(05-16-2016, 12:39 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(05-16-2016, 12:33 PM)KevinL Wrote: I'm guessing they simply see it as a courtesy and don't consider the larger factors, then are puzzled when you refuse their 'generosity'.
One of the things that these "courteous" drivers seem not to take into account is oncoming traffic. You clear the path for your half of the road without thinking about the fact that the oncoming traffic has not come to a stop. Accident waiting to happen.
Something like this happened to me in a roudabout recently. The "courteous" driver stopped seeing me heading toward the crossing but if they'd kept going there would have been a safe gap for me to cross right after they passed the crosswalk. Where they stopped blocked my view of the other lane and while I stood there waving them on traffic continued on their left because they didn't see me or they knew that bikes apparently don't have right of way where the pedestrians would. It was only when I got on my bike and started to ride down homer-watson that the "courteous" driver finally continued on their way obviously shouting something at me... it's a shame their windows weren't open since I had words to return in kind. I did not have to wait long for a gap to open up to cross to the first island and there traffic is slow and hitting a gap is pretty easy and doesn't slow any drivers down since they are either stopped or slowing anyway. If it wouldn't have been rush hour I'd have just been on the road "taking the lane"
I'm the blue dot if my explanation isn't clear enough.