The City of Saratoga Springs gets my first shout out of the year for being a bike-friendly community. Not for their extensive system of paths (they have none), not for their use of bike lanes (none of those, either) or their glass-like pavement (’cause this is the northeast, after all). No, it’s simply because while I was riding around the city on Friday, drivers gave me a break on a nearly unprecedented three occasions. Imagine it. One not only failed to run me over, but held up traffic behind her and waved me through a difficult left-turn. One slowed down considerably so we could both get through a bit of a gooseneck squeeze. And the third, a cop, no less, actually waited for me to wheel through an intersection instead of speeding ahead of me and then making a right turn across my front wheel.

That’s the state of things in the world of bike-car interactions . . . simple courtesy deserves a major award ceremony. But there you have it.

3 Comments

  1. Hurrah for Saratoga Springs! I am impressed. Here we have bike paths all over the place – dedicated to walkers and bikers alike – just don’t take your dog on them…so when one travels off the beaten path – we tend to get a little irritated with them on occasion! lol

  2. Glad to hear it, but don’t let down your guard. I just checked DEC website, and bicyclist season doesn’t begin until May 1.(Be vewy, vewy quiet. Heheheheh!)

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