Question: When is a right hook not a right hook?
Hypothesis: When both the car and bicycle turn right.
As part of my commute, I sprint along a short narrow section of NC54 (an aggressively driven, ostensibly 45mph (72km/h), two-lane road) and turn right up a short steep hill into a housing development. For the first time one day last week, a car pulled directly alongside me and matched my speed as we reached the intersection. I noticed his right turn signal flashing. Then the two of us both turned right and whipped around the corner, perfectly synchronized, no more than 3 ft (1m) apart. Wow, what was that? I filed it away as a fluke.
Amazingly, it happened again yesterday. Another fluke?
I am choosing to believe these drivers are seeing my extended arm and recognizing it as a right-turn signal, which is good. But I'm not yet sure a synchronized turn is a good thing. Maybe with more practice...
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Bike-commuting, randonneuring, and other nonsense in and around North Carolina...
Randonneuring
Organized bike rides: long-distance, self-supported, non-competitive, collegial.
Links
RUSA - the national club site
Blogs - list of blogs by randonneurs
RTP - a very active local blog
NCRandonneur - local umbrella site
Blogs - list of blogs by randonneurs
RTP - a very active local blog
NCRandonneur - local umbrella site
Local NC rides:
Carthage Coffee Run
Carthage Coffee Run
Nice rides in NJ
Permanents:
Google Map shows starting location of all permanents
1 comment:
I don't have too many of these, but what does happen on my commute is people passing me on blind right turns with only the one lane and a double yellow line. Best is when they try to clip the apex of the turn to maintain speed, thereby getting closer to me as we go through the turn.
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