Originally Posted by henesse
maybe your taking up more space than needed.
I see some dumb cyclists taking up one lane at rush hour!
that would piss anyone off.
I tend to stick right to the side when im on my bike.
but becoming hostile towards the cyclists is just stupid.
maybe saying something like, "get f out of the way at rush time you ass monkey" wouldn't be that bad.
The delemia I face every day. Do I ride in the center of the very narrow outside lane during rush hour and slow up traffic as cars behind me try and squeeze into the next allready full lane to pass me. This also results in daily insults hurled at me and agressive close passing, etc. Or do I ride to the right in the narrow lane where if a car doesn't merge a bit out of their lane to pass me, they will clip me, so they still need to slow a bit and squeeze left. This results in many close passes (less than 6") and still insults hurled at me (not quite as many as if I ride in center of lane, but still quite a few) I'd say the former is safer although one needs a thicker skin to deal with all the abuse. I also look like more of an a-hole from the perspective of drivers, like I am taking up a whole lane, but riding to right I still take a whole lane as driver should be merging left into the next lane for a safe 3ft clearance path
Al