03-24-2017, 12:47 AM
Here after a long winter, car drivers are not looking for bicycles or motorcycles. The city puts up signs to remind car drivers of this.
The bigger the city, the worst the rush hours are. People become impatient, more aggressive, and less courteous. As my dad use to say, "Nobody picks up other people's good habits."
I was just as guilty. When I retired, it took about a year of nagging from the second driver to get me to relax. We now avoid going downtown if at all possible. We live in a quiet suburb on the outskirts of the city. Everything we need is available here, but we still avoid the rush hours. We also avoid shopping on the weekends because the people that commute still drive like it is rush hour. Plus the stores are crowded with impatient people.
I ride the back roads on the weekdays because there is less cottage traffic. I am lucky because there are quiet 80 KPH (50 MPH) roads outside the city just 5 minutes from my home. All my day trips are planed to avoid busy highways. It may take a few minutes longer, but is much safer and enjoyable.
The bigger the city, the worst the rush hours are. People become impatient, more aggressive, and less courteous. As my dad use to say, "Nobody picks up other people's good habits."
I was just as guilty. When I retired, it took about a year of nagging from the second driver to get me to relax. We now avoid going downtown if at all possible. We live in a quiet suburb on the outskirts of the city. Everything we need is available here, but we still avoid the rush hours. We also avoid shopping on the weekends because the people that commute still drive like it is rush hour. Plus the stores are crowded with impatient people.
I ride the back roads on the weekdays because there is less cottage traffic. I am lucky because there are quiet 80 KPH (50 MPH) roads outside the city just 5 minutes from my home. All my day trips are planed to avoid busy highways. It may take a few minutes longer, but is much safer and enjoyable.