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07-07-2003, 02:17 PM

In article <e19jgvov1cfqmktgk577uli36mfpki6pok@4ax.com>,
mark@habcycles.com says...
> David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
>
> >In article <bebqr0$39bp2$1@ID-170198.news.dfncis.de>,
> >shaun@newtronic.co.uk says...
> >> Yeah - last section of my ride to work is a queue about 1/4 mile long - I
> >> get to sail right past them all (legally as well - I believe it's called
> >> 'overtaking', heheheh...). Most are cool, and some even move slightly
> >> further in to the curb for me, but some others look furious,
> >> heheheheheh.........
> >
> >Heh! Last week, I was on the return leg of my ride down toward the town
> >beach, and I passed a line of cars at least 2 miles long. Again
> >legally; it was a wide-shouldered road, designated as a bike route, so
> >bikes are allowed to pass on the right. In fact, even the runners (of
> >which there are several) were passing the cars that day.
>
> Be careful when doing that though - that's what I was up to when I had
> my recent stackup. A truck turned through the stopped traffic without
> looking to see if anyone was coming down the bike lane (there is a
> separate, wide bike lane on this otherwise 2-lane road). I didn't see
> him coming either because of the stopped traffic. It all happened
> VERY fast, and there was literally nothing I could do to avoid the
> impact.

Yes, I was riding very carefully, going slower than normal and watching
both lanes. It was your description of your crash a few weeks ago which
made me more cautious!

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07-07-2003, 02:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
David Kerber Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Got screamed at for the first time today In article <e19jgvov1cfqmktgk577uli36mfpki6pok@4ax.com>, mark@habcycles.com says... > David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote: > > >In article <bebqr0$39bp2$1@ID-170198.news.dfncis.de>, > >shaun@newtronic.co.uk says... > >> Yeah - last section of my ride to work is a queue about 1/4 mile long - I > >> get to sail right past them all (legally as well - I believe it's called > >> 'overtaking', heheheh...). Most are cool, and some even move slightly > >> further in to the curb for me, but some others look furious, > >> heheheheheh......... > > > >Heh! Last week, I was on the return leg of my ride down toward the town > >beach, and I passed a line of cars at least 2 miles long. Again > >legally; it was a wide-shouldered road, designated as a bike route, so > >bikes are allowed to pass on the right. In fact, even the runners (of > >which there are several) were passing the cars that day. > > Be careful when doing that though - that's what I was up to when I had > my recent stackup. A truck turned through the stopped traffic without > looking to see if anyone was coming down the bike lane (there is a > separate, wide bike lane on this otherwise 2-lane road). I didn't see > him coming either because of the stopped traffic. It all happened > VERY fast, and there was literally nothing I could do to avoid the > impact. Yes, I was riding very carefully, going slower than normal and watching both lanes. It was your description of your crash a few weeks ago which made me more cautious! -- Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying! REAL programmers write self-modifying code.