04-29-2018, 12:31 PM
I was crossing Columbia St at the Laurel Trail (where there is a median) last year on my bike when a GRT bus driver stopped in the outside lane, trying to be helpful. But due to the height and length of the bus, this meant I was unable to see any oncoming traffic on the inside lane. When I didn't immediately bike across the street and motioned for him to continue, he then *stuck his hand out the window* in an ineffective attempt to have the other oncoming traffic also stop. Eventually he moved on and I was able to cross, a few minutes later than if he hadn't tried to help.
I also had a motorist give me the finger after he tried to wave me through out of order at a 4-way stop (where I would have been turning in front of him) and I said "Go ahead, it's your turn - we should all follow the rules right?" This was in front of his young child in the front seat... I thought I was setting a good example but that evidently wasn't important to him.
I also had a motorist give me the finger after he tried to wave me through out of order at a 4-way stop (where I would have been turning in front of him) and I said "Go ahead, it's your turn - we should all follow the rules right?" This was in front of his young child in the front seat... I thought I was setting a good example but that evidently wasn't important to him.