tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post1016411048273180379..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Don't be Nice, Just Follow the Darn RulesSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-89941352072507086612009-09-09T12:59:01.716-05:002009-09-09T12:59:01.716-05:00I love this. You are my people! this "I'l...I love this. You are my people! this "I'll be nice" thing has always messed me up. As a driver ( new as of 6 yrs) I was always confused and following the rules and then annoyed that ppl were letting me go. Follow the rules. Be predictable! <br /><br />In the Sorte with the two kids I get LOTS of nice drivers. Which is nice. I appreciate it. But I am also always smiling and waving. and I agree about the whole - don't make me the center of this clusterf*ck tyvm. I'll keep a low profile on the road, just see me and don't hit me is all I ask!MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-46764116611496299192009-09-04T21:26:44.832-05:002009-09-04T21:26:44.832-05:00ChipSeal's had a low profile lately so I figur...ChipSeal's had a low profile lately so I figured arrows would be safe.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-49908671331178811672009-09-04T21:24:27.662-05:002009-09-04T21:24:27.662-05:00Doohickie - "I've put my foot down...&quo...Doohickie - "I've put my foot down..." VERY non-wussy!<br /><br />Lyle - I stand on principle but do not want doing so to become a "last stand."<br /><br />Keri - We need a post at CO on advanced waving.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-61061468899480755682009-09-04T18:15:31.823-05:002009-09-04T18:15:31.823-05:00Yeah, that drives me nuts, too. I've noticed ...Yeah, that drives me nuts, too. I've noticed that a firm "OKAY, I'VE PUT MY FOOT DOWN. I WILL WAIT FOR YOU" gesture works most of the time, but as Steve points out here, it doesn't work in every case.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-33508103230853404822009-09-04T18:11:04.238-05:002009-09-04T18:11:04.238-05:00More arrows!!! Yay!
(Now let me read the post...)...More arrows!!! Yay!<br /><br />(Now let me read the post...)Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-36684466854035727402009-09-04T11:45:24.185-05:002009-09-04T11:45:24.185-05:00I don't make a stand on principle -- it's ...I don't make a stand on principle -- it's safer for me to get across the road and moving rather than having motorists zooming up and around on my right. <br /><br />But where it gets dangerous is when the oncoming traffic is a multi-lane road and only ONE driver stops and waves me through. My gf was complaining of just this scenario yesterday, when the oncoming motorist was a city bus in the near lane, so the far lane was obscured. She had the good sense not to take the bait.<br /><br />What is possibly even worse is when the oncoming lane is wide enough that the next motorist in line, impatient or assuming that the stopped traffic is trying to turn left without signalling, decides to cut around on the right, usually at high speed, possibly on the shoulder.<br /><br />That's a fatality. The only kind of infrastructure that would prevent that would be grade-separated facilities. Any other change, including separate traffic signals, bike boxes, and so on, are *behavioral* changes that require training and enforcement for cyclists to honor the hints.Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747334597464373005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-73555800284997181462009-09-04T08:47:28.371-05:002009-09-04T08:47:28.371-05:00OMG! That drives me nuts. The same thing happened ...OMG! That drives me nuts. The same thing happened to me yesterday. Mr. Nice held up traffic in 3 directions. I had put my foot down, but he insisted on stopping. With that much congestion, I couldn't prove a point without pissing everyone else off.<br /><br />It looks bad either way. The cyclist is the center of attention and must be the problem.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617647529657485483noreply@blogger.com