the heidi chronicles

i promise i am not bitching... i really am curious about this. because i try to be a good citizen, an informed person... but sometimes (read: often) that is frustrating.

is it "same road, same rules" or "same road, same rules when it's convenient for the guy on the bike?"
i am all for cyclists. do not misunderstand me. i am a train-taker and advocate anything that puts less junk in the air. i also advocate allowing them street space and keeping them off the sidewalks. being slowed down is a small price to pay as long as that's one less gas guzzler depleting our ever-dwindling supply of energy. and let's face it, pretty soon we might all be on 'em.

but by same rules, i understand the meaning to imply things like obeying yield signs and stopping at red lights, giving pedestrians the right of way and using turn signals, not pulling out in front of flowing traffic...

i say all of this because i almost hit a cyclist this morning. a traffic circle sits in the midst of my driving route (i have to move furniture this evening and was thus forced to drive this morning).
i yielded where i was suppose to and saw a biker approaching from my left. yet i assumed he would also heed the sign on his side and so i began to continue on, only to have him dart right into the circle and my direct path.

a mini heart attack ensued.

did i assume something wrong?

or are there just as many assholes on bikes as there are in SUVs?

i welcome comments on this. really. i mean it.

because if i am wrong, i am sure i sound like an ass.

sorry, that sounded like bitching. for a lighter side of me, read here.

posted by trixievw @ 10:08 AM