| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
In article <45c68052$0$16912$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, Wayne Pein wrote:
>The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> I don't think that's true. To accommodate more and more traffic, a
>> number of roads have been widened just enough to provide two lanes of
>> traffic each way with NO additional space between the cars and the curb.
>> No matter how friendly a driver might be, there isn't enough space to
>> pass a bicyclist without moving into the next lane, which is probably
>> already occupied by a car. This is dangerous for everybody, and most
>> bicyclists stay off such roads.
>>
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>It's interesting how motorists incriminate themselves by claiming that
>slow traffic, and specifically bicycle traffic, causes the danger. As a
>motorist, I don't have a problem with slow traffic such as bicycles,
>front loaders, stopped busses, cars and delivery vehicles. I think
>incompetent motorists should just not drive.
What percentage of motorists do you expect to keep their cool when they
have to slow down a lot for a cyclist, only to see the cyclist keep moving
towards beside the vehicle at the head of the line when the motor vehicles
stop and line up for a red light?
Do you expect so much as 99%? How many weeks or months will the cyclist
live if commuting daily through a narrow bridge or other shoulderless
stretch of road following a trafficlight-controlled intersection if 99.99%
of motor vehicle drivers keep their cool on the shoulderless stretch when
slowed down by 20-25 MPH by a cyclist that passed them when they were in a
line 1/4-1/2 mile before waiting for the light to turn green?
- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)
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