We have rules for a reason
Friday, July 6, 2007 at 4:07pm 2 comments (last by Amiee)
Wednesday morning I went for short bike ride, just out to Ocean Beach and back. When I came out of Golden Gate Park just west of the windmill, I got into the left lane so I could ride across to the beach.
Another guy on a bike (I'm not going to use the word cyclist here) came up behind me and when I stopped at the sign he passed me without stopping. The car to my left had already started to pull forward and this guy quickly swerved in front of the driver then back onto the crosswalk where he cut off another cyclist at the corner who fell over when he had to swerve out of the way himself.
The guy just kept on riding without even noticing his trail of destruction, he probably couldn't hear anything over his iPod.
I rode over to the cyclist who'd gone down in case he needed help and he waved me away saying, "I don't need any help, I wouldn't have gone down if it wasn't for your friend." He was OK, so I had to clarify that right away, "He's not my friend. I stopped at the sign."
I'm taking Alex for a Tiberon Loop ride tomorrow and I'm thinking of starting with the AIDS/LifeCycle safety speech, only partially as a joke.
2 Comments
Amiee Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 8:24am
Its Peopel Like Him Who Give 'Cyclists' A Bad Name.
Where I Live, When I Stop At Traffic Lights Occasionally Cars Come Right Up To My Back Wheel, Touching It, And The Nudge Me Forward When They Are Green.
They Also Make Great Efforts To Shove You Off The Road.
A Lot Of Drivers Don't Even Seem To Notice You Are On The Road.
I Am Just 14, I Ride A Beautiful Pink Vintage Road Bike, Which Isn't The Easiest Thing To Get Going, Drivers Get Annoyed If Im A SEcond Or So Late At Traffic Lights. They Annoy Me So Much,
Somthing Needs To Be Done To Make Sure Drivers Realise We Are There And We Have As Much Right To The Road As Them
Mr. Viddy Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 11:53pm
I am a cyclist who believes that it is of utmost importance that anyone using the road must adhere to the rules. I have seen far too many people on bikes who must believe they are exempt from traffic rules.