Missed connection

[Amalitza]

To the young man who passed me going up the hill from National Harbor to Oxon Hill Road. Yes, I know I don’t really ride up hills all that fast even when I’m trying, and I know at the time you passed me, I was not trying. I was lollygagging, enjoying the weather, not putting much of any effort in at all. I know, I know. Still, I’m pretty sure there’s supposed to be some sort of universal law of nature that says that joggers DO NOT PASS cyclists!

[Riley Casey]

O jeez, I was never a believer but this?!?!? Is it the end of days after all?:p

@acl 45765 wrote:

To the young man who passed me going up the hill from National Harbor to Oxon Hill Road. Yes, I know I don’t really ride up hills all that fast even when I’m trying, and I know at the time you passed me, I was not trying. I was lollygagging, enjoying the weather, not putting much of any effort in at all. I know, I know. Still, I’m pretty sure there’s supposed to be some sort of universal law of nature that says that joggers DO NOT PASS cyclists!

[Amalitza]

I know, right?!

[DCAKen]

There have been a couple of times when I’ve passed cyclists while running up some of the short steep rises of Rock Creek Trail. I’d make an extra effort to say “Passing left” (well, extra sarcastic) to those who neglected to call out their passes earlier.

[Vicegrip]

The final insult is when the Garmin auto pauses on you…..

[Jason B]

@DCAKen 45771 wrote:

There have been a couple of times when I’ve passed cyclists while running up some of the short steep rises of Rock Creek Trail. I’d make an extra effort to say “Passing left” (well, extra sarcastic) to those who neglected to call out their passes earlier.

Hysterical, but I would immediately fake a flat or ruptured spleen.

[Terpfan]

@Drewdane 45752 wrote:

Me: Using the MUT – on my bike, on foot, it doesn’t matter.

You, being ~75% of the cyclists who pass me: *silence*

Me, sarcastically: “ON MY LEFT, I GUESS!”

I didn’t hear anyone say that, but I did stop calling most of my passes on MVT and Wilson Bridge yesterday. I was being pretty religious about calling until the third time someone jumped left after I rang my bell and I nearly hit them. I switched to only calling when I felt like it would be a little tighter of a squeeze or where I worried they may turn around.

On a semi-related note, to the about 14 idiots who nearly hit me while passing joggers–it sucks, but you have to slow down sometimes. Not only are we required to yield the right of way to pedestrians, but you have to yield the right of way to those on the correct side of the path. And to them, I add, you’re welcome for me slowing down and going off the path twice to avoid said collisions, but your fortune will run out eventually when you meet your doppleganger coming the other direction.

[jrenaut]

I was out on the MVT/4MR/W&OD/Custis on Saturday. I hadn’t even thought about how crowded it would be. The only real problem I had was one jackass who buzzed me with no warning a little before National while I was waiting to pass someone as someone else was coming towards us.

I try not to get too bent out of shape when someone passes me without warning if it was safe and they gave me plenty of room. This was neither of those things. I hope that guy got a flat on his way home.

[oxie]

To the cyclist who helped put my chain back on when it fell off this morning as I was turning off the Rock Creek Park trail near P St: thank you so much! I was pretty flustered by that happening to me for the first time and being on the off-ramp, so I’m not sure that I properly expressed my gratitude. I’m going to try to learn how to do that myself in the future, but if you read this forum I just wanted to say thank you so much — you saved me from from a long walk of shame to the Bike Rack!

[arlrider]

@Terpfan 45832 wrote:

I was being pretty religious about calling until the third time someone jumped left after I rang my bell and I nearly hit them. I switched to only calling when I felt like it would be a little tighter of a squeeze or where I worried they may turn around.

This is why I hardly ever call passes on pedestrians. Other cyclists, yes, but pedestrians no. Usually the packs of oblivious wanderers taking up 2/3 of the sidewalk on the key bridge scatter like small, moronic rodents when I try to call a pass. Instead, I’ve as of late just resigned to slowing down to a crawl and calmly saying “excuse me” repeatedly with increasing volume until they inevitably hear me, jump as if they have seen the devil himself, and shoot me a bunch of dirty looks.

[birddog]

I want to like this post but there is no like button right now ^^^

[baiskeli]

To the guy who called “On your left, sir,” on the L St. cycletrack:

It’s awesome that you called your pass, and even better that you called your pass politely.

[bobco85]

@arlrider 45895 wrote:

Instead, I’ve as of late just resigned to slowing down to a crawl and calmly saying “excuse me” repeatedly with increasing volume until they inevitably hear me, jump as if they have seen the devil himself, and shoot me a bunch of dirty looks.

I do the “excuse me” crescendo too! I sometimes get tempted to ring my bell (though I’d be a bit of a dick doing that at such close range), but eventually the person/people get the idea. I’m usually nice about it and try to give a genuine “Thank you” without muttering “next time I’ll use the air horn.”

[jnva]

Whats worse than almost getting run over on the street?

THIS.

[video=youtube_share;o5_TS8i9N1Q]http://youtu.be/o5_TS8i9N1Q[/video]

[KLizotte]

Good god(!) on that video. Too bad you didn’t get the license plate (would the police follow up though?). And why was he driving so fast?!

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