I'm not innocent when it comes to being impatient during a ride- I'll admit that up front. Like most or all of us, I hate having the tempo of a ride repeatedly broken up for any reason. So, to purposely avoid this, I make it a point to ride in spots where the likelihood of stoppages is almost a non-issue.
Until today ...
I ended up behind a school bus in a nice residential area where I ride frequently- The bus stopped, I stopped behind it and waited - one kid got off! Two houses down, the bus stopped again - I stopped again, one kid got off.
This happened twice more and I had it - I put my head on a swivel, hit up the sidewalk on the opposite side and breezed the bus (I know, it's not cool!).
Obviously annoyed, the bus driver blasts the horn repeatedly. After yet another stop, the driver guns the bus to catch me from behind. Mind you, after pulling down the road well ahead of the bus, I'm doing 25 mph in a 25mph zone and he's catching up to me at probably closer to 40mph.
I eventually lost him through a couple of tighter intersections.
Was I really that awful? and wouldn't you guys/girls have had enough after the 4th 100 yard sprint?
I mean, I remember when kids walked to bus stops and all got picked up in one general area ... rather than delivered door to door.
At any rate, sorry to vent, but be aware of the road raged, school bus drivers in your neighborhood
Until today ...
I ended up behind a school bus in a nice residential area where I ride frequently- The bus stopped, I stopped behind it and waited - one kid got off! Two houses down, the bus stopped again - I stopped again, one kid got off.
This happened twice more and I had it - I put my head on a swivel, hit up the sidewalk on the opposite side and breezed the bus (I know, it's not cool!).
Obviously annoyed, the bus driver blasts the horn repeatedly. After yet another stop, the driver guns the bus to catch me from behind. Mind you, after pulling down the road well ahead of the bus, I'm doing 25 mph in a 25mph zone and he's catching up to me at probably closer to 40mph.
I eventually lost him through a couple of tighter intersections.
Was I really that awful? and wouldn't you guys/girls have had enough after the 4th 100 yard sprint?
I mean, I remember when kids walked to bus stops and all got picked up in one general area ... rather than delivered door to door.
At any rate, sorry to vent, but be aware of the road raged, school bus drivers in your neighborhood