Originally Posted by
genec
While the motorist does "hate to slow down" the cyclist too expresses the same sentiment. We all seem to be graced with "entitlement."
Of course for the cyclist, there is considerably more physical effort involved in slowing and combing back to speed.
Maybe it's high time we all realize that public space is for all of us.
I was sort of forced into a situation of this type, today. I was on my way to an appointment, 'taking the lane' at 5mph along with everyone else. Traffic was backed up for several miles because of an accident where one car had a side-impact collision with another car. I was so glad I checked my tires before I left. Because there were pieces of glass and metal all over the southbound lanes at the intersection.
I did weave through traffic a little bit(stupid I know). But, The thought of something like what happens to Sgt. Harris in the first Police Academy movie. Where Sgt. Harris gets tired of the traffic delays, so he starts weaving through traffic. When someone opens their car door, causing Sgt. Harris to fly off the dirt bike and end up head first in the backside of a horse.