Relax, it's not the end of the world!!

[Starfish]

When I am driving my car, I find it irritating when other car drivers do not just take their right of way, shooing me through as if they are being polite. All it does is slow everyone down and increase accidents.

Same with bikes. Just faster and safer to be predictable.

Also, I am the only cyclist in my family, and I live in a community that has a fair number of anti-cycling drivers. I always groan when I'm driving with family and friends and some cyclist doesn't just act like a car. Those are the cyclists my non-cycling friends use as examples of why bikes shouldn't be on the roads at all.

I consider riding like a car to be good for cycling PR.

[KnottedYet]

My little world nearly ended.

I was riding on the right side of the road and a chickie came at me, going the wrong way on the wrong side of the road. I moved further to my right. (the shoulder of the road) SHE moved further to her LEFT - i.e. DIRECTLY INTO ME!!

I had to do a screeching stop, and held still as she went around me heading face-on to the cars who where also on the correct side of the road going the correct direction.

She could have killed us both.

[emily_in_nc]

My little world nearly ended.

I was riding on the right side of the road and a chickie came at me, going the wrong way on the wrong side of the road. I moved further to my right. (the shoulder of the road) SHE moved further to her LEFT - i.e. DIRECTLY INTO ME!!

I had to do a screeching stop, and held still as she went around me heading face-on to the cars who where also on the correct side of the road going the correct direction.

She could have killed us both.

Knotted, yikes! I suppose she was gone before you could educate her?? It's sad to think that she probably thought YOU were in the wrong!

Emily

[KnottedYet]

I was so stunned, I never said a word! Didn't even yell!

[lizbids]

Yeah, I have a huge problem with people who fly towards me going the wrong way. Even when other cyclists don't look before they change lanes in the park. I calmly and nicely said to a woman in the park on Saturday, "You need to look before you change lanes; I almost hit you, sorry!" and she started SCREAMING on the top of her lungs at me. Makes you wonder why you even try to help.

[SadieKate]

I wish I could get over my constant amazement that people think it is acceptable to ride the wrong way on the street yet they would never dream of driving the wrong way on the road or highway. Yes, it could be the end of the world. A pack of riders crashing at high speed could mean severe and permanent injury, including brain trauma.

[Eden]

mmm glad I'm not the only one. I didn't reply to this when I first saw it as I had a rather visceral reaction that one should NEVER go down a street on the wrong side going the wrong way and especially that one should not make light of it as it is very dangerous. I was in the opposite shoes only a few weeks ago. Some guy was coming down the road towards my team going the wrong direction on our right. I certainly did yell out not only that he was there, but yes that he was going the wrong direction. Good thing I did because some of my teammates behind me could not see him and could easily have collided with him along the very busy road. It would have been bad for everyone.

[SadieKate]

mmm glad I'm not the only one. I didn't reply to this when I first saw it . . . .

Me, too. I was afraid of what my fingers would involuntarily type.