I'm sure everyone has witnessed people on the road (pedestrians, cyclists, motorists) doing stupid things that put their lives in danger. Any specific instances come to mind?
2 rules:
1. Specifics only - no 'running reds' or j-walking'. Details needed.
2. Only instances that put the perp in danger. No 'this car almost ran this cyclist over' but 'this car sped across the tracks as the gates were coming down' yes.
Calling them out not needed, but it makes for a better read.
Coming up Halsted around Irving, I pass a cyclist on her cell phone. I look back at her while passing. She blows through the red light at Broadway and Montrose, then she's back on her cell phone coming up to Leland. I look back at her again and this exchange takes place:
Her: Do you have a problem?
Me: Just don't want to see you get killed.
Her: Ok, don't watch.
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I listen to music when I ride, but it's really just background noise enough to drown out the sounds of the cars. I
I use the tempo of my music to determine my speed. Someday I will make a lovely stain.
heather stratton said:I listen to music when I ride, but it's really just background noise enough to drown out the sounds of the cars. I
So you drown out the best way to know if a car is approaching you from behind?
And help make it hard for other cyclists to let you know they are passing you?
GO SAFETY!
There's no way to say this without sounding like an ass, but it's more likely that I'm passing someone than that they're passing me. I know riding with headphones is controversial for many reasons, but I prefer it. I don't keep the volume high enough that it could drown out the immediate environment. I've found that it's more safe for me to look behind to see who is approaching-- seriously, I check every 5 seconds or so. I don't feel that listening for traffic is a very effective way to know if I'm in danger. Hearing a car behind me doesn't tell me how close the motorist is to me, and getting hit from behind is so unlikely that I'm not inclined to change my behavior in order to anticipate it or worry about it.
notoriousDUG said:heather stratton said:I listen to music when I ride, but it's really just background noise enough to drown out the sounds of the cars. I
So you drown out the best way to know if a car is approaching you from behind?
And help make it hard for other cyclists to let you know they are passing you?
GO SAFETY!
There's no way to say this without sounding like an ass, but it's more likely that I'm passing someone than that they're passing me. I know riding with headphones is controversial for many reasons, but I prefer it. I don't keep the volume high enough that it could drown out the immediate environment. I've found that it's more safe for me to look behind to see who is approaching-- seriously, I check every 5 seconds or so. I don't feel that listening for traffic is a very effective way to know if I'm in danger. Hearing a car behind me doesn't tell me how close the motorist is to me, and getting hit from behind is so unlikely that I'm not inclined to change my behavior in order to anticipate it or worry about it.
notoriousDUG said:heather stratton said:I listen to music when I ride, but it's really just background noise enough to drown out the sounds of the cars. I
So you drown out the best way to know if a car is approaching you from behind?
And help make it hard for other cyclists to let you know they are passing you?
GO SAFETY!
Dug, you would be surprised what you can hear when you have music playing. The layers of complexity our brains are capable of monitoring is staggering.
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