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Originally posted by kddani
so then how in the heck are you supposed to alert a bikerider then?
I see all sorts of stupid driving moves- both car and ESPECIALLY bike rider every day in downtown and Oakland. Bikeriders always bitch and complain, yet the majority of them don't obey traffic signals or the rules of the road, nor do they use the proper hand signals. I always appreciate those that do, but those are few and far between.
The bus I was on nearly smeared a bike rider today. The bus was stopped, as was the car in the lane to our left. The light turns green, the bus begins to pull away from the curb, and a bike rider comes flying up between the bus and the car. He was inches away from becoming thin-crust-pavement-pizza
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You don't need to alert. Just pass on the left at a safe distance. Riders should be looking back for cars, and visually know you're there. But especially on downhills, bikers have a ton of other conditions to worry about (roadkill, oil slicks, potholes) , and some guy honking the horn in his Bush-Cheney laden gas guzzler is just one more thing I don't need.
Riders should pay attention to traffic signals and use proper turning etiquette, and should NEVER ride on the sidewalk. It's theoretically safer in the street than on the sidewalk.
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