What is it with these car-driving line-straddlers southbound on Robie between Cunard and Quinpool, straddling the right-hand middle lane line all the way to Quinpool? As a cyclist, I have to come to a complete stop behind the parked cars near Cunard if one of you is coming along behind me taking up all the space. There’s plenty of room to change into the right hand lane near the pertinent intersection if you need to turn onto Quinpool.
I’ve even seen idiots straddling the line all the way up to the parked cars next to the funeral home, and then coming to a sudden stop, forcing all the cars behind them in the middle lane to also stop while they meander their way back into the center lane. Get off your goddamn cell phone or whatever it is you’re doing, think about other cars and cyclists around you, and make a goddamn lane choice. Kthx. —Pissed off cyclist on my daily commute
This article appears in Sep 23-29, 2010.
name says it all, cyclist, the drivers don’t give a fuck about you, or the fact that you only have 2 wheels, they have a ton of metal and plastic, and you will hardly leave a dent when they run over you.
The cars should be trying to straddle the road/curb…leave as little space there as possible.