Okay, so I'm riding home from the office today, 134 fwy to the 210 fwy, exit Rosemead South. Coming up on usual rush hour traffic. This chick in a older pathfinder change lanes, so I'm about to catch up and pass her on the lane she just changed from. Then without warning (flashing) she changed back right in front of me because she decided that the lane she just changed into was too slow for her taste. So I did a sudden slow and I honked at her, as I passed her, she's yelling at ME from behind closed windows.
So this got me thinking... I guess were the as*holes when cagers do a double change of lanes without signaling right in front of us and nearly into us.
We're the as*holes when cagers are talking on their phones and swerve into us.
We're the as*holes when cagers close gap on us while we're splitting lanes in CA.
We're the as*holes because we're on space-saving and fuel-saving bikes and we can move in CA when cagers can't in traffic.
We're just As*holes because we're on bikes.
I was talking to Busahaya the other day on the phone and we talked about someone asking in a reply "why don't cagers pay attention". And my reasoning is that they don't have to because their in their cages. I made the observation that the larger the cage (SUVs), the less attention they pay.
And if all of the population of cagers rode bikes the way they drive cages, then at least half of them would be dead or injured from their negligence, lack of attentiveness, inconsideration, and stupidity on the road. And I would applaud that and say, 'Good riddence'.
Some of you in non-legal lane splitting states think that it's crazy for us CA riders to split lanes. I feel that it's crazy NOT to split lanes. I rather take my chances doing a lane split into a clearing than to get caught in a pack of traffic like a guppy in a can of sardines. If something happens, where do I go!?!?
2 perspectives that I got from cagers:
#1. from a co-worker in AZ while I was there for business. When I told him that it's legal to split lanes in CA, he voiced that it's wrong and that only cops should be able to do it. When I asked 'Why?', he thought for a moment then responded with, "If we [cagers] have to sit in traffic, then bikers should have to also."
#2. From a co-worker in CA, when I just asked why do cagers feel the need to race up to a biker when they see one passing, her response was, "Just seeing a bike, especially a race bike go by just makes you want to go fast."
Just thought I share my thoughts with you all and to remind you that even thought cagers are not perfect... compared to us... We're the AS*HOLEs... At least I am.
By the way X 2: I'm about to hit 20,000 miles since I first got my busa last year in March and I'm still on my OEM front brake pads. And I have been mainly stopping/slowing with them. If they're not suppose to last that long I guess I'm not using my brakes much when I split lanes.
And I finally got resolution on my Hit N' Run case from 7/7/05. Look for that in my other new post, "Hit N' Run case finally resolved".
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So this got me thinking... I guess were the as*holes when cagers do a double change of lanes without signaling right in front of us and nearly into us.
We're the as*holes when cagers are talking on their phones and swerve into us.
We're the as*holes when cagers close gap on us while we're splitting lanes in CA.
We're the as*holes because we're on space-saving and fuel-saving bikes and we can move in CA when cagers can't in traffic.
We're just As*holes because we're on bikes.
I was talking to Busahaya the other day on the phone and we talked about someone asking in a reply "why don't cagers pay attention". And my reasoning is that they don't have to because their in their cages. I made the observation that the larger the cage (SUVs), the less attention they pay.
And if all of the population of cagers rode bikes the way they drive cages, then at least half of them would be dead or injured from their negligence, lack of attentiveness, inconsideration, and stupidity on the road. And I would applaud that and say, 'Good riddence'.
Some of you in non-legal lane splitting states think that it's crazy for us CA riders to split lanes. I feel that it's crazy NOT to split lanes. I rather take my chances doing a lane split into a clearing than to get caught in a pack of traffic like a guppy in a can of sardines. If something happens, where do I go!?!?
2 perspectives that I got from cagers:
#1. from a co-worker in AZ while I was there for business. When I told him that it's legal to split lanes in CA, he voiced that it's wrong and that only cops should be able to do it. When I asked 'Why?', he thought for a moment then responded with, "If we [cagers] have to sit in traffic, then bikers should have to also."
#2. From a co-worker in CA, when I just asked why do cagers feel the need to race up to a biker when they see one passing, her response was, "Just seeing a bike, especially a race bike go by just makes you want to go fast."
Just thought I share my thoughts with you all and to remind you that even thought cagers are not perfect... compared to us... We're the AS*HOLEs... At least I am.
By the way X 2: I'm about to hit 20,000 miles since I first got my busa last year in March and I'm still on my OEM front brake pads. And I have been mainly stopping/slowing with them. If they're not suppose to last that long I guess I'm not using my brakes much when I split lanes.
And I finally got resolution on my Hit N' Run case from 7/7/05. Look for that in my other new post, "Hit N' Run case finally resolved".
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