Yesterday, I took the lane in a 2->1 merge right before a stop light and some idiot woman in an SUV actually drove in the oncoming traffic at about 2mph to try to drive around me as though my bicycle while coming to a stop at a stop light in the middle of the lane was impeding her ability to drive. I don't know where she thought she was going since I was stopping about 3' behind the car in front of me.
I used the AirZound horn on her and she suddenly started driving like I was an actual vehicle.
Maybe I'll start a thread that's just stories of how the airzound helps.
Originally Posted by
RichardGlover
Take The Lane.
If you want to assert your right to be on the road, and there isn't sufficient clearance for cars to safely pass you without moving into oncoming traffic, you have to take the lane, so they can't even TRY to squeeze past you.
That's when cyclists get killed: they try to be nice by hugging the shoulder on a narrow road, and they get clipped by cars who view it as an opportunity to thread the needle between you and that oncoming SUV... well, if they decide they don't have enough room, you can bet they're not going to head-on the SUV.