Ok, I know most of us on here keep out of the way of normal road traffic (cars...), but today I surely wished i had it in me to run people over. On the way home from my girlfriends house, after a nice long bike ride on the canal pathway , I encountered a whole group of cyclists, mostly older cyclists out pedaling for fun (nothing serious looking). Noticing they almost all had mirrors and helmets I thought, good they will move over to the right and I can get by them no problems.
WRONG
Most all of them, after seeing me in their mirrors or turning their head and looking at me, even after flashing my highbeams quick (thought it would let them know I was there), would swerve out into MY lane. Not just a few feet, I mean almost all the way to the yellow line. They were even passing eachother while i was trying to get around them all. Now im a very considerate person, I do what I can because Im a cyclist too, but this was outrageous. They KNEW I was there, and yet didnt follow NY state law, and keep to the right. One cyclist doing this isnt that bad, but a whole group (there was about 10 maybe more) kinda irritated me... Like I previously stated, sometimes I just wish I wasnt as courteous as I am. But I dont need a criminal record either, I love my freedom here in America!
Sorry for the rant, but I was really really dissapointed to see people that were obviously cyclists (not just people riding bikes) act so DUMB.
Of course they probably thought I was just a typical mid-20s guy tryin to speed around them, but I was just trying to get around them before one decided to swerve out in front of me.
OK, Im done...anyone else encounter this???
WRONG
Most all of them, after seeing me in their mirrors or turning their head and looking at me, even after flashing my highbeams quick (thought it would let them know I was there), would swerve out into MY lane. Not just a few feet, I mean almost all the way to the yellow line. They were even passing eachother while i was trying to get around them all. Now im a very considerate person, I do what I can because Im a cyclist too, but this was outrageous. They KNEW I was there, and yet didnt follow NY state law, and keep to the right. One cyclist doing this isnt that bad, but a whole group (there was about 10 maybe more) kinda irritated me... Like I previously stated, sometimes I just wish I wasnt as courteous as I am. But I dont need a criminal record either, I love my freedom here in America!
Sorry for the rant, but I was really really dissapointed to see people that were obviously cyclists (not just people riding bikes) act so DUMB.
Of course they probably thought I was just a typical mid-20s guy tryin to speed around them, but I was just trying to get around them before one decided to swerve out in front of me.
OK, Im done...anyone else encounter this???