"On Your Left" in Everyday Life

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

On our ride this past weekend (CROC) I heard a woman who'd just been passed by the aforementioned elistist cyclist yell---OH! WERE YOU ON MY LEFT? I also heard another woman at a different ride in the same situation yell, "I'm on your right!" Why can't they say something? Are they just too cool?

I either call out "On your right!!" or "Thanks for the heart attack!" when roadies zoom by me without warning.

[latelatebloomer]

Just did a very crowded bike path ride with a guy who just bought a hybrid, and found that "bikes on your left!" got people stepping to the right and out of our way.

For the winter indoor training group, the spin bikes are packed close together. One night I was weaving thru and came alongside a super triathlete who was talking with his hands. "on your left, Tony" said I - then chortled - "that'll be the only time I ever get to say that!" bless him, he said, "hey, you never know...."