Our favorites are the I-pay-taxes-it's-MY-road types who get right behind us and lay on the horn to announce their exalted presence. Apparently, the sight of two cyclists riding abreast conjures up images of the end of life as they know it, and only massive amounts of pressure on the horn will fend off the death and destruction to be wrought by those perceived fitness fanatics chewing up the miles on the roadway in front of them. Now mind you, there won't be another vehicle in sight for a gazillion miles (okay, I exaggerate -- 37-and-a-half miles), and they'll still act as if we're supposed to dismount, adorn the roadway with red jerseys, and applaud as they motor by. YEESH!
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06-04-2007, 07:57 AM #1
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"If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable." ~~ Horst Koehler
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06-04-2007, 08:03 AM #2
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Up here we have the Overly kind motorists who give you a whole lane by going into the median turn lane for you. That would be grand except that the middle turn lane usually is filled with scree which their tires then spit in your direction!
Usually the types that do this are going at least 10-15 mph over the speed limit, so that makes it even worse. I feel like yelling out "just give me a tap of the brakes and three feet! Would it kill ya??"... sheesh...
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