Quickbeam

Had a similar situation yesterday morning. Was proceeding south on a busy road on a wide shoulder. Woman pulls up to a stop sign on a perpendicular street to my right with the intent to turn right and proceed south. She's looking to her left to identify an opening in traffic, yacking on her cell phone. She appears to be looking right at me while rolling through the stop sign.

My inner dialog (which lasted ~.3 seconds):

"Hi, here I am. Hi here hi am. Hello. Hi, hi, hi! You're not going to wait for me, are you? You don't see me, do you? HELLO!"

Sure enough, she pulled out and I swerved around the front of her car as she was proceeding forward. I usually refrain from yelling and gesturing but I felt compelled to let this woman know how many nuts Lance Armstrong has with the middle finger of my right hand.

I think distracted driving is getting worse and worse! And I've heard that there have been studies indicating that driving while on the cell phone or sending text messages impairs the driver more than driving at the illegal (0.08?) blood alcohol level. It just ain't right!

Quickbeam

+1! This is SO true! I keep telling my wife I want to write a book entitled (something like) "Me First: The Demise of American Society"!

Bike4More

I was commuting and noticed a white Crown Vic 6 inches from my left foot. I looked over and noticed that it was not a cop but a FAX (Fresno Area Express) bus employee in an official car. I swerved at him and took the lane in order to turn left at the next intersection. He immediately passed me and stopped at the same stop sign. I looked to my right, and asked sarcastically, "In a hurry this morning" He gaffed and said
"Hey I ride bikes with the police department!" Whatever dude. Neither one of us did anything wrong or illegal. He just followed me so close I could feel the heat coming out from his 5000 pound V8 sedan with one dumbarse in it. And then had to go around me at the first opportunity. In an official vehicle.
Boooo

ItsJustMe

Acutally, "can't pull over? Let it go to voice mail and check it later."

huhenio

A drunk driver with no insurance is going to kill me.

I am comfortable with that.

So I pedal on ...