Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Fairfax, VA commuting to Washington DC
Bikes: 2010 Kona Dew Drop (the daily driver),'07 Specialized Roubaix (the sports car), '99 ish Kona NuNu MTB (the SUV), Schwinn High Plains (circa 1992?) (the beater)
Overall, a good ride with great weather, but I was apparently quite impatient, and it caught up with me. I should have known I needed to re-focus and reconsider when I was 'forced' to go around a truck on the left (and across the double yellow) on a minor side street. But the real wake up came when I decided to go around a cab on the right, and he bumped me as he pulled to the curb to let off his fare. Now, I must have had more than an inkling that this was coming, as I had waited behind him for some (short, but far from de minimus) time period before deciding it was okay to pass. As I got along side, he moved for the curb and I was nudged/squeezed. I think the pedestrians on the sidewalk were far more upset than I was, though I still think the cabbie needs a lesson in looking before moving, as he had just cleared the section of road that has a full bike lane, so having a bike to his right was not exactly out of the ordinary. But I'll take the bulk of the blame, as I should have been patient and not tried to scoot past him.