I use these engagements to remind myself to clean my front and rear windows with washer fluid. Sometimes when I pass them, I find I have drained my entire reservoir, but my windows are spotless -- enabling me to see other hazards on the road with clarity.
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe
There is an entire philosophy within the cyclist community regarding "Taking The Lane." I don't mean the Mom or Dad who take their kids out for a ride, or the guy on a beach cruiser tooling around town. I mean the large pelotons of spandex-covered Lance Armstrong wanna-bes who can hardly be troubled to stop at a red light because of the inconvenience of unclipping their little clickety-clack ballet shoes from their pedals.
"Taking The Lane" is their defensive response to cars, wherein they do not move to the right, they will not share a lane - their practice is to take the entire lane because they feel entitled to it and because they feel it enhances their safety. Not sure what studies support that if any.
They are not interested in "Sharing the road," they are interested in making the road theirs entirely.
Well, they should use the road then, and stay off the MMPs. Those are for dad and the kids on a bike or the beach cruiser guy tooling around to share with golf cars and pedestrians of all sorts.
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