tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post985330982067106741..comments2023-05-11T22:03:14.850+09:00Comments on Green-Eyed Geisha: Dear Dude on a Bike,Green-Eyed Geishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-57778057543326133162011-03-06T12:09:28.459+09:002011-03-06T12:09:28.459+09:00Reminds me of the old guy I encountered cycling to...Reminds me of the old guy I encountered cycling towards me on in the wrong direction on the inside lane of a busy three lane road.<br /><br />I was buggered if I was going to veer out into whatever traffic was potentially coming from behind me just for the old fart's convenience so we had a nonverbal standoff until he got the message.TheOctopushttp://octopus.wordzr.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-60298841974865041222011-03-05T18:40:14.521+09:002011-03-05T18:40:14.521+09:00Do you remember that crazy jogger lady who screame...Do you remember that crazy jogger lady who screamed at us to move over so she wouldn't have to slow down? Unrelated but I just remembered it and it made me snort. Ladies don't snort do they. Chuckle then. Which is what middled-aged folks with rosy cheeks and red noses do. I give up.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553733046815039365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-71582712597539719432011-03-04T15:43:24.158+09:002011-03-04T15:43:24.158+09:00Melon: Riight! It feels so weird for me to be on t...Melon: Riight! It feels so weird for me to be on the right now, even on foot.<br /><br />Jeffrey: It is absurd. Unfortunately the law here considers bikes to be essentially vehicles in the category with cars, but there are all these weird exceptions to where bikes can techinally go (and of course no one pays them any heed). I bike on the street if the sidewalk is crowded but often it's impossible/scary/I don't go that fast.<br /><br />Japan Australia: Indeed it is, there are a shitload of bike accidents.<br /><br />Sarahf: Yes, thank you! I have so many times almost run into someone who at the last second decides to walk diagonally right into my path. Bike lanes are great, too bad they won't put them in here. There are some around the city on the sidewalks, which was such a waste of fucking money because the pedestrians are all over them.<br /><br />David: I switch around sometimes when foot traffic makes it impossible to go in a straight line but when I come head to head with people who are out to make me go around rather than cooperate, I usually do as you say and use my body to my advantage. I wish I could let it go sometimes but I can't bear the thought of yielding to some people...Green-Eyed Geishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-86446545114464861922011-03-04T10:57:33.701+09:002011-03-04T10:57:33.701+09:00Never apologize to those people!!! Seriously, I k...Never apologize to those people!!! Seriously, I know the type you're speaking of, and I have watched them from behind as they switch sides of the sidewalk to walk on/ ride on, for no possible purpose other than to make oncoming traffic walk around them. It's like some sort of ego boost, or something. <br /><br />I try my best to be a polite, respectable gaijin, but that sort of thing I can't forgive. Figure I spend most of my time here feeling huge and awkward and overweight, then by god I'm going to use that to my advantage against those pricks.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-39474080299605216902011-03-04T10:40:47.560+09:002011-03-04T10:40:47.560+09:00I get this every day, but my favourites are people...I get this every day, but my favourites are people who can't walk in a straight line. I always have to stop and wait for them to decide where they want to walk. Our city have put in cycle lanes, but everyone ignores them (except me) and cars park on them all the time.Sarahfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570295122864601160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-7246508475879608152011-03-04T08:44:47.617+09:002011-03-04T08:44:47.617+09:00Bikes can be a big hazzard in Japan and I have had...Bikes can be a big hazzard in Japan and I have had several near misses with them!!Japan Australiahttp://japan-australia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-18641103685722600182011-03-04T03:55:42.423+09:002011-03-04T03:55:42.423+09:00The whole nonsense of riding bikes on, usually, no...The whole nonsense of riding bikes on, usually, not very wide sidewalks has always seemed like lunacy to me. That being said, I rather play chicken with another bike than an on-coming or bearing down on me auto.Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-14296605907910132412011-03-03T17:08:45.296+09:002011-03-03T17:08:45.296+09:00It is shocking how difficult it can be to get down...It is shocking how difficult it can be to get down the street sometimes. And although I try to stay on the left, it feels like nearly half the time the person coming at me wants to go on the right. It all makes so little sense. I'm sorry for the unpleasantness of this encounter, but you are certainly not alone. Commute-bicycling can be quite a stressful experience.Melonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759947352516123665noreply@blogger.com