Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site SCIRTP.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!SCIRTP!todd From: todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Bicycle death & Macho Passing Vehicles Message-ID: <298@SCIRTP.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 18:10:30 EDT Article-I.D.: SCIRTP.298 Posted: Thu Aug 8 18:10:30 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 07:05:16 EDT Distribution: net Organization: SCI Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 37 Am I the only bicycle commuter who faces this scenario with regularity? _________________________________________________________ this guy is passing the other guy)-> OOOO-> <-me on bike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the other guy-> OOOO-> _________________________________________________________ I'm riding on a two-lane road. I look ahead of me and whaddya know, I've got two cars coming at me, taking up both lanes. I eat it into the shoulder and tactfully present a gesture to the driver informing him/her of the error. It happens with enough regularity that it is no longer life-threatening, but a bummer nonetheless. I recently took a guy to court who didn't appreciate my gesture and came back for a second try. He is now in pretty serious hot water. My questions are: How do us poor bicyclists deal with this abuse? How can car drivers be educated about the perils of passing in a lane with a cyclist in it? It's too hard surviving the shoulder to worry about getting license plate numbers. WHAT TO DO? ||||||| || || [ O-O ] Todd Jones \ ^ / {decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd | ~ | |___| SCI Systems Inc. doesn't necessarily agree with Todd.