Okay, here we are back to warm weather season and Bike month is here.
DC made it to no.13 on Bicycling magazine's list of best cities for biking........that we are, but awareness is still lacking here. Drivers still drive stupidly......and I MEAN STUPIDLY!!! around cyclists. The 3feet rule doesn't apply here, drivers and commuters still honk at cyclists for being in front of them..........yes! even on the weekends when clearly there are no traffic and going around cyclists are easy enough!
Don't get me wrong............I also dislike cyclists who are so cavalier in how they ride thinking they own the streets, where traffic laws don't apply to them.....myself included, although i try as best as possible to make sure i am not impeding or possibly creating a danger to traffic. After getting hit by a driver from behind a couple of months ago, I do know how it feels to hit pavement.
So BIKE month, Bike week and Bike to work day......we should all pass along information to friends not just to invite them to become bike commuters, but also they can pass along the message that everyone should be aware of cyclists, respect them as well as we as cyclists try to respect drivers. Who knows, the person that they may accidentally hit one day could be a friend they know............
Since I've discovered cycling, it has consumed half of my days and nights, it is an obsession as well as a passion. Anxiety abounds when something or someone hinders my ability to ride.
