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@Jsnyd 5986 wrote:

I rode the WOD yesterday for the first time. YAY!. There are plenty of drivers who are very courteous to all people on the trail and I am pleased by that, but that kind of irritates me as well. Ill explain. Having had my time in the service, I like to follow the rules if there are rules set. I may roll a stop sign if I can obviously see there is nothing around me, but other than that I come to a complete stop. At least really really close to one. So when I come to a stop sign, unclip and stop just to find a car stopping for me at a place he/she doesn’t have a stop sign, I get irritated when it happens over and over. It creates confusion. Since it happens so frequently, I almost expect cars to stop now. I even came to a few stop signs stopping and waving cars on (like I thought I should in the first place) to see what would happen. Even if they already stopped I would wave them on, and that seems to irritate drivers even more haha! Madness. Sorry you had to put a 1/2 pound of pressure on your break to stop your hybrid while the entire day I’m gaining momentum and wasting energy knowing I have to stop just to be waved on. Thank you for being so kind and patient to allow me to pass through, but I would much rather see you slow a bit just to be cautious and then continue on. Then I can time it out so providing there aren’t any other cars, I can just roll through after you pass. Just my two cents haha.

I couldn’t agree anymore. Where did you take the WOD?

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@txgoonie 5980 wrote:

Here’s a question for clarification, though: a crosswalk gives you protection once you’re in it, but it doesn’t give you permission to walk out in front of cars, right?

Dead on balls accuarte, however let me append to that:

A crosswalk gives you protection once you’re in it, but it doesn’t give you permission to walk out in front of cars — but if you DO walk out in front of cars they are still obligated to stop.

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@5555624 5977 wrote:

Was that at a designated crossing? The other big problem with the GW Parkway is the people that decide to cross it, like just north of Memorial Bridge.

It was at a designated crossing, which like the trails have STOP signs for the trail users. The problem is that drivers either don’t realize the pedestrians are required to wait, or they want to be nice and allow them to cross. While I applaud their civility to their fellow man, they are really making the situation far more dangerous.

No good deed goes unpunished….

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The GW parkway situation is the scariest. Someone died a few months ago because a car slammed on the brakes and the car behind went off the road and took a jogger out.

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I saw them out in Ashburn. I was kinda ticked that they were conducting the survey in a very unsafe manner by blocking the trail and jumping out at cyclists.

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You shouldn’t have to adjust the brakes. The pads close on the rim of the wheel, not the tire itself.

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I was expecting a picture of a tall blonde chick

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On my last long ride, my bibs got a little damp. Well, more than a little. I felt like I was wearing a filled diaper. Other than carrying a 2nd pair, how can one stay dry? It’s not the wetness I mind, but the rash. The body glide helped, but wasnt perfect

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I got my first a few weeks ago. Took me 20 mins to borrow a pump.

The guy at spokes said to get a new tube and save the old ones and fix several at the same time. Sounds like a fair plan.

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Sounds like we should have a group ride to a game.

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@baiskeli 5770 wrote:

I will take a shift as soon as I coordinate the times with my wife, who has her own booth at the fair (Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment – stop by all).

Booth wars!

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http://www.bettercallsaul.com/

Seriously though, call the Virginia Bar. Hope you feel better.

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Everything you need to know about locking your bike.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html

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Bike Valet? How does that work?

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The bear was pissed he didn’t call his pass.

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