An actual thank-you to Somerville

[squirrelitude]

(This is in response to a rant someone else posted today -- while I share much of that poster's frustration, I would like to point out some positives of the area as well.)

I would like to thank drivers, for:
* not freaking out when they see a bike in front of them,
* parking as close as they can to the curb,
* waving me in to join a stream of cars,
* understanding that sometimes I have to take my lane,
* checking before opening their doors,
* and generally being decent road-citizens.

I would like to thank the city for putting advisory sharrow signs on the road, providing sufficient quantities of locking posts on the sidewalks, and maintaining that lovely multi-use path for when I have need to travel to Fresh Pond.

I would like to thank the pedestrians who forgave me for close calls at crosswalks when I was first learning to bike on city roads.

I would like to thank fellow cyclists who have pointed out low tires and my obscured tail light, and who respect red lights and crosswalks. (Red light runners affect me too!)

There's work to be done both on my part and others', but on the whole, I've been very happy with commuting by bike in Somerville. For every asshat on the road, there are hundreds of decent people.

Thank you.

Comments

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

Yes! And the people who use salt!