Whenever I ride around campus, I make sure that everybody around me is safe, even if it means slowing down a bit and going the long way to follow the road signs (after all, a bike is considered to be a vehicle in UT). Unfortunately, some people do not do that — they ride like only they are on the road and are, in essence, in a rush. Today, I saw the benefit of slowing down at someone’s expense. It was a green light at an intersection where the bike lane goes away. In the front of me was another biker, and on the left was a bus. While I waited to be behind the bus (which, by the way, is a great place to hang out at during the winter), the guy went straight forward. Eventually, he got sideswiped by the bus. Although he was all right, I was a bit shaken.
So the moral of the story is this: It is important to hold paramount the safety of yourself and others. The selfless sacrifice of a few seconds could mean saving your life.
