tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post2806588381365108606..comments2024-02-20T00:55:18.782-08:00Comments on Change Your Life. Ride A Bike!: Words To Ride ByAdrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-26777628404397171272011-09-09T18:30:17.030-07:002011-09-09T18:30:17.030-07:00Thank you!! This is my pet peeve too.Thank you!! This is my pet peeve too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-27127681058058006652011-09-07T23:40:31.173-07:002011-09-07T23:40:31.173-07:00That is where the bicycle bell comes into play! S...That is where the bicycle bell comes into play! So much nicer than "LEFT!!!".Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-79138049052034438702011-09-07T11:22:01.626-07:002011-09-07T11:22:01.626-07:00Whenever a rider needs to pass give a big and firm...Whenever a rider needs to pass give a big and firm "HEADS UP" the message is understood by many people and hearing it from behind alerts those ahead of you to move to the right if there is room. Using audibles to fellow bike riders is common wherever I've ridden, from Boston to Minneapolis.<br />Be alert. Be seen and don't be mis-understood in your intent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-29313992939052478192011-09-06T15:50:29.939-07:002011-09-06T15:50:29.939-07:00I love those retro toe clips and leather straps.I love those retro toe clips and leather straps.petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988347024466013018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-22014048015509456892011-09-06T13:40:53.819-07:002011-09-06T13:40:53.819-07:00THANK YOU! This is my biggest pet peeve (well one ...THANK YOU! This is my biggest pet peeve (well one of them at least). I've had so many near misses with people passing on the right. This past spring, biking with my boys - one on the xtra and one on his own bike - we were getting ready to turn right, arms extended to indicate our intention, when some idiot hipster comes blasting by on the right, just as my then 7 year old was starting his turn. Thankfully there was no collision, but I gave him an earful, you can be sure. <br /><br />And then recently, coming home from work on the Hawthorne Bridge, I moved left to pass some pedestrians, realized there was a faster biker coming up behind me, and was moving to the right to allow them to pass as soon as I was clear of the pedestrians, when she shot past me on the right as I was merging over. Surprised I yelped "Don't pass on the right!" and received a one-finger salute in return. Smart, AND classy, that one was. *sigh*jjfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120011833359165479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-40154538281735839352011-09-06T13:33:02.059-07:002011-09-06T13:33:02.059-07:00yesssssssss! i love this :) <3yesssssssss! i love this :) <3calitexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257014894653568163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-82276280482820654102011-09-06T12:47:39.152-07:002011-09-06T12:47:39.152-07:00No amount of common sense instruction will cure st...No amount of common sense instruction will cure stupidity.<br />In today's "it's all about me" society it's unlikely that very many will ask themselves the question of "How would I like it if they did to me what I'm about to do to them". <br />I so seldom see common courtesy being exercised that I'm shocked when I do see it. When I exercise common courtesy I get the feeling that I am thought of as old, senile and possibly stupid.<br />We would not have to "come up with a standardized etiquette" if we had any etiquette training at all.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-24409847941397544622011-09-06T11:32:11.609-07:002011-09-06T11:32:11.609-07:00If you look at all the "exceptions" to t...If you look at all the "exceptions" to the passing rule for cars, they all make the point of saying "where there are 2 lanes directing traffic forward". There is never a point where passing <i>within a lane</i> is acceptable for a car, at least in my training and research. Cyclists can legally pass a car on the right if we are in a bicycle lane or in a street lane of over a certain width (14 feet I think), other than that it gets foggy about what is legal and what is accepted.<br /><br />In this piece, I am talking about bicycle riders passing one another <i>within</i> the bike lane. There are no laws about how we are supposed to do this and people just push on through however they want. it isn't malicious, they just are not thinking. I have been on the receiving end of it too many times and I see it happen to others every day. At some point, as there are more and more people using these lanes, we will have to come up with a standardized etiquette of how we ride with one another.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-25686141367897502772011-09-06T11:08:36.191-07:002011-09-06T11:08:36.191-07:00I know I'm going to get crap for this, but her...I know I'm going to get crap for this, but here I go anyway... :o) You stated that "it is illegal and dangerous to pass another vehicle on the right." It's actually not always illegal: http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21754.htm. While I do completely understand your frustration and the intention here with cyclists (and I agree that it is much safer to pass to the left), I think this creates confusion for some cyclists because there are times in a car when we can pass to the right. Perhaps there is some car to bike transitional behavior taking place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com