Comment 5545

By Brandon (registered) | Posted February 20, 2007 at 08:57:40

Ironically enough, I feel the same way about car drivers!

Just yesterday as I was driving up Queen St a green minivan coasted down the middle of the two lanes, eventually pulling into the middle lane at the Hunter stop lights. Once we started moving again I was about to pass when she veered in front of me with no signals. I backed off, then as we approached Aberdeen, she suddenly realized she had to go up the hill and so veered again. No signals, no looking, not even the slightest response to my horn as she almost took the corner of my car off!

Also, before construction closed Dundurn, it was a common thing to see drivers continuing to turn when they no longer had an advanced green. I've been given the finger many times by drivers who went illegally and were offended that I'd honk my horn to tell them so.

As a cyclist, I'll blow a stop sign if I feel it's safe for me to do so. For example, if I'm approaching a four way stop and a car is stopped and about to continue straight, if they start moving by the time I get there I'll follow through beside them. Why? Well, opposing traffic is already letting them through and that way I don't have to build up my momentum again. As a car driver there's no excuse for blowing a stop sign as it's not much of an ankle workout to press the gas.

I am disappointment in you're grammar.

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