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04-02-14, 02:54 PM
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IMO- this is the worst time of the year for cycling. The roads are still narrowed by margins of sand, gravel and crud left over after the snow mounds melt. It makes it much harder to share the road in a reasonable way.
However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.
However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.
04-02-14, 03:10 PM
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However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.
04-02-14, 06:26 PM
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04-02-14, 06:39 PM
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04-03-14, 11:43 AM
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With adequate clearance, I have no issue, however this time there definitely was not enough space as they had to drive into the crosswalk and cut me off...
04-03-14, 11:44 AM
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IMO- this is the worst time of the year for cycling. The roads are still narrowed by margins of sand, gravel and crud left over after the snow mounds melt. It makes it much harder to share the road in a reasonable way.
However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.
However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.
04-03-14, 12:35 PM
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My wife and I practice the same thing in cars. If there's a moron behind me, I'll be happy to let him pass and get as far away from me as possible.
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