Thread: I hate busses
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Old 05-06-15 | 05:46 PM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

I don't know. Here in Westchester I often share the road with buses and we get along fine. On one route I can ply leapfrog with a bus for over 10 minutes. The drivers know when to pass and do it wide, and they know when not to, such as when I'm too close to a stop and they won't make it around. They also don't pull out when I'm too close.

I return the favor by holding back a bit when I see they're ready to pull out from a stop. Riding with buses is like dancing. As long as you're used to each other nobody's toes get stepped on.

BTW- one nice thing about riding on NYC's oneways is I can keep left an not have to deal with buses at all. Now if they can pass a law making it illegal for cabs to pickup/dropoff on the left side....
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