Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Took the long way in and just for fun decided to count the motorists who passed too close for comfort. And that was Zero. Good job guys.
If only I had to deal with cars, though. I also encountered 3 wrongway riders. One guy was going the same direction as I was. It was on a quiet stretch of country road so no real hazard to me or himself. I pulled alongside and said "Good morning! Hey, you know you're on the wrong side of the road, right?" He laughed and said "Oh yeah! Thanks!" I smiled and waved and pulled ahead. After I got about 100 m ahead of him, I looked back and he was still on the wrong side. I guess you can lead a horse to water....
About 5 miles later, I came up on another guy but he was coming directly at me. The road was wide and without cars so I just pulled into the lane and as I passed I said "Right side!" No response.
A mile after that I was on the Tower Bridge and traffic is heavy and space is tight. Yet another guy coming right at me. He appears to be a Mexican guy and generally I have a little more sympathy for immigrants who may not know what the deal is. But this is the 3d guy this morning and he's putting me in a bad spot and I'm losing patience so I yell "!Oye, Pendejo! !Por la derecha!" I admit that wasn't nice, but it at least got his attencion.