So I am trying to be zen and not get upset with people when I ride but I have another Asshole of the Day post. Its not only cagers who can risk the health of our two wheels riding buddies but we can also endanger our own species as seen the other day. I was commuting to work and, as usual, cutting through traffic. I'm a considerate rider so I check my mirrors often and if there is a biker who's coming up on me, I will move over to let him/her by...of course I do it when its safe for me to do so. Anyway I see someone get behind me and am about to get over when a car in front of me puts their signal on and moves in front of me...I wait for them to move over before I get out of this guy's way. Apparently that's not good enough for me so he has to go by me, and then by the car that's already 3/4 of the way into the other lane. This causes him to have to make a quick transition back to the center line between the carpool and fastlanes. So now I am behind this guy and he flies down the road and starts crowding a Harley rider. The Harley is going rather quickly but not fast enough. As soon as Mr. Asshole has enough room he flies by the Harley and cuts him off. The problem here is that when he went by the Harley, he did so within inches of this guy. He also cut him off at a very high rate of speed and did so when he (the asshole) was between two cars.
Again, this comes down to saftey. Never assume, car or bike, that someone can see you. Had the Harley moved over to his right while the other bike was going by I would have had a front row seat to a pretty horrific bike accident. Also, had something happened to the car, traffic, etc when the guy cut the Harley off, it could have spelled even worse results. It takes a special breed to put people's lives on the line like that when they can't get their way.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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