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Laundry commute: what's old is what's new again.

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Channel: Total Control 871 · 2016 · People & Blogs

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So this time I have embarked out on my bi monthly laundry run.  Much to my relief the head wind is only moderate unlike the last time when I had to plow through 20mph with a fully loaded trailer.  But this commute I am  employing lane control in route 40's "auxiliary lane".  This 3rd lane (which ultimately turns into a right turn lane only), is used to bleed traffic off the the two main lanes and allows vehicles to slow down to turning speed without risk of rolling their vehicles.

In theory traffic in this lane shouldn't be going faster than a bicycle as they prepare to turn into the shopping complex.  HOWEVER....their motor-minds get so in sensed at the thought of entering this lane BEHIND THE CYCLIST, that they all to often gun their engines and accelerate to a hostile speed to over take the cyclist nearly clipping our front wheel in the process.  THIS IS WHY I ABANDONED THE USE OF THE AUXILIARY LANE.  But my Attorney feels it more defendable to use it for lane control.  So I will until I'm given reason to deem the lane as unsafe, then it's back to the lane of travel I go.  People this is what I'm talking about!  Drivers complain about cyclists getting in their way, but refuse to acknowledge that it is THEIR POOR DRIVING that causes the vehicular cyclists to take the lane and control it.  If you gave us proper clearance when passing this would be a non issue.  If you paid attention when behind the wheel, if you didn't drive with a gaggle of your teen friends like your car is party central, if you always used a sober driver when out at bars or just drink at home, if you would just put the damn mobile devices down.....ALL OF THIS WOULD BE A NON ISSUE.

But instead we cyclists are forced to use lane control.  Why? Because cyclists lives matter and lane control saves lives.

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