The Princess gets Confrontational

[SouthernBelle]

All these wise women saying you did right, so I guess you did. But one stoopid woman would like to know why. So: What is a track stand? And ... oh, right, you're in the US, so the guy on the right doesn't have the right of way if you were there first. If you're ever on your bike here in Europe, remember that the vehicle on the right ALWAYS has the right of way, unless they have a yield sign telling them otherwise.

At a 4 way stop each driver takes turn about, going in a counter-clockwise direction.

A trackstand is a little balancing act you do, when you ALMOST at a complete stop and don't unclip. Pretty much looks stopped.

V and I really don't think we were right to chase. But we were right to be angry.

HTH,

[Dianyla]

Veronica - good for you for pointing this kid's misbehavior out to him in an assertive yet respectful way. As much as I always have the thought in the back of my mind that some drivers might have a gun on them, I think this kind of respectful feedback is a good reminder to those drivers that think they are not responsible for their actions while inside their rolling box.

At a 4 way stop each driver takes turn about, going in a counter-clockwise direction.

Surely you meant to say clockwise!? Counter-clockwise would mean that whoever's on your left goes before you. It should be whoever's on your right.

Though my understanding is that the right of way rule is only invoked when you need to break a tie. If you arrive first to the intersection and someone on your right arrives afterwards, it's your turn regardless of position.