Eden - I can't agree with you more. I'm sick of being passed by what feels like millimeters. The mindset that, well, so long as you don't actually HIT the cyclist, it is ok to buzz by them at rocket speeds and scare the beejeezus out of them.....
More often than not, I am inclined to take more of the lane, no less, in non-bikepath situations. That way cars have to go all the way over to pass. It just isn't right
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08-18-2006, 02:34 PM #1
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08-18-2006, 02:56 PM #2
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My story:
My bf and I were riding our bikes down Main Street. It was the downtown part of Main St that has been developed as a "shopping park" where traffic can go through slowly. There are alot of pedestrians and bicycles. There is no bike lane so bikes usually ride as traffic. Some wide spots allow cars to pass bicycles. John was riding through a narrow spot and taking the lane. It's double yellow line all through there. Some guy in a white pickup truck sped up to pass him. There was no near misses here, but you have to expect to drive through here slowly. The truck was a business truck with a phone number on it.
We were headed to a LBS and when we got there John called the number of the business on the side of the truck and told them that one of their trucks just passed him on a double yellow line. He didn't tell them he was riding a bike.....but I guess if you drive around in a vehicle with a phone number on it, you have to be more careful.
On the other hand, a long time ago when John was on a road ride a large company dump truck was excruciatingly careful in passing him. John called the company any praised the driver, recommending a raise or promotion!
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08-18-2006, 05:01 PM #3
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Oh please cassandra, let me do something! I pass by this place everyday (thanks for the info Jobob), I'll take of photo of the vehicle, you can let me know if it's the correct vehicle, then the boycott phone calls can begin!
Sorry, just bugged about the rising amount of friends that have been hit or nearly hit in ABQ lately!
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08-18-2006, 05:07 PM #4
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Wonder if Mr. Sassy Pup has an email address we can flood or a website we can crash?
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08-18-2006, 05:13 PM #5
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It must be a Friday. For some reason I read this as "Mr. Sleazy Pup". Got a good chuckle out of it!
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08-18-2006, 05:19 PM #6
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No kidding! As I just mentioned in the above message, it is a red jeep cherokee, the sign i think was in white, on the passenger side (from my vantage point). Originally Posted by snowtulip
Oh please cassandra, let me do something! I pass by this place everyday (thanks for the info Jobob), I'll take of photo of the vehicle, you can let me know if it's the correct vehicle, then the boycott phone calls can begin!
Sorry, just bugged about the rising amount of friends that have been hit or nearly hit in ABQ lately!
By all means, do plenty!
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08-18-2006, 05:42 PM #7
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Can't find a website for Sassy Pup. Dang. Maybe i should just send Mr. Charming a nice postcard from Seattle!
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08-18-2006, 11:04 PM #8
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A postcard with a bike! Like this one.
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