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Old 06-23-11, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ItsJustMe
Car drivers seem to want us all the way in the gutter on the right, except when they want us all the way on the yellow line in the center. And they want us to obey the traffic signals except when we're in their way, in which case they want us to run the red lights and get out of the way.
Exactly, as many of us have said in the past. It seems that most motorists idea of "sharing the road" means that we as cyclists have to:

a) get out of their way as soon as we hear them coming
b) that we have to "cower in fear" in the gutter pan/shoulder until they pass

Which is what I would have had to do in order to clear the way for her to make her turn.
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