Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Why did you not inquire of the motorist when they were stopped? Why do you believe this belongs in A&S?
What would I have asked? A&S is full of motorists endangering bicyclists, or at least treating them disrespectfully. On this occasion one treated me respectfully. Maybe it's a trend.
Originally Posted by
Eyes Roll
He came after you, so, he is clearly second.
Bicyclists often defer to motorists, even when they have come first. I always do. I don't trust them, have been driven into. No matter how much right-of-way I have I don't want a motorist to drive into me.
Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I always go second. No point in going ahead of a motorist from a dead stop. I’d rather they pass me at the light than after moving off.
You and me both.
Originally Posted by
work4bike
If I'm the first one to the light (bike lane or no bike lane) I take the lane, because I like to see how long it takes a car/cars to catch up to me from a dead stop. That's the sprinter in me.
I was on my way home after a 3-hour ride and an hour at the gym, had 20 pounds of groceries. I'm not sprinting.