On my way home from having to pick up a few last minute christmas gifts. Roads are slightly slicker than normal due to it snowing so when I wind up behind a bus I'm hardly throwing a fit. That is till I realize I'm going way under the speed limit. It's a 35-40 zone and we're barely moving in this lane for some reason.
My first thought is of course that someone's car broke while driving. We're smack by the city park so there isn't an immediate parking lot for someone to pull into and get out of people's way. Sucks but it happens.
So naturally I figure go around (specially since the bus hasn't thought of this yet) and thank my lucky stars that it's all clear and nothing to cause issues.
I pull around the bus to a sight that just made me go
What is causing a minor traffic jam on the busiest street of town is not a poor motorist with a busted car. It's a cyclist on a ten speed who seems to be going slow for fear of the slick conditions. This guy is riding along in the middle of one of the car tracks, mind you (far as I know) the city does not have a law against bikes on the sidewalk and the park sidewalks are just as clear (clearer if your counting traffic) as the road.
So I am confused by this person's behavior. It seems to be that the sidewalks that have been cleared for runners and cyclists would be far safer to be in then the middle of the road where you have crazy teenagers and college students that like to fly up and down it and not remember that tires don't grip so well when wet.
Seems to me that the suicidal tendencies were strong in that one.
My first thought is of course that someone's car broke while driving. We're smack by the city park so there isn't an immediate parking lot for someone to pull into and get out of people's way. Sucks but it happens.
So naturally I figure go around (specially since the bus hasn't thought of this yet) and thank my lucky stars that it's all clear and nothing to cause issues.
I pull around the bus to a sight that just made me go
What is causing a minor traffic jam on the busiest street of town is not a poor motorist with a busted car. It's a cyclist on a ten speed who seems to be going slow for fear of the slick conditions. This guy is riding along in the middle of one of the car tracks, mind you (far as I know) the city does not have a law against bikes on the sidewalk and the park sidewalks are just as clear (clearer if your counting traffic) as the road.
So I am confused by this person's behavior. It seems to be that the sidewalks that have been cleared for runners and cyclists would be far safer to be in then the middle of the road where you have crazy teenagers and college students that like to fly up and down it and not remember that tires don't grip so well when wet.
Seems to me that the suicidal tendencies were strong in that one.
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