Originally Posted by
chubes
I guess a lot of idiot drivers come out when the sun goes down in Savannah.
I was riding home from work today and stopped in the middle of the lane (since the bike lane ends right before the intersection) right before a small intersection right next to the big intersection with a light since the sign said not to block the intersection (
said intersection). As the left hand turn was changing so I could go straight across the intersection, this idiot (
!!!) in a black pickup started to come up on my right. I thought "eh, he's turning into the small intersection" but then I realized he was passing me on the right within a foot of my right elbow. I'm not usually one to share but this pissed me off.
I also had a different vehicle do the same thing on my left side when they swerved around me at a later light after I had taken the lane when the bike lane ended again.
And had my second person yell at me. "Get out of my way....Army man" as I was passing an intersection
Sorry, just wanted to rant and I realize this isn't all necessarily coherent.
I had this happen to me a few years back. I was westbound on Elizabeth Ave in St John's NL at the corner of New Cove Road. At this point the road is four lanes but at the next intersection (about 200-300 yards) at Portugal Cove Road the lane ends becoming a right turn only. Long before this, drivers heading straight through start crowding the left lane and the right becomes a de facto right turn lane at New Cove Rd. In order to be courteous and at the same time avoid getting cut off by right turning vehicles, a shifted my lane position to a little over half way toward the left to ensure people could still turn against the red. Well, lo and behold I got the one git in twenty who decided he was going to try to beat everyone off the line and cut everyone off before the next light. I heard him revving his engine and thought to myself that I was not going to let this guy get away with attempting to pass me on the right. When the light turned green, I stomped on the bike and beat him off the line and asserted my lane position about three feet from the curb and he was forced to change lanes in order to get around me. I must admit I felt rather good about making good on my claim to at least a part of the road.