A bit of a rant

[Tuckervill]

You know what annoys me? The word cager.

Karen

[SLash]

Cyclists like those you describe irritate me too. Last year DH and I were out riding, and had a couple of cyclists blow through a 4 way stop about 1/2 mile ahead of us cutting off a car that was turning. They then proceeded to ride down the center of the road (2 lane).

I was so pissed, I took off after the cyclists. I planned to tell them how bad their behavior makes it on the rest of us. When I finally caught them at a light I was so winded I couldn't say anything!

DH and I still laugh about that.

They took off and that was that. I try to do what Knotted Yet does, be a goodwill ambassador on a bike. A couple of years ago I read an article in Bicycling by Bill Strickland that convinced me that's the best way to ride. Not always easy but smart.

[Mr. Bloom]

You know what annoys me? The word cager.

Karen

I'm not familiar with the term...what does it mean?

[Mr. Bloom]

OK, I looked it up...I'll introduce a new term for those of us who commute with the top down -

hottubber.

I'll assure you that with the top down and the wind in my hair, I'm in anything but a cage! Bwahahahahah!

[Jolt]

You know what annoys me? The word cager.

Karen

I'm not a fan either. As much as it's true that being in the car sometimes does feel like being in a cage, the term seems to encourage an "us vs. them" mentality rather than respectfully SHARING the road with one another.

[SheFly]

Crankin' - I know that exact intersection (very well). This winter, I had the same experience you described, but I was ON MY BIKE! And guess what? They still didn't move - spread across the entire intersection, and I had to go into the opposite lane to make my right hand turn around them.

BTW - I hope there weren't any NEBC jerseys in that group .

SheFly

[Crankin]

No NEBC jerseys or CRW... and I was glad of that.
They were green and blue jerseys, with some black. Not sure which club this is; Metrowest Bike Club?