Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having cycled for some 50 years now; it seems to me that, in general, drivers have less and less patience for cyclists. This seems to coincide with the road-rage phenomenon. I haven't noticed any particular vehicle model being less courteous than any other. It seems that the SUV's simply take up too much road width and also appear unaware of their right side and cyclist's rights. These new trends (increased close calls) combined with my age cause me to consider doing less rather than more cycling. ;~( Back when children and young adults actually biked to wherever they needed to go it seemed that folks were more tolerant. Now that cycling-for-transportation and/or sport has become primarily an adult activity; drivers seem to think that they shouldn't exist on the roads. The suburbs do not plan for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Any discussion and/or planning of ecological transportation should include bike and pedestrian lanes, bike and pedestrian pathways, bike racks on buses, trains, subways, etc. Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com www.imagist.com Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 On Nov 16, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > drivers give me less room when they pass, seldom > bothering to cross the center-line. I cannot account for this unless > they feel that they just own the road now.