I was NOT run over at the Lynn Street intersection wtih the Custis Trail this morning

[americancyclo]

@CCrew 6006 wrote:

My worst? Coming off M Street onto the Key bridge headed toward Rosslyn. You not only are mixing it up with the cars which by that point are sensing freedom from the gridlock on M, but you’re trying to get across the right hand merge land on the other side to get up on the bridge.

That’s why I started taking the Roosevelt Bridge. Been *almost* hit too many times by merging drivers on their cell phones.

[brendan]

@CCrew 6006 wrote:

Came through there yesterday, had two ladies standing on the corner in the middle of the sidewalk ramp. Absolutely refused to move for me.

My worst? Coming off M Street onto the Key bridge headed toward Rosslyn. You not only are mixing it up with the cars which by that point are sensing freedom from the gridlock on M, but you’re trying to get across the right hand merge land on the other side to get up on the bridge.

I don’t even bother any more, I just go to the sidewalk west of 34th St and cross as a pedestrian and take the sidewalk across the bridge. Granted, the cargo bike can’t quite keep up with the mini-interstate traffic across the Potomac. In addition, I find the left turn from the road hard to judge well, partly due to the road surface and curb layout.

Brendan

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