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thanks for the advice

Want to thank those of you who suggested a new approach dealing with drivers, it's working. Instead of yelling and cursing out drivers. I started waving them through their Pgh left, sometimes I pull over and let a line of cars pass.

So the other day I'm pulled over picking up a quarter, I get back on my bike and look over, ready to get into traffic and there's one of those shuttle bus drivers from UPMC, my arch nemesis. I look at him, he looks at me, then he say's "nice day, be careful out there" this is one of the drivers I previously waved through a light, a guy I may have flipped off at some point, now we're traffic buddies. So, thanks for the advice, It's working out.


timito
2010-04-24 15:30:00

Great to hear! Thanks for sharing, Timito.


saltm513
2010-04-24 16:01:00

That's ok, I flipped off some prick in a SUV yesterday to maintain the balance :)


I've really been trying to be nicer to drivers, but it's just so hard when so many of them deserve what they get.


Maybe we need a 12 step program or something.


salty
2010-04-24 20:48:44

I yell at 2-3 dick drivers every time I ride to work, then immediately think to myself, "wow, I'm glad he didn't hear me, cause car > bike." I think I'll start bicycling with a muzzle.


mustion
2010-04-25 04:44:55

I've been surprised lately at the amount of goodwill I've gotten from car drivers. I've also been reminded that sometimes when a car is honking like jerk? He isn't honking at me.


mick
2010-04-26 18:31:43