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\"Sadly,<\/a>
Sadly, it’s not the law everywhere. Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This wasn’t the post I planned to write today, but after yesterday’s bike ride, it was definitely on my mind.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I went out for a group bike ride, nothing too strenuous, just a nice hilly trip through Columbia, MD. \u00a0We’re out on the roads, obviously, but usually drivers are pretty good.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was unusual. \u00a0Thankfully, no one was hurt.<\/p>\n

On a hilly, windy, two lane road with a double yellow line down the middle, a large truck came up behind us. \u00a0We were on the side of the road, but there wasn’t much of a shoulder. \u00a0This truck driver decided that he wasn’t waiting, he was going to pass. \u00a0So he began to leapfrog bikers. \u00a0And then a car came careening at him from the other direction. \u00a0He immediately jerked the wheel to the right, narrowly missing two cyclists. \u00a0Did he care? \u00a0Nope. \u00a0Just kept on leapfrogging.<\/p>\n

A bit later, a guy driving a convertible pulled a similar stunt.<\/p>\n

Normally, I get done with a ride and feel pretty good. \u00a0Shaky and tired, but good.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I was just mad.<\/p>\n

I know some people don’t agree that cyclists belong on the road. \u00a0But until the law changes, cyclists have every right to be there. \u00a0So let’s keep it safe. \u00a0Waiting a few extra minutes won’t kill anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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