tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post306077397622067905..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Anonymous PointsSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-4293931352360839672010-05-09T18:42:33.157-05:002010-05-09T18:42:33.157-05:00Last week I made a new discovery about this inters...Last week I made a new discovery about this intersection. Those motorists are a BAD influence on me!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-66318068755242010072010-05-09T01:37:21.662-05:002010-05-09T01:37:21.662-05:00When turning left from a roadway without a center ...When turning left from a roadway without a center median, it always best practice to do a left head check for overtaking traffic prior to your turn- just in case.<br /><br />If there is oncoming traffic this is not necessary, provided you are turning immediately after the oncoming traffic has passed you.ChipSealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095195723481694050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-26003434408480893522010-05-07T05:18:55.236-05:002010-05-07T05:18:55.236-05:00It would have been a churlish bus driver to pass a...It would have been a churlish bus driver to pass across the double yellow line while I was stopped at a traffic light, waiting to turn left onto an FM road, but Doohickie makes a good point for those situations when movement is actually occurring in the vicinity of the cyclist. One CAN get surprised. When in doubt, signal!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-4759481674759577522010-05-06T23:21:04.975-05:002010-05-06T23:21:04.975-05:00Your position in the left-turn lane was a pretty e...<i>Your position in the left-turn lane was a pretty effective signal in and of itself. Extending your left arm for the entire 8 seconds is not necessary (though it is a good idea to make that signal a couple of times.)</i><br /><br />This is incorrect. I was on a road, hugging the center double yellow line on a two-way road with very wide (more than 14') lanes, one in each direction. I had signaled to move over earlier. I went to signal my actual turn and.... almost touched the bus that had come up behind me and crossed the double yellow to pass me on the left! (Mind you, he had at least 12 feet to my right to pass me.) If he had been another second or two slower, he would not have been upon me until I started to make my turn!<br /><br />I learned two things from this: Signal early, often, and constantly, especially when turning left; and, use a mirror so you can monitor traffic behind you.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-8877874300677821202010-05-04T19:59:22.253-05:002010-05-04T19:59:22.253-05:00Well said.Well said.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.com