To the Driver Who Honked at Me on Connecticut Ave

[Anonymous]

Guess all you car people should have supported the bike lanes. Actions have consequences. Enjoy driving at 15 mph.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You really shouldn’t let honks bother you like this.

Small potatoes.

Written by someone who has never been on a bike and been targeted by a frustrated driver.

NP, but I don't know, I bike to work at least once a week on Connecticut and I agree. A honk? Not a big deal. I once had a garbage truck throw its passenger door open as it passed me on my bike — THAT was something that bothered me (shook me up so much that I forgot to take a photo of the license plate, unfortunately). At least when someone's honking at you they know you're there...

[Anonymous]

OP reported a bunch of posts. What a thin skinned….

[Anonymous]

reporting a bunch of posts but also specifically misattributing and insulting the mayor as "Cowser"? Physician heal thyself.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP. I find bikes annoying but recognize their right to be there. And being honked at is unnerving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guess all you car people should have supported the bike lanes. Actions have consequences. Enjoy driving at 15 mph.

Enjoy being run over.

[Anonymous]

I bike to/from work, and I hear you. So many dangerous drivers out there, and it gets worse in the rain.

For the record: I always stop for pedestrians (DUH), but I wish people wouldn't step out onto the bike lane at random locations (not crosswalk). I am watching you, but I can't guarantee I can come to a complete stop in time, if you suddenly veer right into the bike lane without looking.

[Anonymous]

Bikes do not belong on city roads in car driving lanes. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another entitled cyclist. As if traffic isn't painful enough.

the cyclist pays the same taxes for public space you do. The cyclist is legally entitled to ride in a lane, the full lane. Maybe it is the driver who doesn't have the temperment to operate their vehicle in a rational manner who is at issue.

It’s a matter of consideration. Take side roads or leave very early, but ensuring a bunch of people are late to work, to pick up their kids etc because you feel like riding your bike is plain selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing that irks me about cyclists is they feel it's their absolute right to slow down car traffic so that they aren't inconvenienced but they always themselves seem to be cutting corners to make their trip faster either by advancing to the front of the traffic line on the side or not stopping at stop signs or whizzing past and terrifying pedestrians etc. Which is it? Everybody slows down and waits for one another or nobody cares about anyone else?

This is so true. They act like it's their duty to impede car traffic, but they break every rule of the road for their own benefit. In any event, there will be no bike lanes on Connecticut anytime soon, so bikers who do not like the traffic should find another route. I am an occasional biker, and I would never ride on Connecticut, with or without minimally-secured bike lanes. It's a road for cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing that irks me about cyclists is they feel it's their absolute right to slow down car traffic so that they aren't inconvenienced but they always themselves seem to be cutting corners to make their trip faster either by advancing to the front of the traffic line on the side or not stopping at stop signs or whizzing past and terrifying pedestrians etc. Which is it? Everybody slows down and waits for one another or nobody cares about anyone else?

This is so true. They act like it's their duty to impede car traffic, but they break every rule of the road for their own benefit. In any event, there will be no bike lanes on Connecticut anytime soon, so bikers who do not like the traffic should find another route. I am an occasional biker, and I would never ride on Connecticut, with or without minimally-secured bike lanes. It's a road for cars.

Oh, I assume that when you drive, you never ever hold up traffic to park, make a U turn, or a left? what about your ire for double parked Ubers and delivery trucks? Buses making stops? You’re driving in a CITY with multiple other types of road users. Not a highway.

[Anonymous]

Wow, so many entitled, car driving pricks.
-car driver

[Anonymous]

Oh is this one of those super tiresome threads where cyclists scold drivers, and vice versa?

A gentle reminder to cyclists that the *only* time you're ever allowed to go through a stop sign without stopping is if literally no one else is at the intersection. That includes pedestrians standing on the sidewalk. I'm amazed at how few bicyclists understand how "Idaho stops" work. Here's the text of the law.

"Sec. 9d. Riders' safe crossing at intersections.

"(a) A rider approaching a stop sign may go straight through the intersection or make a turn without stopping; provided, that the rider:

"(1) Is travelling at an appropriate speed to reasonably assess and avoid hazards;

"(2) Determines there is no immediate hazard; and

"(3) Yields the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

"(b) A rider approaching a steady red traffic control signal may go straight through the intersection or make a left turn; provided, that DDOT has posted signage expressly permitting such movements at that intersection, and that the rider:

"(1) Makes a complete stop;

"(2) Determines there is no immediate hazard; and

"(3) Yields the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

[Anonymous]

What a delightful piece of fiction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bikes do not belong on city roads in car driving lanes. End of story.

+1

Riding a bike in a big city is dangerous. You can do it, but don't be naive: you should expect to be hit by a car, sooner or later.