Had a bit of a scare on my #ebike #bicycle yesterday from a #carbrain fool. I was riding on the edge of the lane on a striped street in a (my) residential neighborhood, on my way downtown to grocery shopping and a Selectboard meeting. I was in assist level 3/4 on flat ground, so I was doing between 17-20 mph (speed limit 25).
A woman approached me from behind in a Chrysler 300, close-passed me (VT law: 4 ft), rolled down her passenger side window, and screamed at me. #BikeTooter #FediBike
@gcvsa one of the scary things about a car dependent society is that you almost have to let people drive, even if they don’t have the temperament to do it responsibly.
If we had the right infrastructure, it would be much easier to just take the keys away from people like this. Chill out and take the bus, lady.
@famousringo If we had the right infrastructure, this would never have been a problem, to begin with, because there would be a protected bicycle lane on that street.
Again, while it is a residential street, it is an semi-arterial route from the center of town to the South end of town (which includes two industrial areas, and thus heavy trucking), and because it is particularly wide, people feel free to exceed the speed limit regularly.
Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐
famousringo