-13-05 | 12:40 PM
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Dr. Moto
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From: Richmond, VA

Bikes: Motobecane, Douglas, Trek

I had a nice VC attitude moment in my ride the other afternoon. I was rolling down a narrow residential side street (speed limit = 20 mph, my speed around 15), getting ready to turn left into a neighborhood park for a rest. I had just turned onto this street with a left turn, for which I signaled properly. A car followed me onto this street, so I'm pretty sure she saw me signal for the first turn. From a position about 4' from the right shoulder (pretty much centered in the lane), I signaled again for the left turn into the park, and just after my arm came out, I heard her punch the gas as if to pass me. (Maybe she misinterpreted my signal for a wave-through?) While keeping my arm outstretched with the signal, I looked backward, right at her, and moved out to the centerline of the road, watching her the entire time. She then backed off and waited until I made my left turn. Total elapsed time, about 4 seconds. If I had allowed her to pass I would have either ridden past my turn and had to turn around, or come to a complete stop to make it.
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