Shortly after I moved to Boston I realized the drivers here are completely crazy. It seems that it is commonly accepted that if you need to turn left (through oncoming traffic) you simply do it and know that the other drivers will stop. The thing is, the other drivers do not want to stop and will often accelerate to prove a point. Surprisingly, I haven’t seen any accidents as a result of this phenomena… yet. As a bicycle commuter this is very unnerving—if someone has no problem pulling in front of a car, truck or bus they certainly wouldn’t even think twice about pulling in front of a bike. Tonight on my way home a car decided to do this while I was in the middle of the intersection, they were kind of enough to not drive over me. Instead, they blocked traffic and beeped at me. This is a pretty regular occurrence. I especially like* it when a bus filled with people practices this maneuver. I wonder if some people just do not realize how devastating it would be to hit someone on a bicycle with their car/giant SUV/Bus/etc.
*hate
