tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post749499185781505176..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Cycle TherapySteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-55503360920875117862010-06-28T19:22:24.601-05:002010-06-28T19:22:24.601-05:00Some motorists are harder to train than others. I&...Some motorists are harder to train than others. I've encountered this guy twice since then and, while he's clearly tried to intimidate me both times, he's less nasty each time. Since it was the same guys three times, I figured it wouldn't do to inflate the situation.<br /><br />A Mustang! Wow, I've not seen any of those our way. Maybe this year when the air show comes. Last year we had the Blue Angels parked ouside our building's ramp.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-64642668156027785582010-06-28T16:39:22.919-05:002010-06-28T16:39:22.919-05:00On friday I was riding home, waiting at a stop lig...On friday I was riding home, waiting at a stop light (next to a semi, and I agree; they're total professionals, probably because they actually understand how difficult and dangerous driving a big motor vehicle is - though my only recent near death experience was near that same light when a semi-driver without a trailer decided he was tired of waiting in the queue of drivers in the left turn lane and suddenly merged right - into my path; when un-laden by a trailer those puppies can really accelerate! at least I knew that it had been unintentional...) (whew that was a long parenthetical!) anyway there I was waiting when from behind buzzed a P-51 on final to "Boeing Field" I clapped my hands and raised them above my head like I'd won somehting, and the motorist kitty corner from me across the intersection laughed, because he'd seen the Mustang approaching and knew that I knew how cool and unexpected that plane had been.<br /><br />So in 50,000 motorist interactions you've only been Threatened With Murder one time, gee that's great, I guess...<br /><br />JAT in SeattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-54505806915005932262010-06-25T18:11:10.887-05:002010-06-25T18:11:10.887-05:00Ham, the interaction count is a product of the way...Ham, the interaction count is a product of the way I count interactions, as detailed on my post of June 30, 2009, and a route that takes full advantage of the road network to enable me to create a low conflict (mostly) route that is a full six miles shorter than my drive to work route. On my way in to work, I will often have less than an interaction per mile for the first half of my commute. The low total is one reason the last time I got honked at was nearly 1000 commute miles ago. Obviously, there are some segments that are much livelier.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-88684795313491777432010-06-25T07:42:07.676-05:002010-06-25T07:42:07.676-05:0010 Motorist interactions per mile. Wow. That's...10 Motorist interactions per mile. Wow. That's on your commute, not a Sunday ride?Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-84785055220162930112010-06-25T06:34:23.922-05:002010-06-25T06:34:23.922-05:00A driver showing courtesy is something I seldom se...A driver showing courtesy is something I seldom see here. When it does happen I am shocked and show a lot of gratitude as best I can. I almost never see a car being driven without the driver having a phone growing out of its ear. Last week while coming home from town I was passed by 9 cars in a row on the phone. I doubt that any saw me.<br />We have two or three DC3's at the air base here and I see one fly at least every 90 days.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-91852672958004820302010-06-25T04:22:26.980-05:002010-06-25T04:22:26.980-05:00I'd have to agree with my motorists also. But...I'd have to agree with my motorists also. But the ones I keep an extra eye out for are the crossover SUV drivers on their cell phones.<br /><br />Speaking of DC-3's, each spring the DNR here hires a guy with a DC-3 to spray Bt (a non-lethal bacteria specific to moth larvae) over woods with outbreaks of gypsy moth larvae. It's something to see that big, loud, graceful machine flying 300 feet above the trees.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-67898390657099131572010-06-25T00:34:50.327-05:002010-06-25T00:34:50.327-05:00My cycling therapy at work this week is that for s...My cycling therapy at work this week is that for some mysterious reason the parking garage has filled up so fast that not everyone can find a spot. That is, not everyone who drives a car. The three of us who bike have a nice shady rack right near the door. And agreed about my motorists, the vast majority of them are pretty decent.John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-54080269218807743792010-06-24T23:34:05.562-05:002010-06-24T23:34:05.562-05:00Holy rain! If it has been so damn hot, wouldn'...Holy rain! If it has been so damn hot, wouldn't you have enjoyed getting caught in it?<br /><br />Nice to see a reminder of how good so many motorists are... my experience is similar, if a little more urban and much shorter.RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.com