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Just sharing a fairly, well written piece by Kristin Butcher on peopleforbikes.org

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/cycling-etiquette-a.k.a.-h...

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A good reminder. Thanks for the post.

I'd be interested to hear what it was about this article that spoke to you, Michael.

I'm seeing a buncha nothing here...

Salmon never think they're the problem.

They assume the bike rider in the middle of the road is a jerk, not noticing the shoulder filled with glass and potholes. They assume the driver who honked is a jerk, not realizing his intention was to give a helpful heads up before nervously passing a bike rider.

Bit of a false equivalency there.

Yup. Not to mention that "riding in the middle of the road" ISN'T a jerky thing to do. It's what you're supposed to do.  But then you get honked at by "helpful" drivers giving you a "heads up" before they try to run you off the road. 

This coming from an organization that's supposed to be working for our right to the road.

All I can think of is that they have hired a bunch of people who don't actually bike themselves, except maybe on a path on Sunday afternoon when the weather's really exceptional.  I know a few in the paid bike advocacy world that fit that description.

Michelle said:

Yup. Not to mention that "riding in the middle of the road" ISN'T a jerky thing to do. It's what you're supposed to do.  But then you get honked at by "helpful" drivers giving you a "heads up" before they try to run you off the road. 

"I've learned that U can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these 3 things: a rainy day, lost luggage, & tangled Christmas lights. " ~Maya. Angelou

Ah, I see... so it was like... the three-ness of it.

Mickeal Teague said:

"I've learned that U can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these 3 things: a rainy day, lost luggage, & tangled Christmas lights. " ~Maya. Angelou

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