[SDCBC] FW: Don't be rude to cars - PLEASE!

[Tom Yager]

It isn't about justifying bad behavior in motorists.  It is finding a way to
reduce it.  Bad behavior causes more bad behavior.  We have to generate a
culture of good behavior in cyclists, and maybe there will be more good
behavior in motorists.

 

I just got back from cycling 3 weeks in Italy.  In general, cars and
cyclists share the road with respect for each other.  There were very few
bike lanes, and cars waited for good opportunities to pass.  Similarly,
bicyclists would pull over and let cars pass if they were holding things up.


 

If we piss off cars, the only ones that will loose are cyclists.  At the
same time, I have no problem politely getting license plate numbers and
taking legal action if warranted.  

 

 

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From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]
On Behalf Of Abulifia
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:47 PM
Cc: 'sdcbc'
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Don't be rude to cars - PLEASE!

 

I'm sorry, Tom, but there is absolutely *nothing* that justifies the
motorist behavior referenced below.  **NOTHING** warrants such criminally
negligent behavior while behind a three thousand pound vehicle.  

Tom Yager wrote: 

[...]  A jacked up White F-150 truck pulled
into the bike lane behind me, almost hit my rear wheel, honked his horn, and
then swerved past me nearly hitting me with his side mirror.  He then pulled
back into his lane and drove away.
 
I wish both of these people were put in jail, but I ask myself; why is this
happening?   There could be many reasons, but I sense that other bicyclists
have probably pissed them off in the near past.  [...]
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