Yer dickhead pal,
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #8 - Stop Sign Dickhead
Yer dickhead pal,
Monday, August 14, 2017
Coulda Shoulda Woulda: Not Very Good Riding
Yer Pal,
Monday, October 22, 2012
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #7 - Lane Splitting
What would you do if you were riding the bicycle?
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Friday, April 20, 2012
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #6 - Handling The Oblivious
Sometimes you need to overtake somebody who is completely oblivious to your presence...
Tune Out the Bad,
PS - Can I tell you how much I like the new youtube upload interface? It is, in my opinion, WAY better now. Because I know you really wanted to know what I thought about that. Otherwise you wouldn't be here. Right? Right?
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #5 - Can a Hook be Right?
Yer Pal,
Friday, December 3, 2010
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #4 - Sidewalk Temptations
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #3 - 4 Way Right
Monday, September 28, 2009
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #2
Sometimes it seems like no two cyclists will approach a situation the same way. In this scenario, you'll see several different approaches to a situation, and I would like your feedback on what you would do. Here's some lead-up:
In London Ontario there's a spot where the MUP (Multi-Use Pathway) joins York Street at Wortley Road. Lots of commuters and other cyclists hit that point after work each day. It's always interesting negotiating with traffic at this spot, but this time there was just one car in play.
Amazingly, all 5 cyclists aim to ride on the street, southbound on Wortley Road. The Private Drive I use runs next to a Law Office and a small apartment house. One of my questions is whether I should use it or not. It is marked Private Drive, but it also puts me in what I consider the best spot for crossing the intersection. The other 4 cyclists used the pathway, which is part of the reason they were piled up on the sidewalk in various spots.
So, here's the video showing what we all did:
What would you do if you were riding the bicycle?
Friday, May 8, 2009
If You Were Riding the Bicycle #1
I am equally fed up with motorists who complain that cyclists are all road-hogging, rule-breaking moronic hippies or Lance Armstrong wannabes.
The truth, of course, is that as with all people, there will be selfish, stupid fools who obviously don't understand anything at all sprinkled through both of these groups.
When I'm riding with cars, I do my best to make good time while being as considerate of drivers as I can and ensuring my own safety. I drive a car too, and I know how worrisome and sometimes annoying certain people riding bikes can be. On the other hand, I have zero problem with a cyclist who slows me down for little while as they make their way along safely and predictably. When I'm riding, I try to put myself in the motorist's shoes, and this approach has served me well over years and years of bicycle commuting.
What I'm asking for in this post (and hopefully others if they present themselves) is that motorists do the same for me in specific road situations that I will illustrate with real video shot from my bike. Please don't jump to the conclusion that other cyclists would agree with or approve of my decisions; I fully expect to get called out by some practitioners of the very safest and best types of cycling too.
So, here we go: