Comments on CycleDog: Saddle Sore of the Month?

She's a 'community columnist'. I suspect that's l...

2006-10-22T09:24:00.000-05:00

She's a 'community columnist'. I suspect that's like our local paper's contributors, people who can write in complete sentences and remain coherent. They're not regular staff. They just write on local issues.

One of them wrote a couple of years ago that since so many cyclists get hit in intersections, they'd be 'safer' if they dismounted and pushed their bikes across the road. I suggested this would reduce motor vehicle crashes too, by making motorists get out and push their cars across. The idea was not well received.

Wow! Until the end I thought this was a letter to...

2006-10-21T14:55:00.000-05:00

Wow! Until the end I thought this was a letter to the editor, not a columnist. She gets paid for this?

It sounds like congestion would have prevented her...

2006-10-18T13:08:00.000-05:00

It sounds like congestion would have prevented her from using that left lane (since she was already incredibly inconvenienced at having to drive below 55). I wonder about the lane width; my guess is that she couldn't have *safely* passed them one abreast if that were the case. Safety, though, is clearly not a priority.

Several times recently, I've had motorists pass ju...

2006-10-16T17:22:00.000-05:00

Several times recently, I've had motorists pass just before I reach an intersection with a red light. They pass, then stop with their right turn signal blinking. Now, I very seldom pass on the right even though it's legal to do so in OK. When the light changes, they turn off the blinker and drive straight on.

Is it simple carelessness on the driver's part, or are they deliberately trying to prevent a pesky cyclist from passing and getting in front of them again? Dunno.

Sounds like the driver who passed my wife over the...

2006-10-16T13:35:00.000-05:00

Sounds like the driver who passed my wife over the weekend. She signalled left then moved left to position herself for the turn. At the intersection, Clueless Driver approaching from behind passes my wife to her left.

Then adding insult to the stupidity, an nearby eyewitness lambasts my wife for not obeying the rules of the road, when that's precisely what she was doing.