Comments on: Unanimous Sound Transit Board vote assures improved access to Northgate light rail station http://blog.cascade.org/2012/06/media-alert-northgate/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jim http://blog.cascade.org/2012/06/media-alert-northgate/comment-page-1/#comment-66891 jim Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:13:12 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=13901#comment-66891 My appologies i meant west greenlake exit....550pm 9-25-2012 today. My appologies i meant west greenlake exit….550pm 9-25-2012 today.

]]> By: jim http://blog.cascade.org/2012/06/media-alert-northgate/comment-page-1/#comment-66888 jim Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:03:33 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=13901#comment-66888 The middle aged woman & man in lycra shorts that were able to blast/squeeze by me ... northbound aurora ave east greenlake exit, as i was going through the light to continue north via underpass, just north of the zoo... i applaud your choice to pass a 65ft bus [loaded with people... handicapped- elderly- babies- jamm in with standing room only.... as it makes a turn in an intersection with only 1 lane and less than 2ft between the bus and curb... blasting by me ... coming from behind and overtaking me from the blind curve of the bus and flipping me off after i saved your lives by emergant evasion/breaking & not killing you.... was a good choice also .... you have now another 100 people that are fans of bikers like you... Heres the deal... in a 1 lane area you do not have the right of way when another vehicle already occupies the lane.... you do not have the right to squeeze by, you need to get in line like everyone else.... and wait your turn... you do not have the right to pass on the right in a blind curved 1 lane intersection & blast/ squeeze into a dangerously narrow non-lane and jepardize the safety of anyone ... even yourselves or the frail passengers that are hurt when i am forced to save your life... I do understand that you can squeeze into dangerous spots, flip the bus driver off and blithely ride away ...oblivious to why that asshole busdriver was unhappy with your particular style of bike commuting... I share the road with many responsible, road wise bikers young & old.... buddy you and you're lady friend need to watch some of those other square - boring competent bikers... and learn.... before you hurt yourselves and the others you effect. Jim The middle aged woman & man in lycra shorts that were able to blast/squeeze by me … northbound aurora ave east greenlake exit, as i was going through the light to continue north via underpass, just north of the zoo… i applaud your choice to pass a 65ft bus [loaded with people… handicapped- elderly- babies- jamm in with standing room only…. as it makes a turn in an intersection with only 1 lane and less than 2ft between the bus and curb… blasting by me … coming from behind and overtaking me from the blind curve of the bus and flipping me off after i saved your lives by emergant evasion/breaking & not killing you…. was a good choice also …. you have now another 100 people that are fans of bikers like you…

Heres the deal… in a 1 lane area you do not have the right of way when another vehicle already occupies the lane…. you do not have the right to squeeze by, you need to get in line like everyone else…. and wait your turn… you do not have the right to pass on the right in a blind curved 1 lane intersection & blast/ squeeze into a dangerously narrow non-lane and jepardize the safety of anyone … even yourselves or the frail passengers that are hurt when i am forced to save your life…

I do understand that you can squeeze into dangerous spots, flip the bus driver off and blithely ride away …oblivious to why that asshole busdriver was unhappy with your particular style of bike commuting…

I share the road with many responsible, road wise bikers young & old…. buddy you and you’re lady friend need to watch some of those other square – boring competent bikers… and learn…. before you hurt yourselves and the others you effect.

Jim

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