tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post2373961241595994609..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Maybe my Paranoia is Showing...Steve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-67430950051806918382009-07-01T22:33:01.576-05:002009-07-01T22:33:01.576-05:00Actually, if motorists are being safe (and, per ye...Actually, if motorists are being safe (and, per yesterday's post, most are), two cyclists are an equal obstruction to the soloist in a narrow lane REGARDLESS of where in that lane the solo cyclist is riding. The difference is in the mind of the motorist. Motorist psychology can be a curious thing.<br /><br />I have been keeping my eye out for a "non gutter bunny" for some time now, purely for educational purposes. I hope to see one someday (people I know that sneak on to one of my regular routes as ringers would not count). I may make an observational detour if I sight one in the wild, and will share experimental results.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-42096614773465827392009-07-01T22:06:19.557-05:002009-07-01T22:06:19.557-05:00You are right, passing a cyclist does not take the...You are right, passing a cyclist does not take the fine-honed skills and lightning reflexes of a formula one race car driver!<br /><br />A solo cyclist and two cyclists in a narrow lane are an equal obstruction. But because one cyclist is riding to the right, the motorist thinks they both ought to, and so the pair are selfishly impeding traffic! <br /><br />Gutter-bunnies can be found among recreational club riders. I was riding on a GDB group ride once. We were traveling on a country two lane (10' lanes) in a group of about ten riders, none of us more than two abreast. A cop came up behind us and as he approached the "car-up" call was sounded. Some of the riders singled up inches from the edge of the lane. I did not, but continued on in the LH tire track. The cop got on his PA and ordered us to ride single-file. We immediately complied... Me and two other riders sped-up to be clearly ahead of the gutter bunnies and proceeded in the LH tire track.<br /><br />After a while, the cop merged into the oncoming lane and overtook us in a safe manner. Just as he would have had to do if we were all riding near the fog line.<br /><br />I am not very concerned if a motorist gets annoyed at my lane position.ChipSealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095195723481694050noreply@blogger.com