[Public-List] Stand-On vs Right-of-Way

[Kris Coward]

It's the worst when riding a bicycle. The one thing I want even less
than to get hit by a car is to get hit by a car that has the right of
way.

So many motorists decide that giving them their right of way is a
hardship that I shouldn't have to endure as a cyclist (especially when
I'm already stopped) -- at least I think that's what they're doing; I
can never quite make out whether they're waving me along, what with all
the confusing reflections and glare on their windshield. I just wave
them through if they're taking too long to exercise their right of way.
I *know* they can see me.

-K

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 11:07:14AM -0400, Greg Hounsell via Public-List wrote:
> Oh man I hate when that happens... Trying to "out-Canadian" each other in
> politeness but there are rules for safety's sake lol
> 
> I swear something like this happens once a day
> 
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 10:38 AM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> > I had a classic stand-off along those lines a few years ago.   I was
> > stopped at a stop sign… the cross street was ‘stand on’ ie no stop sign.
> >  A nice older lady on the stand on street stopped.  She waved me to go
> > through.  I shook my head.  She waved me through again.   I put my hands
> > over my face while shaking my head indicating ‘no’.   I theatrically peeked
> > through one eye to see her still stopped and waving me to go through.   I
> > hid my face again.
> >
> > Eventually she roared through her right of way scowling at me.
> >
> > I had the stop sign, she didn’t.  What could I do?
> >
> > Gordon Laco
> > #426 Surprise
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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