Something to ponder....

[Tri Girl]

After doing yesterday's Bike to Work ride, I can understand how motorists get angry and upset with bikers. They were riding 4-5 abreast, taking both lanes of westbound traffic, some even crossing the double yellow line (most of those offenses were by recreational riders tho- but still). Even in large groups, cyclists need to remember to be considerate of drivers. We were seriously holding up traffic, and as such, I decided to ditch the group and ride alone on the way back. We get a bad enough rap as it is, and we don't need any negative publicity. Most of us are considerate of traffic, but like everything, a few bad apples ruin the bunch.

Oh- and those critical mass rides seem like a disaster waiting to happen IMO. Scary.

[northstar]

+1 agreeing with the article.

Today as I was stopped at a stoplight, a car pulled up beside me, window down. He wanted to turn right, so I asked him if he could see past me. He said he could and thanked me for following the rules of the road.

It's nice to be appreciated. I gave us some good PR today.