tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post3303083863837331003..comments2023-08-10T05:04:11.701-07:00Comments on Wileydog Cycle: honk! honk! (Year End Blog Clearance Sale #1)Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-64948528670545422932014-01-02T19:54:05.984-08:002014-01-02T19:54:05.984-08:00I'm thinking/hoping maybe Spokane drivers are ...I'm thinking/hoping maybe Spokane drivers are getting more used to bikes on the streets, and that's why I heard less honking in 2013. I like the part in the graphic about "which is the meanest and nicest and nicest thing you can do". I try not to be one of those indignant cyclists and get all huffy when a driver does something like pull out in front of me. I usually wave them the peace sign, and hope they don't mistake it for the 1-finger salute.Wileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-31473992732190295502014-01-01T11:19:46.539-08:002014-01-01T11:19:46.539-08:00I moved to Seattle from Spokane about a year and a...I moved to Seattle from Spokane about a year and a half ago and after a while realized I wasn't getting honked at--at all. It took months for me to hear one honk that MIGHT have been directed at me. It was on a busy enough street that I honestly don't know if it was even meant for me (one-way with four lanes in downtown around Westlake Mall area--heavy pedestrian zone).<br />I attribute this to the greater number of people on bicycles, which acclimates drivers more to their presence. That doesn't change human nature, but there's quite a bit of evidence that a greater number of people bicycling reduces the number of incidents and collisions (the "safety in numbers" principle).<br />I picked up a graphic from somewhere that suggests how to respond to driver comments/gestures/etc.: http://bikestylespokane.com/2012/02/07/miss-manners-would-approve-dealing-with-drivers/<br />Barb Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000768706045663322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-45356382619141824852013-12-29T10:36:29.650-08:002013-12-29T10:36:29.650-08:00Honking is our first rule here as we make the left...Honking is our first rule here as we make the left turning vehicles wait. Usually the light turns green and you have to wait a couple seconds for the red light runners to clear the intersection, and then the car behind you honks cuz you aren't moving. We might have a few more drivers from Southern Mass here than I realized, but it seems to be a trait we're born with here in Spokane. Wileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-9365966888187581932013-12-27T14:18:15.539-08:002013-12-27T14:18:15.539-08:00Don't feel smug about getting honked at. I am...Don't feel smug about getting honked at. I am in SouthCoast Massachusetts and there are two road rules everyone agrees upon. Fist: The first vehicle facing you and wanting to turn left has the right of way. Everyone knows this and abides by this rule, which also says that the second vehicle has to be prevented by any means of jumping into the turn ahead of you. <br /><br />Second rule is that when the light turns green, the second car in line must lay on his horn immediately. Obviously the truck behind you was being driven by someone from Southern Mass. amidnightriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961440167635690163noreply@blogger.com