tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post746841307716651670..comments2023-09-30T02:44:11.907-06:00Comments on Imagine No Cars: Thoughts on Alternative Transportation and Urban Design: Pet Peeve Regarding Motorists Number 1CarFree Stupidityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452960459225854564noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-81378184895900978622009-10-04T09:25:40.509-06:002009-10-04T09:25:40.509-06:00We live in a car culture and share the roads with ...We live in a car culture and share the roads with people that have no clue about bikes being used as transportation. I don't go out on the roads with an expectation that I'm going to be accepted by every other user on the road. I don't look at those that are ignorant of other users' rights as assholes. I accept the fact they have yet to learn how to share the road. The mere fact that I am out there, on my bicycle following the rules of the road and exerting my right to use the road, helps to bring more awareness to others that we can all use the road together.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-34433715429443793162009-10-03T08:37:42.180-06:002009-10-03T08:37:42.180-06:00I was biking in to work yesterday and had a guy us...I was biking in to work yesterday and had a guy use the bus lane to cut me off at a red light. As I was glaring at the back of his head, I realized he was a co-worker...and just continued glaring. :)<br />Meanwhile, he got to the parking garage about one second before I passed it. Unfortunately I didn't see him all day; otherwise he might've gotten an earful.Nadinehttp://limadean.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-82517493256180327732009-10-02T12:33:01.935-06:002009-10-02T12:33:01.935-06:00Yea, isn't it funny how that trick often invol...Yea, isn't it funny how that trick often involves the motorist running/rolling the stop sign. But we're the scofflaws.<br /><br />Hey, I heard Missoula didn't have stop signs for the longest time. People knew what to do at intersections — yield. But they had to start installing them because Americans from other states came in and caused crashes because they'd been dumbed down by over-use of stop signs all over the rest of the country.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617647529657485483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-71458488276685991532009-10-02T09:45:10.107-06:002009-10-02T09:45:10.107-06:00Mark... I am taking the lane. I always try and ta...Mark... I am taking the lane. I always try and take the lane at an intersection unless the bike lane extends all the way to the crosswalk, which I really don't like because I feel trapped in the bike lane at an intersection and that if you get out of it your doing something wrong and drivers get pissed, generally.<br /><br />Kerri... that is another behavior that really pisses me off. I get the sense that sometimes drivers actually speed up toward the intersection to get out in front of you. One time I had a driver do that as I was taking the lane and putting out my hand to signal a left turn... he just went by me on my left and we reached the intersection at the same time. He then tried to perform a rolling stop.CarFree Stupidityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452960459225854564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-20926964765819091782009-10-01T17:19:06.738-06:002009-10-01T17:19:06.738-06:00I don't think this has happened to me once I&#...I don't think this has happened to me once I'm stopped, but it happens <a href="http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/09/26/why-do-they-do-that/" rel="nofollow">too often</a> as I'm approaching a stop sign.<br /><br />I had a van pass me as I was barely 2 car lengths from stopped traffic at a red light. He ended up stopped beside me. I was so incensed that I did go 'round and squeeze between him and the car in front. Just glared back at him. Probably not advisable, but sometimes I get all Irish and forget I'm a small female.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617647529657485483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-24215492711445115682009-10-01T15:47:59.971-06:002009-10-01T15:47:59.971-06:00I have had the same types of experiences as a pede...I have had the same types of experiences as a pedestrian on suburban "superblocks". Many who drive in these types of built environments look at you like you are crazy if you are walking on a superblock without sidewalks. this is especially true of people who drive SUV's for some reason. There is a lot of work to be done to retrofit these types of neighborhoods and to change people's attitudes.Matthew Helfanthttp://matthewhelfant.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-5647379716360830512009-10-01T10:29:05.651-06:002009-10-01T10:29:05.651-06:00I always get in the center of lanes at intersectio...I always get in the center of lanes at intersections. Not doing so puts you in danger of being left hooked (UK) or right hooked (US).<br /><br />Here in London and other places, there's bike boxes at the front of waiting traffic, but cars still encroach. When this happens, I politely round them and put my back tyre inches from their front bumper while waiting. It gives me a sense of satisfaction and reminds them that they don't belong in the box. I know. I'm a small and petty person. ;-)Rich Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875463191135909850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739621531803677069.post-77100534118728298302009-10-01T09:41:59.974-06:002009-10-01T09:41:59.974-06:00Are you "hugging" the shoulder/lane line...Are you "hugging" the shoulder/lane line? If so, maybe it's time to start taking the lane at stops. Get yourself smack-dab in the middle. A driver wants to slip by you, s/he'll have to cross the lane.Mark Kirschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643553208624565187noreply@blogger.com