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Two astounding incidents involving cyclists today:

Incident #1
I'm crossing the street. A southbound cyclist blows through the red light behind me Like they always do, I think, as I spot a northbound cyclist coming up in front of me. But this guy actually stops for the red light and stays stopped until it turns green even though there are no cars coming. I wanted to walk up to him and give him a fucking medal.

Incident #2
The bus pulls around a cyclist so it can pull over at the next stop. I sit back watching the windows, waiting for the cyclist to come shooting by--either on the street side or the sidewalk, since there's not enough room between the bus and the kerb. Moments pass (the bus is stopped at a light) and there's no sign of him. Could he have turned off? Could he have crossed the street mid-block and continued on in the oncoming lane?

Finally, I see him walking up the sidewalk carrying his bike. Again, I wish I had an award to give him.

Tomorrow, I'll be back to bitching about rude cyclists, I'm sure, but for right now, I'll just glow with admiration for a pair of riders bucking the citywide trend.
Date: 2003-06-23 08:25 am (UTC)

Re: Credit where it be due

From: [identity profile] wolfieboy.livejournal.com
Yeah, I noticed this and did a personal survey, watching the bicyclists. It ended up that in Seattle, in the Ravenna district, cyclists followed traffic signs at about the 40% level...

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