Originally Posted by
david58
I didn't really notice this until I started cycling, but see it so frequently now. And I used to be an offender when I drove a zippy little sportier car, unlike now in my stick shift SUV. But Brake Checks...
I am regularly scared spitless by drivers that feel that they need to go from 30mph to almost zero (no complete stops in Oregon...) at intersections. Is this a fundamental flaw of Oregon drivers and their lack of understanding of physics or poor depth perception, or do you see this, too?
I usually have my commuter helmet on in the mornings, with the 600+ lumen light on it. Those brake-checkers get a little longer glance as I ride by than the less racy drivers. I'm just hoping beyond hope that the light will give em a headache....
I sort of had a situation like this yesterday. I was passed by three cars who had an undying need to get a head of me at the next traffic light. Just as I approached the third car, the light went green and I passed all three of them and got back in the right lane. They of course passed me again. But they were none too happy about being passed by cyclist. Sort of like a game of leap frog.