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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Bikes To The Lady Who Almost Killed Me During My Bike Commute This Morning...
Posted by Noah Dunham on Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:58 PM
You. Old lady with the bright blue eye-shadow, who almost sideswiped me on my bike this morning...
I believe you were wrong, in the assertion you made, in our brief (yet heated) debate when I caught up with you at the stop light of NE 20th and Broadway. You claimed that I should have stayed "over to the right" and that I need to "yield to oncoming traffic" instead of pulling into the middle of the road when trying to avoid a parked car which had two other old women getting out of it, whom I believe (ironically enough) were going to a fucking funeral.
For you, my fellow Portlander, I would like to quote this passage from the official Oregon Bicyclist Manual :
Riding on the right doesn’t mean hugging the curb or edge of the road. This may not be the best place to ride. For example, if you hit the curb, you could lose your balance and fall into traffic. Other times when you shouldn’t ride too far to the right include:• When avoiding parked cars or surface hazards.
• When a lane is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side by side.
• When making a left turn.
• To avoid conflicts with right-turning cars.
• On a one-way street, you may ride on the left as long as you are riding with traffic.
Booyashaka lady. Booyashaka.
But seriously folks, I'm not trying to be a dick here. I'm just saying we could all stand to be a little nicer on the road. And we could all (drivers and cyclists alike) stand to take a look at the Oregon Bicyclist Manual as well as the Oregon Driver Manual and know a little more about these two different forms of transportation and how they are meant to interact.
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COMMENCE REHASHING YOUR TIRED POSITIONS:
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Wait, does old-lady mascara come in bright blue? Do you mean eye shadow? I mean come on, let's please get the facts straight here. Have the standards already started to tumble, before Matt Davis' chair has even had a chance to cool?
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If not, enjoy your smugness.
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To clarify: I was TOTALLY kidding :). Hope you didn't feel picked-upon by me. I'll leave that to the mean old ladies with poor taste in makeup.
Speaking as a pedestrian? Both cyclists and drivers need to cool out.
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wigs v. helmets
which one is ACTUALLY going to prevent personal injury on the road? bonus question:
does anyone know where i can buy wigs in NE PDX?
p.s. noah you left your wig at my house on wednesday night. which means you probably weren't wearing it during your little altercation this morning. tsk tsk.
DK
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