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Geez I ran into a dimwitted roadie yesterday on my drive around town. The weather in Southern Ontario has definitely been spring like and that has brought the bikes out big time. I was driving along a major road in town which has a slight climb. I noticed a roadie in the right hand lane going up the hill. He was in a full team kit, so I thought this guy looks like he knows what he was doing. Actually, first thing I thought was, what a moron he only had shorts on and it was hovering around 10C (50F)....I like my knees more then that...At any rate I make it by the guy without incident and round a bend in the road and come up to a red a light. I pull up and stop and so does a few cars behind me and a few beside me. I look into my side view mirror and who do I see sneaking through the two rows of cars, but the roadie. He's got a pretty good head of steam and looks like he's going to blow the red light. He slows a bit and gets lucky that the light turns green. He then cuts in front of me to get back onto the right hand side of the road. Of course he backs me up because I can't pass because there isn't enough room....which is ok...I hate being brushed by cars...Well when I pass him I also notice he's got a earbuds in....
So this baffoon is weaving in an out of traffic and wearing an MP3 player of some kind...Then I wonder why car drivers hate people on road bikes....Geez I even felt like cutting him off...
I think some people have to realize that we, as cyclist's, have to abide by the rules if we want to be treated with respect while on the road...
Rich
So this baffoon is weaving in an out of traffic and wearing an MP3 player of some kind...Then I wonder why car drivers hate people on road bikes....Geez I even felt like cutting him off...
I think some people have to realize that we, as cyclist's, have to abide by the rules if we want to be treated with respect while on the road...
Rich