[Grovenet] I Saw Something Nice Today

[STEVE JERRETT]

Wow! 

That cancels out the behavior of the jerk in the semi that blew by me as
close as possible and laid on his horn as I was riding to the right of the
fog line on 47 between Dilley and old 47.

Steve


> [Original Message]
> From: Ron D'Eau Claire <rondec at easystreet.com>
> To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Date: 12/2/2006 8:49:50 PM
> Subject: [Grovenet] I Saw Something Nice Today
>
> We've exchanged gripes here about how dangerous and difficult it can be
for
> bicyclists around here. Today I saw something different. Something
> astonishingly good.
>
> I had finished my two circuits "power walking" around the Fernhill
Wetlands
> and had returned to my car, got strapped in and pulled up to the exit onto
> Fernhill road when a flock (Gaggle? Mob? Pride? Herd?) of bicyclists
> streamed by headed my way toward Highway 47. So I pulled out behind them
and
> gave them a safe distance as they carefully navigated the rail road tracks
> and pulled up at the stop sign at Highway 47.
>
> Clearly, they were looking to cross Hwy 47 and head on into Forest Grove.
So
> we waited for a gap in traffic. 
>
> Suddenly traffic stopped. A semi truck southbound on Highway 47 stopped
well
> clear of the intersection and a car alongside it stopped in the second
> southbound lane. A pickup truck and another car stopped in the northbound
> lanes, leaving a large clear gap for the bicyclists to cross all four
lanes
> safely. 
>
> That was, for me, a very pleasant surprise to see. Sometime to remember
next
> time I see a motorist barging along endangering someone on a bicycle. 
>
> Ron D'Eau Claire  
>
>
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