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Somebody seriously asked me what they were supposed to do if they couldn't pass a bike on the road, and my answer was that the law requires them to slow down until they can safely pass. Honestly, her response was :But the cars behind will honk at me!" They didn't have an answer to my response which was "And?"
It's amazing how afraid people are of getting honked at.
It's amazing how afraid people are of getting honked at.
I think that part of this comes from folks being a passive driver... sitting on their rolling couch and not really participating in what is really happening on the road around them. And yet, all too often we also hear "but I like driving..." If that really is the case, then participate. Actually change speeds, lanes, and engage with the ebb and flow of traffic... Too much to ask for many drivers.
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Somebody seriously asked me what they were supposed to do if they couldn't pass a bike on the road, and my answer was that the law requires them to slow down until they can safely pass. Honestly, her response was :But the cars behind will honk at me!" They didn't have an answer to my response which was "And?"
It's amazing how afraid people are of getting honked at.
It's amazing how afraid people are of getting honked at.
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I use my middle finger. That makes me fell better too. However once after giving a digitus indignatus, a really big guy with Texas plates stopped and between the two of us acting very belligerent to each other, I'm very glad to have not had to duke it out. I will have lost that fight!
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>
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I use my middle finger. That makes me fell better too. However once after giving a digitus indignatus, a really big guy with Texas plates stopped and between the two of us acting very belligerent to each other, I'm very glad to have not had to duke it out. I will have lost that fight!
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>

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I use my middle finger. That makes me fell better too. However once after giving a digitus indignatus, a really big guy with Texas plates stopped and between the two of us acting very belligerent to each other, I'm very glad to have not had to duke it out. I will have lost that fight!
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>
I've gotten better at keeping my finger put away since that incident! <grin>
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Unfortunately, my finger rising is now a Pavlovian response to the sound of a horn. My finger is up before I even realize it. I've stayed out of physical trouble only because I bluff a lot better than I can fight. If you can manage a good insane look, yelling "stay in your damn car" works pretty good. Only crazy people want to fight with a crazy person, and they think you're half-nuts just by virtue of being on a bike.
A beep I might can tolerate as that may be misguided attempts to just let me know they are there. But laying on the horn the whole time one passes can only be thought of as they don't like me being on the road.
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Unfortunately, my finger rising is now a Pavlovian response to the sound of a horn. My finger is up before I even realize it. I've stayed out of physical trouble only because I bluff a lot better than I can fight. If you can manage a good insane look, yelling "stay in your damn car" works pretty good. Only crazy people want to fight with a crazy person, and they think you're half-nuts just by virtue of being on a bike.
Yeah, difficult to not respond... just open your whole hand and wave.
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I went for another 20km ride yesterday.
On the way into town a car plays chicken with an on-coming propane truck
then on the way home a school bus forces on-coming traffic onto their shoulder and is in their lane. Not sure he gave me a meter of space either...
On the way into town a car plays chicken with an on-coming propane truck
then on the way home a school bus forces on-coming traffic onto their shoulder and is in their lane. Not sure he gave me a meter of space either...
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Yeah, you need to keep pestering your local authorities and law enforcement about that. Maybe even send a video to the school board and whomever provides the school bus service.
Might get something done, might not. They might just think you a troublesome nutcase. But don't let that stop you. Try to find others there locally having the same experiences and get them to help for the cause too. Or at least document their cases so if anything ever happens to you, then your attorney will have plenty of ammunition that the local government knew but didn't do anything.
Might get something done, might not. They might just think you a troublesome nutcase. But don't let that stop you. Try to find others there locally having the same experiences and get them to help for the cause too. Or at least document their cases so if anything ever happens to you, then your attorney will have plenty of ammunition that the local government knew but didn't do anything.
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That's absolutely the route I take. *Nothing* will get done without the documenting/pestering.
I let nothing stop me
I ride amongst the bad drivers knowing they are there waiting to pounce at the worst possible time. And the crazy part is that there has been a *significant* improvement in the last couple of years. When I started commuting by bike in 2011/2012 it was insane - which is what prompted me to get a camera.
My video is already being used in a civil suit against the owner of the dog that took me out & caused 15 rib fractures and a collapsed lung. No way to prove any damage done from the lack of consciousness though. I might post that one up after the case is settled...
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My video is already being used in a civil suit against the owner of the dog that took me out & caused 15 rib fractures and a collapsed lung. No way to prove any damage done from the lack of consciousness though. I might post that one up after the case is settled...
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THIS guy I don't mind making room for. Despite taking up more than the whole road, he really was trying to minimize his impact.
Sometimes it's better to just make way. lol
Sometimes it's better to just make way. lol
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I've never passed someone before. LMAO
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This is why I *never* ride without my video camera.
Helmet cam footage of classic PEI driving Now on YouTube!
Helmet cam footage of classic PEI driving Now on YouTube!
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The weather is improving so I will be back on the roads soon - with a new bike. This is the reason the old bike is now a beat-up trainer bike and why I've been using the fatbike as my daily driver: commuting, touring, even a 3-day Gran Fondo event.
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I have to remind myself to ride defensively x 10 (defensive watch out, not defensive angry) and remind myself of what my mother used to say, "It's not who's right, but who's left".
Confrontation: You are from Canada and probably heard about the guy who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last week for confronting an immigrant outside Starbucks for vaping near his daughter.
Confrontation: You are from Canada and probably heard about the guy who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last week for confronting an immigrant outside Starbucks for vaping near his daughter.
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I have to remind myself to drive defensively x 10 (defensive watch out, not defensive angry) and remind myself of what my mother used to say, "It's not who's right, but who's left".
Confrontation: You are from Canada and probably heard about the guy who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last week for confronting an immigrant outside Starbucks for vaping near his daughter.
Confrontation: You are from Canada and probably heard about the guy who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last week for confronting an immigrant outside Starbucks for vaping near his daughter.
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Here in Philly, I usually catch up to aggressive drivers, simply because traffic is that bad. Me catching up to them then passing them is always a wonderful feeling.
Regarding an earlier comment paraphrased "I didn't see him", well maybe I'll say something similar: "I was on my way to a friend's new house to do some work and I didn't notice the box of roofing nails was torn and leaking out the hole in my bag". Might be a convenient, coincidental tear in my bag right in front of a previously aggressive driver I caught up to and passed. Certainly a cyclist's fantasy.
I don't know, traffic and drivers who don't care for anything but themselves are terribly frustrating.
Regarding an earlier comment paraphrased "I didn't see him", well maybe I'll say something similar: "I was on my way to a friend's new house to do some work and I didn't notice the box of roofing nails was torn and leaking out the hole in my bag". Might be a convenient, coincidental tear in my bag right in front of a previously aggressive driver I caught up to and passed. Certainly a cyclist's fantasy.
I don't know, traffic and drivers who don't care for anything but themselves are terribly frustrating.
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I'm upgrading my video camera - tired of using no-name action cameras with suspect battery life & having to selectively turn them on/off to save battery... and forgetting if it's on or off at any given moment. I miss some stuff because of that.
So - the new camera is basically a "dash cam" for bikes and has a claimed run time of 7 hours.
Cycliq Fly 12 should be here early next week.
So - the new camera is basically a "dash cam" for bikes and has a claimed run time of 7 hours.
Cycliq Fly 12 should be here early next week.