I was on my usual bike ride a couple of years ago. On a particularly wide road, a car passed me and went way over into the other lane to do so, even though he could have kept the required 4’ distance from me without crossing the double yellow line. Because he went so far into the opposite lane, a van coming the opposite way had to slow down a little bit - not even stop, just slow down. As this van passed me, the driver literally stuck his upper body out the window and yelled “you’re gonna get somebody killed!” … at me, not at the driver of the car that passed me.
I just couldn’t believe the insanity of this dude. Like, I didn’t make the fucking car pass me like that, and at most it made him get to the red light two seconds later than he otherwise would have.
I had someone do that same thing one time when I was riding home from work (most rides I do are fitness/recreational, but I did occasionally commute via bicycle). In that case, it was right into the path of a cop going the other way, who had to brake hard to avoid a crash. Nothing came of it, but I had to laugh at the absurdity of it.
This reminds me “nice” cars that do stupid shit because they see a biker. I just want cars to be predictable. I don’t want them to be nice.
I can’t stand the “oh I’ll stop for you when I’m not supposed to at this 2 way stop” cars.
Like, dude. This doesn’t help me. I have to wait and make sure the the car coming up behind you also stops and doesn’t just pass you because you’re being stupid.
And then now there is a car coming the other way and they aren’t stopping (because they don’t actually have a stop sign).
Can you just drive safe and predictable? I literally WANT to wait here until there are NO cars. Not 3-4 cars I now have to hope stop and don’t kill me.
When people do this I literally just get off my bike now to make it obvious I don’t want their “help”. I’ve had too many times where people doing this have put me in danger. I have eyes. I want to wait until it’s clear.
I was on my usual bike ride a couple of years ago. On a particularly wide road, a car passed me and went way over into the other lane to do so, even though he could have kept the required 4’ distance from me without crossing the double yellow line. Because he went so far into the opposite lane, a van coming the opposite way had to slow down a little bit - not even stop, just slow down. As this van passed me, the driver literally stuck his upper body out the window and yelled “you’re gonna get somebody killed!” … at me, not at the driver of the car that passed me.
I just couldn’t believe the insanity of this dude. Like, I didn’t make the fucking car pass me like that, and at most it made him get to the red light two seconds later than he otherwise would have.
I had someone do that same thing one time when I was riding home from work (most rides I do are fitness/recreational, but I did occasionally commute via bicycle). In that case, it was right into the path of a cop going the other way, who had to brake hard to avoid a crash. Nothing came of it, but I had to laugh at the absurdity of it.
This reminds me “nice” cars that do stupid shit because they see a biker. I just want cars to be predictable. I don’t want them to be nice.
I can’t stand the “oh I’ll stop for you when I’m not supposed to at this 2 way stop” cars.
Like, dude. This doesn’t help me. I have to wait and make sure the the car coming up behind you also stops and doesn’t just pass you because you’re being stupid.
And then now there is a car coming the other way and they aren’t stopping (because they don’t actually have a stop sign).
Can you just drive safe and predictable? I literally WANT to wait here until there are NO cars. Not 3-4 cars I now have to hope stop and don’t kill me.
When people do this I literally just get off my bike now to make it obvious I don’t want their “help”. I’ve had too many times where people doing this have put me in danger. I have eyes. I want to wait until it’s clear.