Oh, cyclist. I know you have the same rights to the road and all, but you can’t just do a u-turn and start weaving around the traffic lane, trying to decide which direction to take. I haven’t driven for a long time and that kind of thing terrifies me. I don’t know where you’re going! Use some hand signals or something, I’m pretty sure you’re ruining it for the rest of your peers.
—Gas Brake Honk
This article appears in Sep 17-23, 2009.
Reading this makes me wonder how many cyclists out there even remember what proper signals are. I would say most do, and to those that use them, I applaud you. Making a U-turn in the middle of the street with no warning makes me think the biker has a suicide wish, or maybe he was halfway through a legal O-turn. And if you’re not sure which way to go, pull over, get off the bike, and figure it out. It sure beats weaving.
I didn’t even know O-turns existed.