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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Again, I disagree. What makes the cyclist the sole judge of "when it is safe to pass"?
What makes the cyclists' judgement better??? My judgement is better than 99% of the drivers out there, so I feel absolutely no obligation to take "orders" from a random cyclist. THEY do not get to direct traffic. IF, again IF I decide to pass, it is only if I can give the cyclist at least 3 feet, and get back on my side of the MMP before any oncoming traffic approaches, and never in the single lane divided areas. IF, and again IF, a cyclist decides to move left as I am safely passing, that is on him. If you read one of the earlier posts in this thread, someone was stuck behind a cyclist for 2 miles. That is unacceptable, there is no way that the opportunity to pass did not arise in that span, yet the cyclist continually blocked the MMP (IF that post was truthful)
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ah..but...the cyclist has no clue as to your amazingness. In fact, the smart cyclist if he/she wishes to remain intact, should assume that you are blind in your right eye, have no idea as to the spatial relationship of the right front fender, and your sugar meds are off a tad today.
I lost a friend and neighbor to someone who wasn't as amazing as you, unfortunately. The driver who clipped him was exactly as described above.