Originally Posted by
kickstart
I think it would be fair to say "irritating incidents" can very often be attributed to others doing the wrong thing.
"Too fast" is when one can't avoid contact with those irritations.
Agreed, with many situations.
But folks popping out from between cars, or flinging open a door ... those two scenarios are very often not capable of being anticipated, beyond simply riding/driving by such areas (strings of parked cars). Vehicles in the roadway don't slow down to 5mph in anticipation someone's going to appear between parked cars; IMO, nor should a cyclist in a legitimate lane, either. Yes, be on guard against such circumstances, to the extent possible. But often it's simply not possible to regroup from the instant lunacy many present to us, while on the roadways (either in a car or on a bike). We've all been there.