Missed connection
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@TwoWheelsDC 53339 wrote:
To the guy who yelled “you should get out of the trail!” while I was stopped to help a woman with directions, you truly are a great asset to the local cycling commuting and a bicycling ambassador of the first-rate. Okay, not really. You are actually a huge douche, because A) we weren’t blocking the trail;
there were no other cyclists/peds around; C) it was in a flat section with long sight lines; and D) because yelling like that is really douchy, you freaking douche. If I EVER see you stopped along the trail…..I will probably stop and help because I am not a douchebag. BUT AFTER THAT, I will yell at you, you freaking douche.Next time, just shut your loud mouth and carry on.
Oh, AND…..I’m pretty sure you are one of the pair of douchebags that passes me on some mornings, almost always under unsafe circumstances. So the yelling was Strike 2 motherf$&%&er.
So were you on the trail while stopped and helping the woman with directions? If so, would have been that difficult to move off the trail? Regardless of how much traffic is on the trail, it isn’t very courteous to stop and just stand on the trail.
@DCAKen 53413 wrote:
So were you on the trail while stopped and helping the woman with directions? If so, would have been that difficult to move off the trail? Regardless of how much traffic is on the trail, it isn’t very courteous to stop and just stand on the trail.
Ugh, See “A”. Also, my entire encounter with the woman lasted all of 10 seconds. The yelling was rude and uncalled for. And just for illustration:
@TwoWheelsDC 53417 wrote:
Ugh, See “A”. Also, my entire encounter with the woman lasted all of 10 seconds. The yelling was rude and uncalled for. And just for illustration:
I definitely need more diagrams in my life that helpfully point out the douchebag in the picture. In fact, I might slip that into my next flowchart and see if anyone notices.
@TwoWheelsDC 53417 wrote:
Ugh, See “A”. Also, my entire encounter with the woman lasted all of 10 seconds. The yelling was rude and uncalled for. And just for illustration:
I know that area well. It’s not a great place to stop on trail, as the trail is not that wide, and the people coming up the hill (heading East) don’t have great site lines. Plus, lots of people get to the top of the S-curve and want to hammer (heading west). Of course, it’s not a great place to hammer, as there’s a blind entrance from 20th St a few feet away.
BTW, what does it take to get a mirror. That blind entrance sucks.
@dasgeh 53427 wrote:
It’s not a great place to stop on trail, as the trail is not that wide
Certainly, but like I said, I stopped to help. It wasn’t a social call and we weren’t stopped for more than a few seconds. And the douchebag was headed west and we weren’t blocking any portion of the westbound lane, we were more in the exit area for Lee Hwy…I was facing west and could’ve seen if any cyclists were approaching eastbound and moved accordingly. I don’t see how our presence was any more disruptive to the trail than a walker, or someone stopped to clean up after their dog or something like that. It’s an MUP, deal with it.
My point here is that, barring any blatant jackassery, yelling is totally unnecessary. Remember the teachings of the great J. Walter Weatherman “that’s why you don’t yell…”
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