Important story to tell

No ride on this hump day Wednesday. Although the rain held off it is important to rest as planned. Without it, injury is knocking. So I stuck to my plan for other chores today.

Still, I felt there is an important cycling story to share that I forgot to mention with all the news from yesterday's ride.

This is important to me because all you ever hear about is the negative when it comes to the relationship between the cyclist and the car driver. This is not a match made in heaven, lets face it.

But I feel to be fair I need to tell you about the positive.

Tuesday's ride really proved a triple-header of 'nice' things happening. I wrote about how for the first time in 10 years of riding in Whitnall Park someone actually offered me something cold to drink from their party supply.

And I talked about how friendly that super-serious-looking roadie was to me once I caught him and asked him all about the bike he was riding.

But here is another story that proves that all those drivers, 'cagers' as many riders call them, are not bad people.

Approaching a four-way stop sign on my route there is a steep little hill, making this a place you really don't want to have to unclip and stop at as you prepare to go left. 

Keep in mind there is usually no traffic here either.

As I begin to go up the short hill wouldn't you know it...I hear a car behind me. I glance back and signal a left turn. What does the driver do? The right thing! The car hung back clearly letting me know it was cool for me to drift over to the left lane at the sign to make my turn.

Then ahead I see another vehicle already stopped and ready to cross from the opposite direction. Despite obviously having been there first and having the next right of way the driver signaled me to go ahead through and make my left turn, thus saving me from having to unclip on the hill.

Two cars. Two drivers. Two people who did something nice for a cyclist. 
I simply wanted to mention it to readers because too often the bad guys are the only ones who get any attention.
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On another matter, I have a second appointment on Thursday as it relates to my secret experiment which remains on going. Part two of all this will play out on Friday and the weekend. Then, at last, a final decision will be made and I will write all about what has been going on behind the scenes...probably early next week.