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Old 09-12-12 | 02:28 PM
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iconicflux
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Bikes: Surly Long Haul Trucker w/ SRAM Rival, & 36H 38's, Late 70's Santana Tandem w/ Double Diamond frame

No the driver was already along side me when I laid on the airzound. At that point they weren't any more dangerous by accelerating as they would have been by slowing. I suppose they could have swerved but that's rare.

Since there's limited space with which to change lanes and turn right (the lane ends at a T without any stop sign) I'd say it's safer to have them go forward or move backwards.

Having talked with a few people about getting honked at, I believe that cars provide bicycles more respect when they have the ability to honk at them. It's like suddenly you become a real vehicle.


Originally Posted by Bekologist
Wait. so the use of the AirZound simply freaked out the driver and caused them to execute the dangerous pass, just in a more aggressive manner? Hardly sounds like it worked, more like the use of the airzound exacerbated the situation.

i suspect there's a fair bit of ill-will directed at people that use airzounds, both on the road and on the MUP.
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