09-25-2017, 06:03 PM
I just had a terribly unpleasant experience this evening, toward the end of my ride...
Coming along Margaret, heading Southeast, I guess. Passed Victoria, and passed a slower cyclist. As we approached the lights at Margaret/Queen, there were 3 cars at the red light. I stopped behind the last one, in the middle of the lane, because I was turning left (toward Lancaster).
Well, Mr. "I'm more important than anyone else" decides to ride up the right side of the line of cars. He cuts left across the first car at the stop bar, then across Queen (which still has a green), and proceeds on Queen toward Lancaster (the same direction I was going).
A person at the Bus Stop yelled some expletives at him, and the two of us both of us came to an agreement about what should happen to cyclists like that!
I wish everyone would just follow the rules and behave. I think what caught me off guard the most is this guy looked like a serious, everyday commuter. Business clothes, panniers, etc. And yet he was still a dick.
Coming along Margaret, heading Southeast, I guess. Passed Victoria, and passed a slower cyclist. As we approached the lights at Margaret/Queen, there were 3 cars at the red light. I stopped behind the last one, in the middle of the lane, because I was turning left (toward Lancaster).
Well, Mr. "I'm more important than anyone else" decides to ride up the right side of the line of cars. He cuts left across the first car at the stop bar, then across Queen (which still has a green), and proceeds on Queen toward Lancaster (the same direction I was going).
A person at the Bus Stop yelled some expletives at him, and the two of us both of us came to an agreement about what should happen to cyclists like that!
I wish everyone would just follow the rules and behave. I think what caught me off guard the most is this guy looked like a serious, everyday commuter. Business clothes, panniers, etc. And yet he was still a dick.