tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post7342871755181462420..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Follow Up Report on YetinessSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-13422290632201998392010-04-30T21:06:03.031-05:002010-04-30T21:06:03.031-05:00I sited a Yeti today. A real one! I was riding h...I sited a Yeti today. A real one! I was riding home from work and as I approached an intersection I noticed a cyclist up ahead of me in the right lane. Cool, I thought, he's out in the lane, riding right where he should be.<br /><br />At this particular intersection there are three lanes- one each for right turn, straight and left turn.<br /><br />Anyway, as he got to the intersection, <i>his left arm came out to signal a left hand turn!</i> He changed lanes into the center lane, then put his arm down. He stopped in line behind the car in that lane. Wow.<br /><br />I pulled up next to him and said hi. We both went straight through the intersection and rode about a half mile together while we exchanged pleasantries. He came to a full stop at the four-way stop sign at a school, then went to the other end of the block and stopped again before signaling and turning right. I turn left there, so we parted ways.<br /><br />HE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT. It was pretty awesome.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80484550922583500622010-04-29T00:15:31.319-05:002010-04-29T00:15:31.319-05:00Peace signs. I'd never thought of THAT. I tend...Peace signs. I'd never thought of THAT. I tend towards nice open-handed waves for thanks. I also like to think they appreciate me appreciating them.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-35143802058013882962010-04-28T22:42:54.369-05:002010-04-28T22:42:54.369-05:00GREAT teachers do so by example... but in our case...GREAT teachers do so by example... but in our case I think that translates into really good comm. with the drivers around you. That includes funky made-up signals of thanks and where you want to be... I've been partial to peace signs after I know I have slowed a driver down for a bit and hand signal communicated while I did so. I like to think they appreciate me appreciating them. <br /><br />[staste]RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-62442536397743544132010-04-28T20:07:43.467-05:002010-04-28T20:07:43.467-05:00So if drivers are like kids, does that make cyclis...So if drivers are like kids, does that make cyclists like teachers, and how do we become GREAT teachers? Actually, I like that analogy a lot.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-78694863330889822222010-04-28T18:45:04.872-05:002010-04-28T18:45:04.872-05:00Drivers are like kids. Teachers complain about th...Drivers are like kids. Teachers complain about the bad kids even though there are WAY more good kids than bad. Same with motorists. There are many more good drivers than bad... but to hear a cyclist talk you wouldn't know it sometimes. It's just that it is no fun to talk about the driver who pulled to the right and gave plenty of room when talking. It's much more entertaining to vent about the guy who threw a lit cigarette at you out the window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com