Old 06-25-11, 07:26 PM
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jackb
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As a cyclist and a driver of cars, I can understand the position of GetupnGo. Biicycles do, indeed, have a right to the road, but obstructing traffic when it would be just as easy to ride single file is not a good choice. The natural flow of traffic on country roads is far in excess of 15 or 20 mph. When I'm cycling on a narrow country road I stay to the right as much as I can to allow cars to pass. It is the courteous thing to do. Why piss people off by staying in the middle of the lane and not allow them to pass? If I were in a car I wouldn't drive at 20 mph and prevent other cars from passing even though I would have "a right to the road." Courtesy goes a long way to keeping people civil to one another.
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