08-23-2006, 04:00 PM
Wow! You actually wait patiently and don't blow the light?! You can come and ride on my streets anytime. 
And, yes, if I'm going to turn, my signal is on.
Don't assume I'm an idiot for being afraid to make that turn while you're there, because I think you're in the minority. I've saved the bacon of more than one cyclist because I did assume they were going to blow the light, and I was right. When the majority of them do, that's the prudent way for a driver to respond. I'll take "the idiot's" way, because it's safer in the long run - for the biker. If the person on the bike is actually stopped next to me, we can usually manage to make eye contact and agree on who goes first, but that doesn't happen often.
The ones who are most maddening are those who are passing a line of cars on the right when those cars are moving more slowly than the bikers can ride. A cyclist can be four cars back when I first check my mirror, and then they're right next to me by the time I'm ready to start the turn.
I don't have a problem with bikers most of the time, but many of them have no manners, nor much good sense, and they sure don't act like they believe the rules of the road apply to them. I guess they never really learned how to "share" in preschool.
Edit: Grrr. I think too much and type too slow, and a couple of posts got between me and Seacrest's post.
And, yes, if I'm going to turn, my signal is on.Don't assume I'm an idiot for being afraid to make that turn while you're there, because I think you're in the minority. I've saved the bacon of more than one cyclist because I did assume they were going to blow the light, and I was right. When the majority of them do, that's the prudent way for a driver to respond. I'll take "the idiot's" way, because it's safer in the long run - for the biker. If the person on the bike is actually stopped next to me, we can usually manage to make eye contact and agree on who goes first, but that doesn't happen often.
The ones who are most maddening are those who are passing a line of cars on the right when those cars are moving more slowly than the bikers can ride. A cyclist can be four cars back when I first check my mirror, and then they're right next to me by the time I'm ready to start the turn.
I don't have a problem with bikers most of the time, but many of them have no manners, nor much good sense, and they sure don't act like they believe the rules of the road apply to them. I guess they never really learned how to "share" in preschool.
Edit: Grrr. I think too much and type too slow, and a couple of posts got between me and Seacrest's post.