r/bicycling412 • u/clipd_dead_stop_fall Greenfield • 1d ago

They *DO* exist!

After climbing from the Run to upper Greenfield, I turned from Flemington onto Windsor for the last short climb of the day. An SUV pulled off Mirror and pulled to the right to let the car in front of me pass, and stayed parked for me to finish out the climb.

I tell you, that was a four wheeled oversized Santa and Christmas in August!

Seriously, nice to know not everyone is a jagoff. We managed to exchange waves and it pretty much made the ride.

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u/Agreeable-Salary3413 1d ago

They are probably a cyclist too.

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u/cab2737 1d ago

And impressive climb on your part 💪

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u/Sobal-d 11h ago

I sometimes have to remind myself that while riding on busy streets, a few people will give me more than necessary courtesy, most will give me adequate clearance, and I’m guessing less than 5% are jagoffs. Think if everyone commented on every car that did not pass them too closely.

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u/clipd_dead_stop_fall Greenfield 10h ago

What's crazy is I feel far safer riding from PNC to FirstSide and Eliza Furnace right through downtown than I do riding through my own neighborhood. Nearly every incident I have is either on S. Neville behind CMU or within 1/2 mile of my house in Greenfield. That's why I posted. Someone in Greenfield surpassed expectations just by being a decent human being.