tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post586883937635111932..comments2024-03-18T02:16:13.180-07:00Comments on Holier than You Blog: Here's something annoyingmurphstahoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378354136823393492noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-44668527988746381422011-04-20T08:31:48.340-07:002011-04-20T08:31:48.340-07:00Last night coming down Ralston from 92 there was a...Last night coming down Ralston from 92 there was a line of cars waiting for a left turner. One of the guys mid way through the pack decided he'd stick his front end into the bike lane - maybe he thought he could hop up onto the sidewalk and blow pass the 30 sec delay. This all happened while, if he looked back, I was in plain sight. Luckily I got there just before he completely closed off the bike lane and caused me to ET leap over his hood.Mikesonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646744335221684911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-91812514223065210472011-04-17T17:40:27.418-07:002011-04-17T17:40:27.418-07:00I went for a ride on Skyline yesterday and ending ...I went for a ride on Skyline yesterday and ending up doing my decent down Hwy 9 into Saratoga. The speed limit is 30 mph with a TON of blind turns and switch backs. I was constantly 30-35 mph on my decent (unless the signs posted warning 20 mph turns).<br /><br />Well, of course I had cars on my ass continuously. At one point, I heard a truck revving its engine, I glanced ahead and it was a series of slight jogs in the road so I stayed in the center of the lane because it wouldn't have been safe to slide off to the side and let him pass, each jog was blind to oncoming traffic. But that wouldn't stop him. I looked at my speed when he blew by me, 37 mph (in a 30 mph zone mind you!). Obviously I was upset, but whatever. There was a jog ahead and the truck passed me just fine. However, the asshole was pulling a trailer and I was nearly clipped by it as he had to jump back into the lane because of oncoming traffic.<br /><br />It really is bike = slow so there is no way a driver can just sit and go the fucking speed limit if that means sitting behind a bike. I was nearly killed because some asshole thought it was cost him 30 secs of his time. If only there was some sort of test to get the privilege to operate a motor vehicle.<br /><br />I've had close calls, but going 35+ and nearly getting side swiped by a trailer takes the cake. He totally killed my awesome decent as I was a nervous wreck the rest of the trip down. I busted my ass up to skyline so I could enjoy the ride down. I really wish I would have gotten his license plate, but since police have to witness a crime now to issue a ticket, I doubt it would have done any good.Mikesonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646744335221684911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-23107184037650756772011-04-12T11:50:42.247-07:002011-04-12T11:50:42.247-07:00I was on an SRCC ride coming down Bohemian Highway...I was on an SRCC ride coming down Bohemian Highway from Occidental to Monte Rio a few years back. That's a very fast road, we were flying down in the 35 MPH range. A pickup truck came zooming past us in the opposite travel lane and almost into an oncoming... police car. He squeezed back into the right hand lane as we sat up and the cop went onto the shoulder.<br /><br />The cop immediately flipped a U-turn and came by lights flashing. A few minutes later we saw the cop coming up the hill - he his pursuit was fruitless.murphstahoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378354136823393492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-71848150808039485482011-04-12T11:36:41.082-07:002011-04-12T11:36:41.082-07:00On a Roasters ride a few years ago, a car passed a...On a Roasters ride a few years ago, a car passed a pack of ~30 riders on the fast Nicasio Valley descent around a blind corner: http://app.strava.com/segments/632781<br /><br />He hit an oncoming motorcyclist, sending the guy into the air (and to the hospital). At least he didn't veer back into the pack taking out more people and drove his car off the left side of the road where he was forced to wait for the authorities.ammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178442144294386818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-51710868933344242052011-04-11T11:52:29.387-07:002011-04-11T11:52:29.387-07:00Too bad the speed trap in question didn't actu...Too bad the speed trap in question didn't actually include a trap. Plus the fact that you caught her at the stop sign goes to show that driving like a friggin' maniac doesn't really save any time. I suppose she probably just felt like "behind bicycle = going slow".Jason Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279235494827879524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616818704326975625.post-4872772956587925502011-04-11T11:15:01.851-07:002011-04-11T11:15:01.851-07:00Same thing yesterday for me in the Santa Cruz Mtns...Same thing yesterday for me in the Santa Cruz Mtns. 30 mph limit, I'm going 35, Volvo driver feels compelled to pass in blind curve and nearly takes out an oncoming BMW. OOPS!Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.com