10-26-2016, 10:08 AM
I was driving on Charles yesterday by Cameron and it's very narrow now. I stopped at the red light at Cameron and saw a cyclist coming up in my right-side rear view mirror. Another car was behind me, waiting to turn right and was right against the right curb. There was not enough room for the cyclist to pass, and he should have waited behind the car behind me, but instead he awkwardly fuddled his way next to the car, potentially draging his bike along the paint, and then rammed right up next to me too. The light at that moment turned green and I was very reluctant to proceed because he was so tight against me, too.
This is why when I bike in a narrow place like this and come to a row of stopped cars, I always merge in and then wait as if I'm a car in the line. When the light turns green,we all accelerate and then when I can no longer keep up with the traffic in front of me, I move back over to the right side. Safe, and I'm not holding anyone up.
This is why when I bike in a narrow place like this and come to a row of stopped cars, I always merge in and then wait as if I'm a car in the line. When the light turns green,we all accelerate and then when I can no longer keep up with the traffic in front of me, I move back over to the right side. Safe, and I'm not holding anyone up.