Ninety5rpm wrote:
There's a bike lane there? Anyone have a link to a Google street view showing this alleged bike lane? I hope we all distinguish bike lanes from shoulders, though even cops have been known to conflate them. But we shouldn't.
If there is no bike lane, but there is an unreliable rubble-filled shoulder, what do you expect the cyclist to do? He can take his chances riding in that shoulder, or ride next to the stripe where every third or fourth car will result in a close and dangerous buzz pass. Or, he can do what he did. He can take the lane causing motorists to have to change lanes and pass him with plenty of safe passing distance. Maybe they'll even have to stop texting pay attention and slow down for a few seconds! Oh the horror! Seriously. He's an asshole for making you change lanes?
You even we're back together at the next light. What is the big rush? And honking? You're THAT guy calling the lawful cyclist an asshole? Wow.
You might want to read the rest of the thread and get yourself up to speed.
Cliff notes:
Yes, taking the lane is legal. It was also stupid in that place at that time. The cyclists reaction to me made him look like a dick.
I just got back from a run. On my run there was a lady on the sidewalk walking a very large dog. In the past, while on runs, I have been attacked by dogs (both leashed and unleashed). Guided by this experience, I chose to cross to the other side of the street (at a light where I had the green) rather than share the sidewalk with this dog. I HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO RUN PASSED THAT DOG!!!!!! But I chose the option less likely to get me bitten. And I did so without telling the dog walker to fuck off.
Can you understand this concept?
Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.
- Chinese proverb